Chipper 3pt chippers? give me the low down

[Ranch_Hand_Supp]

Another thing to remember, is there is no 8" Jinma,

Wedge

True.

For those that are interested, I added this page to my web site.

This is not a Jinma Wood Chipper.

http://www.ranchhandsupply.com/woodchippers/wc06chinawoodchipper.html



Ronald
Ranch Hand Supply

 

[pitt_md]

It would be great to have one of these around my 30 acres of brush but to be honest the scare the daylights out of me Do they have any kind of safty features that would make using them a little safer?

 

[JerryK]

Another thing to remember, is there is no 8" Jinma, anybody who trys to sell you one is just trying to make extra money off you. If you dont think so look at the spec between the 6" and 8".. They are the same.

Wedge

While you can argue for years about 'Jinma' chippers made in the Jinma factory, or 'Jinma copy' chippers WC-6, WC-8...etc.... or about Jinma being a copy of a US chipper..or about the Betst chippers on EBAY being a superior design to even the vaulted 'Jinma' factory chippers ..or what came first, the chicken or the egg....there are 8" chippers out there...they have bigger feed rollers ....they have bigger throats that allow up to an 8 inch branch into them, two inches bigger than the standard 6" 'Jinmas'..and some of them have 20 pound heavier rotors. Granted, they still use the same 10" knives, and about 98 % of the rest of the unit is the same as a 6"....but they do exist..... [ heh....I am not dreaming this up ] The larger throat is more for allowing non-straight branches [most which I allways end up trying to stick in there] to get to where the work is going to be done, and not basically to see if you can chip telephone poles up. My 2 cents, and I am a spending it....

 

[farmerjim]

well about 2weeks ago i finally bit the bullit and got myself a used salsco 824 w/ hydraulic feed and reverse it requires no tractor hydros. so far i've only used it about an 1.75 hrs. it will eat anything i've put to it so far the biggest was about a 3.5 in piece of hickory. which didn't even bog down the 790 at about 2300 rpm. i picked it up at a local auction for under $2k which i think was a good deal seeing as i was going to get a new jinma, which was just about the same price. it had seen very little use as the blades were practically new and the paint in the chute has barely been worn off. this thing is a brute and has some very good craftsmanship in its build.

 

[Highbeam]

With these chippers hanging on the back of your machines, can you use the tractor? I mean it is a heavy attachment but it would be nice to be able to leave it attached while dragging trees to the chipping area. Are they really low hanging? Sensitive to movement?

 

[brandoro]

I haven't driven too far with the chipper on but no problems. I go with the chainsaw and knock down a few trees, zip the limbs off then pull the tractor up and chip everything that's handy and move on.
My chipper is a Wallenstein, rated for 4". Tried it just to see and it ripped through that no problem at all. We did some limbing at my Mother's last fall, with three of us poking limbs in it never slowed down. Turned a big pile of branches into a smallish pile of chips in a very few minutes.

 

[wedge40]

While you can argue for years about 'Jinma' chippers made in the Jinma factory, or 'Jinma copy' chippers WC-6, WC-8...etc.... or about Jinma being a copy of a US chipper..or about the Betst chippers on EBAY being a superior design to even the vaulted 'Jinma' factory chippers ..or what came first, the chicken or the egg....there are 8" chippers out there...they have bigger feed rollers ....they have bigger throats that allow up to an 8 inch branch into them, two inches bigger than the standard 6" 'Jinmas'..and some of them have 20 pound heavier rotors. Granted, they still use the same 10" knives, and about 98 % of the rest of the unit is the same as a 6"....but they do exist..... [ heh....I am not dreaming this up ] The larger throat is more for allowing non-straight branches [most which I allways end up trying to stick in there] to get to where the work is going to be done, and not basically to see if you can chip telephone poles up. My 2 cents, and I am a spending it....

Ranch_Hand_Supp is this correct?

Wedge

 

[mojoinco]

Wouldn't you just burn anything over 2-3"?

Though it is too small for fast work (lurking around for a pto driven unit) my 8 hp TroyBilt isn't too shabby. I do appreciate crotch pieces (take a lot of blade work for the wood).

Just thinking in terms of size and what needs cutting.

 

[Window Geek]

Salsco makes great chippers for the money. The 824 is a fine size to use. Anything bigger than 4" I save for the woodpile anyway. You can find them used for good prices and sometimes on special after equipment shows. If you are wondering about the pain to drive it around, the 616 towable machine will run on its own (16hp) and keep you moving the logs and brush with your tractor. It wil run as a vacuum machine too. Try Salsco, Inc. Manufacturer of Large Power Equipment to get an idea of how they make em.

Think of the money we'll save on mulch, honey!

 

[SPYDERLK]

Ranch_Hand_Supp is this correct?

Wedge

Id like to know that too. My 'Jinma' has an 8" wide chute throat, but the roller will only move up 6" and the height of the acceptance opening is just above 6". I think its just a H vs W thing. In order to allow any more roller movement the feed drive would have to be modified. They are getting absolutely as much as possible from flexpoints in the current design.

Point of info: I recently bought new blades for my chipper from Affordable. Of the 3 blades only one matched the original in thickness. The anvil was only a tiny bit thinner - no problem, but one of the knives was a full mm [0.040"] thinner. I was able to exchange the thin knife for a thick one. The thing is, neither Affordable nor Ranch Hand had been aware of this variance in the supply of these parts.
larry