PTo wood chipper

Winchester1 · Oct 30, 2021

Any thoughts on who makes the best PTO wood chipper? Service and parts support are as important as price. Plan to put it behind a 45 HP tractor. Will be using it to thin out and trim trees. Anything over 4 or 5 inch will be saved for firewood.
Thanks,
Bill.

J Hamilton · Oct 30, 2021

If I was buying one, I would get a Vermeer chipper.

tractorsam · Oct 31, 2021

I have a Woodland Mills WC68 which is a 6 chipper. They make one larger and one smaller. I would highly recommend getting a chipper larger than the size you intended simply to reduce the hassle of feeding it. I burn wood and use most over 3 or so but having the larger capacity allows me to feed crooked pieces and not cut all the limbs off. I would recommend the Woodland Mills chippers as perhaps not the best chipper but certainly the best one for the money. I have no complaints with mine, but I know there are better out there, at more than twice the price. I ordered mine online, it was delivered earlier than promised, and they have generally been great to deal with. They offer individual parts, as well as maintenance packages (not that Ive needed any yet, really impressed with how the blades are lasting). I did have one small issue with an adjustment and an email to their tech department provided the answer. Happy chipping.

pa30b · Oct 31, 2021

I have had a Woodland Mills WC88 for about a year. Probably about 50 hours use. Behind a Ford 2000 3 cyl.
I am very happy with the performance, fit/finish and customer service. Very high quality construction.
This has a single infeed roller driven by a hydraulic pump. I would recommend a chipper with a powered infeed. Also, get the biggest throat you can, not so much because you want to chip 6 or 8 inch logs but to allow branches to go thru without getting stuck.
No idea if its the best, but I am happy.

Steve in VA · Oct 31, 2021

I've been running a Valby for years and its been great. Also hydraulic feed. Cutter wheel runs perpendicular to the feed stock so tendance to pull into the chipper.

showcrop · Oct 31, 2021

2X what 2a30b posted. Cutting all the twigs off in order to get a branch to go through gets old very fast.

Gene Davis (Ga.) · Oct 31, 2021

I had a Crary-Bobcat pto chipper for about 20 years. It worked well,but the first thing that always wore out was the operator, It got to be too much for me to use at age 80 so I finally sold it.
Gene Davis, Tennille, Ga.

mikewood869 · Oct 31, 2021

We have a Woodland Mills WC88, the 8 inch chipper and it has been going good for 250 hours, we have had it since 2018. The lowest hp tractor we used it on was our Ford 3000 gas tractor (probably when it had 25 hp at the end of its life). The hydraulic feed is a must.

Northvale PA · Oct 31, 2021

I watched several videos using engine powered chippers. One point was a 6 rated chipper bogged down on 3 limbs. So bigger seems to be very practical. Many chippers made for the home owner are small limb and leaf shreaders, not actually normal Sized limb chippers. So, my opinion is, an affordable occasional use machine will be to small to quickly handle the mess of a medium size tree cleanup. Too bad since I could make good use of one.

DoubleO7 · Oct 31, 2021

I have a woodmaxx wm-8h I bought it used when it was two years old for $1200

I would recommend a hydraulic feed unit vs manual.

charlie n · Oct 31, 2021

Woodland Mills has been a good one for us. Had it 4 years and zero problems. Two don'ts to think about. Don't buy one too small and don't buy gravity feed. BTDT. Good Luck.

MKinON · Oct 31, 2021

What pa30b said about getting the biggest throat you can is spot on. Power feed is a must. If I have opportunity to replace my 5, I'll be looking for a used commercial grade chipper. Trying to jam a crooked piece, or one with wide heavy crotch branches through is miserable.

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