passed this on the motorway

[clunk]

passed one of these on the M74 motorway last night pulling a low loader with a pick up on the trailer not something you see very often did any one else spot it

 

[Alistair Nelson]

On no we back on towing behind s/p how many pages are we up to on the xerion thread.

 

[Fendt516profi]

But he said towing a pickup, while extra can of worms

 

[Matt L]

It goes all round the country, I believe there are about 10 in the Uk in total.
They are self propelled wood chippers for biomass wood chipping on farm.
Also speaking to a driver of one they are not classed as an agricultural machine and as such are allowed to tow a vehicle on a trailer due to the fact they pay a higher road tax than the towed vehicle.

 

[Norfolk Olly]

Theres one floating around Norfolk/suffolk with a white truck in tow. Looks an expensive way to make wood chips

 

[Will 1594]

We have one of those come to us , Peter lord Grantham Newark think he has two maybe 3 .

 

[Mydexta]

Local company up here has 2 of them working all over the country

 

[Rusty#1]

Awesome bits of kit, I’ve seen plenty of chippers over the last few years but nothing matches these things, 15 mins for a load

 

[jed]

Looks like Wright’y from Welshpool to me spends a lot of time chipping in Scotland and will drive it all the way back to Welshpool .

 

[holywell farmer]

Looks like Wright’y from Welshpool to me spends a lot of time chipping in Scotland and will drive it all the way back to Welshpool .

Lot road miles to cover then

 

[jed]

Loads of miles but wouldn’t bother Gary had one of if not the first one in the country don’t quote but think they have three on the go now .Chip at a farm by us it’s an animal of a machine.

 

[berisford]

What sort of price would they charge for 1 days work locally for those Welshpool based chippers any one hired one?

 

[Only]

Loads of miles but wouldn’t bother Gary had one of if not the first one in the country don’t quote but think they have three on the go now .Chip at a farm by us it’s an animal of a machine.

3 yes

 

[jed]

What sort of price would they charge for 1 days work locally for those Welshpool based chippers any one hired one?

Not sure but pm if you want his number he will chip a serious pile of timber in a day .

 

[Kevtherev]

DG Forestry are the lads here with 3
David Roberts & Gary Wright

 

[Sals dad]

Awesome bits of kit, I’ve seen plenty of chippers over the last few years but nothing matches these things, 15 mins for a load

You want to try using a silage trailer no time for a brew like you wagon drivers

 

[Matthew Britton]

View attachment 908456 passed one of these on the M74 motorway last night pulling a low loader with a pick up on the trailer not something you see very often did any one else spot it

I passed one the same just out side our village in central France last week, he ad quite a lick on I wondered what it was. He was towing a trailer with a pickup on it too!

 

[traineefarmer]

Surely that's not allowed on a motorway?

 

[Matt L]

Surely that's not allowed on a motorway?

Why not. Pays road tax and is capable of 50mph

 

[Mur Huwcun]

How much more than say a 939 or 1050 plus chipper and crane would one be? Personally I can never see the point of using such an expensive tractor on seriously expensive rubber on a chipper when 150hp could tow it around and a lump of an engine on the chipper could do the hard work!! Each to their own...