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Wood Chipper - Trailer Mounted - 225 Hydraulic Feed with 250mm Chipping Capacity

Ritlee manufacture and supply a wide range of Agricultural Equipment and Machinery specifically suited to the Southern African climate and agricultural needs. All our products undergo rigorous testing and research to ensure they meet the requirements needed. Visit our YouTube Channel for a full range of Video Demonstrations on our Product Range.
Trailer mounted Hydraulic feed wood chipper and chipper with grinder

Trailer Mounted Hydraulic Feed Wood Chipper, also available with Optional Grinder for the Production of Feed for Livestock.

  • Once feed roller grabs material, it pulls material in while holding material down against feed tray base while chipping progresses.
  • Can easily chip hard woods like Wattle, Gum, Bug Weed, Nut Trees, Citrus Trees, Avo Trees etc.
  • Ideal for chipping all woods felled by tree felling contractor for domestic and contractor work.
  • Average volumes are about +14 cu meter of chips per hour of hard wood and well on 20 cu meter per hour doing for example tea tree.–
  • Chipping capacity from massive arm full of tea tree bushes in one load to 250mm diameter tree logs
  • All are typically yellow in colour and capable to handle wood to a diameter of 250mm.

Available in 2 Models – Chipper Only & Chipper + Grinder


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Product Description

225 Trailer Mounted Hydraulic Feed Wood Chipper Models For Sale

Wood chipper Hydraulic feed trailer mounted, manufactured by Ritlee incorporating farmers ideas.-Bush Shredder

  • Trailer Mounted Hydraulic Feed Wood Chipper for sale comes in 2 models.
  • All are typically yellow in colour and capable to handle wood to a diameter of 250 mm.
  • We have a special Tea Tree chipping design which stops fines blocking the discharge -which happens in all chippers!
  • Our wood chippers are designed specifically to suit the southern African climate and we have multiple units in the field.

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Wood chipper Hydraulic feed with optional grinder

Wood chipper Hydraulic feed with optional grinder on trailer Capacity as chipper 250mm then flip lever to grind through 8 to 20mm screen

Technical Specifications for all above wood chipper models for sale by Ritlee

  • Chipping Capacity:  +250mm diameter wood with ease this down to brush
  • Throat opening:  280 x 280 mm
  • Tray parallel to ground: 900 wide x 600 high x 1400 to nip point of feed roller with slotted rubber curtain for extra safety
  • Feed to chipper blade: Hydraulic feed roller with infinite speed setting toggle
  • Blades:  2x High quality 12mm thick 2 sharp sidedHardened from 47 to 58 HRC in oil and salt bath @ 1040 deg centigrade.
    Weighs 2.8 kg.
    Dimensions 26.6 cm (L) x 12.7 cm(W) x 1.27 cm (Thick)
    Can be sharpened up to 5 times on each edge (10x Edges)
    Width of blade new: 127mm — Can be sharpened 5x per edge down to MINIMUM 115mm wide
  • Anvil: 4 sided with locater bolts as well as locking in position bolts
  • Blade mounting in drum: With 4x fine thread HD bolts through single 4 holed locking plate — Unique to Ritlee 225
  • Drum: 400Kg Dynamically precision balanced 12mm side wall and 10mm drum wall on 50mm carrier shaft
    • Drum has sealable bleeder hole for discharge of water if it gets into drum to maintain perfect balance.
  • Drum Drive: 3x B Section V-Belts
  • Chassis Trailer : 3,0 mm rectangular steel profile
    • Double reinforced at drive area. Slotted at all tensioning and setting areas
    • Trailer built with all Road worthy requirements.
    • Has Dot Matrix anti theft treatment with certificate.
    • Comes with documentation to register in your name at traffic department.
    • Can safely be towed at normal highway speed.
  • Production average: 12 to 16 cu meter per hour  (Grinding obviously lower)
  • Production average when grinding: 3 to 6 cu meter per hour
  • Power fitted: 
    • 35HP Briggs and Stratton engine air cooled (A real lovely combination which we recommend with absolute confidence!)
    • Deutz/Kirloskar Diesel Model HA 394 Air cooled 38 to 45Hp all mounted on Heavy duty trailer with over ride brakes etc
    • 22 and 30hp Electric power
  • Discharge: Discharge rotatable 360 deg with flapper

Pictures showing Above Technical specifications!

Ritlee trailer mounted 225  Wood Chipper with hydraulic feed and all to do with the chipping function.

Feed to Chipper itself on our hydraulic feed chipper models

Ritlee 225 hydraulic feed wood chipper fitted with 35HP briggs being used by Tree felling contractor.

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Trailer mounted wood chipper for sale with feed tray open ready for work

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Throat and tray measurements! ( 1,350 meter to nip point of feed roller)

Ritlee 225 Hyd Chipper Feed tray and throat!

Ritlee 225 Hyd Chipper Feed tray and throat!

Speed control for hydraulic feed roller (Controls size of chip!)

Variable feed roller speed control

Variable feed roller speed control

Pivot arm with bearings on drive side of chipper for easy movement and control of feed roller

Feed roller support bracket with hinge point

Feed roller support bracket with hinge point

control side pivot arm illustration

Drive side pivot arm illustration with bearings, bypass etc

Drive side pivot arm illustration with bearings, bypass etc

This unit has all its hydraulic system on board!

Fluted internals Hydraulic tank with level gage, pressure gage, filter and cap

Hydraulic tank on Ritlee 225 wood chipper

Hydraulic tank on Ritlee 225 wood chipper

Unique to Our Hydraulic 225 wood chipper for sale

  1. Has well shock absorbed spider couplet (H/D)

  2. Hyd motor has pressure bypass line to protect motor!

  3. Mounted in 4mm steel dedicated mounting box.

  4. Hyd Pump is mounted on dedicated outboard bearing mounting for protection and save money if problems!

Hydraulic feed with bypass etc

Hydraulic feed with bypass etc

Hydraulic control box for drive control of feed!

Hydrualic control with control lever

Hydrualic control with control lever

 

Chipper Drum with 2x blades used on all our 225 wood chippers for sale!

  • 12mm Thick wall and sides (Thickest in the business)
  • 400 kg ( Heaviest in the business)
  • 500 mm Diameter.
  • Precision balanced with blades mounted 
  • 50mm Carrier shaft taper locked on both sides
  • Ritlee designed chip pocket under each blade
Ritlee 225 wood chipper chipper drum with 2x blades

Ritlee 225 wood chipper chipper drum with 2x blades

Showing principle of chipping using blade, chip pocket and showing throw!

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How drum chipper works

Chipper drum drive with easy tensioning!

Drive to chipper drum from PTO input!

Drive to chipper drum from PTO input!

Blade mounting above chip pocket in chipper drum!

Drum, Blade, Locking plate, 4x bolts

Drum, Blade, Locking plate, 4x bolts

Chipper Blade:

Can also be sharpened up to 5 times on each edge (10x Edges)

Blades (With 2x sharp edges- sharpenable) used in all our 225 wood chippers

Blades:  2x High quality 12mm thick 2 sharp sidedHardened from 47 to 58 HRC in oil and salt bath @ 1040 deg centigrade.
Weighs 2.8 kg.
Dimensions 26.6 cm (L) x 12.7 cm(W) x 1.27 cm (Thick)
Can be sharpened up to 5 times on each edge (10x Edges)
Width of blade new: 127mm — Can be sharpened 5x per edge down to MINIMUM 115mm wide

Blade Mounting bolts with lock plate.

Unique to Ritlee!

Blade bolts for mounting with lock plate-- Unique to Ritlee

Blade bolts for mounting with lock plate– Unique to Ritlee

30Kw electric motors fitted with external control box!

This unit for Tea Tee chipping

225 Chipper Trailer --This one fitted with 35hp Electric

225 Chipper Trailer –This one fitted with 35hp Electric

Anvil:

4 sided with locater bolts as well as locking in position bolts

Anvil with locators, loc system and adjusters

Anvil with locators, loc system and adjusters

Size of throat of gravity feed chipper

Hydraulic throat size

Hydraulic throat size

Technical Specs on the grinder option

  • Production: 4 to 5 cu meter grindings per hour
  • Blades: 40 x special profile blades fitted
  • Blade bolts: 4x Super H/D long bolts used
  • Screens Available:  8, 10, 12, 15, 20mm holed screens 4 to 6 mm thick steel used.
  • This option to be ordered when new machine ordered!

Pictures showing Grinder features

Grinder head with lever to engage chipping only or grinding only!

225 Grinder head explained

225 Grinder head explained

Changing screen for grinding:

Screen on 225 wood chipper with grinder!

Screen on 225 wood chipper with grinder!

Grinder head with reinforcing centre support plate, plus 4x reinforcing alignment bolts:

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Grinder screens 3mm thick! 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20mm holes:

Screens to fit all Grinders

Screens to fit all Grinders

Double H Tensile blade bolts:

Grinder blade and long HT bolt

Grinder blade and long HT bolt

Blades with reinforcing:

M3 Grindwer blades with reinforcing hollow!

M3 Grindwer blades with reinforcing hollow!

Pullies used for drive to grinder head

Taper lock over counter Pullies used — here deriving B section belts

Pullies fitted here drum and grinder drive shown!

Pullies fitted here drum and grinder drive shown!

Larger sized pully with large bearing and easily tensionable

Not 40% larger jockey pully with larger Tamken bearing fitted with inner seal taken out!

Larger Pullies and inner bearings

Larger Pullies and inner bearings

Easy to tension and lubrecate

well mounted and supported and lubricatable large pully!

well mounted and supported and lubricate-able large pully!

Pully bolt which is easily greased

Pully bolt which is easily greased

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