Wood chippers
- Timberwolf 230 DHB, towable and sub-750 kg: road-legal on a standard towbar.
- Blades sharpened before every hire, on our own grinder.
Pictured: a sub-750 kg towable chipper leaving the workshop with our hire boards fitted.
Arb machinery hire
Wood chipper & stump grinder hire
Hire from the engineer who maintains it. Chippers and stump grinders out of the workshop in Runcorn, serviced, sharpened and checked before every single hire.
Serviced, sharpened and checked before every hire
What you are actually hiring
Serviced between
every hire.
“Serviced between every hire” gets said a lot. Here it means a specific list of jobs, done by the engineer whose name is on the van, before a machine goes back out:
- Blades ground on the Chippermaster, not run until they are visibly blunt.
- Grinder teeth checked and sharpened, or swapped if they are past it.
- Engine service items looked at: oil, filters, belts, plugs, air filter.
- Hydraulics, guards and controls checked over, greased and working as they should.
- A test run before it goes on the trailer, not after you have got it to site.
The fleet
Chippers and grinders.
Two categories, both arb machinery we work on every week, which is exactly why we are comfortable hiring them out.
Stump grinders
Three FSI machines that get through a standard gateway and take the stump below ground level.
- FSI B23 self-propelled, B21 and B20 pedestrian.
- Narrow-gate friendly for back gardens.
- Teeth checked and sharpened: they run Green Teeth 700.
- Trailered or self-collect: there is an Ifor Williams 8 x 5 caged trailer.
Pictured: all three, badged and lined up outside the workshop, with the trailer they go out on.
The hire fleet today: a Timberwolf 230 DHB towable chipper, an FSI B23 self-propelled stump grinder, FSI B21 and B20 pedestrian stump grinders, and an Ifor Williams 8 x 5 single-axle caged trailer.
Before you can take a machine
All hirers must provide proof of hired-in plant insurance. Without it the machine cannot go out.
We will also ask whether you are competent to operate it. Chippers and stump grinders are among the more dangerous things you can hire, and that conversation is better had on the phone than in your yard.
How the hire works
Hire periodBy the day or by the week
Longer hiresDiscounted for weekly and long-term hire
DepositPreferred. Agree it when you book
Breakages and damageChargeable to the hirer
FuelBring it back as it went out, or the difference is charged
How hiring works
Call. Confirm. Collect.
No account application, no portal, no waiting for a quote to be emailed over.
Ring the engineer
Tell us the job, not just the machine: access, stump size, how much you have got to get through. If a different machine suits it better, we will say so.
We confirm machine and dates
You get the machine, the dates and the rate confirmed there and then, and it gets prepped for your slot.
Collect or arrange delivery
Collect from the workshop, Dewar Court with a proper handover, or ask about delivery when you book.
If you are collecting there is no limit on where the machine goes. Every machine is fitted with a tracker, so we are not restricting the distance. Ring about delivery, and tell us the job and the dates while you are on.
Rates and area
POA, and here is why.
What a hire costs depends on the machine, how long you need it, and whether it is going out on your trailer or ours. Rather than publish a number that is wrong for half the jobs that come in, we quote on the call.
Ring and you will have a price in the time it takes to describe the job.
Rates POA. Call for today's rates and availability.
Hire is by the day or by the week, and weekly and longer-term hires are discounted. Ring for the rate and availability, because it depends on the machine and how long you need it.
Quickest way to book07864 958 846
Where we cover
The workshop is in Astmoor, Runcorn, a couple of minutes off the M56, so Runcorn, Widnes, Warrington, Frodsham and across Cheshire and Merseyside are all easy runs.
There is a page for each of the towns we get asked about most, with the road, the access and which machine tends to suit: Widnes, Warrington, Chester and Northwich. Or see all areas.
If you are collecting there is no limit on where the machine goes. Every machine is fitted with a tracker, so we are not restricting the distance. Ring about delivery, and tell us the job and the dates while you are on.
Hire questions
Straight answers.
Is the machine serviced before I get it?
Yes. That is the whole point of hiring from an engineer. Every machine is serviced, sharpened and checked over before it leaves the workshop, and gets the same treatment when it comes back before the next hire.
Chipper blades are ground here on our own Chippermaster, and stump grinders go out with teeth in working order.
What happens if it plays up on site?
Ring the same number you booked on. Describe what it is doing and most problems get sorted on the phone.
If it does need to come back, we will tell you straight away rather than leaving you guessing.
Can I hire for a single day?
Day, weekend or week. Tell us the job and the dates and we will say what fits.
What does it cost?
Rates are on application. Ring for today's price and availability, because it depends on the machine and how long you need it.
Hire is by the day or by the week, and weekly and longer-term hires are discounted. Ring for the rate and availability, because it depends on the machine and how long you need it.
Do you deliver, or do I collect?
Collection from the workshop, Dewar Court is always an option, and the towable machines go behind a van or pickup.
If you are collecting there is no limit on where the machine goes. Every machine is fitted with a tracker, so we are not restricting the distance. Ring about delivery, and tell us the job and the dates while you are on.
What do I need to tow a chipper?
The towable chippers are sub-750 kg, so they sit behind a van or a pickup on a standard towbar. Check your own vehicle's towing limit and your licence entitlement before you set off, and we will give you the machine's weight so you can.
Do you hire to the public, or trade only?
The kit is trade machinery and it is priced and handed over as such. If you are not an arborist or a groundworker, ring and describe the job. We will tell you honestly whether hiring it is a sensible idea, and what else would do it.
Hire enquiry
Book a machine.
Quickest is the phone, but if you are up a tree, leave the details and we will ring you back.
Tell us the jobAccess, stump size, how much material: it decides the machine.
Tell us the datesEven roughly. Availability moves quickly in season.
Hire enquiry