May get a new chipper

[Citydude]

We've a 100 foot drop down the hill behind the house to the creek over about 4 or 500 ft. Cannot level the unit with pieces of lumber. Impossible. Gonna syphon off another half gallon to save the oil this morning.

Ralph

I think you'll be fine with less oil however if your chipping for long periods, feel the hoses for excessive heat.

 

[Underdog57]

Got it dirty this afternoon after spending the morning cutting PTO shaft, lubing and setting bed plate.

New PTO was more of a bugger to get onto the chipper and then onto the tractor. That's the way they are. This one has the push buttons like the Mac's was. The tractor end has a shear bolt. Came with 2 spares.

Set it at mid speed on the hydraulic feed. That was about right. Easy to fix feeding problems by going to neutral or reversing. Just like the Mac, you have to get used to what will feed and what won't. Lots lower operator effort, and I don't need the face shield. There's a plastic sheath and the hydraulic roller covers in the input chute anyway.

Cut the PTO as directed, but it seems to bind some when fully raised and running. Not hitting the QH. Not sure what is going on. I'll just shut it off when raised or only raise it a little bit to go to the next pile.

This one is a lot more weight and distance back there than the Mac, probably near 400 # heavier and 3 ft or so longer. Would not want the bigger WC68 with its 710 #.

Here it is a bit dirtier.

Ralph

I think the manual said the shear bolt should on the chipper side of the PTO shaft

 

[RalphVa]

I think the manual said the shear bolt should on the chipper side of the PTO shaft

That's where I put it.

Think the "binding" noise I heard when raising the chipper with it running is some small pieces of wood sliding forward enough to contact the roller and then being chipped.

Ralph

 

[RalphVa]

I think you'll be fine with less oil however if your chipping for long periods, feel the hoses for excessive heat.

Particularly in the winter. Figure that's what the 4.5 gallons is for: cooling in hot weather. Think less of a problem with the ISO 46 oil, too.

 

[hslogger]

Here is a totally off the wall comment..... You can make the steel shipping pallet cage into a manlift cage.....that is what I did with my woodmaxx shipping crate.

 

[Underdog57]

I had no interest in shopping for a wood chipper, but after reading this thread and watching YouTube videos all afternoon,
I WANT A WOODLAND MILLS WC-68 REAL BAD!

I better quit thinking about it!

Well..... Good news, my wife thinks we need a Woodland Mills WC-68 so I ordered one today! :cool2:

 

[dancour]

Maybe your wife could talk to mine.

 

[Peter 315]

Well..... Good news, my wife thinks we need a Woodland Mills WC-68 so I ordered one today! :cool2:

I just asked my wife and got a big NO..............:laughing:

 

[RalphVa]

The wife claimed the top for a table, and I have 4 castors good for 175# each to put on the bottom part as a dolly.

Ralph

 

[Underdog57]

The wife claimed the top for a table, and I have 4 castors good for 175# each to put on the bottom part as a dolly.

Ralph

Please keep us updated on that........I will need to do that also!

Now I need to sell my old Bearcat 70554 Chipper/Shredder!