PTO Wood Chippers

[arto98607]

I am replying to this thread as reference for my future self and to say: I am also very interested in buying a PTO wood chipper.

We have been using a PTO chipper I bought used in 1998 and based on my experience will say: Make sure to get one with adjustable hydraulic feeder, like for example the Woodland Mills chipper in a post #9 above.
There are others with similar adjustable speed feeder.



My old S&R Pro Chip works fine, but I wish it had hydraulic feeder instead of fixed speed mechanical one.


It is very similar to this photo at an auction somewhere:

 

[grsthegreat]

Hydraulic sure are nice..... but my 14 yo Jimna mechanical feed unit still produces alot of chips. I was just about going to sell it and get the hydraulic unit.... little Jimna heard me and decided to break down. After tearing it apart and fixing pillow bearing, i decided to replace the anvil and blades. Now she is chipping like brand new. I decided on keeping her and forgoing the new unit. I did sharpen the teeth on feed drum and its feeding alot better now.

 

[hslogger]

Here's what I do. I have a woodmaxx. In some cases I take a riding mower with a trailer behind it. The trailer has built up sides and is a tilt. I just back it up to the side of the chipper and blow the chips in there. When filled up, I take the mower with the trailer full of chips to my where ever I want them, pull the tilt lever and rake the stuff out. With a really nice chipper with your knives set up right, that makes small chips, it's pretty easy going.

 

[arto98607]

Here's what I do. I have a woodmaxx. In some cases I take a riding mower with a trailer behind it. The trailer has built up sides and is a tilt. I just back it up to the side of the chipper and blow the chips in there. When filled up, I take the mower with the trailer full of chips to my where ever I want them, pull the tilt lever and rake the stuff out. With a really nice chipper with your knives set up right, that makes small chips, it's pretty easy going.

That's exactly how we are doing it and use the woodchips for mulch around blueberries etc.

Once the trailer is full of chips it's time for a little break anyway

 

[grsthegreat]

i load my kawasaki 4010 mule with chips when the wife need them elsewheres. has hydraulic dump bed.

 

[3Ts]

I'm watching all the chipper threads as well, it's on my purchase list for next year.

How well do the chippers do on wood that has been drying for a year? I have various trees including oak, elm, cedar & sweet gum that will have aged for a year before I will be able to get a chipper. Will those still be able to be chipped? Especially the oak?

 

[ericm979]

Most wood chips better when it's wet. Not only does the wood itself cut easier but the branches bend more readily so it's easier to get stuff to go down. Old dry material produces more dust when you chip it. It can get pretty thick. According to Woodmaxx, dry material wears the cutting edges faster.

But you can chip dry stuff. You may need to sharpen the knives more often.

If you have a bunch of wood now but no chipper, you could cut and pile it for chipping and then rent a chipper.

 

[sirigul]