Pictures of your chipper truck, lets see them!

[prana360]

My truck is an Isuzu FTR with knuckle boom and a Vermeer 1800xl with winch

 

[tomthetreeman]

That is my dream truck! Nice!

 

[Tr33Climb3r]

Yea I agree that is pretty awesome!

 

[prana360]

Thanks guys, it was my dream truck as well. It sure does help to not have to chunk logs or anything, between the 1800 and the knuckle I dont have to strain my back too much.. Removable tops are perfect to chip or load it up.

 

[GlennButler]

2001 Acterra w/BC1400.

 

[FlashD]

That is one sweet rig Prana. I may have just gotten a little bit of a stiffy.

 

[classictruckman]

Heres a picture of mine, the toolbox behind the cab is the full width of the truck, had a place for 10 alterna mats and storage on top for a wheelbarrow and whatever else you want to put up there.

 

[classictruckman]

And my bucket truck which is used as a chiptruck alot.

 

[TimberJack]

what is your chipper truck towing?

 

[classictruckman]

a trailer with our versalift versatrack on it.

http://www.versalift.com/Models/VersaTrack

 

[Sam Hodgson]

We mini skid all our stuff out to this....

 

[treecareinc]

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We mini skid all our stuff out to this....

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Same concept, slightly different set up. We use swinger loaders, the guys want a mini bad! Swingers are great, but too big sometimes.

 

[treecareinc]

2nd attempt on picture... sorry (new guy)

 

[jim454]

You're a storm chaser allright... that good for about 80 cubic yards?

 

[treecareinc]

Truck and trailer equal 125 or so (depends on who measures). Haven't had a storm in so long... it's hard to remember.

 

[Tr33Climb3r]

This is what my Dad and I currently work with. We are in the process of getting a new chipper...the thing is ancient but it runs well.

 

[brendonv]

That's insane Treecareinc. A good insane though!

That'd be a sweet setup for a one man show like myself. Roll up with the truck, and a towable or self drive lift on the trailer with the mini skid. Everything is there at once. Around here there really isn't anywhere to dump unchipped debri, so that's a killer.

Some day, after winning the lottery!

 

[treecareinc]

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That's insane Treecareinc. A good insane though!

That'd be a sweet setup for a one man show like myself. Roll up with the truck, and a towable or self drive lift on the trailer with the mini skid. Everything is there at once. Around here there really isn't anywhere to dump unchipped debri, so that's a killer.

Some day, after winning the lottery!

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We don't have the self drive lift, but have talked about the exact set up you describe. We run them with bucket trucks and swinger loaders now, but I think a mini and a spider lift would be the ultimate set up...

I also thought dumping unchipped debris wouldn't work... It has been much easier than I thought.

Thanks for the compliment. Customers freak when you show up to prune their crab apple with that truck!!!!

 

[UrbanTC]

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That's insane Treecareinc. A good insane though!



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He forgot to mention that we have three of them. Now that's insane!

 

[Sam Hodgson]

That is insane. Dont you ever have trouble turning that thing around or backing into tight area's, or do you just unhook alot? We moved the axels on our truck forward about 2.5ft just because it was such a wide turning radius.