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NeTree
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Anybody see the MythBusters episode on banana peels? 
Unattended chippers
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MasterBlaster
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It amazes me how groundies are afraid to idle the chipper down during lulls in chipping. It's like they love to hear it running.
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Blinky
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I hate it when crews keep the chipper running while i'm rigging, i can't communicate with my groundie.
treesandsurf
Treehouser
That is a pet peeve when groundies finish chipping all the staged brush and leave the chipper on to walk all the way over, pick up one remaining branch and walk all the way back to chip. Just turn it off and wait until more brush is staged!
Unless it's a removal with constant brush, I like to have the chipper running at intervals throughout the day.
jp
Unless it's a removal with constant brush, I like to have the chipper running at intervals throughout the day.
jp
rumination
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CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
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CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
I throw chunks of wood so I get Robs attention... He has trouble hearing me...
... He has trouble hearing me...
Old Monkey
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If I need to communicate verbally and the chippers running i catch an eye and give them aand they throttle her down. Finger across the throat shuts it off
I tried that finger across the throat thing and those bastard almost killed Jim. Its the last time I hire pirates as day laborers I tell you.
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Newfie
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I throw chunks of wood so I get Robs attention
Why aren't his eyes on you?
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
If he is working the chipper.... Usually I have Katy spotting me in the tree. Working the ropes. He don't often hear me or Katy, when the chipper aint running... Soooooo... I think he should wear more PPE... But how do you force another owner to wear ear protection?
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NeTree
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What?
gf beranek
Old Schooler
The modern industrial brush chippers today can consume more brush than the average ground crew can manually feed them. So anytime their running up to speed without doing any work is a pure waste of fuel and wear on the machine.
And the needless noise sucks.
And the needless noise sucks.
Che
Treehouser
Doesn't even have to be an idiot, wouldn't take long for an hyper inquisitive kid to come see what the ruckus is about.
Old Monkey
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Good alliteration.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Really. I used to let the grammar school kids come into my shop on their way home from school, being on a path home for a number of them. When I had a machine running I didn't allow it, but one time I had to only make a quick pass over the jointer, so I didn't kick them out. After I turned off the machine and while the cutter head was still revolving, one bright bespectacled lad went over and tried to shove a stick into the knives. 
All you need to do is pretend the fuel is 10 bucks a gallon.
It is over here in the UK
I really hate it when a chipper is left blaring away with FA goin through it.Why waste fuel, wear on the machine, makes it so hard to communicate , any annoying for any residents.
It's amazing how quick a large pile of brash IF PROPERLY stacked can be chipped. Love the groundies that can't stack, so funny watching them stuggle to put stuff through
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
The neater you stack it, the easier it is to chip.
That's my motto.
That's my motto.
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
I'm not into wasting fuel or racking up hours either but when the machine is running up at speed with nothing going through it, do y'all think it's really wearing on things much?
Squisher,When you go to buy a machine, do you consider the hours on it "working" or "idleing" hours?
every hour you run a machine it is worth less.
Machines are engineered to do their job. IMO it is worse to run a machine at speed not doing anything than it is if it is working.
This goes not so much for belts, etc. but for the expensive parts, engines, bearings, and the like
every hour you run a machine it is worth less.
Machines are engineered to do their job. IMO it is worse to run a machine at speed not doing anything than it is if it is working.
This goes not so much for belts, etc. but for the expensive parts, engines, bearings, and the like
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
I hear what you're saying about value, and like I said I agree with not wanting to run up hours and waste fuel. I could see an engine possibly running stronger/longer under proper load. I would hypothesize that infeed roller bearings and disk/drum bearings would last a hell of alot longer just turning doing no feeding then constantly pushing wood/brush through.
Possibly your right, But nowadays many load bearing systems are engineered to be stronger where they need to be to bear the load of working and weaker in spots where no load force will be applied.
I don't really know if this applies to chippers, just thought it might. My biggest concern would definitely be the engine.
I don't really know if this applies to chippers, just thought it might. My biggest concern would definitely be the engine.
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
I hear ya, and really the motor is the biggest thing to worry about I think too.
I hate hearing my chipper running with nothing going through it. Most of the time we have it down to a good system of staging and then slamming it through with the mini/grapple but still the odd time I'll end up looking around from up top and wondering why the hell the chipper is still blaring away.
I hate hearing my chipper running with nothing going through it. Most of the time we have it down to a good system of staging and then slamming it through with the mini/grapple but still the odd time I'll end up looking around from up top and wondering why the hell the chipper is still blaring away.
Pulled the keys out of mine twice today (new groundman and temporary at that).After the second time I went up in the bucket w/keys in my pocket. Everything was stacked real nice when I came down. Some learn quicker than others.
