Palm Frond, Pampus Grass, etc chipping

[Frans]

Does anyone know of a machine that will process this type of material effortlessly? Without binding or getting wrapped up in the feed process?
I was in Hawaii recently and thought a machine that could do this would be a good money maker on the islands
Frans

 

[Proj Eng]

Check with Koa Man on that one. He'll suggest the machine that works or used to work for that.

 

[a_lopa]

chuck n duck palm etc but they dont mulch up real good

 

[Koa Man]

We generally chip all our palms. How well a chipper handles them depends on the design. A chuck and duck will chip them, but in 3-4 foot long pieces. My Woodsman 18X eats them up, but a lot of the pieces are 1 to 2 ft. long. My Gravely 395 (disc w/90* angle cut) is my palm chipper of choice. It cuts the fronds up into 1 inch squares. On my 14 ft. bed chip truck the
Woodsman would fill it after trimming about 35 to 40 coconut palms. The Gravely will put 70 to 80 palms into the same truck. I imagine the Bandit 95 would be similar to the Gravely. The Bandit 250 does not chip the fronds very fine. Most places who will allow us to dump chips for free do not accept chipped up palm fronds, but have accepted the ones chipped by my Gravely.

This is the same reply I posted on the Palm Tree thread on the Commercial forum.

 

[NeTree]

One again I'd have to say a chuck'n'duck would work pi$$er, IF SET UP RIGHT.


Aussie, didja try those settings I sent ya?

 

[a_lopa]

im still waiting,i thought they were top secrect,im changing them this weekend

 

[NeTree]

No secret, mate.

knife protrution beyond drum: .25"
knife to anvil gap : .010"-.015"

 

[a_lopa]

so ill lift the cutter bar to suit the blade protrusion?

 

[NeTree]

Yep.

 

[a_lopa]

thanks! ill do it tmrw now awsome there just so maintenance free.how are you measuring the distance off the drum?

 

[NeTree]

I use a 12" long x 1" wide piece of 1/4" plate.


It's a pain to get them set initially, cuz you have to remove the knive to turn the setscrews, but worth it.

 

[NeTree]

I use a 12" long x 1" wide piece of 1/4" plate.


It's a pain to get them set initially, cuz you have to remove the knive to turn the setscrews, but worth it.