What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

[Merle Nelson]

If I was hot about propelling a small chipper today I would find someone who owns a Trailer Caddy and take a Bandit 65/75 to them and test how we'll it could move chipper into a pack lot etc

 

[Merle Nelson]

https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Dolly/Trailer-Valet/TVRVR3.html

This is expensive, and the 11k model is a bunch more but for the right business...

 

[southsoundtree]

I was thinking about that Bandit chipper a lot, yesterday.

Could be really nice to complement my bigger chipper, which I can move a lot of places with my mini.

Curious about weight, traction and replacement parts.

 

[Tree-Taylor]

I was thinking about that Bandit chipper a lot, yesterday.

Could be really nice to complement my bigger chipper, which I can move a lot of places with my mini.

Curious about weight, traction and replacement parts.

They're more common across the pond, and often tracked.

Timberwolf Wood Chippers | Made in Britain Since 1986

Timberwolf has manufactured commercial wood chippers in the UK for over 35 years. Based in Suffolk, Timberwolf exports wood chippers globally.

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[Boomslang]

They're more common across the pond, and often tracked.

Timberwolf Wood Chippers | Made in Britain Since 1986

Timberwolf has manufactured commercial wood chippers in the UK for over 35 years. Based in Suffolk, Timberwolf exports wood chippers globally.

timberwolfchippers.com.au

Canadian dealer and parts supplier. A little more accessible than "across the pond" at least.

Timberwolf 280FTR Gasoline Chipper

AMAZING OFF-ROAD CAPABILITY KUBOTA PETROL ENGINE, WOLFTRACK® DUAL SPEED TRACKING SYSTEM ‘A ‘go-anywhere’ tracked wood chipper with excellent off-road performance’ If you’re looking for the ground covering performance and the outstanding efficiency you’ve come to expect from Timberwolf, the TW...

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[Serf Life]

Salsco has a tracked 6x12 infeed, comes with a single axle trailer.

 

[oceans]

@Serf Life , I looked up that Salsco machine. That is pretty darn sweet.

@27RMT0N , Carlton makes a unit much like that Bandit, but the wheel placement of the Carlton is wider and longer which I imagine makes it a more stable unit. I think I saw it in a recent tree equipment trader mag.

 

[Mick Dempsey]

They're more common across the pond, and often tracked.

Timberwolf Wood Chippers | Made in Britain Since 1986

Timberwolf has manufactured commercial wood chippers in the UK for over 35 years. Based in Suffolk, Timberwolf exports wood chippers globally.

timberwolfchippers.com.au

I’ve never seen or heard of a self propelled wheeled chipper over here.
Tracked units popular in the UK, owned a couple myself over the years, less common in France (from what I’ve seen anyway)

 

[TreeVB]

This is my current smaller set up that I usually take for solo work. Sometimes I’ll just bring a 14’ dump trailer if debris will be very minimal.

 

[matdand]

I’ll try to get some pics when I have it set up.

Barrel has a garden tap threaded into the bottom of a 30 gallon (but any size is good I can get a 1,000L tank for $120 but I don’t have that demand yet).

The garden house goes from tank to the pressure washer just gravity fed and standing water pressure. Then the probe goes onto the high pressure gun. Just make sure that your pressure washer has enough psi and to thread on it’s a gas powered gun (they’re different than he electric units).

I use water soluble fertilizer every now and then just give it a stir.

Not great pics but there you go.

Do you only do deep root fertilising or have you tried spraying small/medium trees?

 

[Z'sTrees]

This is my current smaller set up that I usually take for solo work. Sometimes I’ll just bring a 14’ dump trailer if debris will be very minimal.

I like how low profile that bed sits.

 

[Jehinten]

For anyone needing a self-propelled chipper on rough terrain. I know nothing else about it, but it appears that it would handle a side slope well.

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[Friedrich]

For anyone needing a self-propelled chipper on rough terrain. I know nothing else about it, but it appears that it would handle a side slope well.

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i worked with those chippers quite a bit, very handy machines and quite common around here.

 

[Mick Dempsey]

i worked with those chippers quite a bit, very handy machines and quite common around here.

I bought a tow behind Först in 2015.
Nearly put me in a mental asylum with its unreliability.
They do chip well, and I understand a lot of the issues have been sorted.

 

[Alec A.]

Downsized from a 2-rig, chipper/dump truck and mini-skid/pickup fleet to a 1-rig set up this year. The goal was to maximize efficiency of my owner/operator business, minimize windshield time, whilst running the whole show out of a garage.

We are now running an Eliet Super Prof in conjunction with our MT100. The Eliet machine and company have been excellent to work with. We don't haul away anything, leaving the shredder mulch on site and piling wood near the street or wherever the client requests it. These conditions are discussed ahead of time and are generally well received in my market. This model also helps keep me in front of the more preservation minded customers in my market.

Beyond just preservation work though, the Eliet shredder has reduced my need for leased labor greatly. It shreds incredibly well up to 5" limbs max. It is 34" wide and goes everywhere but down stairs. Last week we removed a 130' Douglas-fir in a backyard, just me and a contract climber friend. Shredded all the brush from just outside the drop zone and sprayed a pile back into the DZ for a wood chunk crash pad. Don't miss dragging brush and haven't used more than 5 gallons of non-ethanol in a week since I sold my Morbark M12RX and got the Eliet. Game changer.

 

[Tree-Taylor]

Nice machines! Lots of good details in this post. Good on you for trying a model that's outside of the box.

 

[Sfoppema]

Downsized from a 2-rig, chipper/dump truck and mini-skid/pickup fleet to a 1-rig set up this year. The goal was to maximize efficiency of my owner/operator business, minimize windshield time, whilst running the whole show out of a garage.

We are now running an Eliet Super Prof in conjunction with our MT100. The Eliet machine and company have been excellent to work with. We don't haul away anything, leaving the shredder mulch on site and piling wood near the street or wherever the client requests it. These conditions are discussed ahead of time and are generally well received in my market. This model also helps keep me in front of the more preservation minded customers in my market.

Beyond just preservation work though, the Eliet shredder has reduced my need for leased labor greatly. It shreds incredibly well up to 5" limbs max. It is 34" wide and goes everywhere but down stairs. Last week we removed a 130' Douglas-fir in a backyard, just me and a contract climber friend. Shredded all the brush from just outside the drop zone and sprayed a pile back into the DZ for a wood chunk crash pad. Don't miss dragging brush and haven't used more than 5 gallons of non-ethanol in a week since I sold my Morbark M12RX and got the Eliet. Game changer. View attachment 91051
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What do you do with the wood? Or if client does not want woodchips?

 

[Alec A.]

What do you do with the wood? Or if client does not want woodchips?

It all starts with the initial visit and quoting. I'll explain my business model and what we offer, it honestly helps me feel out a client's goals for the tree work as well. We try to put the material back into their landscape in a way that works best for them i.e. piling or spreading mulch and piling wood where it works best for them. That could be near the tree, a wood shed, or the curb if they intend to have it hauled off. The "shreddings" made by the Eliet machine are very different and a much higher quality landscape material than regular wood chips dumped out the back of the truck.

Unfortunately, the only places to haul to around here are the dump ($$$) or the pulp mill (if all the logs are 8' or more). Fortunately, there are a few good firewood organizations, privately owned and non-profit, that are eager to pickup and provide firewood to our community. Also, a lot of people burn wood in our area and generally my customers are not worried about getting rid of it in one of the aforementioned ways.

My market has serious depth when it comes to removal-focused tree services that can haul or chip large amounts of wood. Our company fills a niche by providing high-quality, preservation based tree work performed by experienced arborists with a much smaller environmental footprint. I run my company out of my 2-car garage in a neighborhood with a lot of canopy coverage. Property costs are insane around here and I can only play the cards in my hand so creating a business that runs out of my house was mandatory. However, I walked to 2 of my bids this week. I regularly see companies from 1hr+ away commuting to my neighborhood to work here. Sometimes it's better to be close to the work even if you don't haul it off.

 

[southsoundtree]

I bet you could get it up and down strong stairs, if needed, with some MacGyver-ing.

 

[Alec A.]

I bet you could get it up and down strong stairs, if needed, with some MacGyver-ing.

I have definitely pondered a high-lead tether to lower the machine down a steep slope, it isn't as all terrain as the MT100 mini skid. I also installed the factory lifting hooks and I am keeping an eye out for a job where craning the shredder into an enclosed yard makes sense.