Rima WC68 Wood Chipper $1,999.00

[1savoy]

Hey guys,

I have been looking at wood chippers on and off. I've missed a couple of good deals on Marketplace.

I've mostly been looking at the WoodMaxx WM-8H and the Woodland Mills WC68.

The wood chipper will not get heavy use, but would be very convenient to have on hand instead of always hauling the small limbs off. I have 6 acres that is heavily treed but within city limits, so I can't really burn. I constantly have limbs down, trees to take down, and trimming.

This will be for use with my Kubota B26. I noticed this Rima wood chipper on Marketplace and it looks to be a copy of the Woodland Mills WC68 or built by the same outfit.

I checked with the seller and he has them in stock, in the crate. They can ship to my door or I can pick it up to save $200, but would then have to pay tax.

Does anyone have any experience with the Rima wood chipper? Is it worth the risk, especially since I will not be using it heavily. Anything larger than 3" to 4" becomes firewood for me.

I appreciate everyone's input and help.

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[AntiqueIron]

Problem with getting a Chinese implement is parts availability. Bearings you can pick up anywheres, but I bet dollars to donuts those are metric hydraulic hoses, and most shops don’t stock those.

But I bet you’re right, it very well may be a woodland mills duplicate. Wouldn’t hurt to go look and see, and if it is, you can probably get parts from woodland mills.

Course my opinion is worth about what ya paid for it

 

[1savoy]

Yep, that is my worry about parts availability and if the quality is decent overall. I'm hoping the parts are the same as Woodland Mills, but that is just a guess unless someone knows for sure.

The price is very tempting, since I would like a chipper, but don't want to spend a bunch since I could live without one.

 

[Gregster613]

Yep, that is my worry about parts availability and if the quality is decent overall. I'm hoping the parts are the same as Woodland Mills, but that is just a guess unless someone knows for sure.

The price is very tempting, since I would like a chipper, but don't want to spend a bunch since I could live without one.

I agree with both posters - the only real worry is about parts availability - but what if you don't ever need any parts?
I've had my Woodland Mills chipper for 3 years and have yet to have needed anything but more time available to run the machine! It eats whatever I put into it faster than I can feed it. That looks like a nice machine at a good price...Why not take a chance?

 

[groundcover]

Luck of the draw a lot of the time with the Chinese items. I bought a 3pt chipper a while back and ended up working on it more than using it. Put it on Craig's List and people were just about fighting over it. The metal was soft as a sneaker, never so happy to see a machine go. Bought a Brush Bandit and never looked back.

 

[1savoy]

I agree with both posters - the only real worry is about parts availability - but what if you don't ever need any parts?
I've had my Woodland Mills chipper for 3 years and have yet to have needed anything but more time available to run the machine! It eats whatever I put into it faster than I can feed it. That looks like a nice machine at a good price...Why not take a chance?

Hey Gregster,

That was my thought about why not take a chance at this price. Glad to hear you like your Woodland Mills and this Rima looks to be the same chipper or a real close copy. I assuming I can use Woodland Mills parts if and when I need them. Since the chipper is not something I need all the time then if there are repairs there will not be any urgency. I'll keep everyone posted on what I decide. I may wait to see if Woodland Mills or WoodMaxx runs any really good Labor Day deals. I appreciate your thoughts.

 

[1savoy]

Luck of the draw a lot of the time with the Chinese items. I bought a 3pt chipper a while back and ended up working on it more than using it. Put it on Craig's List and people were just about fighting over it. The metal was soft as a sneaker, never so happy to see a machine go. Bought a Brush Bandit and never looked back.

Hey Groundcover,

I appreciate your thoughts. I agree with that about Chinese stuff. I have bought a fair bit of it over the years and have had some good and some bad items. Since I'm not sure I want to spend close to $4k for a Woodland Mills or WoodMaxx as I don't really need one that bad. At $2k I would like to have one. I'm not sure if this Rima WC68 comes off the same line as the Woodland Mills or it does but with better quality parts?? I may just have to be the guinea pig

 

[nyone]

I have 6 acres that is heavily treed but within city limits, so I can't really burn

What specifically does the town say about burning?

Mine technically dosnt allow it either but allows "contained cooking fires" I keep a 8yr old pack of marshmallows near my 275gal burn barrel. I have had a fire going for 10days before. Alot cheaper than a chipper.

 

[1savoy]

What specifically does the town say about burning?

Mine technically dosnt allow it either but allows "contained cooking fires" I keep a 8yr old pack of marshmallows near my 275gal burn barrel. I have had a fire going for 10days before. Alot cheaper than a chipper.

I would have to revisit the burning policy here. I have only lived here since 2022, but my neighbor has been here for a long time and he said they frown on burning. We have a nice fire pit that we use fairly often, but to burn all the brush I am hauling off would have to be farther out back.

Luckily, we have what they call Operation Pride that we can haul brush to as often as we want for free. They then grind it with the waste water solids, as a compost, that you can also get for free. The chipper would be more for convenience as my 18' trailer with sides fills up pretty quick, even with crushing the load down, and then I have to pull the load off by hand at Operation Pride. Operation pride is very close by, so not a long drive.

I have toyed with building an automated setup for unloading the trailer or just bite the bullet and buy a dump trailer. I still like the idea of chipping the wood and using the chips in many of the areas that grass will not grow due to the heavy tree coverage, even though I know the cost of wood chips would probably never offset the price of the chipper. 1st World issues, I guess

Just my thoughts and sorry for the rambling. I appreciate your thoughts.