backing up chippers

[Tree Machine]

Guilty.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Guilty.

Yea, but only once or twice, eh?

 

[murphy4trees]

no surprises here.... after 20+ years us old timers are all proud of the way we think we're so good at backing up a chipper

I heartily suggest making turns on the drivers side also...

and the easiest way to get them right, especially when their tight, is by putting the chipper tire directly on the inside corner of the driveway (or whatever). Even if you have to go back and forth a couple of times to straighten out the truck, keeping the tire on the inside corner of the drive will ensure you're on track.

A good way to set that up, before backing up, is to nose the truck in towards the drive 'til you get just past it, then turn right, away from the drive, which should swing the tail of your truck and the chipper in towards the turn..
Hope that helps..
It's a good question ... very practical.

 

[a_lopa]

no surprises here.... after 20+ years us old timers are all proud of the way we think we're so good at backing up a chipper


well i havnt got that many years but im damm proud of it!the best asset a groundie can bring for themselves

 

[Dadatwins]

Biggest problem I have seen many folks do when backing chippers, grinders, etc. is they turn the steering wheel to much for too long and end up jack-knifed. Turn the wheel enough to get the trailer going in the direction you want and follow it back with the truck. Small movements of the steering wheel make a big difference back on the trailer. I learned many years ago on standard shift with no power steering or brakes, so I learned pretty quickly how to do it or was very tired from wrestling the wheel and clutch.

 

[Beast12]

Biggest problem I have seen many folks do when backing chippers, grinders, etc. is they turn the steering wheel to much for too long and end up jack-knifed. Turn the wheel enough to get the trailer going in the direction you want and follow it back with the truck. Small movements of the steering wheel make a big difference back on the trailer.

That is EXACTLY what happens. Take your time. When people try to do it fast that is also what you get jack-knifed. Go slow and don't get frustrated!

-Matt

 

[Tree Machine]

%&#* !

Sometimes the issue is not so much about the manner in which you back your rig up, but in just remembering that it's back there in the first place.


Hey, I've been to Sarnia, Ontario. Cool city!

 

[Dadatwins]

Sometimes the issue is not so much about the manner in which you back your rig up, but in just remembering that it's back there in the first place.

Ouch, looks like after they crushed it, they shot it to put it out of its misery.

 

[Beast12]

Sometimes the issue is not so much about the manner in which you back your rig up, but in just remembering that it's back there in the first place.


Hey, I've been to Sarnia, Ontario. Cool city!

Ouch! Too bad for the old Wisconsin engine. Is that a Vermeer stump grinder?

Sarnia is nice...because I live here!

-Matt

 

[Tree Machine]

Ouch, looks like after they crushed it, they shot it to put it out of its misery.

'They' would be me.

Is that a Vermeer stump grinder?

Bandit 6" Chipper.

The holes are for pulling the dent back out with the dent puller. This is not the first time a crunch has happened, and I learned you can re-use the holes to pull out subsequent dents. Line the inside of the fan shroud with aluminum foil tape and hit it with a shot of blue paint and you're back to work.

I really do respect my equipment. Just had a bad moment.

 

[NeTree]

We'll remember that if we see it in the used equipment forum.

 

[Tree Machine]

I've got it so customized, I will never let it go.

 

[murphy4trees]

when i had a 4x4 dually dump... i would always use 4 lo to back up the chipper... even downhill... so much more control going slowly.. I'd yell to the guys to put it in 4 lo too when they forgot...
One guy who never used to drive the chip truck on the road was backing up a drive w full load of chips and twisted a drive shaft... wouldn't have happenned w 4 lo