Cheesy pete

my chipper self feeds very well infact at times rips it out of your hand....

i worried it will just clog it ?

Has anyone chipped monkey puzzle with these chippers ? any good on them ?

I have the titan pro beaver  greenmech wish it was chinese generic chipper

that's alot of dry conifer ............they don't like that stuff  

as you feed it use a blower to help blow it out of the chute 

this is such a racist thread .................................

grow up 

9 minutes ago, benedmonds said:

I don't know but it is possible that wood air dried and kiln dried wood will burn at different rates.

 

Personally I think a lot of people, many on here included are obsessed with moisture content.

 

We season our wood (leave it outside for years) it will get dry and wet MANY times..  Re-wetted wood drys in a fraction of the time the fresh wood. In my experience sopping wet seasoned wood burns great after a very short period in the dry. Especially if they are left next to the fire.. keeping under cover for 2 years NOT required IMO..

this is so true !

I have just made  about half a ton of kindering for myself from 2 year old pop left out in the rain ,it was ment for next year but the wife picked up the stuff after 2 weeks under cover ............... best fire she has started all year as i normally have to come in and sort it before i get off for work 

10 hours ago, tree77 said:

BT line clearance would come under the Telecommunications Act 1984, Schedule 2 (think its now been revised though).

Just had a glance though looks like 28 day notice should be given, which may of been sent by the people your working for?, best thing to do is the past the complaints on to them.

 

as the above post states, wayleave agreements should include rights to maintain set clearances.

even then they can't just do the work even if notice is sent ! if they refuse access or refuse you to do the work it seems they have to go to court in order for them to do the work .

this is different to the highways act , after 28 day notice using the highways act you can do the work with or without permission and i assume that is the case with other legislation

1 hour ago, tree77 said:

Have I look at the telecommunications act, from memory I dont think you need to seek permission to clear bt lines if I remember correctly. Might also depend on how much work/clearance you have gained

under highways act you have to give 28 days notice or get permission so you can do it before that .

I assume as this is used mainly as a H/S issue there's no way a phone line will have a less lead time on it 

3 hours ago, Doobop said:

The landowner is saying that he holds “my friend” solely responsible for the work and not the company who contracted him to do the Works. Yet the company sent an email saying they had done relevant land ownership checks........

thats because he knows if he takes on a big firm they have the money  and solicitors to keep him fighting for years .

If he's got the paper work to show works order from said company?  I wouldn't worry too much there are contractors turning up all over the country to do works like this . I've cut trees with the same issue, told it was LA land  for someone to come out screaming blue murder ........ never had any come backs 

8 hours ago, Nick703 said:

It’s no secret ?, an I’m sure he’d be happy of the extra work, what are you paying for blades, mine are very similar size to cs100 blades an cheap as chips, he’ll also do the larger Chipper blades ? 

that's great for you but without more information we can't enjoy your joy of cheaper good blades

$299.00 !!!

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On 21/10/2019 at 10:45, GA Groundcare said:

Most users get around 20 hours on a flat blade before sharpening

going off this way of recording hours i'm on 160 hours of use plus what ever the previous owner used which i think was 20 hours as it had original blade on it and that was ready to be turned  

so 180 hours for £700 quid

3 hours ago, Ty Korrigan said:

Any Hyundai class chipper owners with over 300hrs on the clock?

Our CS100 has...

   Stuart

most of us have no real way of knowing how many hours as most don't come with a clock  unless your really anal  and look at your watch before and after firing the chipper up and then adding it to a log book ,most of us would just  be guessing but I would of thought as long as you don't have a catastrophic failure and you repaired and maintained it as you go you could get those  hours easily . I've had my Chinese generic chipper for 3 years and it was second hand when i got it  yes i have repaired it  and modified it as well . I expect to run it for a number of years as there's not alot to them and the spare parts are available from a british company   . even if the engine fails it's only going to cost me £300 for a new engine from them ...... not bad really as i only paid £700 for it originally  off flea bay 

1 hour ago, Jack.P said:

.at first I tried a 15’’ chain on the 261 but found after a while the chain comes loose and off the bar

seriously ? learn to look after a saw ! either that or there's a fault on your saw 

and there's only 1 way to deal with a hedge reduction and thats get in it with a well maintained  top handled chainsaw  and cut and chuck

but a picture of the hedge would help us give you better advice

so there's no access at all around the house to the back garden??

have a look at going through a neighbours garden by lifting fence panels out if you can.

otherwise thats going to be  big numbers to remove !

1 hour ago, Conor Wright said:

To my knowledge it had a loncin single cylinder 15hp and he swapped it for a twin 24 hp and moved the fuel tank up top. 

A great tool for back garden work.

 

 

yeap thats an ace example of what they can do mine chips as fast as that but not on the 4 inch stuff 3inch and smaller it just as fast 

13 hours ago, Con said:

Well, I think I was putting the branches in the right end. It was the loading it on a trailer, taking 2 vehicles to the job, extra time and expense that wasn't worth it

I don't know why you would need 2 vehicles or it taking extra time as you dont need to drag the brash out  and i assume you mean the expense of the chipper ?   maybe it was your set up that didn't suit the wee chipper rather than the other way round. 

59 minutes ago, Con said:

I bought one thinking it would be useful occasionally. Wasn't getting used at all. Sold it, less than a year after buying it. Even on the jobs where the chip was staying, I found it easier to drag out,  chip, and barrow back in

either you don't know how to use it or you chose the wrong machine 

nope  you should have no anchor point as the accident has happened with all the canopy cut already  !

all that is left is the stem .

so you have to spike up and past the casualty and set up a false anchor and then attach casualy like a normal rescue and lower 

lol get a groundie  

the barrel drum chippers are by far the fastest  until you talk about volume through the chipper and diameter of branch! then the big chipper are far better  this is a cross over  which is neither of the 2 and basically has no place in in the arb world  

it's too slow !   the wee chippers chip much faster than that pile of crap

it's a nice idea  but basically  far to much money and slower than what is already out there 

I have never employed anyone for this reason! 

The times I have had to us young lads they don't last too long !

I Know I work them hard and they just can't keep up ,i see them right off !

one lad lately lasted one day ,and refused the offer of more work even though he had no work and is about to get married !!!

The only guy I have ever thought of employing is now 55  but I just can't generate enough work for him and the rates I would have to pay him because he is that good!

2 hours ago, Dan Maynard said:

I went to a training centre where they lend kit, if like me you hadn't climbed before then I would recommend this approach as it was really good to learn and talk about kit on the course before buying. You might also absolutely hate heights and then decide on a different plan.

Have you sorted where to get training? That would be one to ask for recommendations on, depends where you are in the country of course.

this to the training

13 minutes ago, Suilven said:

Just an update for you all.

 

NFU said postcode not rural, I'm in a city to be fair, they said the same of the alternate postcode I gave on the edge of the city.

Major insurers all said no, brokers said no, some didn't even bother to respond to enquries I made by phone presumably after the postcode was mentioned, and very local brokers finally said no this afternoon, I asked a few and the reason is always postcode.

 

Back to the old drawing board for now I guess.

 

Anyways, thanks one and all for your tips and suggestions, much appreciated.

where the hell do you live?

4 minutes ago, Steve Bullman said:

No you can't, but some companies will offer an introductory NCB based on that.

that's interesting ..........as i did ! it was 15 years ago though !