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BobinKY

01-30-2006 18:11:02




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Has anybody used one of these DRchippers yet? I saw this commercial on TV and went to their web site. I have a friend who has the DRbrushog and he is very impressed with it, both for its quality and its ruggedness. I would like to get something like this to run on my PTO to clean up my farm. I have lots of brush and burning is just too iffy anymore. I could sure use the mulch for my trails through the woods. Your thoughts would be appreciated.

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Leland

02-02-2006 09:29:42




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 Re: DRChipper in reply to BobinKY, 01-30-2006 18:11:02  
I just rent a veneer from the local rental yard cheaper than owning and maintaining ,the little 20 hp motor eats most things under 5" and the mouth is wide enough for real bushy plants



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James2

02-01-2006 11:22:59




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 Re: DRChipper in reply to BobinKY, 01-30-2006 18:11:02  
Supergrumpy is correct, a DR is OK if you intend to play around, rather than really use it. I unfortunately have had much experience hand-feeding a chipper that was a constructed a lot tougher than the DR. We have since decided it's better to leave it in the shed, burn the brush, and ultimately live longer with fewer induced health problems.



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Sam#3

02-01-2006 04:12:01




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 Re: DRChipper in reply to BobinKY, 01-30-2006 18:11:02  
I have one of the their 10hp chippers. It will take whatever will go in the chute BUT the bushy brush is a problem. Requires a lot of trimming. Depends on your pocketbook, available time and/or energy what will work for you. In my case thin wallet, the rest of my life, and all the energy needed.



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supergrumpy

01-31-2006 11:44:33




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 Re: DRChipper in reply to BobinKY, 01-30-2006 18:11:02  
if you have a small amount of very straight wet wood, those kind of chippers are fine, product looks to be nicely designed

when they say 5 inch chute, that means about 2 inch wood or less, after a few hours of trimming and jamming brush in there by hand, you will fully understand the concept of "power feed"

I tried a PTO Woods unit and even rented 6 inch Bandit chipper with power feed, with my twisted crabapple and elm, I was peeing in the ocean

strongly recommend you check out older used Vermeer, Morbark or such with 4 or 6 cylinder engine, I love mine, even have a shed to keep it out of the weather

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Evan350

02-01-2006 17:31:41




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 Re: DRChipper in reply to supergrumpy, 01-31-2006 11:44:33  
I have a Valby 160, pto drive, hydraulic power feed. Takes up to 6" round, 9" slab. Since what I need to chip each year can be measured in acres, I got the biggest I could afford. If your needs are small, then the DR Chipper may be right for you, but I suggest you look at some bigger models also to compare with.



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supergrumpy

02-02-2006 09:59:36




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 Re: DRChipper in reply to Evan350, 02-01-2006 17:31:41  
I saw the Valby dispaly over at Eastern States Expo, feed opening looked bit small to me but the rest of the machine looked pretty good

with PTO, no extra engine to mess with

would you buy another one???



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Evan350

02-02-2006 12:37:47




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 Re: DRChipper in reply to supergrumpy, 02-02-2006 09:59:36  
I would, yes. The only thing it won"t swallow are limbs that at a right angle to the trunk that are too big to be snapped off by the feeder. But I"ve fed intact trees over 30" tall into it without having to reverse the feeder--as long as the trunk isn"t more than about 4". When I feed 4" or more I have to work it in more gradually with the feeder bar or the tractor will stall out. So far I"ve only managed to stall the tractor (a Farmall 350) once!

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