Chris Murphy

I wasn’t impressed because it just seemed like the chipper that I’d just traded in but as soon as we got to some more chunky stuff it all made sense.

I’ve ended up with the Timberwolf 8 inch petrol. My old 230 was starting to cost me money and after a week of arsing around with it and numerous electrical issues, it dying in the middle of a job I rang the local dealer and they couldn’t supply a 6 inch machine for 3 months. They had this machine in the yard so I went and swapped. Initially I wasn’t that impressed by it and thought it be a thirsty beast but having lived with it for the passed few months I’ve really grown to like it, maybe love it. If your running it flat out all day chipping at capacity you will notice the fuel consumption but in an average week, I’ve not noticed it to be honest. I was running white diesel in the old chipper so the costs are pretty much comparable. In short, it’s a great machine, thirsty but great.

I’m not but the guys who help out are but that can be sorted if the right machine came along.

That’s good to know. What’s the dealer network like with Greenmech. I’ve been slightly spoilt as I can get Timberwolf parts fairly close by or Spectrum plant seem pretty great for next day on almost everything. I’ll have to arrange a demo of the 165. Out of interest, why are you chopping it in?

It’s the issues I’m interested in.... the Diesel engine wants for nothing

Thanks for the reply. I’m not so keen on going for a Forst, more so from the user aspect. I just don’t want the new chipper to be a poor emulation of the one I already have.

I’m in the market to replace a TW230 and having made a few calls today I have found out that new ones have become as rare as rocking horse poop. I was hoping for a straight swap for a new machine but it turns out they have all been sold or there’s a a major back log due to the pandemic. The upshot of it is that the machine that I’m likely to end up with are the new “Diet Petrol” or “Fat Free Diesel” breed. I’m not adversed to the idea but for some reason I have hesitation on getting one. So with that in mind, is anyone running a 6 inch petrol chipper and if so, how are they getting on with it? How does it compare to the current diesel machines both economy and efficiency? I’ve seen a lot of Forst petrol chippers but not many Timberwolfs and know very little about the Greenmech petrol machines. Cheers, Chris