After an intense period of testing and development, production units from Piranha Chippers are rolling out of the assembly plant and onto Australian worksites.
The first production-model BT300 rolled off the line at Piranha Chippers just before Christmas 2025 and headed north from Piranha’s Victorian headquarters, becoming the first chipper for David Norton of ARBISAN. The Piranha team was excited to see how the BT300 would perform with the different timbers and palms in Queensland – time will soon tell.
The rundown
The BT300 is an optioned, handfed, drum-style chipper designed to maximise efficiency and minimise operator effort. Where possible, everything on the BT300 is hydraulically operated, including clutch engagement, winch, tailgate raise and lower, lift and crush, and the discharge chute functions (swivel, raise and lower).
Powered by the Isuzu 4HK1 motor with 197hp and a 15″H X 20″W infeed, the BT300 makes quick work of any timber presented to it. Combined with a Lodar remote control unit so the operator can control most of the chipper’s operational features from the cab of the machine, it’s in a class of its own.
Ideal for machine feeding with the winch arm that folds up and out of the way, the programmed lift and crush allows the BT300 to process large and difficult timber without the need for an operator to be standing beside the chipper and manually operating the lift and crush functions. This safety feature also saves costs.
Australian designed and built
Piranha Chippers are 100 per cent designed and manufactured in Bayswater North, Victoria, from Australian-made, high-tensile steel, and are covered by a five-year/3000-hour warranty. With factory support from Isuzu Australia for the engine, they can also be serviced at any of the 40+ Isuzu dealership centres around the country – regardless of where you are in Australia, you’re never far from help. Also, given Piranha has used common metric bearings and belts, Landcruiser wheels, and many other quality parts as standard, you’ll never be left waiting for expensive parts to come in from overseas – they’re available at local supply shops.
When you invest in a Piranha Chipper, not only are you buying Australian-made and supporting local engineering, production and supply businesses and their families, you’re also investing in a chipper designed from the ground up to be easy to service, with parts readily available Australia-wide, and built to be tough and durable (Piranha’s welders are Australian Standard certified).
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