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Good morning, We have a handful of used wood chippers available for sale... 2016 GreenMech Arborist 200 – 575 hours £14,995 + VAT 2015 GreenMech Arborist 150 – 435 hours £7,995 + VAT 2019 GreenMech Quadchip 160 – 325 hours £11,750 + VAT 2012 GreenMech SafeTrak 19-28 – 650 hours £19,995 + VAT 2016 Jensen A540 – 780 hours £14,995 + VAT For further information, photos and full list of work carried out please contact us on 01380 828863.

Nice one @Doug Tait. Like the safety strap

If you are dead set on the "summerdale" wood chipper, we have a brand new identical one in our workshop in a different colour. It will be about half the cost of what they are quoting on their website.

Photo attached of the 2015 Arborist 150, 437 hours. Serviced with new blades, new wheel bearings. We are asking £7,995 + VAT.

We have a couple of used GreenMech 6" chippers in stock. A 2019 QuadChip 160 and a 2015 Arborist 150. Both 34hp Kubota diesel, serviced and ready for work.

A phone that rings with people who are wanting to book your services could have a value to someone. But, are they booking you as a person? Would they still want to use the company if you are not there? Ideally you want customers booking "Old Oak Tree Care" as a business opposed to "John Smith". That way, it is easier to remove yourself and sell the company as a going concern. It is worth remembering that if you pack up, your surrounding competitors will pick up the work anyway.

Agreed, unless the inline pump just wasn't delivering fuel to the main, high pressure pump.

Was the fuel filter the correct Briggs one for EFI? It is a fine gauze filter designed to protect the main fuel pump, you don't want to be using a universal in line fuel filter. Surprised it was the inline fuel pump, as Jase says this is the low pressure pump. Designed to bring the fuel from the tank to the engine & the high pressure fuel pump where the EFI circuit starts. Fingers crossed she keeps on running

You'll need a remote control box and electric solenoid valves to match. Not so bad if the chipper already has electric solenoid coils. However a big job and probably not feasible to do if the forward / reverse/ stop is a mechanical hydraulic operation.

We would recommend booking it in with somewhere that has the Vanguard diagnostic equipment. Has the ECU ever been updated? This should be done as part of the service. Is the inline fuel filter the correct fine B&S one? Not a universal inline? They should also be able to test / check the high pressure fuel pump.

TP 270 crane fed, less than 50 hours from new. 2021, 1350kg 1,000pto. £20,000 + VAT.

They’ve made an official announcement now.

We have a nice used 2021 GreenMech CS100 18hp in stock for sale, condition you would describe as ex demonstration. Brand new blades, new infeed curtains, manufacturers warranty. £3,995 + VAT. Can be pallet shipped anywhere in the UK.

Brush painting or aerosol spraying won't last. It'll look great for a very short time.

The old Toro fairway mowers, 6500 & 6700 used to run Peugeot diesel engines. The mechanical XUD engines are bombproof.

The TT6 is petrol. 37hp EFI Vanguard. We had one in for it's first service last week. The engine is tucked right down inside and difficult to get to the service items. However after going to the Arb Show the panel work on brand new models is apparently updated to give better access. The owner said it performs well and likes it. We didn't stick any material through it in our yard. 750kg turn table machines by design are always going to be awkward to work on. There is an EVO 205 diesel turn table on the horizon. It was showcased at the GaLaBau show in Germany recently.

Best of luck to all the new dealers

It's always hard to draw conclusion. You can't expect to sell wood chippers directly on the stand. Some shows it happens, some shows it doesn't. There is often a demonstration to carry out, part exchange machine to value etc. It can be 6-12 months afterwards that the deal happens. The show is in the heart of our patch, just 40 mins from our depot and therefore we saw a lot of customers over the two days. The sun was shining and the beers were flowing Friday night as Pete Bags will confirm...

I didn't realise that was actually you I was talking to at the show!

Interesting, so Forst blades are made by Rotatech?

Wind some boost into her!

We are setup and approved for Vanguard warranty. We have all the diagnostic kit and been on the service courses. We did have several issues with the earlier engines, looms, fuel pumps, sensors etc. The manufacture of the components has changed now. We can report little issues lately on the engines. The 37hp cable throttle unit is soon being superseded the 40hp electric throttle version. With EFI engines, there is obviously an ECU and this ECU needs software updates. No different to your phone really. B&S turn out 500 engines a day, they are shipped around the world and stored in various manufacturers facilities. The engine could be 12 months old for example when its actually used and in that period software updates, possibly preventing forthcoming issues need carrying out. The manufacture of the product, TimberWolf, Forst, GreenMech in this case need to be checking for updates and making sure when the complete machine leaves their factory that the engine is up to date. It is also the dealers responsibility to check for updates and act accordingly on PDI and every service. We have been through this process and we can support the engines fitted into GreenMech wood chippers. Pretty sure we are the only dealer who are, not just on GreenMech, but the other mentioned brands also.