Brushcutter

Any hire chipper is likely going to be abused. As with all machines good operators and mechanical sympathy go a long way. One of the worst chippers I've ever seej was a ST6p. It had done 50 hours, blades were nacketed, rollers chipped no oil in the engine and the prop shaft to the pump was baked in hazard tape and fencing wire. Same as the flywheel bearings. I think one of the best chippers I've used was the vari track ST8. The Greenmech really makes the most of the smaller engine. The Schlising,and Bandits even the vermeers are in a different league.

BCS Vulcan with a little fixed tooth will get anywhere, just at the expense of operator comfort.

Aren't they just. Great for brash management on felling sites. Often now I'll mulch racks before starting then mulch as I go rather than leaving it all to the end.

Fixed tooth is great but replacement teeth are a killer and you only cut one way. Big fan of swinging hammer as you can push down and cut then drive back over what you did for a finer mulch. One thing I would put high up the priority list is a hydraulic push bar.if your are going to find yourself doing a mix of material heights. Other things to consider you can never have enough guarding and never enough power. That's a 3m Berti on a T174 at 1000rpm. Does around 10-15 litres of fuel an hour sitting in crawler gears A snd B

6650 is a nice little nibble tractor isn't it. Berti swinging hammer flail?

It's a thing. Hasn't seen one before until I saw one in a tw280. They seem good.

I didn't know that there was a petrol option for the ST8. Im not normally a fan of petrol engine chippers but having used the 57hp Kubota powered Timberwolf 280 my mind has been changed. Performance could easily be confused for a diesel although I do wonder about longevity of a petrol chipper compared to a diesel. If your impressed with the ST6p then if the St8p has the same Kubota petrol you will be blown away. I'm not sure the ST8 would be my choice in 8 inch machines but I do know why people like them.

Used a Forst TR6 and TR8 both are great as usual an 8 inch machine is so much more productive at the expense of being easy to get into places. The vari track 8 inch forst maybe the quickest chipping machine I've used. I've seen a lot of broken forsts in my time though so I wouldn't get one. Greenmech 165 Evo I think is the best of the 230 size chippers. The 205 Evo on tracks is great but it feels like a big unit in the woods tracking about . Jenson 540 is again an slightly bigger than 6" but a great machine. The rocking track base for level is a bit crap Vs veritrsck. Dealer backup is shocking. Check out the greenmech it's great. The bigger timberwolf like the 280 have variable track speed which is a good send it you use it to go rough places. Not sure if it's an option on a 230 tracked as I've not used one.

Husky 540 MK3 pro grade saw for 600ish quid. Capable but not too powerful to start with. If you can stretch to a 50cc saw it will do everything but the 540 at only 40cc is really decent.

Get a quote for a Kronos trailer and crane. Everything else is affordable in comparison.

Farma gen 2 12 tonne trailer with the octagonal main beam is awesome. Nice low centre of gravity and good steering angles. Although you can't go wrong with the 11 tonne euro trailer from botex. If anything I prefer the upright pins over thinning bolsters.

Once you have gone proportional electric set up you will struggle to go back. The smoothness and control is just another level. Downside Im not sure how well it would dismount. I'd guess the valve block stays on the trailer and you keep the controls in the cab and the electrics plug into the valve block and make it go. Nice as you can have little joysticks on the arm rests. Not done it with a trailer system but have with a roof mount botex The other option would be to go radio remote which just means you use a little remote sitting in the cab and the valves sit on the trailer. Just don't mount it all on the headboard but behind the king post or it gets expensive when you poke the valve chest

Puwer says you need suitable training for the equipment your using. That's what the HSE would say. Seems clearing saw is getting more popular had a lot of enquiries about it lately.

Husky 540mk3 with the rear handle. They're around the 600 quid and pro.grade and have quite lot of poke for a 40cc saw. Nice and light too.

The old husky fuel can, the spouts where crap, the new husky fuel can has crap spouts and I can guess any new ones will be crap too. As much as it pains me the STIHL can is the best one. I've got Aspen one, expensive but it doesn't leak.