Gary Watson

Personally for 4k your not looking at a stunner , both timberwolf and green mech do a 5" petrol machine , use the 4k as a decent deposit and get something that works and won't let you down , it's all to easy to get a dud when your excited to be buying your first chipper and getting to the stage where your willing to compromise just to get a machine , when in that position of buying your first chipper every one says they won't but believe me you will be tempted

Thanks for the reply. But as I said before, unfortunately I will have to borrow the 4k anyway, it's not money I have hanging around. It really is a budget job. Cheers

Just seen the ebay guys username so it his him.

Cheers

i think this arbtalk member was selling a kwick chip recently for under £4k I'm sure i seen a post but can't find it now. pm him and ask.

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/members/jnoon.html

Thanks for all the sound advice, and i take on board the HSE advice...

Robert, i had seen this kwick chip machine on ebay. Is it the same guy? Does anyone have a comments on the kwick chip systems. I have always leant towards the TW systems because of my lack of experience and they seem to be the top name.

Kwick Chip 160/6" Diesel, Wood Chipper | eBay

Cheers mate

If you buy a Timberwolf etc (not sure on other makes) you can phone up Timberwolf to check the serial numbers to make sure it's not stolen...well worth doing, and their very helpful!

Thanks for that Steve 👍

Put the 4k down as a deposit and get a new one with low or 0% finance ??

Trouble is Daniel, gonna have to borrow the 4 in the first place. Gotta start somewhere 😄

you should be able to get something half decent for that type of budget . try alan at masons woodchippers he is a great guy and will sort you out other than that the dreaded flea bay , or even the larger contractors in your area they might have spare machine to let go . good luck

Cheers Log Dog, will keep an eye on his site.

Probably been asked a thousand times before:001_tongue:

Any advice on what to look for with second hand wood chippers? After xmas if all goes well i shall be looking for a towable one and want to spend up to 4k. At this kind of money it seems to be ones that have reached the end of their life with amenity company's. Mechanically what should i look for and are there any makes that should be avoided.

Cheers

Thanks guys :-)

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I have used the saw now and it worked very well with the 24" bar. I had modified the muffler and re-tuned also turned the oiler up. So at the moment very pleased!

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At the moment I have an oregon helmet and visor. I find that the mesh is too fine and when it rains the mesh clogs up with water. Can anyone recommend a system with a larger mesh aperture?

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Used to do kick boxing. My last fight was when I was 48,got a broken rib and punctured lung from a well placed front kick. It was time to hang up the gloves!

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Thanks Wyk. I will let you know how I get on. I will tune it tomorrow, then on Monday morning I have about 20-30 "ash" stumps that are around 24" tall to take down. Cheers

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Ok, So i have spent some money and fitted the 036 with a 24" bar new sproket and chain, modified the muffler and turned the oil pump all the way up. I have got hold of a stihl tacho and on saturday intend to do the tune up. My question is, has the stihl 036 got a rev limiter fitted? having read up on tuning and watched a few youtube videos, the technique is slightly different for each type of ignition system.

That's meant to say moto-x

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By the way, does octane booster do anything good or will it cause detonation? When I did more- we used to use it all time. Always try to squeeze more out!

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Thanks guys. I am going to play safe and max out at 24 inch. Don't want to ruin the saw.!

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I have picked up a Stihl 036 that i would like to turn into a stump cutting machine. I know its a 61cc machine but can i put a long bar on it (say around 30"). I have seen on forums that people have used 24" bars on it. What about if i did a home made "Skip" chain and ground some of the teeth off. Or is there a big bore kit for this saw that i can up the grunt? I know i could "port it" or have bought a bigger saw or do cuts from both sides, but i just want to check my options.

Cheers

If it's in little lumps and he is a mate I would be looking at getting £30 a ton you here people saying its worth X y or z if it was all 12 inch down straight it would be worth £50 a ton. I bet his face was a picture when you said 3k

Trouble is, he doesn't know, like me. I have since told him it's going to cost a lot less than I originally said. And he thanked me for my honesty. The other work I do for him is worth more than making a fast buck. Thanks for all the comments. Cheers Gary

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At the moment I am guessing 30 ton, 38 trailer loads, single axel trailer. Gonna go to the weigh Bridge get nett weight then laden weight and average it out.

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Don't want to screw him, like I said I have to work there.

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Storing it there is not a problem even if he does not but it and there is no mis Trust, I currently work there 2 days a week. How much is the real price of it? What other people would get?

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He said, let's get it all there and see what the pile looks like.

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Some advice on price to charge please. I have 30 ton of ash that I have cut up into 100cm and 50cm lengths. These were mature trees! Trouble was, I had no where to store it. A friend offered me some space outside and he has a big wood burner. Kind of got me thinking that in the interest of cash flow, I could sell it off quick. Anyway I offered it to him for 3k. The wood will owe me about £900 by the time I have finished transporting it, including labour cost. The wood is green and round lengths of what I have stated and all ash. Is this too much or to little?

Thanks Gary

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Used to do that when I rode enduro races on motor bikes to stop tendons in the hands locking up and jamming the throttle open!

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