czhey

i'm using a small winch to get mine up and down,, are you using the ifor ramps? they're pretty long,,, the winch is a towball type electric, runs off the battery for the tipper..

Yeah i'm using 8ft ifor ramps. Do you know what make your winch is? and any pics of how you run it?

My wee chipper is self propelled !!!

I'm very jealous

Will just make do with the ramps and winch for now!

How do most people transport thier mini chippers? Or more specifically get them in/out of their trailers?

I've been struggling to get mine in and out of my tipping trailer (very steep ramps). I have been using a small 12V winch on the chipper, but it wasn't really up to the job and is now broken!

Apart from that I love my CS100!!

Charlie

whats the max towing weight of the mitsi l200?

old shape is 2700KG, new shape maybe the same.

Are there not a couple of big ones at Kew?

Hi Czhey, glad you think the CYA leaflet is useful:

Prices, inc. p&p are:

100 = £15

500 = £47.50

(for an order form see http://www.trees.org.uk/downloads/ChoosingYourArborist_OrderForm.pdf)

APOLOGIES STEVE IF I'M (UNINTENTIONALLY) BREAKING ANY FORUM RULES POSTING THIS AS IT COULD BE SEEN AS COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY...BUT IT'S FOR THE GREATER GOOD!

Thanks.

Think i will order 100 soon and see how they go down with the customers

I think the argument about people going to door knockers just for the price is flawed.

Agreed, i've done jobs for people that have well over paid, AND got a bad job from door knocking types.

To assist with this the AA produce a leaflet called 'Choosing Your Arborist' (see Leaflet "Treework - Choosing your Arborist") which may help. I know many arborists leave a copy of this with the client, explaining the content (obviously, sorry!), when they first meet....as a consumer in an unknown world I'm convinced it would reassure them.

Looks good So how much per 100 or 500 delivered? PM if you don't want to share price in public please

how cheap is cheap?

Cheap

NEW Jo Beau M200 Narrow Access Wood Chipper - Arbtalk Classifieds

Good to hear that Mr Jones.

:confused1:i know when it needs changing, simples. a counter cant hear or feel what is going on with a branch, or have a feel for the machine. i do.

 

i can understand a counter for oil change etc but i just know when its not 100%, i think most operators do:001_smile:

good point

the machine will tell you when the blades need changed mate. Jamesw will have a spare wee trailer i reckon, his grinder packed in, you should pm him

So you just run yours till it stops pulling stuff in then change/sharpen them?

Hes half way across the country... I might have to buy a nice shiny ifor instead

I think i would get one of those, thanks Andy.

Got a demo of the 18HP greenmech today

Still not happy with my local dealer (although apparently he is normally very good) so got a demo direct from Greenmech.

Great little machine

Good points:

Easy to move around

Chips better than i thought (don't have to sned everything too much)

Didn't mind the 4.5"ish piece i put through (only took a bit at a time rather than pulling it all through quickly)

Mike from greenmech very friendly and helpful

Didn't vibrate brash as much as i was expecting while feeding- less so than holding material going into a 6" TW- could be down to material.

Bad points

Greenmech little trailer no good for me

No hour clock (i think would be great to help with servicing/blade changes)

Now i want the more expensive 18hp version

Now i've just got to decide one of these plus a little ifor vs a 6inch road tow chipping straight into the back of my pickup...

I get this. My timberland anti vibe gloves help but if you can't get some any big thick gloves might help?

Think its cyanide (almond smell) in laurel, and arsenic in yew. not sure though

I've got a 2006 old shape L200. I would be interested but worried about:

Weight? How much could you legally get in the back of a double cab after this? 350KG which is about 1m3 of chip?

High sides, something 'standard' looking that would allow you to chip into the back.

Not worth doing if you have the bed 2" higher than the cab, would look worse than ali sheet tipper i think, speak to some 4x4 specialists, doing a 'body lift' on just the cab may even it out (just some spacers?)

C

Is that a timberwolf? I'd be worried if the seller didn't even know the make of chipper he owns....

Here:

agria.de

It looks like they sell the jo beau (in green ? and re branded?) but only available in germany and switzerland.

I have M200s to sell cheap but I reckon that's why they aint sellin! The wrong side of the M300!

 

Priced themselves out of the market as per Fletchers post - Greenmech will be loving it.

 

The timberwolf isn't as good and he knows it - trying to loose a crap machine on you - beware!

 

I wonder if anyone else will pick up the JB importing

 

Or I guess you could take a drive to Belgium!

Ye M200 a tad small, but someone looking for one for occasional use will get a steal from you at that price

Wouldn't mind a road trip to belgium... but i guess i'd have problems with warranty and things then.

Ye i know the TW is a disc, and he wants to hire to me for about £100 a day then take the price off IF i decide to buy it

Thanks Burrell, i will try. not sure about the GTM, i'd prefer to go for a tried and tested make, but I suppose i could take a demo and see how well made it seems?

Totally agree!!!

 

If they are like that when you are wanting to buy, how poor are they going to be if you have a warranty issue??????????????

Hmmmmm, yes.

And no one wants to sell me a Jo Beau! Think they have stopped selling them!? My local Jo beau dealer keeps trying to sell me that little timberwolf, says its just as good?

greenmech ae mormally really really good with demo's etc, its not like them

they were very good and emailed back within 5mins with a local dealer.

To be fair, the GreenMech dealer had a full diary of other things to do when the demo was requested. The machine was at another depot I know, which doesn't help but sometimes us sales people cannot be there when your job has to be done. It can be awkward at times but if the time/place doesn't fit both diaries then someone is going to feel put out.

 

How would you buyers feel if when taking about a demonstration I turned around said "No, it's this friday or you can forget it!" You would likely just walk away and get something else, but if you want friday and we cannot get their because of prior arrangements, sorry, but get over it and re-book.

I understand dealer was busy needs to get machine from another branch..... but telling someone "i'm not sure, ring you back later this afternoon, tomorrow morning latest" and not calling for over 2 days is not good in my opinion... not a great first impression. Hes going to ring 'in the next few weeks' to do a demo... but i don't think i'll be able to because of prior commitments so i don't know if i'll get a demo before the time i need to buy a chipper..... shame.

Take it you have no other dealers local to me then?

C

I tried to get a demo of the little greenmech last week but the dealer let me down and hasn't got back to me the job last week was perfect to try it on too....

Anyone know where i can hire a stump grinder bigger than 13Hp in hertfordshire on short notice?

Thanks

the kit was £139 inc vat post and packing

Thanks

Looks very good

Brilliant!

If a tree warrants drilling there must be some evidence that things are wrong... The last thing to worry about is if the drill may have a negative effect..

Good point, thanks.

Hes right too!

 

Its a case of need to know, if symptoms are telling you theres something suspect going on then what choices do we have?

 

There is no other tool better for investigation than the Core method, with which you can test residual strengths of wood. If there was better way we would all of heard of it by now!

 

There are times when drilling is unadvisable, with g. australe for instance, but given this fungis aggressive strategy its usualy chips for the tree anyway, and certainly in a high risk zone. though heavy reductions might be a viable option, if only in the short term.

I've never seen the core method used so wouldn't know how good it is

So do you go on a course or something to learn when you can/can't use drilling methods (G. australe) or is it down to the individual using their knowledge of the fungi present?

Thanks, very interesting.

got it from these people

Living willow sculpture and supplies

How much if you don't mind me asking?

I have read a lot of work on this subject, and I am happy that my knowledge of decay fungi will help me evaluate wether it is too risky to drill or within acceptable perameters.

 

I also think i have an idea how we might prevent this spread, but thats a research project that I cant do just yet.

 

Sshwarze and Mattheck have both written pieces on this issue, I will try and find an internet source or link and post them here.

That would be great, just can't get my head round how drilling holes in a tree can be good for it long term!

thanks