Are small chippers any good for conifer waste. Greenmech CS100

Today I take down a conifer tree and run the waste through my Greenmech CS100 chipper. For a small machine it packs a punch and copes well with the conifer.
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Cheers.

[@thomasmccullagh8282]

I never bother with chippers,i have a big tipper trailer and just take green waste to skip,works for me but they are handy in there own right for borders etc but it takes time to chip it all down. Great video.

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Thanks 👍 yea makes sense, I don't chip too much now unless it's quicker and easier than the drag as I have easy green waste dump site. Guessing the big towable chippers eat everything quickly but the one I have you have to weigh up the time and effort involved. Thanks for watching 👍

[@smithytv3181]

Great chipper, got mine new last week. Worth the extra money. It facilitates work that I would have avoided before and of course you can charge extra for ‘chipper hire’ Love the channel👍

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Thanks 👍 it's a great piece of kit and your right it helps with being able to take on certain jobs. Thanks for watching 👌

[@edwindude9893]

They are the best 4” chipper I’ve used. And I tried out quite a few.

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

That's good to hear and glad you agree 👍 thanks for watching

[@bjorn-e.t.6198]

Ever tried the Forrest master fm14dd? 👀

[@mr.tidygarden]

Small chipper very handy if you have a few jobs on in a day and 2 helpers giving a hand one clearing one chipping away and obviously 1 guy cutting👊

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Yea definitely helps when there's a couple of you to supply and chip 👍 cheers

[@ScottBuckland]

Just ordered myself one of these - your videos were the deciding factor on making my mind up on it 👍

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

I'm sure you won't be disappointed, just dress stuff down fairly straight and keep the dry/ dead wood out or mix with green. Does this mean I'm officially an influencer now 😂

[@ScottBuckland]

Ok sound 👍 and I yeah guess so, so it had better not disappoint - Greenmech should give you a sponsor 🤣

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

@@ScottBuckland honestly haven't regretted buying mine, it's perfect for the size. Good luck with it👍👍

[@simonparry3823]

Great piece of kit for the gardener. I have the Jansen GTS-1500E 15hp love it. Your blades not to bad once it stop getting pulled in automatically on the Jansen it time to sharpen them. Great job

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Cheers 👍 I nearly went for the Jansen when buying this, there are some great reviews on them👌

[@pablo9364]

Very nice video. I have just got a small chipper not used it yet. Looks very good

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Cheers 👍 hope yours works out well for you.

[@leslienaylor4935]

I have always turned / sharpened the blades every 25 hours and also make shore the blade gap never gets more than the thickness of a card makes all the difference to the cutting , also have a hour meter on mine for the oil change 25 hours .

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Sounds about right 👍 I put a cheap hour meter on mine and aim for 20hrs in blades, on about 25 now so due. Maintenance really goes a long way 👌

[@stillasgoodasnew]

Beast of a machine, well worth the price tag

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Cheers 👍 hopefully if I needed to sell it at any point it's quality enough to still hold some value too. Thanks for watching 👌

[@jasongardener3425]

Nice machine, I quite like Chipping conifer, i had my 15hp chipper going 3 days last week, real god send and mulch for the boarders. Cat s..t 🤢 👍👍

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Great when you can chip right where you've cut👌 less the cat shit😅

[@SJ_ArbGM]

0:25 , checking the fell like it's a massive tree haha love it 😀

[@SJ_ArbGM]

Just step cut it

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Should have just gone straight through with a slide cut but didn't want it going over the wall I guess 😅

[@andrewchapman1511]

Hi mate , yea they love the straight bits , used mine on a couple of jobs last week , good to get it out again ! Did a load of hawthorn with it which it loved , few more jobs to do with it in feb , then I’m going to get blades checked and service . Cheers Andrew

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Always starts too so bonus 👍 glad you're making good use of it. Blades on mine definitely need sorting

[@bjorn-e.t.6198]

German arborist Here I have AS a small chipper the fm14dd from forrest master ...Takes everything Up to 4-4,5 Inches ...IT size wise even smaller arround 220lbs /110kg ...using IT for over 4 years now ...very pleased with this british pice Of engeering ...costed arround 1500£ /1750 € at the time ..now ITS about 100 bucks more ...awesen Maschine ...Not belt driven but direct shaft driven ...14 HP ... With Sharp Blades Not even dead hard beech/oak bogs IT down Up to 3/3,5 Inches ... Coniferes/needle Wood fresh I have chipped Stuff over 5 Inches ...If you ease IT in He Takes even that ...love this Machine ... I wantet tonbuy the green-mech Like you but at less than half the price i choose the Forrest master fm14dd 420 cc ... They even have a 18hp Version that you saddly cant buy Here in Germany for arround 2.200 ... Same size Same weigth Just a few CC's more ...

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Sounds a great bit of kit👍 thanks for watching and your comment

[@bjorn-e.t.6198]

@LewisgardenservicesLtd i Just found you Channel but its very interesting to me because Like me you mainly opperate on a smaller scale unlike Most other KZbin arborists Keep IT Up Look Forward to See more of how you Guys Work over there ✌️ stay Safe Wish you all the best

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

@bjorn-e.t.6198 thanks and welcome along 👍

[@PKGardenService]

Definitely a quality little machine there Nathan 👍

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Thanks 👍 I really should use and promote it more for the business. The only thing it doesn't like is dead/ dry wood. Thanks for watching 👌

[@jonnysgardenmaintenance]

Definitely need a chipper this year I can vouch for this machine here as I rent it out when I need it for hedging jobs, cracker machine and easy access if it does block up, it loves the petrol so it does, I used it for 12 ft cherry laurels and Conifer beast of a machine, I like it because of its size and its accessibility to any property great job Nathan 👍

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Cheers 👍 I've never used it for hedge cuttings but it's great for those branches etc. How's the weather over with you, been cold here❄️❄️😬

[@jonnysgardenmaintenance]

@@LewisgardenservicesLtd snows away now so back at it tomorrow full week nothing done nearly 2 actually so looking forward to getting stuck in 👍

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

@@jonnysgardenmaintenance tidy👍

[@leebennett3672]

Great chipper 🙂🙂

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Cheers 👍 thanks for watching 👌

[@HoopersGardenMaintenance]

Tidy bit of kit that mate🍟🌲👍🏼

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Cheers 👍 it's tidy enough.... wouldn't want to get my arm too far down for sure😬😅

[@sgm-gardenmaintenance7408]

Great video as allways mate.

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Cheers 👍 thanks for watching 👌

[@carl8035]

Nice chipper. I got a little cobra for £800. Cracking machine for the price. Deals with 3 inch no problem. There’s something oddly satisfying chipping! Although my back doesn’t like all the bending down

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

The red ones right? Think I've seen one locally being used and it reduced a good pile in a day👍 the feeding of these gravity machines can be tiring and a pain at times. Cheers

[@carl8035]

@@LewisgardenservicesLtd thats the one. Actually it was £620, just looked. Bargain! Yeh a self feed one would be very nice.

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

@@carl8035 sounds ideal. So much choice now I think 👍

[@smartfactorgardenmaintenan4831]

Hi there. Which model cobra was it ? Cheers 🙂✌️

[@markschofield576]

The worst bit about my little chipper is the last bit of branch that doesn't quite get pulled through with the rest and ends up bouncing around at the bottom of the chute 😅 apart from that it's a cracking bit of kit and I wouldn't be without it now 👍🏼

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

The bit that stops the drum from turning the next time you want to start it🙄😅 been there. I always keep a few small bits for the last to help clear anything through. Don't use mine every week but glad I've got mine too👍

[@mincemead2027]

I keep a broom handy for this purpose

[@DJC995]

Hi Nathan Nice one handy machine Thanks again

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Thanks, it's a good one. Cheers 👍

[@joshuabush2569]

I've just picked up the little forest master... Really is pocket size but it's super handy!

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

They're popular 👍 think if I had a job that was through a house or something where access was bad and it could chip waste on that job I'd pick one up. What's the cost roughly?

[@jackw9920]

The little forest master with guards removed is amazing. At circa 30 kilos it’s light enough to be lifted over things if needs be. Think mine cost £390 and paid for itself within a few weeks and hasn’t missed a beat in over a year. Smaller Chippers really come into their own when the waste isn’t near the van so you can take the chipper to the waste and either bag or chip into beds.

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

@@jackw9920 will have a look next time a job comes up that would suit, cheers 👍

[@joshuabush2569]

@@LewisgardenservicesLtd about £470... A bit more to have them assembled etc. I picked one up on eBay.. only a year old and basically like new. Only £340 so pretty chuffed 🙂. Yes definitely has its benefits for being so small and light to get to those awkward places etc. Also super easy to get in and out of the van, definitely recommend 👍🏻

[@joshuabush2569]

@@jackw9920 cracking little machine 👍🏻 you have to definitely take that agard off!

[@smartfactorgardenmaintenan4831]

Great video Lewis 👌🙂 Can I ask where you got the ramps from ? Cheers 🙂✌️

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Hi, they are just the cheap ones off eBay around £100. Had for years, treads starting to fall off now tho, easy take 250kg which is around the max I've used for. There is a video on them way back on channel. Cheers 👍

[@tonyalways7174]

Certainly fires it out pretty nicely. I’m dithering over whether to open my wallet for one of these having read and seen positive reviews. I made the schoolboy error of buying a Hyundai a few years back and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

I went for this hoping it wouldn't give me any problems and it hasn't, it has it's limits obviously being gravity fed. So many to choose from now tho this size. Good luck deciding 👍

[@Jordan.E]

Great video 👍🏾 I've been debating whether it's worth me getting a decent small chipper since end of last year, I've got a large conifer hedge reduction coming up so might have to look into investing in one 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Cheers 👍 mine doesn't like the conifer stuff from top of established hedges, you know the chunks that are all stuck together but fine on what was in video. Good luck with it

[@neilhatton6018]

Waste is a bloomin' pain. Nothing as bad as pyracantha however.. every gardener's nightmare. That conifer stuff ain't the worst. Bit annoying but then as I get older everything is starting to annoy me 😂Good vid my Welsh brother from another mother.

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

You're right 👍 that stuff if a nightmare, especially old stuff grown in a big lump🙄 we have the same annoyed by too much problem I think 😅

[@neilhatton6018]

@@LewisgardenservicesLtd You can't handle pyracantha eh? There's no squashing it. It really is great however for security hedging 😅 the old stuff twisted and thorny wonderful!

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

@@neilhatton6018 I just run it through with the saw to reduce it down and make it easier to move👍

[@neilhatton6018]

@@LewisgardenservicesLtd I've been known to just through it in a hedge somewhere en route 🤣

[@neilhatton6018]

*throw it

[@kanhdahar2]

what do you do with the waste? we have an allotment where they drop off the wood chip, it make great compost once its broken down.

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

It goes to various places depending on what it is. Chip goes to a few friends, the allotments get supplied around here by some of the big arb companies locally. Thanks for watching and the comment 👍

[@THETATTOOGARDENER83]

How long have you had the chipper mate I’d love a small chipper would fit east into my transit custom Nice video as always mate

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Cheers 👍 maybe 4 years. Have a measure up and grab one when you can

[@Matthew-vv4ml]

What ever those cats were eating was goat approved 😂

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

🤣 should have mentioned the chip would come with extra protein 😬😅

[@russellpetrie119]

i wish eliet did them with that size of engine on there minor major small range its been demonstrated your greenmech will hold that size of engine for the size of machine

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Never used one but they look quality, nearly went for a shredding one years ago. The engine on mine seems the perfect size for it and wouldn't want much less power. Cheers 👍

[@russellpetrie119]

@@LewisgardenservicesLtd exactley the engine on the minor major should have been the vanguard v twin like yours what were you going for?

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Can't remember what I looked at now was a good while ago, had a mulch screen as well as chip capable

[@SJ_ArbGM]

As far as the chipper , thats a no go for me. Even with little jobs it takes so long to chip not to mention taking the unions out of it like you say, that when you may aswell chuck in the back and pay the dumping fee takes way less time

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

I do both or a combination of both depending on access, is waste can chip on site, distance from green waste tipping etc. anything smaller than this I definitely think would take too long. Thanks for watching 👍

[@TKG]

looks a meaty chipper, not what I would call a little chipper, compared to forest master or hornet lol. defiantly a cost saving device, and greener too!

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Yea nice to see the chip going back into the garden. I guess it's as big as they get before being towable size, much smaller tho I'd be there days on that conifer waste😬😅

[@noelcahill6707]

There big money for the size of them

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

They are, and you can definitely get cheaper but when I bought it there was slightly less options than now and I went for quality, it's done well so far so I'm ok with it👍 hopefully it's still worth a few quid 😅

[@noelcahill6707]

@@LewisgardenservicesLtd to be fair the engine alone is 2k so ud know everything eles would be good

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

@@noelcahill6707 good old Briggs and scrap iron🙄😅

[@noelcahill6707]

@@LewisgardenservicesLtd yip you know no matter how much a thing is now its no where near to what ud buy 5 yrs ago its all crap now i was looking at changing my van a new peugeot boxer l2h1 is 37k here now

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

@Noel Cahill no way, my relay l3h2 end of 2018 OTR Inc vat was 20k. Until big changes happen I think we've seen the best of our times🤔 where are you based?

[@jonathanbell7752]

Them blades will last longer. Now they've been lubricated with 💩 Handy piece of kit though

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

It's is handy for the right jobs and I'm sure cat shit it as good as any copper grease 🤣

[@jasperedwards2713]

jansen cost 3000 eur and its as good prefessionals use

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Nearly went for that one

[@yasminneves1086]

I won't be touching that wood chip then 💩

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

It smelt fine going through 😅

[@jasonhewlett1283]

Cat shit is the worse of the normally encounted shit ! 😒

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

I love it at 8.15am on Monday morning off the strimmer....sets me up for the whole week😬🤣