Chipper Stop The Burn!! (New Jimna Chipper)

[SPYDERLK]

I would like to put in a good word for Tommy of Affordable Tractor Sales.
I bought my Jinma Chipper from him on 13 January, Tommy gave me a 90-Day Parts Warranty. As I was reversing my blades and cutter bar for the first time, I found that the cutter bar was broken. After contacting Tommy with the news, he arranged to have a new cutter bar to be sent to me. It arrived in the mail today after just four days.
Thanks, Tommy.
It sure feels good when a business backs up its products and promises with prompt decisive action.

Mine did that and ingested part of the cutter bar. NOT pretty. The cutter bar is hard of course and is ground to have sharp edges. All of those sharp edges are stress raisers, yet only the cutting edge needs to be sharp. The sharp edges around the bolt holes are great crack initiation sites and should be blended to the surface. Also the support for the bar is not flat and does not uniformly support the bar. As an attempt to improve the situation, I blended the holes and then waxed the bar [as a release agent] and bolted it down on epoxy putty. No further problems with that area.

It would probably be a good idea to inspect the bar frequently for cracks emanating from the holes.
larry

 

[SuprDuprMn]

So after looking around and reading these reviews I am still having some issues on where to purchases one of these chippers. Affordable Tractor Sales looks great, but with a $500 shipping charge, that just doesn't make it sensible. I have looked at the KPX website at Liberty Chippers (LibertyChippers.com) but I have some REAL concerns about a company that can lie directly on their site.

- They state that their order system is secure which is is not. (no https)
- They have a Hacker Safe icon... they are not supported by Hacker Safe (called to verify from Hacker Safe)
- Their video has a hot chick, but the machine loader is installed upside down in the video and the demonstration of the safety arm is backwards. (That was just classically funny)

Looks like I might be going for a Woods 5000... not as great of a price, but I can't justify all of the work it takes to get this thing running and to keep it running. Found one that is local for $2100 and the previous owner used it twice. By the looks of it, I was suprised it had even been used.

Thank ATS... you were very professional on the phone and did a great job of answering my questions. Wish we had you here in my town.

Good luck all,
Matt

 

[Ranch_Hand_Supp]

Matt, Affordable Tractor Sales is great .....

I have one Jinma 6 inch chipper not sold on the ground as I post 3-27-07 ........

If you think you might be interested in mine ??? email me your city and zip and I will shoot you a another freight quote... I don't know if it be more or less??

I will be having another 20 hitting the water coming this way very soon.

Jinma Dealer, Wood Chipper , Compact Jinma Tractors

Good luck on you search

Ronald
Ranch Hand Supply

 

[SuprDuprMn]

Ronald,

Thanks for the post. Mine was posted last night, but written last week. It took a while before the moderators allowed me to post after signing up. My wife and I decided to go and take a look at the Woods last night and we went ahead and picked it up. I couldn't pass up a deal like that. We live in Sandpoint, ID (83864) so I am sure that with shipping the prices would have been about the same. For a Woods 5000 chipper/shredder in comparison, I knew I would be better off with the Woods.

Don't get me wrong, the Jinma still looks great, but I just wanted something a little beefier for my 20 acres and buying local is always a plus too.

Thanks all,
Matt

 

[Affordable]

Hello Matt, glad you found a chipper sounds like you got a good deal.Sometimes the shipping does knock us out of a sale, but hey we can't
get them all .Thanks again Matt for giving us the option to quote one for you.

Tommy
Affordable Tractor Sales

 

[Ranch_Hand_Supp]

Matt, thats good ..... I just got back to the computer for a minute......

I sold my last one day (3-28-07)..... but have 20 more coming with parts etc....

Suppose to be getting 10 Green Chippers and 10 Red Chippers .....

Tell your buddys that will be checking of that bad Woods 5000 chipper/shredder about the Jinma 6 inch chipper ??? ..... I need city and zip or a freight quote.

Congratulations on your purchase ....

Ronald
Ranch Hand Supply

 

[Highsmith]

How small does the chipper make the mesquite thorns? I also have thousands of mesquite trees to chip and thought I could use the chips to create trails, but I do not want puncture issues.

 

[kossetx]

Highsmith, Like anything to do with a mesquite, not enough. Some will be chipped in half, others won't be touched. If you chip 'em green and leave it in a pile, they appear like their going to rot fast. They turn black real quick but I've only had mine 3 months.

I've started dividing my piles by species so I'll know better how they do. I've found lots to do with the cedar chips and I almost can't make them fast enough.

 

[Highsmith]

After the mesquites are cut, how are you managing regrowth? Regular mowing, goats browsing and root plowing with a dozer are the only options I can think of. Chemicals are not an option for us.

Is root plowing exactly what is sounds like? I envision a bull dozer dragging some large hooked apparatus that pulls roots up out of the ground. I imagine that would be expensive to hire out.

Does root plowing turn the ground or just drag through the ground?

 

[scott_vt]

Does root plowing turn the ground or just drag through the ground?

Mornin Highsmith,
Normally if just trying to remove roots, you just drag scarifiers through the ground, whether with a boxblade or some form of rippers. Your not trying to turn the soil just remove the roots.