New to this forum thing!

thatchipperguy · January 12, 2016, 04:51:37 PM

I'm running a model 2755 flail chipper in central Michigan. I see alot of guys on here are doing grade but wonder how many guys r doing any kind of chipping?
I just uploaded a video on you tube under...2755 morbark flail in the cab. If you search that it shows me running our chipper.
Thanks!

Roxie · January 12, 2016, 05:21:50 PM

Welcome to the forum!

samandothers · January 12, 2016, 05:25:18 PM

Don't do chipping but welcome!

Magicman · January 12, 2016, 06:09:27 PM

No chipping here but Welcome to the Forestry Forum, thatchipperguy.

Chuck White · January 12, 2016, 06:50:11 PM

Welcome to the Forestry Forum, thatchipperguy!

thatchipperguy · January 12, 2016, 08:21:54 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVCft2dk8yM

Magicman · January 12, 2016, 08:40:28 PM

Oh my, it's alive and hungry. Feed it quick!

dgdrls · January 12, 2016, 08:57:38 PM

Welcome to the FF, best place on the Web!!

Dan

thatchipperguy · January 12, 2016, 09:04:54 PM

Yeah she is hungry thing!

samandothers · January 12, 2016, 09:12:52 PM

mmmmmm yum get in my belly!

Feed me!

thecfarm · January 12, 2016, 09:26:31 PM

thatchipperguy,welcome to the forum.
Seen this thread. ;D This will keep you busy.
https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php/topic,13313.0.html
Add a video,pictures in that thread too.

Brad_bb · January 13, 2016, 08:21:59 AM

Welcome thatchipperguy!

So why do you chip? To sell? To clean? For multch?

thatchipperguy · January 13, 2016, 09:09:23 AM

These are clean chips we sell to make paper. Send them to PCA. We will cut logs then if there is any firewood we cut that too, then the slasher man hands me the tops.

Magicman · January 13, 2016, 09:29:48 AM

I am surprised that chips from non-debarked tops are going to a paper mill. It just shows that the processes are different for different products.

yukon cornelius · January 13, 2016, 09:52:43 AM

Welcome! That is quite a machine.

Knocker of rocks · January 13, 2016, 10:17:01 AM

Quote from: Magicman on January 13, 2016, 09:29:48 AM
I am surprised that chips from non-debarked tops are going to a paper mill. It just shows that the processes are different for different products.

Could be hog fuel too.

Worked on several power boilers at sawmills, and they burned a nice amalgam of waste wood. And then I worked at the co-gen power boiler at a large pulp mill, and I was shocked that they basically try to run on bark and mud, and then bellyache about the poor quality of the fuel.

I guess they had better mud BITD.

thatchipperguy · January 13, 2016, 11:08:43 AM

These trees are debarked. I'm running a flail chipper with 3 flail drums. Our chips have to be under 3% bark. Mill checks our loads everday and if its over I hear about it.....I hate that phone call

beenthere · January 13, 2016, 12:57:27 PM

Now that you mention it, could see the bark being spit out the side. Very interesting combination of processing steps within that machine.
Does the flail just remove bark, and a chipper there to make the chips?

thatchipperguy · January 13, 2016, 01:31:24 PM

The clean chips are going into the chips van and the bark goes out the side. The flail drum have 9 link chain on them spinning at 400 rpm beating the bark and small limbs off the trees. We chip around 1200 tons of chips a week.

It doesn't take us all day to do a days worth of work!
:D

gspren · January 13, 2016, 05:57:19 PM

I see you live in the center of the FF universe, do you know Jeff?

thatchipperguy · January 13, 2016, 07:28:52 PM

No I don't know who Jeff is. I have only been working in the woods for about 8 yrs so kinda new to the business.

POSTON WIDEHEAD · January 13, 2016, 07:38:20 PM

Quote from: thatchipperguy on January 13, 2016, 07:28:52 PM
No I don't know who Jeff is. I have only been working in the woods for about 8 yrs so kinda new to the business.

I was really close to you back in the summer.