Whole tree disc chipper introduced
The Peterson model 5900 disc chipper is built to produce high quality paper chips when used with a Peterson model 4800 debarker, or fuel chips as a stand alone fuel wood chipper. The same high quality chipping components have been used for many years in Peterson’s 5000G delimber/ debarker/chipper.
The 5900 has a large feed throat capable of accepting up to a 23-inch (563-mm) diameter tree or multiple smaller diameter stems. The 5900 is provided with a standard three knife disc, and is also available with an optional four knife disc. Peterson’s heavy-duty 66-inch (1,676-mm) diameter, 4.75-inch (121-mm) thick chipper disc has a replaceable 0.5-inch (13-mm) thick wear plate. Chipping production rates from 60 to 100 tons (55 to 90 tonnes) can be achieved depending on chip size. The 5900 is designed with a minimum of complication for reliable low cost long term operation. The chipper disc is directly driven from a high-capacity dry-disc clutch and belts, and the six-cylinder Caterpillar C18 engine is more economical and requires less maintenance than twelve-cylinder engines. A twelve channel radio remote control permits control of the 5900 by the loader operator. The machine can be also controlled from the control box on the chipper.
The 5900 has a large feed throat capable of accepting up to a 23-inch (563-mm) diameter tree or multiple smaller diameter stems. The 5900 is provided with a standard three knife disc, and is also available with an optional four knife disc. Peterson’s heavy-duty 66-inch (1,676-mm) diameter, 4.75-inch (121-mm) thick chipper disc has a replaceable 0.5-inch (13-mm) thick wear plate. Chipping production rates from 60 to 100 tons (55 to 90 tonnes) can be achieved depending on chip size. The 5900 is designed with a minimum of complication for reliable low cost long term operation. The chipper disc is directly driven from a high-capacity dry-disc clutch and belts, and the six-cylinder Caterpillar C18 engine is more economical and requires less maintenance than twelve-cylinder engines. A twelve channel radio remote control permits control of the 5900 by the loader operator. The machine can be also controlled from the control box on the chipper.