Phillip Island Tree Management

Started by Jeff Walton and Greg Patton in the mid 1970s, it was then known as Patton & Walton and was built up until sold to Shane Sullivan in the mid to late 1980s. Shane renamed the business to Phillip Island Tree Management, which he successfully ran until he left Phillip Island. Scott and James Patton purchased the business in 2005 and it came into the ownership of TerraFirma in late 2007.

TerraFirma and PITM work well together with each utilising the other’s staff, machinery and equipment as required.

Dale – HinoFC 5tn tipper with a steel canopy over the tipper body. Giving a capacity of approximately 103mtrs. This tipper is used by our tree felling crew to tow our Vermont 1500 chopper to site plus cart the product produces.	Chipper – VERMEER BC 1500 – This machine is capable of chipping branches up to 400mm in diameter. It seems to have an unsatisfiable hunger for trees, and it takes quite a few men to keep the branches up to it. It pairs with a Hino FC Tipper with a purpose built canopy on the tipper body, giving a capacity of approx 10 cubic metres of mulch before having to empty the truck.
Flex– GENIE TZ50 – Our first trailer type EPV, with access to trees becoming more restricted because of multiple dwellings becoming more prevalent on house blocks, our truck mounted EPVs were becoming obsolete, the TZ50 can be disconnected from the tow vehicle and manouvered through car ports or tight access sites by hydraulic drive motors. Once in position will reach up 15 metres.	Stump Grinder – Rayco 1635A Super Junior – This machine is compact and highly manouverable as it is self propelled, with a 35 hp motor, it is a powerful machine, capable of grinding stumps of all sizes.