Tracked Chipper

B&S engines

Engines from B&S: Benefit from high power density with a compact engine block design.

• Centrifugal Multi-Stage Air Cleaner: for safe operation under extreme conditions. Improved protection against contaminated air in engine compartment.
• Cast-iron Sleeve: for long engine life and low oil consumption.
• Magnetron® Electronic Ignition System: ensures maintenance-free, easy starting.
• OHV Technology: optimized performance that delivers longer engine life and improved fuel economy.
• Heavy-duty forged crankshaft and cast-iron camshaft: for longer engine life even under demanding use.
• Optional dual element air filter: for additional protection against air contaminations.
• Full pressure lubrication with oil filter: continuous oil delivery under pressure to critical engine components in the crankcase. For maximum lubrication and long engine life

Kubota engines

Engines from Kubota: Compact engine block design with high power density.

• Low exhaust emission: Kubota has always paid special attention to the improvement of fuel consumption and exhaust emission values of their engines. All Kubota diesel engines are already EPA TIER II certified.
• Low noise emission: Kubota's experience in the construction of noise-reduced diesel engines and the E-TVCS (Three Vortex Combustion System) warrant a low noise emission level while operating under load as well in idle. With some engines series a floating mounted valve cover and molybdenum coated pistons provide for especially quiet and smooth-running engines (Super-Mini-Series / Super 03-M-Series / V3-Series).
• Quick start-up: The Super-pre-heat-system that belongs as standard equipment significantly shortens the pre-heat span and ensures that the engine starts up without problems even at low outside temperatures.
• High reliability: The robust construction that is typical for Kubota engines without employment of electronics, belts or similar expensive components that are prone to failure ensures high reliability and durability and a long engine life.
• Diverse equipment and extensive accessories: for example, for automatic cut-off in the case of overheating. It protects the engine from serious damage even under most extreme environmental conditions. The Hydraulic pump features a direct design.
• Service and maintenance: All areas and assemblies relevant for maintenance can be inspected immediately and are well accessible in JBM tracked chippers. The air cooler is additionally protected using a fine particulate filter, which can be easily cleaned.

Hatz diesel engines

Common-Rail Technology, turbocharger and external exhaust gas recirculation ensure the reduction in size and weight while maintaining high engine power and good emission values. The result is a turbocharged 2-liter engine with a maximum power of 74 hp (55 kW) and a weight of 173 kg - the benchmark in its class. The engine fulfills the strict limit values of EU 97/68 Stage III B in the EU and EPA Tier 4 final in the US without a particulate filter.

Tracked Chipper with automatic cut-off in the case of overheating

This protects your engine reliably from damage.

Latest exhaust technology according to standard

JBM installs engines made by B&S and Kubota with the latest exhaust technology according to the currently applicable standards in tracked chippers.

Large pulleys with power belt

Large pulleys with power belt allow the transfer of higher powers while keeping the shaft load of drive motors and chipper disks low. Your JBM tracked chipper gains in durability.

Galvanized frame

Benefit from a stable, durable and valuable frame. The frame construction is made of quality steel. With integrated reinforcements and hot-dip galvanizing.

Hydraulic crawler track

JBM tracked chippers offer with their hydraulic crawler track made by Hinowa great mobility in difficult terrain as well as effortless tackling of inclines. The high traction with low ground pressure is a significant advantage of our crawler tracks. Thanks to the crawler chassis, stability during chipping activities is unsurpassed. The opposite-running tracks allows spot-turning of the machine.

Telescopic crawler track

Thanks to the telescopic crawler track, the tracks can be pushed apart hydraulically increasing the stability of the wood chipper significantly. This increases driving safety in particular in difficult, uneven terrain.

Height-adjustable crawler track

Machines with height-adjustable crawler track can be operated on slopes without problems. For this purpose, the tracks can be individually height-adjusted. At the same time, the track width is increased thanks to the special design. This increases the stability even more.

2-gear transmission for hydraulic crawler tracks

As an alternative, the wood chippers on crawler track can also be configured with a 2-gear transmission. This allows a significantly faster driving speed.

Tracked chipper with large rigid feed hopper

• Very large feed hopper in robust design
• Ergonomic feeding for optimum material flow
• Branches can be fed as well

Large hinged feed hopper

This saves space and makes the machine even more compact: All JBM tracked chippers are optionally available with a large, hinged feed hopper.

Large feed hopper with preparation for crane loading

JBM tracked chippers of the 800 and 1000 series are optionally available with hopper cut-out. You will be all ready to go for crane loading.

Ergonomic safety circuit according to EN with circumferential safety bar

All directional functions of the feed rollers can be controlled directly via the operator handle: Feed, stop, and reverse can be adjusted easily from any operator position. Without additional operating elements, such as buttons.

Large aggressive feed rollers

JBM tracked chippers are powerful and voracious. Whether knotty material, large amounts of shrubs, thick trunk diameters, fir branches or even wet material: A JBM draws in everything. Evenly and safely.

Your benefits:

• High hourly throughput
• Ergonomic feeding
• Fault-free working
• High occupational safety

Encapsulated feed system

The encapsulated feed system of JBM tracked chippers avoids material discharge from the feed area. This avoids contamination of the wood chipper interior or of the street.

Roller wrapping protection

Wood chipping – without problems would be the best! The roller wrapping protection prevents shrubs from wrapping around the feed rollers. Your guarantee for continuously aggressive, fault-free feeding.

Horizontal feed rollers

Every JBM features horizontal, parallel-guided, hydraulically driven feed rollers. For a good reason:

• Tight grip of the fed material
• No uncontrolled knocking or side movements of the material
• A plus for your occupational safety
• Sustainably even and aggressive feed

Hydraulically driven conveyor belt

Make feeding easier: JBM tracked chippers are available with conveyor belt in the feed hopper. The feed speed of the rollers is synchronized with the conveyor belt speed.

Welded gripping feed rollers

Some tracked chippers can also be equipped with gripping feed rollers. We will be happy to advise you.

Hydraulic cutting length adjustment with hydraulic turning system

JBM wood chippers are equipped with a hydraulic, continuously adjustable cutting length adjustment by default. They produce wood chips in the length range of 0 - 25 mm. and can ideally use the available chipping capacity.

Continuously adjustable cutting speed

Thanks to the continuously adjustable material feed speed, the required cutting capacity can be adjusted to the material to be processed. This creates even more flexibility.

Material flow-optimized hopper design

Fault-free, efficient operation is a must during chipping. JBM tracked chippers ensure an optimum material flow across the entire cutting process. All components have proven themselves over many years and are matched to one another:

• Optimum hopper loading height
• Hopper size
• Hopper shape
• Feed quality (aggressive, even, fault-free)
• Optimum cutting process without risk of clogging in the area of the chipper disks
• Optimum powerful discharge

Optimum loading height

All tracked chippers offer an optimum loading height. You can feed the materials to the feed rollers without problems. Upon request, we can customize the loading height to your specifications.

Stable blade mounting system and massive chipper disk with reinforced blade insert

The cutting area is one of the core components of every tracked chipper. JBM machines offer a stable blade mounting system and a massive, generously dimensioned chipper disk with reinforced blade insert.

Generously dimensioned chipper disk

JBM attaches particular importance to a generous dimensioning of the chipper disk in all model series. The large chipper disk diameters allow a large discharge range of the chipped material. The higher disk thickness ensures high inertia and high stability of the chipper disk at the same time. This way, temporary load peaks are compensated in the case of limited engine power.

Chipper disk reinforcement

Thanks to additional reinforcements in the blade area, breaking of the chipper disk can be prevented even under extreme loads.

Chipper disk dynamically balanced

To ensure smooth, low-vibration operation of JBM machines in all speed ranges, JBM chipper disks are dynamically balanced.

Powerful discharge with large discharge range

Particularly generously dimensioned discharge for fault-free working.
In connection with an optimum chipper disk speed, a large chipper disk, and generously dimensions discharge blades, you benefit additionally from large discharge ranges of the chipped material.

Quality blades made of specially heat-treated steel

High service life due to the selection of special alloy steels in connection with special heat treatment. We only install quality blades in our tracked chippers. Your advantage:

• Avoids blade breakage, for high service life and short maintenance times
• Outstanding quality of the JBM blade system thanks to optimized raw material selection in connection with a hardening process optimized for the application case
• Extremely long service life and thus, low maintenance and blade costs per chipper hour
• Low, specific fuel consumption
• Blade costs reduced to a minimum

Continuously adjustable cutting system

Blades can be sharpened several times resulting in wood chipping with minimum blade costs.

Counter blades can be used 4 times

Reusable counter blades reduce blade costs.

Vertical counter blade on the inside

The side walls are subjected to particular wear due to the cutting process in their proximity. The side wall wear protection significantly contributes to value retention of a JBM machine.

Over-dimensioned main bearing

Stable mounting system generously dimensioned. To ensure that unexpected additional loads do not leave permanent impairments.

Additional wrapping protection for main bearing

Additional wrapping protection acting as sealing system at the same time. The wrapping protection protects the rear main bearing from foreign objects penetrating, such as plastic ropes.

Discharge chute can be swiveled according to GS standard

Using the swivelable discharge chute, you can place the wood chips at any location efficiently and effortlessly. This means simpler material disposal and additional occupational safety.

Adjustable spread cover

The adjustable spread cover controls the discharge range and accurate placement.

Secured transport position

Additional securing of the discharge chute ensures safe transport of the tracked chipper on public roads.

Silent discharge chute

Silent discharge chute with integrated noise protection: another contribution to reduced noise emission of our tracked chippers.

Discharge chute extension with additional stabilization

We are looking forward to realizing your requests for special applications, such as loading of cargo areas of towing vehicles or containers. We can implement custom adjustments in horizontal as well as vertical discharge direction.

Hinged discharge chute

The machine height can be significantly reduced with the hinged discharge chute. Ideal for transporting your JBM tracked chipper through entrances with low clearance.

Height-adjustable discharge chute

Our height-adjustable discharge chute provides even more flexibility when placing the wood chips. This can help with different towing vehicle with cargo areas.

Vertically and horizontally hydraulically swivelable discharge channel

Perfectly shredded wood chips for covering plots or heating systems

Screening system

Wood chips are calibrated for heating systems using a specially developed screening system.

Ergonomic safety circuit according to EN with circumferential safety bar

All directional functions of the feed rollers can be controlled directly via the operator handle: Feed, stop, and reverse can be adjusted easily from any operator position. Without additional operating elements, such as buttons.
This way, you can operate your JBM easily, safely and ergonomically. The feed rollers are reliably and durably controlled as well.

Electrical control via sensor button

Optionally, we configure our machines also with an electrical button control.

Safety-related requirements according to GS and EN standards

JBM tracked chippers offer maximum personal protection during operation as well as maintenance. Our wood chippers are designed according to the high requirements of the GS standards and relevant regulations of the employers' liability insurance associations.

Swivelable chipper unit

Many JBM tracked chippers are available with a 300° rotatable chipper unit. The result is significantly simpler feeding and more efficiency during wood chipping.

Engine control with integrated service block

Engine control with integrated service block for operation and control of all engine functions. Including engine protection functions, such as automatic engine cut-off in the case of overheating.

A JBM can be further operated even if the anti-locking system control fails. Thus, we separated the anti-locking system chipper control for automatic roller control purposefully from the engine control.

Automatic engine cut-off in the case of overheating

The sensor-controlled engine cut-off switches off the engine in the case of an emergency to prevent property damage.

Hydraulic feed control with cutting length adjustment

JBM tracked chippers are equipped with a hydraulically adjustable cutting length adjustment by default. This way, you can adjust the desired length of the chipped material continuously.

Anti-locking system for automatic roller control

The anti-locking system continuously monitors the cutter disk speed. If overloading of the wood chipper is imminent, the material feed is stopped automatically by the feed rollers and automatically restarted. This enables an automatically controlled material feed. The machine cannot be overloaded or clogged. The work sequence is optimized and the operator relieved.

Hydraulic roller opening for easy feeding of large trunk diameters

Using this function, the tracked chipper can be easily fed with short, large-diameter pieces of wood.
For this purpose, the opening area of the feed rollers is increased to more than 100 mm. This is another contribution to ergonomic loading while increasing occupational safety.

Combination hydraulic control block for anti-locking system and integrated roller opening

The compact control block combines the standard hydraulic actuation of the feed direction with continuous feed speed control with the hydraulic roller opening and integrated anti-locking system.

Filling level indicator for hydraulic oil

JBM tracked chippers are equipped with a filling level indicator for hydraulic oil. Thus, you can always check the quality and quantity of the hydraulic oil.

Track with hydraulic control system

The hydraulic control system of the crawler chassis has a few additional features:

• Sequence-controlled control pistons enable even start-up of the drive engines of the crawler track. This reduces the slip-stick effect (jerky start-up).
• In zero position, the control pistons block the oil flow completely so that the machine stands safely on slopes
• Check valves in the section control block avoid cavitation in the hydraulic system of the drive engines and significantly increase their service life.

2-gear transmission for hydraulic crawler tracks

As an alternative, the wood chippers on crawler track can also be configured with a 2-gear transmission. This allows a significantly faster driving speed.

Designs according to the GS standard

JBM tracked chippers offer maximum personal protection during operation as well as maintenance. For this purpose, our wood chippers are designed according to the high requirements of the GS standards and relevant regulations of the employers' liability insurance associations.

Pressurized hydraulic hoses with burst protection

Enjoy additional safety: All pressurized hydraulic hoses of a JBM are additionally wrapped in a strong burst protection fabric.
Hydraulic fluid suddenly escaping due to bursting hoses represents an extremely high risk to human health. We here at JBM understand our responsibility as manufacturer. We are more than happy to offer this protection, which should be standard everywhere.

Double-walled steel housing for chipper disk tunnel

What happens, when stones or metal parts are fed to a tracked chipper by mistake? And at the high speeds typical for wood chippers?
Tremendous load would be applied to materials installed in the turning circle of the chipper disk. The cutting system might be damaged or even destroyed. In the worst case, material could exit uncontrollably from the chipper disk housing.
To ensure that such a danger potential does not exist in the JBM tracked chippers, we do not only comply with the legally prescribed material thickness, our upper and lower chipper disk tunnels are designed with double walls.

Safety operator handle and feed hopper dimensions according to EN 294 and EN 13525

Compliance with the safety clearances and installation of the safety operator handle according to the current safety standards enables easy and safe operation.
The circumferential safety bar is the most effective protection against the operator being caught unintentionally by the feed rollers: If reaching into the hopper area too far, the operator moves the operating handle with his legs or arms into the stop or reverse position.
All functions, such as feed, stop, and reverse, can be easily operated from any operator position.

Gas pressure spring for upper tunnel

The massive upper tunnel can be easily opened with the help of a gas pressure spring. This allows quick, easy, and safe access to the cutting system.

Silent package

JBM machines feature low-noise designs. Respective structure-borne sound emissions are reduced through additional coating systems specifically developed for our application case. A pleasing contribution to noise reduction.

Silent discharge chute

The integrated hard rubber strip in the silent discharge chute significantly reduces the sound emissions occurring in the area of the discharge chute. Another contribution to noise reduction during wood chipping.

Transparent safety curtain

The transparent safety curtain prevents uncontrolled ejection of fed material from the hopper.

Quality blades

Special blade steels in conjunction with a special hardening process ensure high service life. Blade breakage is avoided at the same time.

Good access to the cutting system for adjustments and replacements

Adjustments and replacements on the cutting systems are easy and quick thanks to the wide-opening upper tunnel.

Wide-opening service hood

The wide-opening service hood are mounted interlocking via rubber dampers. They can be opened easily and without tools. All points relevant for maintenance and service are immediately visible and can be easily accessed.

Gas pressure absorbers

The massive upper tunnel can be easily opened with the help of a gas pressure spring. This allows quick, easy, and safe access to the cutting system.

Duo lubrication system

Using the Duo lubrication system, you can grease difficult to access lubrication points quickly and easily. For example, the rear main bearing or the mounting points of the lower rollers.

Tank system with liquid filling level indicator

All tank systems are equipped with liquid filling level indicators. This way, you are informed about the remaining fuel or hydraulic oil level at all times.