small chipper & dump trailer?

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Did you do the chute mod yourself?

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Yes, it's been a continual process. I made the latest chute out of aluminum, it's been hard to keep the welds from cracking.

For the Vermeer, it was just a matter of cutting the chute and welding in a hinge.

Actually, my buddy did the welding, he owns a welding shop.
 
You guys are so fortunate to have access to those fine pieces of machinery. Down here between shipping and duties a chipper would break my bank presently. I would love a small Bandit ( 12" or a little smaller ), it would make my job so much easier, however the roads and spaces I need to manoeuver around would make things very difficult. Space and access would make many of my jobs useless for using the chipper as there would not be enough room. However that being said I want one and believe me I will get it.
 
Just do it!

Even the little ones make enough noise to get people out of the house to see you got the equipment to do the job.
I have bandit 65 with 25hp and it is fine for even the biggest hardwood removals. Sharp knives and good edge on the bed knife and its a pleasure.
Best analogy is 260 and 660 chainsaaw. gotta weigh it all out.
 
Even by UK standards my rig is small and very basic, but it works for me (not an equipment junkie) a setup similar to this might work in Barbados Swingdude?

The tipping trailer will carry 3 tons of chip, the chipper (Jensen) will chip up to 6 inches, weighs a ton and can be pushed around by 2 guys.

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As well as the white Nissan pickup we have a 4x4 Jeep (Daihatsu Fourtrak) we use to pull the chipper and other things (see video)

here's a vid of the Daihatsu at work, some might say it all looks a bit redneck, well that may be so, but we're enlightened rednecks who are aware of Shigo and Codit. In order to complete our set up we're saving for a skidsteer and a 600 ft hank of true blue.


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Thanks Grov that's a nice setup and is just what I need in BIM. I have a small tree service 3man crew as you know and this is similar to the direction I am headed. Dump trailer and small chipper cool photo's by the way. By the way just looked at beech tree pruning vid, had seen it before thanks for the tour. Good work my friend.
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Grover, Thats the set up I'm looking for!

Do you drop one peice of equipment off at the job the night before? or take two vehicles to the job?

Thanks for all the advise everybody. I'll be looking into a small chipper and dump trailer for next season. Hoping not to spend more than $5000-$6000 for both.
 
Hi all, not going back to work til next year and thought I'd say hello over here...

.... the "loadhandler" and a morbark 6" served me well for 5 years. Out your way (I'm guessing western NC, VA or eastern TN) you would probably be asking for trouble from the law by pulling something in tandem. This would allow you to stay lean and probably only make one trip. If you decide to go that route take the extra time to seal off your wheel wells with plywood (eliminates headaches). I rented a 6" bandit for a couple of years before buying the morbark... I can't manhandle the morbark due to the 33hp diesel but the bandit with the kohler was doable; just something to consider. One con to this setup is gear storage / security but you find a way to make it work. good luck
 
With the Loadhandler, you can layer in tarps, lasagna-style, with the chips for easy unloading, if you find that the chips are too heavy when loaded to the top of your box. The chips naturally slope toward the tailgate, so the lasagna does, too, which is a help.

Its a cheaper start than chipper and trailer, plus one vehicle. Would leave you with more money for a more dependable, newer chipper with less money put into repairs, and less down time.

'round here, you're looking at $3500 for the cheapest new dump trailer, and used ones are hard to come by.
 
Not sure if that was meant for sean or me... here are some pics I found; with his deal just imagine thin layers on what I'm showing. It's made out of 3/4" treated plywood... if you go this route don't cut out the little square to look through... mistake!
 

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Grover, Thats the set up I'm looking for!

Do you drop one peice of equipment off at the job the night before? or take two vehicles to the job?



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we take two vehicles to every job unless we're chipping on site - normally I'll try to push for the client to keep all the arisings if they have wooded areas for the chip/and can use the timber, this keeps costs down, but isn't always practical as we all know.

On the loadhandler, while I think it has a place in treework for certain applications, you can't beat a tipping trailer, it just makes life so much easier.

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