Wood Chippers Wick
ILH Groundcare Company remains the premier supplier of wood chipper hire, sales & servicing in Wick, featuring extensive experience helping landscaping and groundcare professionals all over Scotland for a long time.
From domestic garden maintenance to large-scale commercial jobs, we’ve got your chipper needs covered! Fancy a towable 6-inch for home use? Or maybe you’re after an 8-inch tracked beast for those more extensive contracts? No matter what you’re seeking, we’ll pair you with the perfect chipper and provide fantastic support every phase. Surely it’s time you had machinery that truly suits you?
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Which Wood Chipper Size Do You Need?
This specific enquiry is regarded as our most frequently received, and the reply changes according to the type of material and your daily processing volume.
6-inch wood chippers in Wick
A six-inch chipper easily processes branches as large as {up to }150mm (6 inches) thick, including the vast majority of routine garden maintenance, hedge trimming, and minor arboricultural tasks. The small nature of Forst’s 6-inch towable models allows them to navigate through conventional garden entrances whilst being easily towed by a transit van, making them extremely versatile for various landscaping endeavours.
For specialists mainly engaged in domestic garden maintenance, hedge cutting and small-scale tree extractions, a 6-inch chipper remains entirely adequate, offering adequate capacity while avoiding the excessive financial expense and added heft associated with larger equipment machines.
The six inch versions feature a weight under 750kg, allowing them to be towed with just a standard driving licence, doing away with the need for a B+E towing qualification. This becomes particularly important when your workforce includes team members who lack the supplementary licence category.
8-inch wood chippers in Wick
Engineered for professional arborists, Forst’s 8-inch chippers efficiently chip branches measuring up to 200mm (8 inches) in diameter, offering greater productivity because of their generous throat aperture and robust engine capacity. Offered in both towable and tracked variants, these high-performance machines stand out in professional tree surgery applications, substantial clearance projects, and tough scenarios where uninterrupted chipping operations extend throughout the entire working day.
For arborists frequently trimming significant branches to accommodate a 6-inch throat capacity, an eight-inch chipper provides considerable efficiency advantages as entire sections can be handled without first cutting. During periods of high activity, the total time recovered through avoiding cross-cutting becomes quite considerable. One must take into account, however, the greater weight (the majority of 8-inch machines call for a B+E licence for towing) and the increased rental or buying expense, though busy teams typically find that the greater operational efficiency ultimately makes up for the additional investment.
Towable vs Tracked Wood Chippers
Mobile chippers are mounted on road-legal chassis systems that attach to your vehicle for moving to the worksite. These represent the optimal choice for the bulk of operations because one simply travels to the location, detaches the equipment, and starts the chipping process. Conversely, tracked chippers serve as self-propelled units designed for environments where towed equipment cannot reach close proximity to the task area.
Difficult inclines, uneven terrain, heavily wooded locations out of reach to vehicles, and sites where timber needs extensive manual transportation from the closest solid surface all constitute circumstances where tracked equipment preserves valuable time and energy, as the chipper travels directly to the timber source rather than necessitating movement of materials in the opposite direction.
The Forst Wood Chipper Range
Our extensive Forst lineup includes towable, tracked, PTO, and compact units offered in both petrol and diesel variants. Expertly crafted on British soil, every Forst chipper is fitted with the innovative ForstGrip feed rollers and intelligent AutoIntelligence feed control as a standard feature across the lineup. Each new machine comes with the reassurance of a comprehensive three-year warranty.
The collection starts with compact 6-inch versions designed for clients with modest finances or smaller jobs, progresses through the core towable line-up in both petrol and diesel options, and broadens out to 8-inch tracked equipment for commercial contractors. Tractor-mounted PTO models are also available for clients preferring this configuration instead of an independent unit. For initial purchasers, we will talk through your usual workflow, the diameter of wood being handled, and your frequency of usage. As stockists of the full Forst line-up, we have no reason to suggest a more substantial or costly solution than your requirements demand.
We carry second-hand chippers occasionally, including models from Forst and several other manufacturers. Each pre-owned machine is given a thorough check in our workshop before sale, and we provide a transparent evaluation of its condition, usage hours, and expected lifespan. For those new to the industry or those mindful of expenses, a quality pre-owned chipper that has been maintained and verified by our technical specialists can present an affordable entry point without the need for the financial commitment of purchasing new equipment.
The ARB Max Wood Chipper Range
Together with Forst, we serve as an official Arbmax dealer. Located in Northern Ireland, Arbmax produces four chipper models specially crafted for professionals who need greater capacity than conventional arborist equipment, whilst maintaining a towing weight of less than 3.5 tonnes. This enables operators to bypass the restrictions of requiring an HGV licence for transportation.
When your six-inch or eight-inch arb chipper no longer handles your workload, Arbmax is generally the logical progression, delivering capacities between 12 to 18 inches. Forestry contractors, biomass operations along with councils performing storm clearance often see the greater capacity delivers returns through decreased on-site time.
Reach out to us on 0141 775 9288 to talk about whether disc-type or drum is the right choice for your requirements, or to set up a demonstration.
Hire or Buy a Wood Chipper in Wick?
Your decision to hire hinges on your chipper operation requirements and depending on whether the amount of work merits ownership.
Our hire fleet encompasses Forst chippers in both 6-inch and 8-inch varieties, available in trailer-mounted or tracked formats. Each machine receives a thorough service in our workshop between rentals, making sure of sharp blades, properly adjusted feed roller settings, and engines that start without delay. We deliver competitive pricing for daily, weekly and extended rental periods, with more favourable rates offered for longer-term hires.
Across Wick, we provide both delivery and collection services, with an extra option to collect directly from Cumbernauld. Specialist tree surgeons in need of equipment to use across machines, landscapers working on clearance projects, or council grounds maintenance teams requiring increased capacity will find that hiring from specialists provides access to exactly the suitable chipper for their specific requirements, rather than accepting whatever generic equipment that happens to be available at standard hire facilities.
Owning outright can be more beneficial for those chipping every day. Wick operators enjoy advantages hugely from having their dealer just a short drive away rather than long journeys away. All your warranty claims, servicing requests, replacement parts and expert guidance are easily local. Need your chipper checked? Simply bring it in at our Cumbernauld workshop and collect it once the work’s complete. Isn’t that brilliant?
Wood Chipper Servicing and Parts in Wick
Our Cumbernauld service centre provides comprehensive maintenance including scheduled servicing, blade sharpening, hydraulic repairs, electrical diagnostics and entire rebuilds for chippers from all leading manufacturers. We deliver expert maintenance and repair for Forst, Timberwolf, GreenMech, Jensen and TP chippers, ensuring effective maintenance no matter which brand you operate.
Woodchipper blades and anvils can deteriorate most rapidly. Operating a chipper with worn blades not simply reduces efficiency and also places additional strain on the engine, hydraulic feed mechanism, and flywheel, in turn diminishing the longevity of all other machine components. Our workshop holds a comprehensive stock of genuine Forst replacement parts, encompassing blades, anvils, feed roller elements, belts, filters, and frequently worn components. The majority of parts can be obtained immediately when collected in person or delivered nationwide across the UK by the following day.
For all our Wick customers, the workshop is just a swift drive up the M80! Simply drop your machine off with us in the morning and we’ll phone you as soon as it’s finished. It’s that simple!
Why Wick Customers Choose ILH Groundcare for Wood Chippers
Wick offers multiple venues for chipper rentals. National hire chains, general plant companies and online reservation platforms all are present within the vicinity. The distinguishing factor becomes evident when help becomes necessary.
When reaching out to a ordinary national hire desk, you’ll speak to representatives who merely oversee reservations. Contact ILH, by contrast, and you will be assisted by experts qualified to explain the practical variations between 6-inch and 8-inch chippers, explaining why tracked equipment is preferable on certain Wick sites, and supplying specialist counsel regarding appropriate blade selections for the varieties of timber you are processing.
That professional insight really counts when determining tools for your project! And guess what? It becomes vitally important when issues arise on site and you need to speak with someone who genuinely gets how your gear works. Having specialist assistance who really knows what you’re dealing with can be a game-changer, right?
The service extends past simple hire. We offer for sale, maintain and provide parts for these identical machines. This ensures our hire fleet receives maintenance from specialist specialists who repair chippers to a high standard, rather than general mechanics in charge of diverse tools and plant equipment.
Wood Chippers Wick FAQ
How much does it cost to hire a wood chipper in Wick?
The expense of hiring machinery differs depending on both the specifications of the equipment and the length of the rental agreement. Commercial wood chippers available for hire in Wick generally are priced at between £120 and £180 daily, with preferential pricing structures provided for week-long or longer rental terms. For a custom quotation matched to your individual machinery specifications and required rental timeframe, please ring 0141 775 9288.
Do you deliver chippers to Wick?
Need a machine from our Cumbernauld workshop? Excellent! We offer both hire and sale equipment deliveries throughout Wick and surrounding locations. The delivery fee is always given as an additional cost so you’ll know the full amount without any unexpected costs. Not keen on delivery? Don’t worry! You’re absolutely invited to visit our workshop and pick up the machine yourself if that works better for you.
Do I need a licence to tow a wood chipper?
Looking for a 6-inch towable chipper? Brilliant news! The bulk come in at less than 750kg, so you can transport them along with just your standard Category B driving licence. Considering the larger 8-inch models? These hefty machines typically tip the scales beyond 750kg, meaning you’ll need that B+E (trailer) licence to move them legally. Not sure about the weight? No problem! Just get in touch when booking and we’ll happily confirm exactly how heavy your specific machine is. Simple as that!
Can I hire a chipper with an operator?
We supply the machinery unmanned, though we thoroughly explain the functions during handover and supply telephone assistance for the length of your agreement. Should you require someone to operate the machine, we can occasionally suggest local tree surgeons or contractors in your region who provide operator hire.
Get a Wood Chipper Quote in Wick
Call 0141 775 9288 or simply complete our form. Inform us if you’re planning to hire or purchase, what materials you’ll be chipping, and we’ll recommend the perfect machine and give you a quote. Isn’t it time you got the right equipment for your task?
Specialist chipper dealer. Family-run since 2007. We offer hire, sales, servicing as well as spare parts directly from our workshop.