jake98
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I don't know anything about the chinese chippers, but I'd definately recommend the Wallenstein's. Welcome to TBN. (took you eight months to post, you're gonna have to step it up a little. 
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jake98
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Good luck with it. Are you going to use a winch or something to move the spruces into it? That would be the end of my back, trying to wrestle 8" limbs.
LuvMyTractor
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When it comes to bang for your buck - you can't go wrong with the WoodMaxx WM-8H Hydraulic Auto-feed chipper. For $2,749 you have an 8x8" feed opening, 185lb flywheel, 2" Main shaft supported by 3 bearings and overall, the design considerations of this machine take ease of use and maintenance into consideration.
It seems like the customers that do business with WoodMaxx not only like their machines, but also dealing with the company. Good luck on your search.
It seems like the customers that do business with WoodMaxx not only like their machines, but also dealing with the company. Good luck on your search.
I bought the woodmax wm-8m. I've been really impressed with it. About 10hrs of chipping in and it's eaten everything I've thrown at it. I wud of liked to do the hydraulic feed but my tractor is a little under sized and I thought the mechanical was a little lighter and a lil less HP req. I'm running it off a Kubota B2920. It's a load on the 3pt right under max but the pto has no trouble running the flywheel. Had to shorten the drive shaft to the minimum and buy a longer top link for the 3pt but now I take it to the trees and chip branches where they lay.
To all who emailed me about the chipper.
I am totally enjoying the chipper now after healing with a fractured back a day after receiving my 8" hydraulic chipper. After having a small problem to start with I've been very pleased with it's performance. Kurt and Vanessa have been great to deal with. They answered all my questions promptly and service was the best I've dealt with in a long time!
I decided to purchase this chipper after watching my run his neighbor's expensive hydraulic unit (twice the price) which clogs all the time trying to chip when it is wet out. Doesn't like leaves either from what he told me. This chipper hasn't clogged once using both hard and soft woods when its wet out which seems to be all the time lately. All in all I'd say it's well worth the money.
I am totally enjoying the chipper now after healing with a fractured back a day after receiving my 8" hydraulic chipper. After having a small problem to start with I've been very pleased with it's performance. Kurt and Vanessa have been great to deal with. They answered all my questions promptly and service was the best I've dealt with in a long time!
I decided to purchase this chipper after watching my run his neighbor's expensive hydraulic unit (twice the price) which clogs all the time trying to chip when it is wet out. Doesn't like leaves either from what he told me. This chipper hasn't clogged once using both hard and soft woods when its wet out which seems to be all the time lately. All in all I'd say it's well worth the money.
jake98
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Well now you're obligated to post some pics. Take it slow on your back, mine always feels ok when it's not f-w season.
Take it slow on your back, mine always feels ok when it's not f-w season.Dennis Petersen
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Dennis,
Woodmaxx web site specs says 25+ pto hp to run the 8" hydraulic unit. All the info you need is there.
idaho2
Woodmaxx web site specs says 25+ pto hp to run the 8" hydraulic unit. All the info you need is there.
idaho2
Not sure about this, but my GUESS is that anything that can LIFT it can probably RUN it (-:
IOW, with a less than 25 HP tractor you probably can't move this thing anyway.
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I would like to see the video of a 25hp tractor running an 8" chipper. For sticks and branches under 2" probably will work. The idea of a 8" chipper is the hardwood branch that is 4 or five inches in diameter going through without stopping or plugging the chipper.
I have a 8" Bearcat this is powered by a 55hp New Holland diesel. On a decent sized branch I can slow and plug the unit by feeding it at a normal pace. Don't be fooled...... it takes power and torque to run one of these machines... not fantasy figures. If you sticking to 2" or less branches get a DR Chipper with a 8 hp Briggs.
I have a 8" Bearcat this is powered by a 55hp New Holland diesel. On a decent sized branch I can slow and plug the unit by feeding it at a normal pace. Don't be fooled...... it takes power and torque to run one of these machines... not fantasy figures. If you sticking to 2" or less branches get a DR Chipper with a 8 hp Briggs.
PecosAllis
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Woodmax 8" Hydraulic Feed is the best!.($2,800) I did own a DR 8" self feed (LOL) wood chipper (>$4,000) sold it at a loss. I purchased the Woodmax July 2012 and within 2 weeks of owning it i chipped more with it than I did in the 4 years I owned the DR chipper (too much work with DR). I can hardly wait for spring to continue clearing and thinning my property. My family also lives next door and so we all use it. Yes it is an 8" chipper but if you believe that you can pick up logs to put in it, all I can say is good luck. We burn anything in our woodstove 4" or greater. The logs or branches that are soft and rotten that are 8" yes it has done it, but not something I would not do all the time. My old 1959 Allis powers the hydraulics great. I love my Woodmax and I dont think I will have to buy another woodchipper.
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I have a 26.5 PTO HP tractor that I have stalled trying to run a weedy maple stem that just fit in my 4.5"
chipper. What I learned is that the slip clutch needs to be adjusted right or you twist your PTO shaft like a candy cane.
chipper. What I learned is that the slip clutch needs to be adjusted right or you twist your PTO shaft like a candy cane.
At a GUESS that 25 HP requirement is for it to digest its maximum capacity, i.e. 8 inch branches - though in my opinion those are "logs".
Duhh, somebody help me with the arithmetic on this; Isn't power required some function of the cross sectional AREA of what you feed ?
(assuming same linear feed rate)
8 squared = 64, 6 squared = 36; from which I would guess it takes 9/16 the power to chip 6 inch branches that it takes to chip 8 inch.
If that is the case (IF) then ~14 HP would probably chip 6 inch stuff about as easily as 25 HP chips 8 inch stuff.
