Chippers ever hear of "Salsco"

[Chipperman]

Hello Folks,
This looks like a great site. Hope you can help me with some research I am doing. Has anyone out their ever herd of Salsco? If so, What do you think of their chippers, their support and the company. Any info would be appreciated. also what brand of chipper do you use and and how do you like it.
Thanks
Chipperman

 

[Newfie]

Seen an ad in a magazine, they are HQ'ed in CT. Seen them at local trade shows, never seen anyone using one or selling one. The trade show stuff seemed kinda pricey.

 

[treeman82]

Where in the Northeast are you? I would suggest that you check out either Morbark, Vermeer, or Brush Bandit. I have heard of Salso before, but have no experience with them and have never seen anyone using them. If you are familiar with PBE you may want to call them as they have an 18" model for rent.

 

[DDM]

Chipperman? you arent a Rep are you?

 

[DDM]

Hmmmmmm hey chipperman? Your Profile says your a equipment specialist So I guess you sell Salsco Then?

 

[treeclimber165]

Hey, chipperman. It's cool if you are a rep for Salsco, whoever they are. [DOWN, Dave! HEEL!] I've used mostly Vermeer 1250's and some Brush Bandit 200's. Right now I'm working with a guy that has an old chuck-n-duck. Spent last week in Tampa working with Brett (treeman14) and he has a new Morbark model 13 Hurricane. THAT is a BAD MO-FO! For $32K, it better be!

Tell us something about Salsco. Good AND bad, not just the sales pitch.

 

[DDM]

Brian, :angel:

 

[Chipperman]

Yes I am a rep

Hello again

Thanks for the replies. Please keep them coming.

I work for Salsco and I cover NY, VT, NH and ME. I did not mention it because I wanted as unbias feed back as posible.

NY I handle alot of government (state contract) customers, Up north (NE) alot of PTO chippers. We build a full line of chippers 4", 6", 10" powered or PTO, 13" and 18" powered. All hydraulic feed disc chippers. All BS aside they are excellent units and you should give them/us a shot the next time around. Please read our posting guidelines on advertising Of course you can post a reply here and I will respond to every one.

Our model 813 is comparable to the Bandit 250xp, Morbark 2100d, Woodchuck wc19 and it is more than comparable to the Vermeer 1250. Hope that takes care of anything I left off my first post.

On another subject how is business? We are busy but could be busier.
Thanks Again
Chipperman

 

[treeclimber165]

How many times has one of your units been re-welded when it has 400 hours on it? When I was using Brush Bandits at Davey, every one had been re-welded somewhere at least 3X within the first 500 hours.
I put almost 500 hours on an 8 yr old Vermeer 1250 MYSELF in 2 years, it was on it's second engine, hourmeter had quit at 4000. No welding necessary in the 2 yrs I ran it. I usually helped the other crews chip their brush when their Bandits broke (AFTER finishing MY jobs for the day).

 

[DDM]

Jay? i want to know how much one costs!

 

[Chipperman]

Woow Hold on a second.

I was not putting down your 1250 (or for that matter any of the other brands). When I said "more then comparable" I was refering to things like the 1250 has a 12"X12" chipper opening and our unit has an 13"X18" opening. (can take larger limbs with more branches. Our feed wheel has more pull. Our impeller (disc) is a full 2" thick and the 1250 is 1 3/4". As for welding, chances are rare the that you would ever have to reweld any of our 13" chippers. If you ever run one you will see they are built like a brick sh-t house. the frame is 2x6 1/4" wall tube and the chipper housing steel is thinker than anybody elses. But don't get me wrong the other guys build nice units to.
Chipperman

 

[treeclimber165]

Salsco capacity sounds like it is comperable to the Morbark model 13 Hurricane I got to work with last week in Tampa. That thing was AWESOME. Would eat a whole Forrest without burping! But it was $32K.
I didn't take offense to your earlier comment. I was asking about how the machine WORKS in the field, rather than the specs in the showroom. If you ask the guys who RUN the chippers, they may have a much different opinion than the guys in the front office who BUY the chippers.

 

[DDM]

 

[Chipperman]

What you want to know how much?

Like anything else the price varies greatly depending how it is set up. But 26-28K for nice 13" unit with turbo Deere, Perkins (Cat) or Cummins (115-122hp), Feed sensing, Electric brakes, Live hydro, Hydro lift, Crank rotable chute, Chute height adjuster, Etc. Price could be less with non turbo and different options.
Chipperman

 

[DDM]

Do you have one that will fit a Skid Steer?

 

[treeclimber165]

David, you seem hooked on the idea of a skid-steer! Take that lead you wanna load with a skid steer and cut it 4 times and stuff it in by hand. Faster and about $35K cheaper than using a skid steer! Unless you are feeding a tub grinder, skid steers are NOT that efficient at feeding chippers.

Jay- price sounds reasonable, for an unknown brand. About $5K cheaper than the Morbark. I'd still want to see a few with over 1000 hours on them and read the maint. logs (or talk to the shop man who had to re-weld the hydraulic roller moter in place 3 times in the first 400 hours [Brush Bandit]).

 

[Chipperman]

yes the #13 is about the same size

Our unit is a disc and the morbark is a drum. Speaking of drums (hydraulicly fed units) Why would some buy a drum over a disc or a disc over a drum?

chipperman

 

[DDM]

Brian, I already have the Skid steer I just want a Chipper to mount on it!

 

[DDM]

Jay, will your Chipper will eat Branches lets say 1" - 3.5" faster than my Chuck-N-Duck er Asplundh?

 

[treeclimber165]

Re: yes the #13 is about the same size

Originally posted by Chipperman
Our unit is a disc and the morbark is a drum. Speaking of drums (hydraulicly fed units) Why would some buy a drum over a disc or a disc over a drum?

chipperman

Hydraulic fed drums seem to be the new rage. There seems to be a practical limit on how big you can go with disc, with weight and main disc bearings. Big drums are (supposedly) cheaper with bigger capacity for the same weight. Service is supposedly easier without a 2" thick disc to lift out when servicing bearings, and not as much debris gets in the drum bearings (so I've heard).
But drums are still fairly new and many are more comfortable with familiar technology. I didn't give up my Poulan Super25 for a new Echo 3400 untill the 3400 had been out a few years. I wanted to see how they held up.