Woodland Mills WC88 vs WoodMaxx MX-8800 vs WoodMaxx WM-8H for 60HP Kioti DK6010SE

[sea2summit]

What's a WM-8800? The have the WM-8H and MX-8800. Which one do you have our is a WM-8800 an older version they don't sell anymore?

Sorry MX9900, that’s why you never post before the first cup of coffee has kicked in.

 

[future_vision]

Go large (8") AND hydraulic feed. The Kioti mentioned will have no problem. Neither would a 40 hp tractor. As stated, feed rate can be adjusted to accomodate both PTO hp and the type/diameter of wood being chipped. The larger 8" capacity not only handles larger diameter, it also is better able to deal with variation in material being feed (think crotches in branches, etc.). You will get wore out in a hurry without hydraulic feed. If you get a chance, try with and without before buying (maybe there are forum members in your area). Your decision will be easy.

Definitely comparable to the WC-88 and while more expensive I'm told the wait time 2.5 weeks right now. I think I'd rather pay they extra and know I'm getting it in a few weeks then pay less and get it in 6-12 weeks. I've got work to do! Lol!

 

[future_vision]

Sorry MX9900, that’s why you never post before the first cup of coffee has kicked in.View attachment 751655

No problem. I thought about going larger but honestly, 8" is probably larger then I'll ever chip.

 

[RoyJackson]

No problem. I thought about going larger but honestly, 8" is probably larger then I'll ever chip.

Same here...which is why I went for the WM-8H. I probably chipped one 8" trunk...everything else has been 5-6 inch or smaller

 

[sea2summit]

No problem. I thought about going larger but honestly, 8" is probably larger then I'll ever chip.

It’s not about the size of one piece, it’s about how many small pieces you can shove through and how big of a crotch it will eat without getting jammed up. In this case bigger opening is better IMHO.

 

[hosspuller]

I have the WC-88. And will confirm S2S's post about infeed size. It's the crotch that is too thick to bend that gets caught in the throat. So, reversible hydraulic feed and large opening becomes critical. Anything over 3 inch is firewood for me.

I choose the WC_88 over Woodmax for the safety bar located at the chute edge (consider if your gloved hand gets caught in a branch while feeding it. A hip or shoulder can stop the feed) & footprint when not in use. The chainsaw holder is a plus.

 

[Number15]

I have the MX-9900 as well. I am not nice to this thing and so far it has handled it fine. I have put big branches that have dragged the rpm's down on my 50hp pto but it always recovers (reverse helps ) I have a huge pile of dirty branches and I am now finding lots of embeded barbed wire but this thing keeps on rocking. Time for me to reverse the blades though. The chip pile in this picture is way huger than it looks

 

[ericm979]

I have the Woodmaxx 8H on a Branson with 32hp at the PTO. The one problem with it was the hydraulic flow control they used us a 20 gpm unit while the hydraulic system on the chipper is 3 gpm. The oversized valve has a very narrow range between dead slow and full speed. Mine had effectively two speeds. I replaced it with a 5 gpm unit that works much better and lets me set the feed to any speed in between full and barely moving. Supposedly the MX series hydrostatic feed does not have the same problem.

The 5 gallons of hydraulic fluid is a one time purchase and it's pretty cheap in any case. It would not be a factor for me. It's probably cheaper to get it locally from TSC or similar.

I think the Woodland Mills has a lot of superior features but two reasons I went with the 8H was the dual roller feed and the lift arm that lets you manually pull the upper roller up. With a bit of practice I can pull the roller up and toss in a short chunk that is too short to safely push in by hand and would jam if pushed in with a branch. The Woodland Mills videos showing their units in action make it look like it can be difficult to get material to start feeding. The guy has to shove it in pretty hard and has to try again at times. Videos of the Woodmaxx don't show that, and in my experience it feeds pretty easily.

For a tractor your size I would get a 9" chipper. Even if you never chip material over 4", the extra size means less trimming to get stuff small enough to go into the chipper. It'll save work.

If I were doing it again I would consider the MX series. The single feed roller would be a concern. Actually if I were buying the tractor again I'd get one with more HP, purely for running the chipper. And a 9" chipper. With the amount of chipping I have done and will be doing in the future as long as I own this property, it would have been worth it.

 

[sea2summit]

If I were doing it again I would consider the MX series. The single feed roller would be a concern. Actually if I were buying the tractor again I'd get one with more HP, purely for running the chipper. And a 9" chipper. With the amount of chipping I have done and will be doing in the future as long as I own this property, it would have been worth it.

This is a great point, until I started splitting it between my two tractors within the first year I had 10% of my total (five year old tractor) hours logged on the chippers tach meter. Unbelievable how much stuff you start throwing through there when you have it handy and don’t just make burn piles.

 

[future_vision]

I have the Woodmaxx 8H on a Branson with 32hp at the PTO. The one problem with it was the hydraulic flow control they used us a 20 gpm unit while the hydraulic system on the chipper is 3 gpm. The oversized valve has a very narrow range between dead slow and full speed. Mine had effectively two speeds. I replaced it with a 5 gpm unit that works much better and lets me set the feed to any speed in between full and barely moving. Supposedly the MX series hydrostatic feed does not have the same problem.

The 5 gallons of hydraulic fluid is a one time purchase and it's pretty cheap in any case. It would not be a factor for me. It's probably cheaper to get it locally from TSC or similar.

I think the Woodland Mills has a lot of superior features but two reasons I went with the 8H was the dual roller feed and the lift arm that lets you manually pull the upper roller up. With a bit of practice I can pull the roller up and toss in a short chunk that is too short to safely push in by hand and would jam if pushed in with a branch. The Woodland Mills videos showing their units in action make it look like it can be difficult to get material to start feeding. The guy has to shove it in pretty hard and has to try again at times. Videos of the Woodmaxx don't show that, and in my experience it feeds pretty easily.

For a tractor your size I would get a 9" chipper. Even if you never chip material over 4", the extra size means less trimming to get stuff small enough to go into the chipper. It'll save work.

If I were doing it again I would consider the MX series. The single feed roller would be a concern. Actually if I were buying the tractor again I'd get one with more HP, purely for running the chipper. And a 9" chipper. With the amount of chipping I have done and will be doing in the future as long as I own this property, it would have been worth it.

It's funny. Every time I finally make up my mind to buy a particular product somebody post something that makes me question. I don't know if I could justify the extra dollars for them MX-9900. I was originally looking at the WC-68 and was hesitating on going up one size to the WC-88. Same with the WoodMaxx. The MX-8600 was on my list for a bit. Then I settled on probably getting the MX-8800. Now I'm wondering if I should get the MX-9900. Lol!