Woods 5000 chipper shredder

[Piston]

Matt,
I don't have any experience with chippers or any advice for you, but Just wanted to say congrats on the chipper. Sorry you've had some issues with getting everything setup but I bet that will be one great package when your done with it. I'm sure I'll get to see some pics of it in action soon enough

Nice setup :thumbsup:

-Matt

 

[Gordon Gould]

So I was on my way to drop off the blades to be sharpened and I had a thought. Is there any special reason I can't have the shop sharpen the other side as well? They're able to heat treat it, so I can't see it being much of an issue. Of course when I got there they were closed so I couldn't ask them but I'll head back over later today to drop them off. Thoughts comments opinions?

Matt

It is a good thought, but alas - The mounting holes are not centered vertically on the blade. If you sharpened the other side when you mounted them the knife edge would be below the chip window in the flywheel so the chips could not get through the flywheel.
That would be true for mine anyway.

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

It is a good thought, but alas - The mounting holes are not centered vertically on the blade. If you sharpened the other side when you mounted them the knife edge would be below the chip window in the flywheel so the chips could not get through the flywheel.
That would be true for mine anyway.

Gord, spot on as usual. I looked at the blades after posting this. And saw that the mounting holes aren't centered. Man talk about engineering in a vacuum. The guy at the counter said he could easily make me some blades double sided with the correct mounting positions. I'm going to think about it and let him know when I pick them up. He told me he also balances them while sharpening. Can't beat that for just $10. I hope to be devouring oak by the weekend.:thumbsup:

Piston, how's the box blade working out for ya?

Matt

 

[Gordon Gould]

If you have some double edged blades made you will probably need to make a shim to go in the recessed flat that is machined in the flywheel that the blade sits in so that the bigger blade will have a flat mounting surface. You might need to change some dimensions because of it. Maybe not ?
I am going from memory so I might be off base.

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

If you have some double edged blades made you will probably need to make a shim to go in the recessed flat that is machined in the flywheel that the blade sits in so that the bigger blade will have a flat mounting surface. You might need to change some dimensions because of it. Maybe not ?
I am going from memory so I might be off base.

I don't believe the my flywheel has a recess. I'll need to double check that though.

Matt

 

[Piston]

Matt,
It's working out great, still so happy I bought that every time I use it. :thumbsup:

Thanks again for sending me the ad for it :thumbsup:

I'll be clearing my NH land I told you about in the next few weeks (actually I'll be starting, I won't finish:laughing so I'll get a lot more pics of it in action! I've since added a top n tilt from Brian at Fitritehydraulics, it's like a whole new tool now.

Glad your getting your chipper up and running, 10 bucks for the blades sounds like a great price to me. Good luck.

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

Update time, as Gord had mentioned there is indeed a recess where the blade sits so single edge blades for me. I had the blades sharpened for a whopping $10 and it was money well spent.

I had some 5" green oak left over from felling some tree's recently. I had them cut about 5' long and tossed it right in. I was a little concerned I'd be disappointed with the results................................ to my excitement the wood disappeared in about 20 secs and barely bogged down the tractor at all. To say I'm pleased is an understatement. I'm approx. $1600 into this chipper and very pleased with my purchase.

I'll likely order another set of knives to put into the sharpening rotation. I was suprized when I picked the knives up after being sharpen. They really didn't feel all the sharp compared to say a pocket knife. The cutting edge definatly felt different than when I dropped them off. So I think traditional methods of testing the sharpness of these blades doesn't apply here. I'll try and get some action shots in the near future.

Thanks to everyone here that replied, I appreciate it.

Matt

 

[Piston]

To say I'm pleased is an understatement. I'm approx. $1600 into this chipper and very pleased with my purchase.
Matt

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Glad it worked out for ya.

 

[RoyJackson]

I had some 5" green oak left over from felling some tree's recently. I had them cut about 5' long and tossed it right in. I was a little concerned I'd be disappointed with the results................................ to my excitement the wood disappeared in about 20 secs and barely bogged down the tractor at all. To say I'm pleased is an understatement.

Matt

Good for you! Glad it all worked out!
The only things I'm surprised about is it took 20 seconds to devour a 5' length and that it bogged your tractor at all.
It might be due to the blower pulling some power off the chipper. Mine doesn't have the blower and eats an 8 to 10 foot length in about 10-12 seconds...slightly longer times if the wood is dried out though.
However, I'd gladly trade some chipping speed for the blower.

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

Good for you! Glad it all worked out!
The only things I'm surprised about is it took 20 seconds to devour a 5' length and that it bogged your tractor at all.
It might be due to the blower pulling some power off the chipper. Mine doesn't have the blower and eats an 8 to 10 foot length in about 10-12 seconds...slightly longer times if the wood is dried out though.
However, I'd gladly trade some chipping speed for the blower.

It was probably closer to 15 sec and at max capacity. I also kind of cheated a bit. I was in the middle of a dirt project with the tractor and just really wanted to test out the blades. I didn't have the chipper level and it was on a pallet with just the pto shaft on it. The chipper was slightly leaning towards the feed shoot so if I had it level it may have gone faster. It seemed to shoot out the very ends of the logs in pieces that look like a beaver was there.

Matt