Chipper 3 point chipper.
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I've been pretty happy with my Woodmaxx 8H. The hydraulic feed is much better and safer than manual feed. It allows you to leave more branches on limbs which saves time. And it feeds at a constant speed instead of grabbing the material and pulling it in fast so you're less likely to get an appendage pulled in. There's a feed stop lever should that ever happen. Manual feed chippers don't have that. The flat load chute makes loading long heavy material easier because you don't have to lift the limbs up to get the butt to feed. There's tons of threads about them here, and videos on youtube.
However your pto HP is low and is going to make 6" material slow work. The one flaw with the 8H is the hydraulic feed speed control is mismatched to the system. The part of the lever's range of travel that actually varies speed is extremely short, making it difficult to adjust feed speeds to anything other than full speed.
However your pto HP is low and is going to make 6" material slow work. The one flaw with the 8H is the hydraulic feed speed control is mismatched to the system. The part of the lever's range of travel that actually varies speed is extremely short, making it difficult to adjust feed speeds to anything other than full speed.
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Do a search on here for Woodmaxx and I think you will see most people are pretty happy with them. I am very pleased with ours!!
I have a re-branded version of this one:
Recycle trimmings into mulch with a chipper shredder | Harper Turf
I don't have the blower which is a pain... makes a ton of chips in a hurry so you have to move or kick the chips out of the way. Hand feeding requires more work, hydraulic feed is costly (espeicailly if you don't have a remote already!). ALL chipper units ain't cheap and they are noisy and flings chips out at high speed!!!
I do like the shredder hopper for cleaning up small piles of branches...
Recycle trimmings into mulch with a chipper shredder | Harper Turf
I don't have the blower which is a pain... makes a ton of chips in a hurry so you have to move or kick the chips out of the way. Hand feeding requires more work, hydraulic feed is costly (espeicailly if you don't have a remote already!). ALL chipper units ain't cheap and they are noisy and flings chips out at high speed!!!
I do like the shredder hopper for cleaning up small piles of branches...
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Wallenstein BX-62 if you can find one laying around...or if you go new its now a BX72
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I did the same in 2012.
I had a massive amount of "stuff" (small brush, trees etc) to take care of over the course of 6 months of clearing a small lot. The county wanted $70/pickup, it is a 40 mile trip to the "dump", can't burn, the rental company charges $225 for 1 day use and I needed mulch. The 8" Jinma looked cheaper.
Worked well.
But reading here the Woodmax is a great solution for a few bucks more.
I have a Wallenstien BX62 ( I think ) .. I have used it behind my L3700 SU and it works well. A couple things from my experience... it does not really like old dry downed tree branches.. the fresh cut stuff it eats up really well as long as it's not leafy. And a hydraulic feed would be nice if you intend to chip a lot.
I had the same machine, branded Brush Hog, for a number of year and got rid because constantly cleaning the chips out from under it got old very quickly. Also, getting to the chipper blades to sharpen them was a total pain.
I replaced it with what is now a Echo Bearcat CH5540, which is available under several brands. I love the blower, which works well when I'm doing a large stack and putting the chips in a pile and also for spring cleanup when I drive down the driveway chipping wind fallen small branches and blowing the chips into the woods. Getting to the blades means removing one bolt and tipping the blower chute down.
I don't do a lot of small brush so the chipper only model works well for me. For homeowner use I think power feed it an extravagance.
Here it is in action:
