marne

Eliet shredders handle all kind of stuff exceptional well. I have an old super prof 2000 and I really don't get, why they don't receive more fame. The 50cm infeed width is fantastic, literally no electronics in the old ones and super sturdy built. If one person is feeding it, it's fast enough to keep you really busy. The best, it's self propellered and and goes anywhere (on tracks). But if you want to shred growers waste, you may even want a bigger intake for their root balls which may have the size of 10L buckets. You're probably facing an investment, that many potheads are not able to cover...

Great Review Stefan, thank you! Even though I have 7 machines in my fleet, I was eyeballing with that one since it's available with a blade now and it's so damn narrow. There are a few questions I have about that machine. How long did your first engine last? And how many hours do you get on average from the cutter head bearings and belts? Did you ever have issues with the (remote) electronics? Many thanks, Marne

I use the Nemesis fullstop wheel clamp, it's arms are too thick to be cut off with a regular angle grinder, solid built but stupid pricey.

While I share the joy of using two wheel tractors with you, I fear that there is no capable chipper attachment for them available. Fact: the chinesium Jansen you got, already is an acceptable whee chipper with good capacity and a drum which seems superior to disc chippers in this class (due to feed width and chute). The disappointment you will experience with the two you mentioned will be serious. The best bet is to build a mounting for the bcs and the Jansen. The bcs has some kind of hitch receiver between pto and handle bar where you can attach the trailertongue of the Jansen to (after removing the ball coupler). Option two, remove the ball coupler from the Jansen and weld or screw a hollow bcs quick coupler to it, which would be my favourite choice.

If it's CNG I would not take it, except you have a specialized garage and a CNG station on hand. Too rare.

We had a 170hp volvo 5 cylinder in the family, it ran about 500.000kms on retrofitted lpg and it was 25 years when the rust killed it from underneath. It ran fine till it's last day. No serious issues apart from a sensor, a connector, a fuel line and a new tank once or twice. With 10k miles a year a hardly see a need for lpg but if the price is right I would give it a try, you can always sell again. Surprised to see an iveco with lpg, always thought they had cng only.

G-Coupler.

If finances are the main focus, the perspective is wrong. No doubt you can make a fortune when self employed, but it's more a question of who you are. Not everyone is a good employee and so not everyone can handle beeing self employed, it's more like a lifeline you (have to) follow. There are shades of grey, but you will know which kind you are, when doing one or the other. If you just do it for the money, the chance of failing big time is very high, you need a motivation that comes from your heart and soul.

Another vote for the 3.0 iveco engine, whether it's in a Ducato or a Daily.

These popping 10 inchers can be scary. On my 3t plant trailer, I went with maxxis cr966 after a delicate moment with bursting rubber. The are reinforced and have more layers than others, in addition they are stated to carry more than their rating, downside: they cost like 50% more than others.

On one of my protos helmets, I use peltor X5 muffs. If you have the wishbones, they are plug and play.

Got a no name one, fabulous invention. Comes out, when one of those tiny batteries in small machinery is gone after 2 years again. In one machine I've even skipped out replacing the battery because it's used so rarely and the lithium jump start works so nice. Only thing that's a little annoying is, if you want it to serve you a while: keep out of the of heat and cold - exactly the conditions I have in 3/4 of the year in my vehicle. One reason I procrastinate upgrading to battery powered equipment.

I had approx 1000 hrs of experience on a 27hp belt and as it was time to upgrade, I demoed a 50hp hydraulic, that had maybe 70% of life left in it's teeth. It took less than 10 minutes to realize, that it will be a minor upgrade, if at all. But this was 6 or 7 years ago. In theory I think it may make sense if you have 70hp+ on the pump. In addition what always puts me off was the thought of the mess you will have when something in the high flow hyd bursts, several gallons gone in seconds, horrible bill for you from the shop and from the customer for decontamination. Those low hp hydraulic machines focus the rental market, where no maintenance is king and nobody cares if the work is done in one day or a week, while week pays out better. Slow wins the race for rentals.

I run a dual axle 3t plant trailer on a regular basis. It has those tiny 195r10 wheels which makes it an excellent tow because of the weight being so close to the road. On the other hand as stated, they sink fast and I actually got stuck once on a 4" curb, while trying to pull the trailer perpendicular across it. The Shogun pulling it, sat on dry tamrac in 4L and rear diff lock activated. The wheels where just too small to climb the 4". The shogun was spinning all 4 wheels as if it was on a redneck drag race. Wood beam helped here. Buy the good tires like the maxxis CR-966, I had a Chinese tyre pop at 40mph on a healthy road driving straight line with only 2.4 tons loaded. Scary. Good luck

Cute unit, they stated, there's very little loss due to special components, hard to imagine. I guess, only a demo will tell. What would be even more interesting is the price. In the recent past, they offered rediculous tags. If I should guess, I would say 28-30k, which is pointless regarding the price of a used predator 38, which is narrower and offers 150% the performance. One thing to admit, it's really lightweight.