jim454
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Re: 6\" chipper preference???
Looks good Bing.
So you're a painter as well as a tree guy?
Looks good Bing.
So you're a painter as well as a tree guy?
6" chipper preference???
- Thread starter Tom Dunlap
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Re: 6\" chipper preference???
paint looks sweet.
how much do those 2060D weigh? wonder if I could pull it with by 4cyl tacoma?
jp
paint looks sweet.
jp
jim454
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Re: 6\" chipper preference???
We used to pull a little 625 Vermeer behind a Mazda pick up.
You knew it was back there but it was do-able
We used to pull a little 625 Vermeer behind a Mazda pick up.
You knew it was back there but it was do-able
southsoundtree
Been here much more than a while
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- Olympia, WA
Re: 6\" chipper preference???
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paint looks sweet.
how much do those 2060D weigh? wonder if I could pull it with by 4cyl tacoma?
jp
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Pulling it, and wearing out your drivetrain, brakes, suspension, etc are two different things. I got a new transmission out of pulling my 4400# chipper/ chips with a 1/2 ton, 2wd pick-up a lot, when I first started out. I wasn't excited about the bill.
If its occasionally, it will be a lot different than frequently.
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paint looks sweet.
jp
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Pulling it, and wearing out your drivetrain, brakes, suspension, etc are two different things. I got a new transmission out of pulling my 4400# chipper/ chips with a 1/2 ton, 2wd pick-up a lot, when I first started out. I wasn't excited about the bill.
If its occasionally, it will be a lot different than frequently.
jim454
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Re: 6\" chipper preference???
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paint looks sweet.
how much do those 2060D weigh? wonder if I could pull it with by 4cyl tacoma?
jp
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I would imagine it weighs about 2000 lbs.
The Vermeer weighs 1900.
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paint looks sweet.
jp
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I would imagine it weighs about 2000 lbs.
The Vermeer weighs 1900.
jim454
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Re: 6\" chipper preference???
Yup, electric brakes would almost be a must, especially if you're hauling chips.
I think max towing capacity on a compact pickup is about 3500 lbs.(seems like a lot) Pay load is maybe a ton.
Would be a cute little urban set-up though, maybe good for a shrub crew.
Yup, electric brakes would almost be a must, especially if you're hauling chips.
I think max towing capacity on a compact pickup is about 3500 lbs.(seems like a lot) Pay load is maybe a ton.
Would be a cute little urban set-up though, maybe good for a shrub crew.
treebing
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- Detroit, Mi.
Raven
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- Northwoods
Re: 6\" chipper preference???
What if you cut off the tongue and the axles, mount the thing sideways on the front of a tandem axle dump trailer(with dump box shortened by 6 feet). 1 ton dump should handle it, no? Maybe 2.5 ton, blow chips into the truck and load yer firewood into the trailer, AND the mini could ride in the back of the trailer too......dreeeeeaaaming......
What if you cut off the tongue and the axles, mount the thing sideways on the front of a tandem axle dump trailer(with dump box shortened by 6 feet). 1 ton dump should handle it, no? Maybe 2.5 ton, blow chips into the truck and load yer firewood into the trailer, AND the mini could ride in the back of the trailer too......dreeeeeaaaming......
jim454
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Re: 6\" chipper preference???
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What if you cut off the tongue and the axles, mount the thing sideways on the front of a tandem axle dump trailer(with dump box shortened by 6 feet). 1 ton dump should handle it, no? Maybe 2.5 ton, blow chips into the truck and load yer firewood into the trailer, AND the mini could ride in the back of the trailer too......dreeeeeaaaming......
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Quite the creative fellow you are.
Dave has a trailer like that, mini skid rides on the platform, no reason why you couldn't set your chipper up there.
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What if you cut off the tongue and the axles, mount the thing sideways on the front of a tandem axle dump trailer(with dump box shortened by 6 feet). 1 ton dump should handle it, no? Maybe 2.5 ton, blow chips into the truck and load yer firewood into the trailer, AND the mini could ride in the back of the trailer too......dreeeeeaaaming......
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Quite the creative fellow you are.
Dave has a trailer like that, mini skid rides on the platform, no reason why you couldn't set your chipper up there.
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- Midland,Ontario,Canada
Re: 6\" chipper preference???
My brush guy uses a 35 hp rayco 6 inch chipper and chews it up as fast as you can feed it,great machine.
My brush guy uses a 35 hp rayco 6 inch chipper and chews it up as fast as you can feed it,great machine.
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- BC, Canada
Re: 6\" chipper preference???
Tom,
As it happens, I've been whoring out my climbing to a few outfits, and one uses a Bandit 65AW, one has the Vermeer 625, so I've been using them daily.
Very little to choose between the two, you have to process the brush pretty much the same for either one.
The Bandit spits the chips further than the Vemeer, the Vermeer has turf tires, so the Vermeer can't hit highway speeds, but you can roll it in anywhere.
I'd say it's a Husky vs Stihl choice, both do the job and your results will depend on your dealer service.
Having said that....They both really suck as commercial machines, and I feel pity for the groundcrews using either one. There is a real momentum change for the climber when the crew has to fight their job, battle against a tiny chipper.
But that's just me.
If I had to pull one around a campus, I'd go the Vermeer. The turf tires would make the difference.
Northwind
Tom,
As it happens, I've been whoring out my climbing to a few outfits, and one uses a Bandit 65AW, one has the Vermeer 625, so I've been using them daily.
Very little to choose between the two, you have to process the brush pretty much the same for either one.
The Bandit spits the chips further than the Vemeer, the Vermeer has turf tires, so the Vermeer can't hit highway speeds, but you can roll it in anywhere.
I'd say it's a Husky vs Stihl choice, both do the job and your results will depend on your dealer service.
Having said that....They both really suck as commercial machines, and I feel pity for the groundcrews using either one. There is a real momentum change for the climber when the crew has to fight their job, battle against a tiny chipper.
But that's just me.
If I had to pull one around a campus, I'd go the Vermeer. The turf tires would make the difference.
Northwind
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- Central Hardwood Belt, USA
Re: 6\" chipper preference???
I'd put turf tires on the Bandit. But that's just me.
I'd put turf tires on the Bandit. But that's just me.
treebing
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- Detroit, Mi.
Re: 6\" chipper preference???
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What if you cut off the tongue and the axles, mount the thing sideways on the front of a tandem axle dump trailer(with dump box shortened by 6 feet). 1 ton dump should handle it, no? Maybe 2.5 ton, blow chips into the truck and load yer firewood into the trailer, AND the mini could ride in the back of the trailer too......dreeeeeaaaming......
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that would be sweet but you would not longer be able to back it up right to the brush pile. but I guess if you had the mini too it wouldn't make too much difference.
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What if you cut off the tongue and the axles, mount the thing sideways on the front of a tandem axle dump trailer(with dump box shortened by 6 feet). 1 ton dump should handle it, no? Maybe 2.5 ton, blow chips into the truck and load yer firewood into the trailer, AND the mini could ride in the back of the trailer too......dreeeeeaaaming......
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that would be sweet but you would not longer be able to back it up right to the brush pile. but I guess if you had the mini too it wouldn't make too much difference.
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