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Must of been a straight swap if the QC160 is advertised for 12.5K? I keep reading the ST6P as "Step"! Bit like the Jensen A530 reads "Asbo"

Maybe they have wider doors in France

Looks a bit pointless?

The money you would spend on renting a yard and hiring in a chipper would easily finance a nice little machine.. Plus then there is the unproductive labour of handballing brash, stacking and occasionally chipping it up with a hire machine. - Time where he could be out on chargeable jobs?

I think once you invest in a small chipper you will naturally gain more work. The CS100 is the daddy of small chippers... Put the kettle on and find the wee chipper club thread on here and have a browse. If you do buy a GM CS100 and sell it in 3 years you'll get 75% of your money back as resale value is amazing. Spent 2.5k on a brand new lesser product and in 3 years time it'll be worth next to nothing. Spend the extra money, get three years warranty, work with a decent machine and have cheapest cost of ownership of them all.

Safetrak 19-28's are a great machine with an excellent tracking system. One for 10k will have done plenty of work mind and will be showing signs of wear especially if has been on a rail contract. That said if you find one and it tracks well, legs all work correctly, flywheel end engine is running smoothly with no real signs of damage around the chip chamber then you couldn't ask for more for your money

I wouldn't get too hung up on throughput figures as it is a kg measurement, many variables.. Even if you are looking at figures on paper it is still over a third of a transit load extra per hour! Quite an amount really.

On the GreenMech front there is several options on sub 750kg.. In the Arborist range you have... Arborist 130 - 23hp petrol, 6x9" capacity, braked chassis, adjustable drawbar, locking hitch, led lights etc Arborist 150P - 37hp fuel injected petrol, 6x9" capacity, braked chassis, adjustable drawbar, locking hitch, led lights etc Arborist 150 diesel, available in 26hp N/A or 34hp turbo diesel, both Kubota, 6x9" capacity, braked chassis, adjustable drawbar, locking hitch, led lights Then you have the Quadchip 160, 34hp Kubota turbo diesel, turntable, braked chassis etc. 3 years warranty on the whole range Get one on a demo, you will be impressed!

We have just part exchanged an 2014 Arb 130 MK1 with approx 500 hours on. Will be fully serviced and complete with some dealer warranty.

Advantages of the GreenMech 130 over the Timberwolf TW160 6 x 9 inch infeed, Full bonnet, engine isn't subject to the weathers like on the 160, a full bonnet helps reduce noise Self tensioned drive belts Braked chassis with hand brake. When your chip wagon is on its weight limit with a full load you will be glad the 700kg chipper being towed has brakes! Adjustable height draw bar Locking hitch LED Lights Full three years hours unlimited warranty.

Where are you, we could potentially sell our demo CS100

Between the 150P and 34hp diesel just under 3k at RRP.

GreenMech offer five sub 750kg machines Arborist 130 (23hp petrol) Arborist 150P (37hp efi petrol) Arborist 150 (26hp diesel) Arborist 150 (34hp diesel) QuadChip 160 (34hp diesel) We had an Arb 150P go out a week ago to a customer and it feeds superb. Definitely worth having out for demo. Well priced, 3 years warranty and 0% finance currently! What's not to like...

If you are in the south west we can sharpen all flat and GreenMech disc blades, while you wait with a cuppa if needed! £20 a pair

As said nothing wrong with doing that by law, we sometimes need to recover poorly chippers on our flat bed trailer. If you are going to do this i'd definitely invest in some car wheel straps. Makes for easy and safe strapping down. You will also need to support the draw bar with a block of wood underneath, you can't strap down with just a jockey wheel holding the front end up.. Ash

Copying GreenMech with number five

Hi, I used to be based from THW Reading for several years.. Technically the "Reading Branch" of TH White covered Berkshire and Surrey. Berkshire is now covered by us and Burden Bros have extended their existing patch and are now covering Surrey. Where are you exactly?

Good afternoon all! You may be aware that there has been some changes to GreenMech dealers down in the south lately. We, GA Groundcare Ltd have superseded TH White for Wiltshire, Berkshire and Gloucestershire. If you already run GreenMech and would like parts, service or warranty assistance in these counties please give us a call. We are based just outside Devizes in Wiltshire and have many years experience of selling and servicing GreenMech so you are in safe hands If you are looking to replace / upgrade your current machine we have demonstrators here available ready to bring out to your work place. Our office number is - 01380 828863 24h service line - 07881 027599 We can also sharpen disc blades on site (plus any flat blades) Thanks and have a great week! Ash

I always find it funny when people just blanket say that all -750kg chippers are crap and wont last... Take the A530 Compact Jensen, It runs a 3 cylinder V1105 turbo Kubota diesel engine whereas the Forst 6" road tow runs a V1505 engine. Both engines are in my opinion fantastic and these days Kubota lumps are pretty much industry standard. They both produce similar power however naturally the three cylinder lump weighs in less. The Jensen also runs a smaller fuel tank than the Forst, but who doesn't have a fuel can in the wagon anyways? The Jensen also doesn't have a spare wheel fitted, but keep one in your chip wagon? That instantly adds up to the weight of an average person and I'd like to know how that compromises in build quality? The later galvinised chassis on the Jensen 530 is very well designed and strength comes through its shape. Yes I've seen a few of the older steel painted chassis crack at the A frame but chassis design has moved on these days. My 1992 Peugeot 205 race car weighs 740kg and I'd sure rather crash at 100mph in that than something modern!

The CH25 that was on Arb Trader was ours. It has now been sold. It was a PX against a new Jensen. We do have another one coming in next week with the stress control working. Will be serviced and ready to roll. It'll go up on arb trader in due course.

Jensen for the win!

An ex demo Jensen isn't going to be far away on price! Where are you based?

Arb rep services in Alton, Hampshire. Speak to Charles Walter. 01420 544006

We have repaired damaged flywheels in the past, have you got any pictures of your flywheel?

If my above post was incorrect then I am sorry, however I heard a few "rumors" regarding engine warranty so i asked at the AA show. I was told by a team member that you don't have to worry about that as we'll take care of everything which then led me to my above comment. Jensen's view on the separation of Redwood/Jensen does seem a little different, Ive heard to words "court" being used, a stop on all factory parts ordering with immediate affect, Redwood denying openly the rumors about the separation (Redwood/Jensen continues thread) not dropping the website for a long time etc.. Who knows! I will happily compliment Redwood/Forst on their marketing and overall professional look at shows etc. That is a big budget on marketing!