Chipper/Dump Combo Trailer

evo said:
It never hurts to try right;)? Salmon fisherman are ya? This past summer I did some fruit trees and lilacs in trade for some Alaskan salmon. The client is a captain of a fishing boat up there. He built a smoker on top of his chimney and I trade him apple wood for smoked salmon all year. He said he got tired of bundling up to go outside to tend his fish in the middle of the night, now he puts his slippers on and tosses another apple log in the fireplace in the winter.
If it works out I will let you know, I'm just out side of Seattle so it won't be hard for you to get to Alaska from here.
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That sounds great, evo. I may have met your client up at the cannery. If you get a chance, ask him if he's on a bird boat, a cat boat. If he's a drift netter, he'll know...:) It's a small world that keeps getting smaller every day. His smoking system sounds like the ticket...but, does he have to go up on the roof for vittles? Surely it's worth it for smoked salmon.
 
Yeah, he does but it's slow smoked for about 3-4 days..(?) I believe he is a drift netter, he was mending it while I was working. Kaul is the last name if I remember it off the top of my head right.
 
I am seriously considering something like this. I have a Bandit 65AW. If it had the "swivel" option, that would be awesome. Eric, thanks for bringing up this thread and great work.

Wonder if my 97 chevy 1500 (v8-350 and it nice shape) would have a tough time with a load like this though, because it is set up quite ideally as my tool truck
 
MikePowers321 said:
I am seriously considering something like this. I have a Bandit 65AW...Wonder if my 97 chevy 1500 (v8-350 and it nice shape) would have...
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Mike, we just ran the trailer today. It is sooooo sweet. With my EZ Dump, I'd have to unload the truck twice today. I still have room for two more days like this. So the capacity alone is great.

I pulled into a straight driveway and came out from behind the house with the brush and right to the infeed. This is CLEAN to boot. I need body vents, for sure, but I can already tell that containment will be better than any other setup I've personally owned.

If you can get the tongue weight right, your truck should pull no problem.

 
So jealous of these set ups. I shouldn't have ran out and bought the first cheap chuck and duck I could find. Running with chipper and dump trailer to chip into. I've done four jobs with it now and its already getting old!!
 
TCtreeswinger said:
So jealous of these set ups. I shouldn't have ran out and bought the first cheap chuck and duck I could find. Running with chipper and dump trailer to chip into. I've done four jobs with it now and its already getting old!!
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Oh man. Are you doing all that with just one truck?
 
Dude that things workin like a dream!!!The bees knees for sure!!!I'm stoked for you Eric!!!I think what I like most about this build is that it's not unnecessarily overbuilt(you can tell you kept weight in mind throughout the build)...BC935's with the Diesels are Bomb 2...I love the way you used easy to find parts and not custom expensive one off pieces...I'm just jealous!!!Thanks for showing us all a different way to do things!!!
 
Thank god no. My dad recently retired and started landscaping again after 30 years in corrections so I went in with him on a 1 ton pickup and dump trailer ( my dad has a 1/2 ton as well). Then found a chipper on craigslist for 1800 bucks so I jumped on it. it's decent for what it is but the mess is hard to contain even with sides and the immobility and length is a bummer.
 
Steve Baker said:
Dude that things workin like a dream!!!The bees knees for sure!!!I'm stoked for you Eric!!!I think what I like most about this build is that it's not unnecessarily overbuilt(you can tell you kept weight in mind throughout the build)...BC935's with the Diesels are Bomb 2...I love the way you used easy to find parts and not custom expensive one off pieces...I'm just jealous!!!Thanks for showing us all a different way to do things!!!
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Man, thanks again Steve. It's cool that you've noticed so much about it. The funny thing is, I just happened to have all this stuff, but never thought of combining it all as I aquired each different piece. As luck would have it, they all seem to be just right together...chipper isn't too big, box isn't too small, main trailer is just right. I honestly lucked out.

Man I so stoked to get this thing all painted up. I felt so bad the last couple times I pulled it around. The roads are SO salty around here still, and there I am, dragging my trailer around without even any primer on the metal. I can't even think about it too much anymore. It will make me sick. I think I'll keep riding on the good vibes that it works so well...so far. :)
 
TCtreeswinger said:
Thank god no. My dad recently retired and started landscaping again after 30 years in corrections so I went in with him on a 1 ton pickup and dump trailer ( my dad has a 1/2 ton as well). Then found a chipper on craigslist for 1800 bucks so I jumped on it. it's decent for what it is but the mess is hard to contain even with sides and the immobility and length is a bummer.
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Well just keep plugging away with what you got. Maybe with the right work, you can sell the C&D for more than you paid...or just break even and make the next step.
 
oceans said:
Mike, we just ran the trailer today. It is sooooo sweet. With my EZ Dump, I'd have to unload the truck twice today. I still have room for two more days like this. So the capacity alone is great.

I pulled into a straight driveway and came out from behind the house with the brush and right to the infeed. This is CLEAN to boot. I need body vents, for sure, but I can already tell that containment will be better than any other setup I've personally owned.

If you can get the tongue weight right, your truck should pull no problem.

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I love it.
 
Eric, the "chip dump" video I posted had the box kind of open which seemed nice finish up rakings and maybe tossing a few big chunks of wood in real quick. I do remember you saying you do mostly pruning though.

Did it take you a lot of tries to find the sweet spot on weight distribution? Or nailed it right away?
 
MikePowers321 said:
Eric, the "chip dump" video I posted had the box kind of open which seemed nice finish up rakings and maybe tossing a few big chunks of wood in real quick. I do remember you saying you do mostly pruning though.

Did it take you a lot of tries to find the sweet spot on weight distribution? Or nailed it right away?
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I was just talking with my buddy about barrels from cleanup and what not. I definitely need to create access for at least that somehow. You can easily ruin a nice set of chipper knives with that stuff.

As far as the weight distribution, I lucked out with all the parameters I had to work with. I was able to slam the chipper right against the front axle, and leave just about 18" to the nose of the box, which left the tail at a reasonable point. From there, I plugged in the weight of chip yardage as it gets loaded. It just happens to be about right. When I disconnected this evening, it was noticeably easier to crank the jack leg to lift the trailer off the hitch. The counter weight of the chip is making a difference just as I hoped it would.
 
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Love the vids and would love to have a setup like that. The only thing I see missing (not so bad on Eric's) is that little panic area I like to go, to get away from a crooked limb. But I think I could deal with that with a chainsaw :) I'm jealous. Looks perfect for tight areas.
 
TreeLogic said:
Love the vids and would love to have a setup like that. The only thing I see missing (not so bad on Eric's) is that little panic area I like to go, to get away from a crooked limb. But I think I could deal with that with a chainsaw :) I'm jealous. Looks perfect for tight areas.
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You know, I was thinking you were being humorous (which you're pretty good at), but I re-read your post a few times, and know exactly what you mean. If you look closely in my vid, you can see the scabbard I mounted on the side of the infeed for a MS192T. I cripple a good amount in an efficient way with that thing right there. No saw on the ground, etc...but what you say is true, when you feed from the scabbard side (tongue side), the taper of the tongue allows you to get quite clear of anything that might be able to impact you. Great point!
 
oceans said:
You know, I was thinking you were being humorous (which you're pretty good at), but I re-read your post a few times, and know exactly what you mean. If you look closely in my vid, you can see the scabbard I mounted on the side of the infeed for a MS192T. I cripple a good amount in an efficient way with that thing right there. No saw on the ground, etc...but what you say is true, when you feed from the scabbard side (tongue side), the taper of the tongue allows you to get quite clear of anything that might be able to impact you. Great point!
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Yeah, I meant that area between the fender and push bar where you can get safely out of the way. But with a chainsaw you can just cut the crooked limb.
 
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