336-431-5852
aceavant@aceavant.com
5358 Poole Rd, Archdale, NC 27263
336-431-5852
aceavant@aceavant.com
5358 Poole Rd, Archdale, NC 27263
On-site wood chipping debris management for residential, commercial and industrial projects across North Carolina.
Chipping processes logging and clearing residuals on site, eliminating the piles and windrows that slow down the next phase of work.
Processing material through a chipper on site is less expensive than hauling whole logs and brush to a disposal facility.
Chipping keeps pace with logging and clearing operations, so debris does not accumulate and delay grading or replanting.
Wood chips are a useful byproduct that can be spread for erosion control, used as mulch, or delivered to biomass or paper facilities.
Chips can be spread across the site, stockpiled for pickup, or loaded directly into trucks for delivery depending on the project.
Processing logging slash and brush through a chipper eliminates the fuel load that piled debris creates.
We run chippers sized to the material volume and log diameter of each operation.
Chipping coordinated alongside logging, clearing, and forestry mulching by the same team.
Wood chipping is the mechanical process of reducing logs, limbs, tops, brush, and other woody material into small uniform chips using a wood chipping machine. Chippers use a rotating drum or disc with cutting knives that feed material through and discharge chips at high velocity into a truck or trailer, or spread them directly on the ground. The result is a significant reduction in material volume — a pile of logging slash that would take multiple truckloads to haul can be processed into chips that spread across a site in a fraction of the time and cost.
Chipping is a debris management tool, not a standalone service. It fits into a logging or clearing operation at the point where felled trees, limbs, and brush need to be dealt with before the site can move to the next phase. In a timber harvesting operation, chipping handles the tops and limbs left after logs are skidded to the landing. In a land clearing operation, chipping processes trees and brush that are not suitable for timber but need to be cleared before grading begins. In both cases, chipping is faster and less disruptive than burning, and more cost-effective than hauling whole material off site.
Logging slash, brush, and non-merchantable material are consolidated at the landing or along the work area in a position accessible to the chipper infeed.
The chipper is positioned with the discharge aimed at a waiting truck, trailer, or spread zone depending on how chips will be handled after processing.
Material is fed into the chipper infeed in manageable pieces. The drum or disc processes material and discharges chips continuously at the rate the machine can handle the input material.
Chips are either loaded directly into trucks for transport, blown into a stockpile for later pickup, or spread across the site for erosion control or mulching purposes.
After chipping is complete, the area is cleared of any residual material and left ready for the next phase of logging, clearing, or grading work.
Chipper selection depends on the diameter and volume of material being processed. Whole-tree chippers handle full stems including large-diameter material and are used on high-volume logging operations where productivity matters. Brush chippers handle smaller diameter material including limbs, tops, and brush and are more maneuverable in tighter sites. For most logging and land clearing operations, we match the chipper to the predominant material size and feed rate needed to keep pace with the felling and clearing crews working ahead of it.
What happens to chips after processing depends on the project and the landowner’s preferences. On logging and clearing sites, chips are commonly spread across the cleared area to provide temporary erosion control and reduce soil exposure between clearing and grading. Chips can also be stockpiled at the landing for pickup by biomass energy facilities, paper mills, or landscape material suppliers depending on species and chip quality. On development sites, chips are typically removed so the cleared ground is ready for grading without a layer of organic material that would need to be stripped before earthwork begins.
Chipping is one of the more sustainable ways to handle logging and clearing residuals. Processing material on site avoids the fuel consumption and emissions associated with hauling whole material to a disposal facility. Chips spread on site return organic matter to the soil and provide ground cover that reduces erosion during the period between clearing and revegetation or paving. Chips delivered to biomass or paper facilities displace other raw material inputs, extending the useful life of material that would otherwise be disposed of. Compared to burning, which was historically the default method for managing logging slash, chipping produces no smoke, no ash, and no open fire risk.
Chipping and forestry mulching both process woody material into smaller pieces, but they work differently and suit different situations. A chipper is a separate machine that material is fed into and discharged from, typically into a truck or stockpile. A forestry mulcher is an attachment on a carrier that grinds material in place as it moves through the site. Chipping is better suited to concentrated volumes of material at a landing or staging area. Forestry mulching is better suited to processing standing trees, brush, and scattered debris across a site in a single pass. On many operations, both are used; mulching handles site clearing and scattered debris while chipping handles concentrated logging slash at the landing.
Chipping needs to keep pace with the logging or clearing operation it is supporting. Debris that accumulates faster than it is chipped creates access problems for equipment and slows the overall operation. We schedule chipping crews and equipment to match the production rate of the felling and clearing crews working ahead of them, so material is processed continuously rather than piling up between mobilizations.
Wood chipping processes logging slash, brush, and non-merchantable wood into chips on site, reducing debris volume, eliminating the need for hauling or burning, and leaving the site clean for the next phase of work.
Chipping feeds material into a separate machine that discharges chips into a truck or stockpile. Forestry mulching uses an attachment that grinds material in place as it moves through the site. Both reduce woody material into smaller pieces but suit different site conditions and material distributions.
Chips can be spread on site for erosion control, stockpiled for pickup by biomass or paper facilities, or loaded into trucks for removal depending on the project requirements and the landowner’s preferences.
Chipper capacity depends on the machine. Brush chippers handle smaller diameter limbs and brush. Whole-tree chippers handle full stems including large-diameter logs. We select equipment based on the predominant material size in each operation.
Yes. Chipping produces no smoke, no ash, and no open fire risk. It keeps organic material on site or delivers it to a facility where it has a productive end use, rather than releasing it as combustion emissions.
We provide chipping services for all type of land clearing projects. Our crews are equipped to handle large scale jobs with minimal disruption to your operations.