Chipper pto driven wood chippers

[Aquamoose]

Gravelman,

Factor in what you are chipping, max size limbs, and pto hp. I got the Woodmaxx manual feed because 95% of what I chip is pine/fir and chip 5" or smaller on my 35hp Branson. With that in mind, I decided on the 8M and have been very satisfied since. If I had a variety of trees, I would have upgraded to the hydraulic feed so I can vary the intake speed.

 

[Glrret]

Look what showed up at my house today....



It may not be until this weekend that I get to try it out, but It will get a lot of use.

 

[Eric102]

Look what showed up at my house today....

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It may not be until this weekend that I get to try it out, but It will get a lot of use.

Wow, shes a beaut! Have been lusting for chipper myself and Woodmaxx is at the top of the list.

 

[Glrret]

I'll let folks know how well it works out when I get a few hours on it.

 

[BufordBoone]

Nice looking chipper.

When I was shopping, I thought I looked at most everything out there. Agonized over gravity fed vs. hydraulic.

In the end, I bought a gravity fed Wallenstein that will handle up to 6" material.

I have absolutely no complaints about its performance, think I made the correct decision for me.

 

[TerryR]

In the end, I bought a gravity fed Wallenstein that will handle up to 6" material.

I have absolutely no complaints about its performance, think I made the correct decision for me.

I agree. I think for most home owner applications manual feed is more than enough.

 

[Aquamoose]

Had mine WM-8M for about a month. It has been flawless since chipping pine & fir branches and small saplings up to 6-7"!

I decided on the non-hydraulic feed model with the fact that I chip over 90% pine & fir and any hardwoods would only be small branches. It was a good decision for me.

Never needed to use the stabilizer so I took off the "stabilizer" and put a chainsaw scabbard in its place. I plan to add a mini fold-up work bench on the starboard side of the chipper stand and a place to mount my toolbox that contains my chainsaw necessities (fuel, oil, sharpener, rags, chains, face shield, etc). Along with it, I hope to find a holder for a pair of loppers.

WoodMaxx impressed me!

 

[5030]

Thats a good idea for the saw, I think I'll copy yours... Looks like an MS290 too. Don't break the handle like I did, it's 100 bucks. I dropped a limb on mine... I usually set the saw in the chute and lift the chipper so the saw stays in the chute. I use the 'stabilizer' when I take the chipper off, it wants to lean back off the 3ph. I put my loppers over the safety cut off bar. I had to fabricate some pretty long legs to get the driveline level. The chippers are built for much smaller tractors than I have.

 

[5030]

Candidly, I looked at a Wally and some clones but bought the Jinma from a Craigslist ad some years ago (while I was looking). I believe that loading branches horizontally is easier on my old back than loading them vertically, especially the bigger diameter heavy ones. I've had to fiddle with it over the years but the basic machine works just fine... and it's Chinese so while I like Chinese food, their hard goods always leave room for improvement...

 

[bcp]

The problem with a Chinese chipper is that an hour after feeding it, it is hungry again.



Bruce