Liberty 6" PTO Chipper - value and things to look for?

[travelrider73]

Liberty's no longer in business so it's hard to know exactly which Chinese chipper they were selling but US prices of similar size self feeding Chinese chippers are in the $1500 range for new units. $1000 seems like a reasonable but not great price for a used one in decent shape.

Thanks for that. Could you give me a couple of brand names to look at? I'm struggling to find 6" chippers to compare it to. This one is "styled" like the bigger 8" chippers but apparently only has the 6" feed capacity. Most of the 6" chippers I see have a more vertical feed whereas this one is horizontal feed (which I like better). I'm leaning towards passing even after getting them down to $1000 -- unless I can get them down more assuming new ones like it are $1500-ish. I'd love to look at a couple others if you could share some brand names.

 

[ericm979]

There's a number of different Chinese "Jinma" chippers. There's more than one factory and many seem to use the Jinma name. Some cost quite a bit more than others. I was extrapolating between a 5" sold by Betstco and some 8" Jinmas, all self feeding types. If its got mechanical or hydraulic feed rollers it'd be worth more.

 

[LD48750]

try searching for liberty chipper on youtube.

 

[travelrider73]

try searching for liberty chipper on youtube.

Pretty sure it's this model that is for sale... Worth $1000?

Liberty Chipper on Kioti Tractor - YouTube

 

[LD48750]

Pretty sure it's this model that is for sale... Worth $1000?

Liberty Chipper on Kioti Tractor - YouTube

I have a Jinma 8" that looks a lot like that & have used it hard for 7 yrs now.
It works for me.
If I didn't have the one I have, I'd buy the one you are looking at for $1k.

 

[darmstrong2319]

I have the 6” Jinma one that looks similar to that one only mine is an older version. I had just put new blades in mine when Florence came through and flooded it. I dumped some oil on everything and left it sitting in the yard. It’s been a tough machine.