Spent the day Chipping

[BigDave]

I've been thinning out the woods around the house, so I've started to put my chipper to good use.

Photo #1 Where's the tractor?

 

[BigDave]

Photo #2 There it is!

 

[BigDave]

I had to move the chipper to the right as the day progressed. That's the problem of not having a chute.

Photo #3

 

[BigDave]

Close-up shot.

Photo #4

 

[BigDave]

Look behind the pile, I still more work to do.

Photo #5

 

[pajoube]

That is a great chipper. Do you know if they make one running off hydraulics?
PJ

 

[Gunfighter]

Looking at that pile of chips I'm surprised you have any woods left.
I haven't chipped since the weekend but I ache all over just looking
at your chip pile.

Are you using pallet forks to carry that load of logs???

 

[ronjhall]

BigDave
Nice pile of chips. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif What do you plan on doing with them? /w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif

 

[Thomas]

I rather do it your way Dave than make a pile to burn on a rainy day.

Keep the photos comimg.

 

[BigDave]

PJ,

Woods make a hydraulic model, it's their top of the line model, my chipper is their low-end model.

Gunfighter,

I used the bucket, which meant a balancing act. AND I barely made a dent, these woods are overgrown and has plenty of lying wood too.

Ron,

I told my wife that it's free mulch for her garden areas, but she wants free delivery too. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[jinman]

I have a similar chipper made by Bush Hog (discontinued) that has the exhaust chute. It's great for chipping cedar and freshly cut postoak, but blackjack oak is pretty hard on it. The chute is really nice, but you definitely want to keep your distance from it when chipping. It throws chips at "lethal" speed./w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

 

[GSS]

Dave,

I'd love to get one of those. What do they normally go for? Also, what RPM does your tractor idle at while you are running the chipper? Thanks!

- Gerald

 

[ScottAR]

I believe all the chippers run at pto speed. HTH

 

[BigDave]

I spent close to $2300, but I didn't look around for the best deal. I bet it could be found for less. It is basically a Bearcat chipper, so you might save some $$$ under that label.

Running a chipper, definitely isn't a idle speed operation, the PTO needs to be at 540rpm, which for me is 2500 engine rpm.

 

[GSS]

Thanks.

I didn't mean idle per se. Yea, I guess that was a stupid question. It runs off the PTO and the PTO rpm is marked on the tach. Duh.