HANSA C25 seems to be a staple for hire companies across Australia and New Zealand, most of whom have long had HANSA in the range.
Chippers get a hard time in the hire industry, being used by changing customers, different levels of skill and knowledge, and machines are pushed to their limits and beyond. It needs a strong product to perform under those circumstances.
That’s why hire companies choose HANSA.
“Like many of us, hire companies are businesses where reliability and performance is key to business continuity and success,” said John Lyon at HANSA Products Australia. “Our machines deliver that for them.”
Commercial landscapers looking to hire a chipper can get the cover they need with this reliable machine. Image: HANSA
Industry standard
There are some eye-watering stories of the condition in which some chippers have come back in after hire.
“Pasted with sand and salt from chipping mangroves all day,” recounted John. “That machine got a deep clean!”
Luckily for the hire companies mangroves are few and far between, and overall if the customer is inducted on the machine correctly it should just be a matter of standard-use maintenance – like knife sharpening and a clean before the next hire.
Hansa has been in the hire game since 1996 and works with all the big names, like Kennards and Hirepool, while also providing machines to independent hire companies. The HANSA C25 is the go-to for the hire companies looking for a hydraulic-feed solution for their customers.
“We have great relationships with our hire customers. We know what they need and go the extra mile to ensure they have it” said Lyon.
Confident and capable
HANSA has a bespoke training and onboarding procedure for hire outlets, ensuring when a new machine is despatched the hire team is fully trained and skilled on how to use and induct customers on the machine.
“Ensuring the hire team is 100 per cent confident and capable is key to keeping the operator safe,” Lyon confirmed.
HANSA even has a ‘Return From Hire’ checklist developed over the years with customers. This ensures when a machine is returned after hire, the correct checks and controls are done with the operator. It’s a catch-all system, making sure the machine is not damaged and the correct checks are complete before the next hire.
Hire it. Try it. Buy it
HANSA has lots of customers who have followed the ‘Hire it. Try it. Buy it’ route.
Purchasing a chipper is a significant investment, and hiring a machine before making the leap is a great way to get a feel for what capacity or type of machine is needed. Using the machine on your worksites, towing it behind various vehicles, using it in various crews and contracts, spending time going over the machine, looking at the service procedures, maintenance and overall build of the machine in your own time and with your team really helps you make an informed decision.
Offering 160mm (six-inch) capacity on a small footprint and powered by the Honda GX690, the HANSA C25 is just the right size for the majority of the hire-market customers.
Commercial arborists and landscapers, looking to hire a chipper to cover extra work loads or a brokendown chipper, can get the cover they need with this reliable machine. The towing weight of 885kg (fully spec’d) makes it easy to incorporate into a fleet and teams at short notice.
Boasting a powerful 81kg cutting disc, the machine makes good use of its extra wide infeed of 330mm x 178mm.
This extra-large in-feed increases productivity by allowing the operator to feed in larger volumes of branches at one time.
The HANSA soft-start technology is also on the C25.
After starting the machine the operator engages the cutting disc by winding in the engagement handle. This brings the drive-belts under tension, and once fully engaged the machine is brought up to full-revs and is ready to begin chipping. From here the electronic control system does all the thinking for you.
The adjustable auto-feed system allows adjusting the auto-reverse based on the material being processed. This ensures the engine is always running at the optimum and keeps engine recovery time to a minimum to maximise output. Coupled with the directly activated hydraulic variable speed feed roller, the operator can make fine adjustments based on the material binging processed. This allows even more performance out this six-inch chipper.
Where?
Where can you find a HANSA for hire?
Just visit hansaproducts.com and navigate to the hire menu and to find your closest hire outlet.
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Interested in buying a C25 outright? Visit treecaremach.com.au for more info and to book a demo.
