Wood Chipper Question

DaveDiesel · Jun 26, 2016

I'm in the market for a PTO driven Class 1 mountable wood chipper. It'll hang on a Ford 4000. I have a lot of dead fall to clear up and am having some land cleared, so I'll have plenty of green limbs, too. Any thoughts out there regarding good brands?

DGinVT · Jun 26, 2016

I have a Machette that goes on my 2600 Ford or TC 34DA. The chipper has an auto feed tooth reel and works well. It does wood up to 3 inches. Don't know if it's still made. Also has chute that you can change the outflow chute for different directions.

paul · Jun 26, 2016

Bil got a small one that worked well, but was just too childish to fool with. Had to spend more time with the chainsaw cutting up the branches so they would fit in the throat. We have branchy hardwoods here. The chipper worked fine, but spent hours and had a coaster wagon of chips for our time.

Get on with a power feed, and big enough to chomp down the branches.

Or just go back to pushing them in the gulley as we did. That only took an hour with the loader for the rest of the piles of branches.

Paul

RickB · Jun 26, 2016

Power feed is a must. Anything smaller than 6" is a waste of time and money.

andyinct · Jun 26, 2016

I have a Machete chipper - bought it 30 years or so ago. Works great for what I do. Not going to set any speed records or use it for a tree business but will chip up to 3 inch. It is now made by a Chinese company - Jinma I think. That is how I get replacement parts.

Deere Scotty · Jun 26, 2016

Look up "WOODMAXX" They have some made in the US, & other countries. Cheaper priced than most; Yet I believe they are one of the best. & I agree with RickB... Larger is more stable, & heavier will vibrate less. Look at flywheel weight. I want a 200lbs, or heavier flywheel. Woodmaxx larger models have a 220 lbs flywheel, they add an extra bearing across the shaft (4 total instead of normal 3), Self contained Hydraulic feed, & can handle 9, or 10" material, & operate on ridiculously low HP. Priced starting at about $5000 for the US Made Large model, & $8500 for the Skid Steer US made model.

Steve in VA · Jun 26, 2016

As others have noted, feeder is a priority. I have a Valby purchased through Hud-Son logging in NY. It has a cutter/flywheel that runs perpendicular to the feed so I can regulate how fast it eats stuff. 8" round and 10" flat. Hands down the best piece of equipment I own. I originally ran it off a JD 1020 roughly 38 horse when new but now use a JD 5303.

How ever you land, the best advice I can offer is be a fanatic on only feeding clean material. Small rocks and dirt will trash the blades right now and in a hurry. After 8 years, I pulled the blades and only hit them a coupe of licks with a stone really only because I had them out. Not a nick on them.

Butch(OH) · Jun 28, 2016

In my opinion all good advise so far. Best advise I got when I was looking was to rent a 4" , then rent a 6" Too much time is spent trimming and plugging up with a 4" machine. We chip very litter over 3" actual diameter because we burn wood but you need the extra size, hard to explain why until you run one. They wont pull through what you think they will, avoid temptation to go too small. We have a 6" Morbark tow behind, the extra engine around to keep running causes a small amount of grief but the price was right.

David Rogers · Jun 28, 2016

We have an old Ashplunk with a 60 HP 172 c.i. Ford engine. Bought it on
Craigslist and have not been sorry. It's dangerous though. You can
get switched easily. you need heavy duty hearing protection and don't wear gloves.
Throw it in and turn your back. It is fast
and I can get 2 or 3 pick up loads off 5 gallons of gas. We put electronic
ignition on it this year. We are clearing land for a house. Land was logged 20-30
years ago and there is alot of brush.

I think this site is fantastic.

Dave Rogers

Steve in VA · Jun 30, 2016

so....reached any conclusion yet? curious to know where you land.

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