Hansa C13 Chipper Questions & Answers

Hi Colin, to remove the flywheel you basically need to completely disassemble the machine, following this process: - Unbolt engine - Remove the rotor pulley - Remove the bearing grub screws - Unbolt the housing bolts - Split the housing apart, with the rotor shaft sliding out of the bearing - Remove the shaft cap on the inlet side of the rotor shaft & remove the bearing grub screws - Slide the rotor out of the bearing, it is now removed from the machine Note: the bearings are often corroded onto the shaft of the cutting disk and sometimes require heat or cutting to remove them. The bearings then require replacement. Reassemble in the reverse process. We would always recommend having this done by a qualified Hansa dealer to it is setup correctly.

Hi Dougal, Can you please ring Shiloh at Hansa on 1800 426 722 And he can answer your question

Hello, yes the C13 would be prefect for processing all the smaller branches up to 90mm. We have several arborists that use our C13 for processing material in their customers back yards rather than dragging the material out to the street to process in their larger chippers.

G'day Tony I to have pines and the dreaded yukka's my Hansa chipper handles both with ease. It works best when the wood is freshly cut and green but will turn small branches and leaves into wonderful garden mulch, or great garden compost if left in a pile quickly and easily. The only thing it's doesn't handle well in boxthorn, not because it wont mulch it, it does easily but because it's a mungrel to feed. Highly recopmmend the Hansa C13.

Brilliant thanks very much sounds perfect. Not sure what boxthorn is but we have blackberry which I will try as well. Cheers Tony

Hi Tony B. I can understand your frustration. I think the direct answer to your question is 'no' although clearly the whole machine could ultimately be dismantled if really necessary. One option is to remove the plate to which the feed chute is attached but this required removing a bearing and supporting the flywheel. What I'm rather puzzled about is how a piece of wood sufficiently large got into the flywheel chamber to jam the flywheel. If it went through the cutter without ejecting the offending piece would have passed to the engine side of the flywheel. Another is that a small piece of wood didn't pass through the cutter and jammed between the flywheel and feed chute side of the housing, unlikely with the speed and inertia of the flywheel. Can you help me understand when the blockage occurred? Were you chipping at the time? Did the machine just stop dead? Was the machine running at full speed and have you checked around the belt/pulley clutch mechanism? Can you see any foreign object in the flywheel chamber using a bright torch or tried moving the flywheel with as heavy mallet? Some background might help to solve the problem.

Thankyou I used a heavy Mallet . After a few good hits on flywheel it managed to come free .

Output of too fast and too strong. No bag would be suitable for the task. If looking to bag up garden waste then a C13 is too big of a machine for your task. Perhaps you could rig up one of the big bags that sand is delivered in and have it placed a distance from the machine.

I agree with Jimby the output of the C13 is far too powerful for a bag and I think almost any form of containment would be difficult as the machine depends on a high velocity and large volumes of air to clear the chopped vegetation from the machine. Just to give you an idea of the 'throw,' I sometimes mulch onto a steep bank 12m deep and around 4m high and I still find many chips on the upper verandah of our two storey house set back and above the bank. I previously had a Cox chipper with an engine about half the size (5hp) and even that would probably have too great a force to contain in a bag. If bagging is essential you might be better off with an electric machine, it would not be my choice however.

I would just add the Hansa C13 is a fantastic machine and unless bagging is essential, if you need this sort of capacity I would not compromise on the Hansa's outstanding performance

G'day mate, there is no bag I'm aware of. It would be impractical because of the fantastic through put of the chipper, It chips faster that I can feed the machine. Generally I set up and throw it straight onto the place I need/want it (saves double handling). On occasion I've output into a 6x4 trailer or into the compost bay. I tried a wheelbarrow but the volume just slowed me down while I emptied the barrow and it was difficult to keep it in the barrow. Which required me to rake and pickup the excess. It's a great machine saves me hours and is cost effective to run because I only need to run the engine for a short time to chip large volumes of garden cuttings. Hope this helps.

Bought mine at a mower shop. Call you local big outdoor equipment shop and ask. They put it together, added oil and fuel to engine and checked it. Gave me a demo when I picked it up.

Allan, I bought mine at the local Honda shop but I'm sure other garden machinery dealers can help. However, if they won't help don't be persuaded to buy an alternative which they might stock. If you have any problems contact external link  where you will find John very helpful. I paid around $5,600 four years ago but I don't know the current price which may depend on location. It may seem a lot but you will soon forget the price when you see how this machine performs. Make sure you order the tow bar.

Allan I concur with Hunter try link external link  to find a local dealer

Hello Allan, The C13 Standard version is $5,595. The optional towbar is $310 but you can get various options of the machine. As Happy Gardener pointed out you can find your local dealer at external link 

Why don't you click on the "find a dealer" tab on the Hansa website?

Just searched online then rang around and got prices - bought mine one from a big garden equipment supplier (in Sydney).

Yes you can search for dealers on the following link external link  We have 4 dealers around Adelaide and most of them should be stocking the C13 model. Always best to give them a call prior just to confirm.