I don't know what percentage of material I chip versus haul brush versus leave to the homeowner.
I run a one-ton pickup as my equipment truck on all jobs.
Chipping with hauling means a second driver for the chip truck being available all day, which isn't always available, or a chip trailer. I almost always work 5-10 minutes from my shop which makes 2 solo trips to trailer equipment practical.
Most customers keep chips when I chip (or they go into the woods). I'm chronically short on chips at home. I chipped some brush this summer for planting mulch.
I don't mind machine-feeding at all. Hand-fed chipping isn't bad. My body doesn't like long drags.
I find it loud and dusty (not unlike many tree work things, particularly removals). I wear a respirator to chip when the conditions are dusty.
One or a couple big grapple bites empties my trailers of most things. I'll have a grapple truck come before too long.
I'd far rather do technical work than chipping.
Different strokes for different folks.
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