grsthegreat
Super Star Member
I’m sticking with the woodmaxx mx8800 simply because it made in the USA. That, and it has hydrostatic drive not hydraulic. Mostly cause it’s made in the USA.
Check out BetstWe use a lot of mulch. Until recently mulch was free from the county. Unfortunately they stopped their mulch program (backwards rural county can't get anything right and when they do they eventually mess that up). Purchasing mulch at the volume I want is very expensive.
Anyway, looking into pto driven chippers. I have a 45 hp tractor (about 40 hp at pto).
I don't really need one for material disposal. I need it specifically for mulch production. Material supply is not an issue. I cut my own firewood and there are always downed trees on my property.
So I guess my question is this: Will a pto chipper fill that need? If so, I am interested in recommendations on brands, models, features, things to avoid etc.
Thanks.
Check out Betstco products out of Oregon. I bought one for my Massey 1723 that works great. They offer free shipping and were better priced than other suppliers.We use a lot of mulch. Until recently mulch was free from the county. Unfortunately they stopped their mulch program (backwards rural county can't get anything right and when they do they eventually mess that up). Purchasing mulch at the volume I want is very expensive.
Anyway, looking into pto driven chippers. I have a 45 hp tractor (about 40 hp at pto).
I don't really need one for material disposal. I need it specifically for mulch production. Material supply is not an issue. I cut my own firewood and there are always downed trees on my property.
So I guess my question is this: Will a pto chipper fill that need? If so, I am interested in recommendations on brands, models, features, things to avoid etc.
Thanks.
Can you explain the difference between hydrostatic and hydraulic in this case and why one is better than the other?I’m sticking with the woodmaxx mx8800 simply because it made in the USA. That, and it has hydrostatic drive not hydraulic. Mostly cause it’s made in the USA.
Hydrostatic is a misnomer. Even in tractors, they really employ hydraulic transmissions. Not hydrostatic. Any time movement of fluid is involved, it is hydraulic. Hydrostatic is fluid pressure with no movement involved. Like filling a tank with water and trying to pump more into it, thus causing a higher pressure in the tank - that is called a hydrostatic test. Or a scuba diver down a ways feels a higher pressure because of the depth of the water. Hydraulic feed chippers can be reversed, with a valve - this helps greatly when something gets stuck.Can you explain the difference between hydrostatic and hydraulic in this case and why one is better than the other?
Also, what advantages do those two have over mechanical feed?
Thanks.
This is known as a variable displacement hydraulic pump.. It is known as a "variable displacement" pump
because a person can push / pull a lever and change the amount of oil
pumped.