Chipper Jinma chippers

[Dougster]

Then I find this eBay seller with a WC-6 chipper that he says "is not a Jinma, the Jinma was designed based on this model. We have been making this chipper for 13 years it has improvements that the Jinma does not; Saftey Features, Universal Driveline, Better Bearings, and 5 Belt System! We have only sold thru Dealers and Distributors in the past but are now selling direct to you at a lower price." Well, now we have someone claiming that the Jinma is the copy, not the other way around!

I wonder where they have been hiding them for all those 13 years. I never saw any of these cheap Chinese PTO Chippers before the Jinmas.

Dougster

 

[JerryK]

John, that chipper on Ebay looks like a nice unit. Like you said, it has the universal mod on it, which I have to do on my 8". It has a little different safety set-up, too. My unit came with a big tube safety that goes all around the mouth, and I will probably modify it quite a bit. I want the safety out where I can get to it, but not where branchs may trip it during normal use. I want to mount my unit on a couple treated timbers [got lots of leftovers] and make some kind of foot operated gizmo to open up the rollers from afar. Most of the stuff I want to chip is 1 to three inches in diameter, but around 15-20 feet long [beech trees growing under my sugar maples]. And I have to raise my unit about 7 inches to line it up with my PTO.
I think what ever unit we end up with, we just have to make do to our best ability. And work safely.


That PTO shaft has a shear pin, too. That's a big plus, especially if someone was going to run this chipper off of some little tractor. If something jambed up, it would probably rip the guts out of the tractors PTO driveline. My big blower's PTO shaft came with a shear pin. It may be a pain once and awhile, but is there for a purpose.

 

[Dougster]

John, that chipper on Ebay looks like a nice unit. Like you said, it has the universal mod on it, which I have to do on my 8". It has a little different safety set-up, too.

So I guess this proves there are at least three Chinese chipper manufacturers... yes?

Dougster

 

[JerryK]

Yes, and no. If you look at the basic design, they look like they are really all the same unit, just tinkered with, and still could be coming from the same factory. Maybe you have one factory shearing the sheet metal, one doing this or that, and send out these kits to little other factories that assemble the unit, then sell it to an exporter that sells it to some guy in the good old USA and then we get it. Still looks like those black trailers you see made all over the country. Heh, Dougster, you want to buy a genuine JINMA 16' lawncare trailer????????? Me make you one special!

 

[Dougster]

Heh, Dougster, you want to buy a genuine JINMA 16' lawncare trailer????????? Me make you one special!

I'm gonna stay away from you lest some sinister Chinese chipper gang feed you into yours... head first!!!

Dougster

 

[Affordable]

Jinma makes there woodchippers,there are no copyright laws in china,I know the Jinma model have sold hundreds of them,I was approched by this other factory about selling the other models and declined after I saw them,my own personal opinon.Every body has a marketing tool to say one is better than the other.I sell them about as fast as I get them and have Every replacement part on the shelf, if some one does have a problem.So that being said I not only sell them I support them.As far as who made the chipper first ? the only one that was avaliable when I started selling them were the Jinmas.Each have some different options,hey if you don't like the chinese chippers there are several manufactors "But it going to cost you Boo koo more money "

Tommy
Affordable Tractor Sales

 

[Dougster]

Jinma makes there woodchippers,there are no copyright laws in china,I know the Jinma model have sold hundreds of them,I was approched by this other factory about selling the other models and declined after I saw them,my own personal opinon.Every body has a marketing tool to say one is better than the other.I sell them about as fast as I get them and have Every replacement part on the shelf, if some one does have a problem.So that being said I not only sell them I support them.As far as who made the chipper first ? the only one that was avaliable when I started selling them were the Jinmas.Each have some different options,hey if you don't like the chinese chippers there are several manufactors "But it going to cost you Boo koo more money "
Tommy
Affordable Tractor Sales

Tommy - Do you have an upgrade kit available... or can you recommend specific parts... to do that roller drive mod that Jerry and John were talking about?

Dougster

 

[JerryK]

John, the chipper you are looking at on ebay [with the universal mod and shear-pin driveshaft] also looks to have a manufacture plate with some either engraved numbers or stampings on it, located on the left side on the roller drive shield. First one I've seen that had something like that, too.

 

[Jaybr]

I hooked mine up and put it to work today. I'm very pleased with it, no problems whatsoever and cleaned up a big mess consisting of oak, pine, poplar, hickory, gum, and holly trees today. Chip sizes vary a bit depending on hardness, but it ate them all with no problems. I ran some trees through it that pushed the size limit as well.

 

[Affordable]

Dougster,I have not seen that shaft yet,but would like too,thats one weak point on the Jinmas,if you exceed the 6"limit,it will break a knuckle.If someone gets a pic of it please send it to me,

Tommy
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