Wood Chipper

Rwatkins72 · Dec 22, 2019

New guy here, just bought a CK3510 and pick up Tuesday. Looking for a decent wood chipper for reasonable cost. Thoughts or suggestions? In central Texas. Thanks!

RalphVa · Dec 22, 2019

If you want one that's good for up to about 3 1/2", you cannot beat the MacKissic TPH-122. Main thing about it is that it is easy to work on. Your tractor can handle a bigger machine though. Does leaves and branches equally well but not self feed.

Ralph

747driver · Dec 22, 2019

I have this on my CK27......Best Wood Chippers Shredder | Wood Chipper › WM-8H Wood Chipper. Have had it for 2 yrs and works great. I like the hydraulic auto feed as it will go in reverse for you when a branch or limb gets stuck, keeping you from having to tug and pull to get it free manually. I upgraded to a USA made pto shaft. I can chip up to a 4" limb no problem, as everything over 4" goes for firewood. The feed chute is waist high so no bending over to feed material. It cost $3700 total which included shipping. Took about 4 hrs. to uncrate and setup. Well built user friendly. Only headache of sorts is when you have to change blades....its tight quarters to work in.

hslogger · Dec 22, 2019

I have what 747 has. It has served me well now for three or four years and am real happy with it. I have friends who just took delivery on a new MX9900 upon my recommendation. They haven't fired it up yet but will be running that in a douglas fir plantation for a ladder fuel reduction project. Woodmaxx has good customer support .

jrskblx125 · Dec 22, 2019

I also have WM-8H and i was more than comfortable at 5”. I also burn bigger diameter but its a solid machine for the money.

jrskblx125 · Dec 22, 2019

Should also note i run it on a ck3510!

Rwatkins72 · Dec 22, 2019

Appreciate the info, I agree anything over 4" is fire wood. Seen some for $1500 or so but worry about reliability. Wife is already on me about bleeding money! Land purchase, tractor, shop and house build etc. Hydraulic feed although nice is out of the question due to price.

hosspuller · Dec 23, 2019

I looked at the Woodmaxx but decided on the Woodland Mills WC88. I rather liked the folded up footprint. I don't have a lot of extra shed space. After 6 months of use I can endorse it well. The 8 inch feed opening reduces the trimming required more than allows large diameter wood. Anything over 4 inches is firewood for me.

jrskblx125 · Dec 23, 2019

I liked the woodmaxx due to the really heavy flywheel thats real important.

oosik · Dec 23, 2019

I've always had Wallenstein. Excellent piece of equipment. I thin my pine stands every spring. Cut, drag, pile & chip right around 1200 small pines every spring. Never had a moments problem. Feeding pines into the chipper "in the round" - butt first - no need for hydraulic in-feed system.

These chipped pines run from 1" up to 6"- on the butt. The Wally chips the pines like they were Twinkies. There isn't a much easier wood to chip than green pine.

I had a Wally BX42S. Now upgraded to a BX62S. The chipper is hooked up to my Kubota M6040.