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Chipper for hedge work?

Posted by Mitchel ingham on September 23, 2015 at 11:11pm in Machinery
Doing a lot larger hedges more often also thinking of trying to cut down on the amount of green waste. Been looking at the elier Chippers or Timberwolf ones the portable kind not the tow a longs.Any advice?
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    Seth Burgess September 24, 2015 at 4:13pm

    Have you already decided you want a chipper shredder and want to know which one? If you're processing the waste unless you love burning fuel you'll be double handling the material and then stood there whilst it shreds it, or you'll need someone to load it all the time. If you've got someone to be loading it all the time the machine needs to be fast enough to be able to keep up with someone so they're not just stood around. So it might not even work out more efficient.

  • Paul McNulty September 24, 2015 at 5:07pm

    See the other thread, it covers the same thing.

    Best advice is try a hire machine to see if you get on with it. I couldn't.

    • Andrew Midgley > Paul McNulty September 25, 2015 at 6:30am
      I agree. Hire one for a week to see how it pan out. Be useful for others to find out you got on with it.
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    • James Brett September 25, 2015 at 8:08pm

      how did you manage that?? to much fed into it?

    • Mitchel ingham September 25, 2015 at 8:54pm
      Slight over kill for what I need
  • Mitchel ingham September 25, 2015 at 8:57pm
    I'm trying to rent an eliet as it shreds seen someone try to chip a laurel hedge reduction with Timberwolf portable chipper 13/75g I think it was just clogged with all the leafs
  • Mitchel ingham September 25, 2015 at 8:59pm
    Hss hire them for £135 a week but website says out of stock doubt eliet will demo me one haha
    • Paul McNulty > Mitchel ingham September 25, 2015 at 9:41pm

      Bearing in mind the usual recommendation that you buy what your local guy sells, and keeps spares for....

      Would your local dealer lend you one as a demo?

      • Mitchel ingham > Paul McNulty September 25, 2015 at 9:44pm
        I'll try Broadfield very much doubt it there w box shifter all stuff they have is shiny.
  • Adrian Badham September 26, 2015 at 2:54pm
    I know a lot of people don't like Chinese equipment but I am using a hornet 4 inch chipper . Has saved me that much in waste and time cost . Produce really good wood chip which are dispose of at my sites . No more carry loads of full builders bags in the van . Brought the chipper over in Gloucester spares are readily available price around £1800.00
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