How to Build a Chipper Pile
Brush must be clean of metal, rock, or other debris that may damage equipment or pose a risk to operators (bulldozed or machine stacked piles cannot be processed)
Individual piles should be no larger than one large pickup-truckload in size and no taller than 5′
No material should be longer than 10 feet long or 6 inches in diameter
Each location is allowed 5 piles maximum
Piles should not include any roots or stumps, poison oak, oleander, vines, spiny plants, roses, blackberry, bamboo, broom, gorse (or other known invasive species), rakings or piles of needles, leaves or grass, construction type wood or fence posts
All piles must be in locations readily accessible for a large chipper truck towing a chipper (ie. piles should be near the road or drive, and not on a steep slope)
Cut ends should face in the same direction, toward the road
If possible, brush-cutting should occur within a few days of Chipper Days, for easier chipping and reduced fire risk from piles sitting out on roadsides
all removed materials must benefit a home within 100 feet. This is part of a defensible space
Crews should never be interrupted or distracted while working
If your pile does not comply with the above guidelines it will not be chipped and you will be responsible for disposing of the unchipped material.
