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  1. Tree-Taylor

    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    Looking through my emails it was actually Skarper that was doing the re-design not Haecksler.
  2. Tree-Taylor

    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    Yes, the Eliet's are bigger machines. They, along with the JoBeau chippers are on the larger end of what most would qualify as a wee chipper. Anything with an auto feed function and self-propelled will be larger and heavier it seems like. The Eliets are also not chippers, they're shredders. This...
  3. Tree-Taylor

    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    They are nice little machines and you can get an upgraded 18hp version and also an electric or hydraulic powered assist wheel. Still gravity feed though... @treebing have you seen the Eliet shredders? These are sold in North America. https://www.elietusa.com/en/news/20_in-the-spotlight:-prof-6
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    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    Ya you kind of learn how to feed it. I tend to just thin out the tops on bushy pieces. Wood will also bounce around a little so keeping some long pieces of brush to this side works well to pull the wood through.
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    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

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    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    The shape of the feed chute on Reg's machine is fairly long with an even taper. In my experience this isn't great for bushy material. The wood feeds in fine but the leafy ends get bunched up which is why he's shoving material through. This is kind of a species specific issue.
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    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    The feed shoot on mine is at waist height and really these things can only handle small branches. I keep a battery saw at the chipper for processing. If you fight with them, they'll wear you down so you learn to work the machine in an efficient manner. Tow chippers are the standard in the...
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    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    There are advantages and disadvantages to both tow behind and wee chippers. I understand people's apprehension about them, I laughed at a buddy of mine when he bought a 15hp chipper. I thought it was pretty darn adorable. I now see the potential. Unfortunately the market for wee chippers is very...
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    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    Stephen Blair has some interesting posts on this thread. Wee chipper, wheelie bins and a large cube van with a tailgate lift. https://arbtalk.co.uk/forums/topic/65966-can-you-match-a-cs100-to-a-truck/
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    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    Here's a guy that marches to the beat of his own drum. I'm not blown away by the machine and some of the mods but he's been in the game long enough to know what works for him. I do like the winch on the front. My machine has an auto-start powered by a 12V battery and I thought of using the...
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    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    I really enjoyed this podcast. I think I posted a picture of their setup at some point on here. They, along with a few other small scale arborists, inspired me to go with the model I currently have.
  12. Tree-Taylor

    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    These are also pretty impressive machines. I spoke to the owner last year and he said they shut down operations to concentrate on a newer version.
  13. Tree-Taylor

    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    This is what I was getting at earlier. You may get it through the gate but that's often only one of the obstacles to navigate around. Thanks for bringing them up, pretty impress amount of content on pests and diseases.
  14. Tree-Taylor

    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    Also in terms of rakings I noticed all the gardeners were leaving their yard waste in bags at the client's curb for yard waste pickup so I started to do the same for my rakings. Saw dust and final rakings can go into the chips. Not a single complaint.
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    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    True, I thought of narrowing down the feed chute, installing a caster wheel on the front and one of these closer to the rear of the machine. In the end I decided the splitfire wasn't going to work for what I wanted to do. https://www.probarrow.com/products/pro-pack/ The euros really do have a...
  16. Tree-Taylor

    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    This thread is based on the exceptions to the norm, it's a smaller equipment thread. I don't dump the wheelie bins into a truck or trailer. I have 6 large commercial wheeled bins that fit perfectly into a 4x8 trailer. I also have room for 2 extra bins in my enclosed trailer. Ideally I don't...
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    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    That's why you bought yours I guess. I didn't buy mine as a "starter" chipper. I never plan on buying a large chipper. When I need one I sub it out. They are cheap and portable though. The reason I bought mine was to eliminate the trips back and forth. One wheelie bin full eliminates a dozen...
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    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    Standard gate sizes are 32-36". You're missing the point of a mini chipper if you're picturing dragging the brush to the curb.
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    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    Great for the burbs, not so great for an old urban area. If you can tow it, you're not getting it into my backyards.
  20. Tree-Taylor

    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    These are great little chippers from a well respected Canadian manufacturer, however they aren't compact enough to fit through most urban gates. I contacted them to see if they would make me a machine with a narrower wheel base but they declined.

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