Chipper PTO Wood Chipper

Propertymaint · Sep 27, 2004

I have been looking for a pto driven wood chipper for my side buisiness and home use. I was a little reluctant to spend $4-6k on something that would be for occasional use, but I am tired of renting a tow behind for small jobs and having to lug the brush to the chipper in most instances. I have been tracking the Jinma 006 chipper here on the forum and decided to purchase one. Although I was a little skeptical on purchasing a cheaper priced Chinese brand unit, I must admit it has been working fine. I followed the advise of previous owners and retightened/torqued every nut and bolt before use and after each use as well as all tolerances on the feed roller mechanism. I just finished a few small tree jobs this weekend and the little machine worked slick. The feed roller works well, I jammed it once but it was my own doing. I ran the chipper with a TC-40D, the tractor didn't even know it was there. If you are a 60 hr a week tree guy, I don't believe this chipper will handle the abuse of day in day out use. However, if you are doing the occational service where a chipper is needed from time to time, the price is right and the little chipper will work just fine.

Peter

markie61 · Sep 27, 2004

I use the same chipper and tractor - a great combination. Used it yesterday to chip up remaining Ivan braches. Now waiting on Jeanne....
Mark

newlife · Sep 27, 2004

I also have the Jinma 6" chipper on a New Holland TC35. I have had it 5 months. Yesterday is the first all day run it has had and it was great. I also read all the posts and I am watching the feed roller drive system. For the money you can't beat it.

avorancher · Sep 27, 2004

I've had mine for several months now and feel like it is one of the best deals I gotten. I run it on a B7800 (22pto HP) and it works great but wouldn't suggest anything much smaller due to its weight. It chips pretty much anything I can lift and fit into the feed.

I have popped the feed mechanism joint, but it was easy to fix once I found the required retaining ring (get some now from your dealer before it breaks... they are hard to find). Thanks to TBN, I knew about the problem and expected it sooner than it actually happened. A small price to pay for the cost/capability ratio of these chippers.

When I ordered it, I expected something halfway between my 10HP Troy chipper and a tow-behind that I rented for $200/day. I got something much closer to the capability of the tow-behind than I expected.

Chugbert · Oct 27, 2004

I would like to ask Jinma owners about how it handles material like leaf mould and light brush? Do the feed rollers only get a grip on big bits of wood or will the Jinma eat small loose stuff too? How about forking coarse compost through it to make finer mulch? Does it clog with soft wet materials?

nomad · Oct 28, 2004

I too have Jinma chipper. Works quite well. Can ship even small size woods. Such a machine should be sold for higher price.

markie61 · Oct 28, 2004

Brush does great. Dry leaves, I find, don't get chopped up as much and they block the feed chute and I have to feed a branch through to clear it. I haven't yet tried leaf mold. Since it is more solid, it may go through better. We pulled the cornstalks up from my wife's garden and they got chopped up nicely. The firmer the material, the better it gets chipped up. Please note: it is really a chipper, not a chipper/shredder.

I have not had the chipper portion clog up, only the feed chute. The massiveness (is that really a word?) of the flywheel at 1800-2000rpm would require something incredible to clog.

I used it again this past week and will, once again, highly recommend this chipper, if only to those who are mildly mechanically minded.

Mark

rameye · Oct 28, 2004

I'm in the market...how thck of a branch can it handle??

markie61 · Oct 28, 2004

The throat is 6". I have had it slow down with 4" seasoned oak, but not miss a beat with 6" Virginia pine. I stop the feed with the disengage lever and let it get up to speed if it seems too much at a continuous feed.
Mark

Chugbert · Oct 28, 2004

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That is my concern. The majority of my material is garden waste for shredding with only occassional fallen branches. Because of this I'm wondering if a PTO chipper/shredder would be better.

e.g. Salsco's Model 600 PTO Chipper http://www.salsco.com/600.htm which is $1,750.00 plus approx $400.00 shipping.

I like the idea of power feed rollers on the Jinma as I spend forever manually feeding my current 6.5HP Sears unit, but how do the rollers treat a pitchfork of loose compost and leaves? Has anybody done this?