SouthSoundTree-
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As a supplemental chipper for little jobs, I've thought about a 10-18 HP home/ property owner type of chipper. I have a growing base of repeat annual fruit tree pruning customers during the slow season. Lots of 1" water sprouts. Also, I get small pruning jobs that generate half a yard or a yard of chips. Sometimes I can work them in with other jobs, but winter time is slow. Clearly, not a high production unit. It can avoid hauling brush to the chipper/ brush trailer, though. A lot of people can use the mulch, or might have a yard waste bin going empty in the winter.
DR and Bearcat seem to have the most available locally, used. I'm hoping to be able pick up a low hour chipper from a homeowner for a good price. I've seen them on Craigslist within a reasonable driving distance. An 18 HP Low hour DR chipper didn't make it overnight at $500.
Worst case scenario, if its not that useful, I can sell it for what I have into it, or make a buck.
I think that the DR 18 HP is "4.5 inch" capacity.
10 HP are "3 inch" max. Troybilt. Craftsman. etc.
Maybe good on a hitch platform on the pick-up, or in a trailer, depending on if the small volume of chips can be left for mulch (common around here) or needs to be hauled (also common here). I figure rolling a little 100-200 pound chipper to the brush, and leaving chips in the orchard is win-win. Extra chipping effort is offset by not dragging. Saves towing a 4400 pound chipper for small amounts of chipping. Avoids fighting some tight and or steep, slick driveways, too.
Thoughts on different manufacturers? Models?
DR and Bearcat seem to have the most available locally, used. I'm hoping to be able pick up a low hour chipper from a homeowner for a good price. I've seen them on Craigslist within a reasonable driving distance. An 18 HP Low hour DR chipper didn't make it overnight at $500.
Worst case scenario, if its not that useful, I can sell it for what I have into it, or make a buck.
I think that the DR 18 HP is "4.5 inch" capacity.
10 HP are "3 inch" max. Troybilt. Craftsman. etc.
Maybe good on a hitch platform on the pick-up, or in a trailer, depending on if the small volume of chips can be left for mulch (common around here) or needs to be hauled (also common here). I figure rolling a little 100-200 pound chipper to the brush, and leaving chips in the orchard is win-win. Extra chipping effort is offset by not dragging. Saves towing a 4400 pound chipper for small amounts of chipping. Avoids fighting some tight and or steep, slick driveways, too.
Thoughts on different manufacturers? Models?