Grn mtn boy
Bronze Member
- Joined
- Apr 6, 2011
- Messages
- 72
- Location
- Vermont
- Tractor
- Kubota L3830 GST with R4s and a Woods LC108 loader / John Deere 1025R with 7 Iron deck
Good Evenin Grn mtn boy,
Nice lookin unit ! Let us know how you make out !
Any where near me ?
Thanks! I'm north of you....Near Stowe.
I finished putting together the chipper last night and ran a small pile of brush through it. It seem to work great. The unit is fairly heavy.The specs say the WH-8H is 990 lbs and it does feel like it on the back of my tractor. The flywheel housing is fairly think...3/8" I think. I bought an extra set of the American made blades and they're a heavy chunk of steel also. The one marginal thing I noticed was the swivel discharge chute. It seems kind of thin but it's functional. As for the fit and finish, I think it's fine. It has that typical orange peel look that so many imported goods have. It's powder coated but I'm not sure exactly how durable the finish is. Some on the finish rubbed off from me rubbing the five gallon bucket against it when I was filling the hydraulic tank. Most of the holes are elongated so that any deviation in placement is overcome.
The hydraulic feed for thousands less was what attracted me to this unit and I feel it works really well. I can see why people would want a direct drive unit but having this unit with belts doesn't bother me. All my mowers have belt drive, it's not all that different and these belts are supposedly available through your local parts store. As a plus with the belt drive, the unit has it's own hydraulic pump. If the hydraulic system fails it won't wreck your tractor's. Also, if you happen to be someone who loans out their implements you won't have to worry about plugging in the unit to your hydraulic system after it's been on your neighbor's tractor. One thing I do need to check with WoodMaxx about is the variable speed feed. The feed rate doesn't seem to change when I screw the needle valve in or out. I did send them an email yesterday with a question and they responded very quickly with a valid reply. I let you guys know more about this issue ( whether it's operator error or faulty part) when it's resolved.
I didn't have time to shoot a video and I'm not sure if I'll be able to this weekend as I have to finish getting my piers in for my pole barn addition. I guess you could call it my addition for my addiction....
When I get time I'll add one to the thread.
Chris