Chipper Chinese Chipper Review

[lwh]

Mark, since you replied to me: the primary purpose of my post was to point out that Tony was incorrect in stating only one model is imported.
Since I bought my chipper from a Jinma dealer too, it's interesting that mine is different than yours. No "00" in front of 6. Wouldn't surprise me to find that a number of different factories produce them. Does this mean unless purchased from Tractorloft, this thread doesn't apply?

 

[DIYGuy]

My first thought would be that the english translation on the import paperwork changes with the translator, so the only consistent thing is the 6 and the rest is left as an exercise for the translator. All of the 6" chippers that I have seen have been manufactured by Jinma and are identical except for paint. I've only seen the 4" on web sites. I've never seen one at a dealer.

I did find one thing that it won't do, swallow a whole christmas tree. The feed mechanism isn't aggressive enough to collapse the branches in the hopper. You have to clip branches until the trunk diameter is under 3".

DIYGuy (MarkS)

 

[ken4210]

TonyC - Thanks for the tip on Gary from Emerybuilt. He's a great guy to deal with, and the responsiveness is fantastic. I ordered mine today!

To those wondering the price TonyC got of $1150 is correct providing you pre-pay. If you want one out of stock they're $1495. He has a pending order on them right now that he thinks will ship in a couple of weeks. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[mountain_man]

Ken - Thanks mucho for the update. I'll give Gary a call. BTW - can you tell us the shipping costs? Is he drop shipping the chipper directly to you, or is your chipper going to Emerybuilt and then he ships it to you?

 

[ken4210]

Mountain Man - As far as I know the chipper is being shipped to them, and then to me. The current shipping estimate is $250 to $350 to Michigan.

 

[kwahl]

I called Gary today and ordered a chipper. I should have it within the next 60 days. The post held true and he was a very pleasant person to work with. I can't say that I'm not a little concerned sending off $1150.00 to someone I don't know for something that I have't seen. I'll post as things progress.

Keith

 

[markie61]

It's been almost a month now. Did you get your chipper yet?
Mark

 

[kwahl]

Not Yet. Haven't spoke w/ gary recently. I will give him a call.

 

[TonyC]

Gary is on vacation this week in Ohio. I talked to him Friday just before he left. You'll have to wait until next week.

 

[ken4210]

I talked to Gary after he got back from vacation. He said that
the factory confirmed the order, he's just waiting on shipping info so we can get an idea when they will be in.