Rwatkins72
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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!
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RalphVa
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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.
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747driver
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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
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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
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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
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Should also note i run it on a ck3510!
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Rwatkins72
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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.
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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
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I liked the woodmaxx due to the really heavy flywheel thats real important.
oosik
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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.
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.
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Rwatkins72
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Good info guys. Looks like I'm just gonna have to spend more to get a good one.
RalphVa
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Think the TPH-122 (think 123 now) is around $2500. Bought mine in 2004. Rotated hammers 3 times (about a 15 minute job), replaced hammers and spacers a year or so ago. Replaced the one (out of 4) bearings not zerk fed. Was rotating chipper blades back and forth and finally wore them out and bought a 3rd. All easy to work on.
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PEJ5
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I bought the Woodland Mills WC68 this fall and am loving it. It is a beast. The hydraulic infeed is a time saver - start a piece and walk away to get more. I expect it is safer for friends and family helping as the infeed speed is controlled, but also adjustable.
Good luck choosing.
oosik
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RWatkins72. A wood chipper is like most other implements. Get a good one - the price only hurts once. Get junk and you are continually doing repairs and it never quite works right. I would suggest the hydraulic infeed option if you are chipping crooked limbs, crooked trees or there will be friends & family helping. My Wallenstein BX62S is gravity feed. I have CAUTIONED family members - "push the tree down the feed chute & LET GO". The chipper grabs the pine tree - pulls so very hard and chips so fast - many are scared of it.
Many are concerned that they might be pulled down the infeed chute. For an adult sized person - this is not possible. I DO NOT let my great grandkids anywhere near the chipper. Except when parked on its storage pallet in the carport stall. Then it represents nothing to them and I don't have to worry.
Many are concerned that they might be pulled down the infeed chute. For an adult sized person - this is not possible. I DO NOT let my great grandkids anywhere near the chipper. Except when parked on its storage pallet in the carport stall. Then it represents nothing to them and I don't have to worry.
Motorboatin
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I bought a Woodland Mills WC68 about 6 months ago and have no complaints. It's taken everything I could stuff down it's thought with the exception of one bent and knotted piece of oak and I found that it loves hickory
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Rwatkins72
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Very true on get what you pay for. Got a lot of options out there. I'll post pics once I decide, I have tons of work ahead but that's always the case!
NYCheese
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Keep your eyes on craigslist and facebook marketplace. I scored an immaculate chipper last summer for only 550 bucks!. It's a Danuser 18p (the company still exists, but don't think they make chippers anymore). I've comfortably fed it 2 1/2" material, don't know if it would do 4", but I burn everything above 2 1/2 - 3". The infeed is belt driven, which could work a little better...but it might do better if I replaced the tension springs on it.
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Rwatkins72
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That's definitely a deal! I'll keep my eyes peeled.
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Do you have more small limbs than logs? If so consider a chipper shredder. I have a bush hog CS100P. The shredder hopper is a beast and will take anything 1 1/4" in diameter. The hopper will take big hand fulls of branches at a time, making it very fast at brush reduction. The chipper takes up to 5" limbs but has no power feed. The Bush Hog CS100P is a rebranded harper goossen. Not sure where you are located, but I have one I plan to sell. PM me if interested.
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Rwatkins72
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Appreciate it, but here in central Texas and loaded with 40' oaks and pines that need to go so I can build my house and shop. Looking for at least 3" capacity. Again, thanks though.
