New Kioti Chipping attachment...:)

[williekioti]

Here's a pic of the 30 making mulch. Well, actually the beast just pulls my old Asplundh drum chipper around, but it's still much more fun with a tractor.

I thought the Kioti section could use an action shot with all the heavy discussion oils and best buys and such.

[williekioti]

And the view behind the curtain......

[Dmace]

Nice! I wish I could strap a chipper like that to the Kioti.

[rico304]

Nice setup! Do you cut the trees for your own use or do you sell wood? I would love to pick up a wood chipper, but you know the price of them. I'll wait for a while I guess.

[williekioti]

I do both. These particular trees were felled to increase space for new barn and will have the logs sawn for the lumber. I also cut all my own firewood(put in a Wood Master last year) and also sell a few hardwood logs when the market is good.

This Asplundh I picked up couple years ago pretty cheap, er.. inexpensive. It's an old drum chipper formally used by ROW crews. For what I paid it would have been worth it just for the Ford 300ci industrial six that powers it, which purrs quite nicely. You can pick these up quite reasonably, probably under 2k if you look around as everyone these days wants a hydro operated disk chipper for prettier chips(though I understand they are still coveted out West by tree crews doing ROW work). But if you keep a drum's knives sharp and the anvil adjusted well it does quite well, though you do have to get down the "chuck and duck" proceedure. Plus these are much easier to maintain, less moving parts, no expensive hydraulics, simple gas engine(though a Cummins would be nice ). There are basically three areas to look at in one of these old girls; a strong power plant, good clutch/PTO and the main bearings on the drum. Those are the pricey things to fix, the rest is quite reasonable.

[Highbeam]

I sure like that woods loader. It even has mounts to the nose of the frame.

[williekioti]

I liked the Woods too, it's basically what tipped me over the edge to 30. I was originally intending to go for a 25 on the same lot w/kl130 but there were a couple of things I liked about this setup better. I liked the joy stick, the placement of the valving and hydro lines (the KL had a big loop sticking up on the right tower seemed vulnerable to snaggin') and the most important feature, the Woods had the QA all for less than $1400 difference and 5hp to boot.

[HomeBrew2]

Yeh, still fairly popular out here. Here's my old ~'60 Fitchberg. Still trying to pos ID the motor but it's one of the 220-260 CI series ... purrs like a kitten and makes that drum sing a haunting song

[joe48]

Homebrew,
I 99% sure that is a FORD industrial engine. If its a 4 cyl. and 220 ci its the same as Ford tractors. If its a six and 300ci its the old straight six car/truck engine. Either one is built like a rock and will run forever if cared for properly.

[HomeBrew2]

Originally Posted by joe48

Homebrew,
I 99% sure that is a FORD industrial engine. If its a 4 cyl. and 220 ci its the same as Ford tractors. If its a six and 300ci its the old straight six car/truck engine. Either one is built like a rock and will run forever if cared for properly.

Hi Joe,
Yes, I am positive it is a Ford Industrial too. It is an I6, but not a 300. I've been on the Ford I6 sites and am still unsure exactly which vintage I6 it is. But, I have no question that it is bullet proof for as long as I live, at least