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We have a used CS100 that'll be for sale soon... It is a 14hp unit minus an engine. We part exchanged it with a knackered engine, been keeping an eye out for a good used 14/16hp Vanguard engine but they aren't easy to find. At the right money we would be happy to just stick a brand new unit on and price accordingly.

You should be able to get the make off the hub centre cap and find out the kg rating. Could well be an Alko axle. Even with uk roads premium brand axles shouldn't need replacing every couple of years...

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This is why GreenMech mainly went away form remote grease piping. There really is no substitute for directly clipping your grease gun onto a nipple in a bearing housing. It also gives a good opportunity for a quick visual assessment.

Hi, remove the panel on the machine that covers the battery and feed rollers. Under there will be a couple of large round connector blocks in the main wiring harness. You have probably got water inside these. Unscrew the connectors, blow them out, pop a bit of Vaseline in there, make sure the O ring seals are present and in good condition and re assemble. This will most likely fix your problem. Any issues give me a call on 07881 027599 and I can talk you through anything else. Ash

Just speak to your local GM dealer and they'll get a unit out to you... I was out with our 150p yesterday and the throughput over the 130 is mega. Over 50% increase in hp.... I think folk need to forget the early GreenMech horror stories, take Skoda cars for example...

Why would you say the Forst is better Ian C? We carried out a side by side demo of the Arborist 150p and the ST6P recently. The Forst is louder and does indeed give the impression that its more of animal when feeding but general throughput is much of a muchness. I found the Forst does feed the smaller stuff quicker because of a heavier flywheel / quicker turning feed rollers but the GreenMech recovers quicker once in the stress control zone. I appreciate this video doesn't show identical material, I just stepped back for a moment and took a video. Customer purchased the Arborist 150p...

Like that!

I have to ask, why?!

It depends what you class as "local" Your nearest dealer will still happily post those parts at a competitive rate. And I bet in times of need they are in driving distance...

We have just part exchanged a CS100 with a knackered engine, can be either sold as spare or repairs or will be refurbished with a new engine...

Here is a small video I took a couple of weeks ago when demoing our 150P against the ST6P. Forst does have a slightly heavier flywheel so feels a bit quicker on the small stuff but the lighter flywheel on the GreenMech recovers quicker. Horses for courses on real time throughput. Same Vanguard EFI engine. The customer purchased the GreenMech and RRP is £13,500 ex vat. Forst warranty page states no warranty on feed rollers or paint?

It really depends on the machine in question in my opinion. On one hand you can buy a solid machine, avoid the majority of depreciation and all is well... Or you can spend 10k (just as example) find out its a covered up nail, have several issues, no real warranty, loads of downtime and wish you spent that bit extra on a new machine which is brand new, has 3 years warranty and no financial gamble.

Heres a snippet of what the CS100 can handle...

Id get a GreenMech QuadChip 160 out on demo!

And have animal rights after them!

Free kitten with every new GM....

I have a couple of tree surgeons coming in today, I shall ask them.

Haha! Trouble is, give folk the option to tow it and they will...

Looking at the pictures and the description of that are they suggesting its safe to road tow?! It should really be clearly described as not for highway towing...

Unfortunately that's incorrect, the CS100 has an infeed chute of 600mm wide x 450mm high and an infeed throat size of 315mm wide x 160mm high. It is classed as a 4" / 100mm wood chipper but having a letter box infeed of 315mm x 160mm (Over 12" x 6") you can get some serious armfuls of brash in to it...

If you can afford to stump up the extra initially then the overall cost of ownership is the cheapest out there on the CS100. I'm not sure if you are VAT registered but for the purpose of this lets assume not... 5k will get you a new machine as previously mentioned, there is a used machine on the GM website for sale on behalf of a customer for 3.5k. I am also assuming that the seller here is also not VAT registered as there is no mention of VAT. Just a straight sale price of 3.5k. If you were to purchase a new or demonstrator CS100 now in a handful of years time it'll be worth 3.5k if you look after it. That's a total depreciation of £1500 which includes you having to swallow 20% VAT of around £800. You'll be enjoying working with the best machine on the market for those years and earning good money from it. It will come with three years warranty plus great back up from your local dealer and GreenMech themselves. You can take out finance through your local GM dealer or maybe take out a 0% credit card and set yourself up a direct debit for the next 24 months, easy to pay it off early too... Or spend 1.5k-2k on a cheap chipper, get frustrated with it, not be able to achieve all the jobs you bought it for and then accept its fit for scrap in a couple of years time...

Petrol or Diesel? Turntable? Built well but then very heavy as a result. Blades etc you can get from northern arb supplies no problem and filters/ bearings you should be able to match from local suppliers. Actual specific Kwikchip parts wont be so straight forward. You may be better off with something main stream, GreenMech, TimberWolf etc. At least then you have full parts availability and wherever you are you'll have a reasonably local main dealer to swing into and get yourself going If the worst happens...

I run around 40 miles per week on average then play squash, basketball and go bouldering once a week too. I also try to do a few weights at home each evening but nothing serious. In the next three months I have Bath Half Marathon, Manchester Marathon and a 50k off road trail run... Ash

Great video that. Not much in it at all when properly working. I must admit the truck and chipper colour of Tree Techniques looks brilliant!