The YG-6140 tracked wood chipper is an outdoor agricultural and forestry waste crushing equipment, suitable for crushing palm branches, garden branches, and small pieces of wood. It features a diesel-hydraulic feeding system, is high-temperature resistant, clog-resistant, and wear-resistant, and is suitable for the dry conditions of the Middle East. The machine has an hourly output of 2-3 tons, producing uniform wood chips for use as landscaping and biomass feedstock, aligning with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 solid waste recycling requirements. For overseas procurement and customized project needs, please contact YG Machinery for complete solutions and quotations.
Mobile Wood Chipper Parameter
| Model | YG-6130 | YG-6145 |
| Motor Type | Diesel motor, electric start | Diesel motor, electric start |
| Capacity | 2 tons/hour | 5 tons/hour |
| Dimensions | L2300*W1300*H1800 | L3200*W1700*H2400mm |
| Knife Roller Diameter | 300 mm | 500 mm |
| Equipped with power | 23.6KW diesel engine | 75KW (102 hp) diesel engine |
| Host speed | 2600r/min | 2500r/min |
| Number of blades | 4 moving knives, 1 stationary knife | 4 moving knives, 1 stationary knife |
| Maximum broken branch diameter | 130mm | 250mm |
| Feed throat size mm | 300*180 | 450*380 |
| outlet direction | The 360-degree quick adjustment device | 360-degree quick adjustment device, outlet angle adjustment, outlet nozzle, height adjustment |
Client Background
This cooperation client is a large local landscaping and maintenance group in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, undertaking comprehensive greening and maintenance projects for urban main roads, parks, and palm plantations. Saudi Arabia has over 35 million date palm trees, generating hundreds of thousands of tons of palm branches, dead branches, and miscellaneous wood annually from pruning. Combined with urban street tree pruning waste, traditional open burning is strictly limited by environmental regulations, and landfill costs are rising year by year. This client is simultaneously developing a small-scale biomass raw material export business, so they urgently need stable and reliable mobile crushing equipment to reduce material volume on-site. In this way, they can solve their waste disposal problem and, meanwhile, generate extra export revenue from finished wood chips. The project is long-term, stable, and operates year-round.
Construction Challenges
- Complex Terrain and Difficult Relocation: The work sites are scattered, including sloping plantations and soft sandy green belts. Ordinary wheeled wood chippers are prone to slipping and getting stuck, and trailer transportation costs are high.
- Harsh High-Temperature and Arid Conditions: Summer daytime temperatures exceed 45℃, causing ordinary equipment motors and hydraulic systems to easily overheat and shut down. Thin-bodied models experience severe deformation and vibration during prolonged operation.
- High Material Toughness and Potential Clogs: Palm fiber branches are highly tough, causing feeding jams and frequent shutdowns in ordinary models, significantly reducing daily processing capacity.
- Concerns about Overseas After-Sales Support: There is a lack of equipment maintenance technicians locally. The client is concerned about the difficulty in procuring spare parts for generic equipment and the lack of guidance during malfunctions, which could delay the landscaping project.
- High Environmental Compliance Requirements: Riyadh’s sanitation department strictly controls dust and exhaust emissions; equipment must meet Middle Eastern environmental testing standards before it can be used on-site.
YG Customized Solution
The client ultimately decided to purchase two YG-6140 tracked wood chippers. The YG technical team simultaneously matched a Middle Eastern-specific adaptation solution:
- Employs a low-speed, high-torque shearing structure, relying on powerful tearing to cut long palm fibers, avoiding entanglement problems at the source. The blades are entirely wear-resistant and reinforced, increasing wear life by 50% compared to standard models, significantly reducing wear and tear from hard fibers and the frequency of blade replacements.
- A widened and heightened integrated feed hopper is used for direct feeding of whole bundles of palm branches, reducing manual pre-cutting procedures.
- Upgraded adaptive hydraulic forced feeding rollers with increased anti-slip tooth surfaces improve the gripping ability of long branches and leaves.
- Equipped with an intelligent reverse anti-blocking program, when the feed load exceeds the limit or material jams, the feed rollers automatically reverse to retract the material, eliminating the need to stop the machine for disassembly and cleaning, increasing continuous operation efficiency by 30%. • Equipped with three sets of detachable screens of different aperture sizes (2mm/10mm/20mm), allowing for easy switching of output specifications: fine sawdust for moisturizing and covering date palm root trays, and standard wood chips packaged for export as biomass raw materials, satisfying customers’ needs for two types of finished products in one machine.
- The main unit is equipped with a 28-horsepower brand diesel engine, featuring a larger radiator and cooling ducts, and an upgraded forced air cooling system. It can operate continuously at full load for 12 hours at an ambient temperature of 55℃ without overheating and shutdown. All engine oil lines and pipes have been replaced with high-temperature and aging-resistant oil pipes, eliminating oil leakage and pipe deformation issues under high temperatures.
- Utilizing a thickened steel frame and widened anti-slip rubber tracks, the ground contact area is increased, preventing the vehicle from getting stuck in sand. The standard climbing ability reaches 35°, perfectly adapting to sloping operations in industrial parks.
Practical Results
- The equipment has been operating stably for 8 months since its commissioning. Two YG-6140 units process a total of 35-50 tons of palm branches and green waste daily, reducing waste volume by 85% and saving 90% of the costs associated with transporting and landfilling raw timber.
- On-site pulverized wood chips are directly applied to the root zones of date palm trees to retain moisture and suppress weeds, reducing irrigation water consumption.
- Standardized wood chips after screening are sold in batches monthly to local biomass heating plants, generating stable new monthly export revenue.
- The tracked chassis is compatible with all scattered work sites, eliminating reliance on trailers for transport and reducing daily labor input per unit by half.
- There were no high-temperature shutdowns during the hot summer months. Tool wear was 50% lower than the imported small-scale equipment previously tested by the customer, significantly reducing overall maintenance costs.
- The entire system fully aligns with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 circular economy waste reduction goals. The project passed all environmental inspections on the first attempt, with no penalties or rectification records.
Customer Testimonial
The project director of the landscaping group stated, “Comparing several domestic and international equipment manufacturers, the YG-6140 tracked wood chipper best suits the actual working conditions of our palm plantation in Saudi Arabia. Its high-temperature-resistant body and anti-clogging hydraulic feed system solve the long-standing problem of difficult palm branch crushing, while the tracked chassis saves huge transportation costs. What’s most reassuring is the complete overseas after-sales service system; ample spare parts stock and timely remote response ensure the equipment’s operating rate remains high. For the upcoming second phase of our palm plantation expansion project, we plan to add more YG tracked wood chippers of the same series, making YG our long-term, fixed supplier of crushing equipment.”
Choose YG
The successful implementation of this Saudi project fully demonstrates the reliability and product competitiveness of YG wood chippers under extreme working conditions. Facing the high temperatures, sandy soil, and complex terrain of Saudi Arabia, the YG-6140 tracked wood chipper, with its wear-resistant body, anti-clogging design, and flexible walking system, successfully completed the crushing task of palm branches and landscaping waste, earning high praise from the customer. Comprehensive overseas support services, ample supply of wear parts, and professional technical support are key to fostering long-term cooperation.
With the continued development of urban greening and the circular economy industry in Saudi Arabia, the demand for local maintenance equipment is steadily increasing. YG will seize this opportunity to continuously optimize its overseas models, expand into the Middle East market, and provide more overseas customers with cost-effective wood shredding equipment and comprehensive services.
