General Information on all 225 Gravity / Self Feed Wood Chippers:
Ritlee now have well over 600 units working throughout RSA (Mix of Trailer and tractr mounted)
Can chip brush and wood to a diameter of 180mm when wet ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàyou loose some 20% as wood is dryer.
It is a self fed chipper ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàOnce blades grab material they pull material in while chipping.
Please remember: As with any wood chipper, thick & rigid side branches of material fed, stop feeding if too thick or bulky to enter the chipper throat which is 258 x 200 mm.
Will chip from brush to wood logs of +180mm
225 can chip soft wood like Banana, Strelitzia, Tea Tree, Palms, Coconut etc. with ease.
225 can chip hard woods like Wattle, Gum, Bug Weed, Nut Trees, Citrus Trees, Avo Trees etc.
Unit has 360 deg discharge rotation.
Average volumes are about +10 cu meter of chips per hour of hard wood and well on 20 cu meter per hour doing for example tea tree.
Average chip size ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ90% 10 to 15mm thick
Fitted with a 12mm thick, precision balanced drum with 2x blades
Blade is sharp on 2x sides, weighs 2.8kg with dimensions 26.6cm (L) x 12.7cm(W) x 1.27cm (Thick)
Please see below slides for picture illustrations of Blades used, anvil mounting etc.
This unit is also ideal for Tea Tree, bananas, Coconut, husks, palms, reeds. etc