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Hard to provide an definite figure, but our Saleen Chipper/ Shredders are supposed to do a 6 to 1 reduction, so on your volume calculation 15 *2.4 *1 ~36m2 would equate to ~6m3.
Maybe a chipper would achieve a better reduction as as the output chips are normally smaller than a chipper/shredder.
Check you Chipper Ops Manual or Distributor and see their figures and then allow a less effective rate as very few achieve these maximum figures
p.s. don't forget there is a lot of 'air' in your volume calculation, so will also depend on how dense the Confiers are....
OK thanks, I was thinking maybe just get an 8 yard skip, start with the smaller branches and if I run out of room find a home for the logs for burning - I just don't want a significant amount of waste left over to deal with! I will check the manual if the hire company have it and see what it says.
You probably be able to find the manual available online if you know the model number.
Make sure your hire choice is fit for purpose (ie the type often hired out are top loaders which are a pain to load and not that useful as they rely on gravity and/or you pushing it thru...).
Go for a professional front load chipper with at least a 13 or 15 hp engine. The more power, the more effective they tend to be..
OK thanks for the advice I will ask what type they have.
If you've got the hassle and cost of hiring a chipper, I wonder if you might do better just to put the cuttings straight in the skip and then just slice it down with a chainsaw...... its incredible how much you can get in this way. (unfortunately, this may well not be recommended for health and safety reasons but that's how I'd do it!!) I'm sure that lot will comfortably fit in an 8 yard skip having done similar hedges myself.
My comment here would be thus - hiring a chipper and getting a skip in too is going to get expensive VERY quickly - just checked my 'base prices' - chipper 6 or 8" road tow (only ones worth bothering with locally in my opinion) approx £100 per day - 8 yard skip £185....
That's £285 before labour for what is a pretty small hedge....
Personally I hate getting skips in and the attendant hassle of road permits, lighting, cones etc - plus the fact drivers won't leave them on block pave, or tarmac drives.... Also if they sit anywhere for a few days there's often a rusty stain where they have been.
Personally I would be whacking said hedge through a towed chipper straight into the back of my truck and dumping the chip at the green waste site...
Don't forget you can't chip the roots (if you are digging them out)...
One guy local to me when faced with a hedge reduction task, seeks the customers permission to leave the trunks (if any size) on the border of or out the front of the property for the 'log fairies' with a agreement if still there in a few days he will pick them up - usually the logs are long gone by then.....
I don't see how you are going to be able to provide a competitive quote for this type of work if you are having to hire out both a chipper and a skip, which will come to between £250 and £300, and that's before you even charge for labour.
To give you an example, providing there was easy access to the hedge and not too far to drag the brash I would only be charging around £200-£300 for the whole job, as we could probably get it done in only a few hours with our equipment.
Great Suggestion Mark.
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