Chipper Hire in Godstone, Surrey
Wood chipper hire in Godstone for hedgerow management, woodland clearance, coppicing and estate maintenance. Coppard supplies tracked and towable chippers across Surrey, for continuous jobs across a whole estate rather than a single garden clear-up. Call 01883 743322 with the scale of the job and the access.
A long hedgerow cut, a coppicing round or clearing windfall after a storm is a different scale of chipping job from a single garden clear-up: the machine runs for a sustained stretch, moves along a run rather than staying in one spot, and the volume adds up across the whole length of a boundary or a woodland edge rather than one pile.
Plan for a Continuous Run, Not One Pile
Managing a hedgerow or a woodland edge means the chipper works along a line rather than staying put, so think about how it moves with the cutting crew as much as what it can chew through. A machine that copes well parked in one spot for a garden clear-up needs a different logistics plan when it has to keep pace with cutting progressing down a Godstone hedge line or through a coppice.
Estimate the total volume across the whole run, not a single day’s cuttings, since a long hedge or a coppicing round can generate far more material over its length than any one section suggests. Through the Godstone Tool Rental Service, plan the chipper’s movement alongside the cutting crew’s progress rather than treating it as a fixed-position tool.
Tracked or Towable Over Estate Distances
A tracked chipper can follow the cutting along rough estate ground, a hedge line, a field margin or into woodland where there is no made-up route, moving under its own power as the work progresses. A towable machine suits where a vehicle can bring it along a track or a field edge and the material is brought to it rather than the chipper following the cut.
Over the length of a hedgerow or a woodland boundary, check the ground the whole way along, not just at the start, since a route that is firm near the gate can turn soft or uneven further along a Godstone field margin. The Coppard chipper range covers both formats; match the choice to how the material will actually be brought to the machine across the whole job, not just the first section.
Size on the Thickest Timber in the Whole Run
A hedgerow or coppicing job usually mixes thin regrowth with the occasional thick overstood stem or a windfall limb, and it is that largest realistic piece across the whole run that sizes the machine, not the average thickness of the bulk of the material. Note whether any of the timber is likely to exceed what a chipper can take, since an overstood hedge or storm-damaged limbs can easily do so.
Where the largest material is only a small fraction of a long run, it may be more efficient to set those pieces aside for another method than to hire up for the whole job on their account. Give the depot a genuine top diameter for the run, not just for the section you have already looked at.
Keep the Feed Clean Along an Old Boundary
Old hedgerows and estate boundaries are a common source of wire, fencing staples and grown-in stock netting, all buried inside decades of growth and easy to miss until the chipper meets them. Check material from an old boundary line more carefully than you would tidy garden cuttings, since the contamination risk is genuinely higher across an estate hedge than a domestic hedge trimmed every year.
Set up a clear feed discipline for the whole run, sorting clean timber from anything likely to hide metal, and agree who checks the material before it goes in, especially where several people are cutting along a long boundary at once and the chipper operator cannot see everything that has been cut further up the line.
Tell the Godstone Depot the Scale and the Ground
Give the length of run or the area involved, the largest timber expected across the whole job, the access along the route, not just at one point, and where the chip should end up given the volume a long run can produce. Say whether the chipper needs to move with the cutting crew or stay in one place.
Coppard supplies tracked and towable chippers for work across Godstone and the wider Surrey area. Call 01883 743322 before cutting starts on a hedgerow, coppicing or clearance job, so the machine and the plan suit a continuous run rather than a single clear-up.
Frequently Asked Questions - Chipper Hire in Godstone, Surrey
Does a long hedgerow job need a different chipper to a garden clear-up?
The planning is different even if the machine could be the same. A hedgerow or woodland edge job runs the chipper along a line as cutting progresses, rather than keeping it in one spot, and the total volume across the whole run can be far more than a single day’s cuttings suggests. Estimate the volume for the entire length, not one section, and plan how the machine moves with the crew rather than treating it as fixed in place.
Tracked or towable for a long boundary?
It depends on how the material reaches the machine along the whole run, not just at the start. A tracked chipper follows cutting across rough estate ground, a hedge line or into woodland under its own power; a towable one suits where a vehicle brings it along a track and material comes to it. Check the ground the whole way along a Godstone field margin, since firm ground near the gate can turn soft further along, and that can change which format actually works for the full length.
How do I size a chipper for mixed thin and thick growth?
By the largest realistic piece across the whole run, not the average thickness of the bulk of the material. A hedgerow or coppicing job usually mixes thin regrowth with an occasional overstood stem or windfall limb, and it is that largest piece that sizes the machine. If the biggest timber is only a small part of a long run, setting it aside for another method can be more efficient than hiring up for the whole job because of a few large pieces.
Is old hedgerow timber more likely to hide wire or metal?
Yes, noticeably more than a domestic hedge trimmed every year. Old estate boundaries commonly hold wire, fencing staples or grown-in stock netting buried inside decades of growth, easy to miss until the chipper meets it. Check material from an old boundary more carefully than tidy garden cuttings, and set up a clear feed discipline for the whole run, especially where several people are cutting along a long line and cannot see everything cut further up it.
What UK rules apply to hired wood chippers at work?
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, known as PUWER, require work equipment to be suitable, kept in good order and used by people given the right information, instruction and training. The text is at PUWER 1998 legislation on legislation.gov.uk. Always follow the maker’s instructions for the exact chipper supplied, including the feed procedure, the guarding and the emergency controls, whatever the scale of the job.
Need chipper hire in Godstone?
Tell us the length of the run, the largest timber expected and the access along the whole route. Call Coppard on 01883 743322.
