Chipper Great Deal On China Chippers

LarryD · Apr 8, 2006

6" diameter wood is heat in my house as well as camp wood for several friends.

I have borrowed a friends TroyBuilt Tomahawk 8hp chipper in past years and I can say it was a lot more work to chip up the trees during a burn ban.

I can feed the <5" tree parts including limbs and it doesn't drop the RPM's more than 1k. I would bet that an added cross section of all tree parts at the blade would be close to (if not greater than) the rated 6" capacity. A limb sticking in the wrong direction can stop the process but a gentle push gets things going again.

rambler · Apr 8, 2006

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heavy flywheel is of course better than light flywheel because of bigger centrifugal force. But, do you people really chip 5-6" woods so often? Woods I am chipping are mostly (99%) are of less than 3" diameters. Size of this 6" China chipper flywheel is 1 1/4" thick and 2' diameter. I can easily chip the woods less than 3" dia. by a flywheel with 1" thick and 1' diameter. Also, we don't need so big pulley which increases speed from 540 to ~1500 rpm. 500-700 rpm will be enough. I already tested this with a simple set-up and it worked without a problem. )

I have very little personal experience with a chipper. I burn wood for heat in the house, & cut wood down to 2" or so for heating. The brush goes on the burn pile.

However, there are many different kinds of wood. The elm, box elder, oak, ironwood, ash, and other hardwoods that are typical around me are very hard woods. People tell me not to bother with a 3" chipper, they don't get anything done with these types of wood. Get one rated for 6", and only run 3" wood through it.

That is the local wisdom.

Personally, I agree with you - it is a waste to chip up any wood over 2-3".

What other people actually do - I donno. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Always hard to predict people. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

--->Paul

snoboy · Apr 9, 2006

The way I'm reading it is $1450 with a tractor and $1550 without a tractor plus $200 for customs.

snoboy

LarryD · Apr 9, 2006

Dan at Kitsap Truck & Tractor quoted me $1400 (+tax) two weeks ago. No tractor involved.

He didn't know if there were any in the next container but it should be there this week. I don't think he keeps them around very long so you might give him a call if you're interested. 3401 W Hwy 16 Bremerton Ph: 360-479-7801.

snoboy · Apr 9, 2006

Thanks for the info LarryD. I think I 'll give him a call.

Affordable · Apr 10, 2006

We have been selling the Jinma 6" chipper for a few years now,we sell ours for $ 1,699.00 with a free set of replacement blades,and gates feeder belt.(or 1,599.00 with out the blades & belt)We also stock all of the parts for them.We cannot keep them in stock,we have a new load due in 3-weeks with about half already sold.If you self import you also have to pay duty on woodchippers.WE have great shipping rates also

Tommy
Affordable Tractor Sales
Bellville,Texas

nomad · Apr 10, 2006

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Uhoh we have problems all over Nomad with the voids in cast steel! What should we do?? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Egon /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif )

Egon, I thought you would easily realize my mistake. Voids in the cast is no problem at all. Balance of these steel cast flywheels is already made. If you have this chipper and if you look at the flywheel surface, you will see large conical removals for balance. However, steel cast is still a bad choice, in my opinion. In my new small chipper, I make this flywheel from steel plate. Better in material homogenity and almost no need to remove material for balance. Egon, let me make one new small chipper and let me sell it to you

(I just sent a few items to a dealer in Ontaria.)

Egon · Apr 10, 2006

Nomad:

How about a complimentary demonstrator model. Sort of an on site test for potential buyers.

Soon as you get it ready let me know so I can pick it up.

Egon /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

MajMac392 · Apr 25, 2006

I read with interest the reviews of the Chinese Chipper and I think I have read most of them over the last couple of years starting with the very descriptive DIYguy’s review. In all those posts although the machine has had some areas that needed to be improved overall, my interpretation is the chipper was a good value for the money. I just contacted a dealer in Mass. last night about a chipper and his comments were something like, “They are junk and I won’t sell them to my customers. I had one here and it was nothing but junk.” The Chinese tractors he sells aren’t the “poor quality Jinma” but one from another factory or same factory different standards”. Now these are his comments not mine on the tractor or chipper. He talked about poor casting quality of the material, etc. Has anyone else noted these same quality problems? It was kind of like talking to a brick wall with this guy because he definitely thought the chipper and tractors were not quality products. A second note on the cost of the chippers, I have found them for as cheap as $1350 to about $2495 fully assembled. I guess they are sold for what the market will bare.

crazymike · Apr 25, 2006

A Jinma tractor is far from Junk. And neither are the chippers.

We just got one chipper in here this week.

You get what you pay for.

If you are a landscaper and you chip trees for 14 hours a day, 7 days a week for 3 months of the year, I wouldn't reccomend this. I would reccomend you spend the money on a commercial grade chipper.

But for those of us who chip wood a few days of the year while doing cleanup. Maybe clear some bush every few years that requires heavy work, it's still a good deal.

The same goes for the Jinma tractors, and any other chinese tractor.

When you go out and buy a John Deere, it's made to withstand commercial environments. A mid size john deere is designed for use as a work horse. It's made to withstand high hours day in, day out all year around.

That said, many hobby people buying a tractor don't require this. They are paying for something built to do much more than they require. For some people this isn't a problem and they have disposable income for such.

But for many people requiring less of a tractor, a chinese tractor or implement is perfect. They might not be John Deere quality, but neither is the price. And for the little time they put on the tractor, it fits their needs perfect.

Most of us are required to cook on a day to day basis. So we have at home a simple kitchen. We don't have a fancy expensive stove, etc... because something of lower cost fits out needs well enough. perhaps not the most efficient route, but it gets the job done and the money can go else where.

Some of us might cook for a living and require a commercial kitchen. In turn the added money spent on equipment means we have something dependable and built to withstand extensive use.

Finally, some us enjoy cooking so much we have a commercial kitchen setup at home. If there is extra income available, you might aswell spend it on a hobby you enjoy.

You have to do what's best for you. If a proper PSDA isn't done on any chinese product it has a good chance of failing. But the same goes for a John Deere or a Kubota, etc....

The biggest problem with chinese machinery is poor dealers.