Wood Chipper

[rkelm]

I am thinking of obtaining a PTO driven wood chipper for a tractor, will a 2N/9N (I have a mixed machine) be able to run this machine and does this type of equipment put an undo load on any tractor.

 

[mikewood869]

If it was me, I wouldn t buy a wood chipper for that tractor. If your thinking of chipping anything above 6 inches, I would get a bigger tractor with live pto. Our 3000 (when it had the gas engine) would run the chipper but you had to feed it slow or stall and possibly plug up. Get a hydraulic fed chipper, your back will thank you. You might be able to chip up to 6? inches if you go slow.

 

[flembo]

I bought one about 10 yrs ago it will chip up to 4" but mostly what I chip is around 2", over that I burn. Mine is self feeding but not what I call a chuck and duck it is slow enough that my wife will run it, by the time you get the next piece it is ready to start it in. I ran it for several years on both of my 8ns and my 2n with no problem but it needed an ORC if you wanted to move it. I run it on my 1710 now it is much easier with live PTO and Hyd. I don't know the manufacturer I bought it from Northern tool and they don't seem to carry it any more.

 

[TheOldHokie]

(quoted from post at 14:15:05 07/24/19) I am thinking of obtaining a PTO driven wood chipper for a tractor, will a 2N/9N (I have a mixed machine) be able to run this machine and does this type of equipment put an undo load on any tractor.

The tractor won't be the one with an undo load. Unless you plan on doing this on a daily basis rent a commercial chipper with a big a$$ dedicated engine. If you are going to do it on a daily basis BUY a commercial chipper. Small PTO driven chippers are a royal PITA and will work [b:c68b5f931d]you[/b:c68b5f931d] to death.

TOH

 

[rkelm]

Thanks for all the information, it is helpful. I do have a Kubota L3800 I inherited with only 300 hrs. I have rented a commercial chipper several times and they do great, I have cedar trees mostly that grow into the trail around the place, (this place is 130 acres with about 60 percent woods, I have two other places but don't need it very often at them) it is hard to keep it trimmed at times. Thought by having one for the tractor would be easier to keep things trimmed. The commercial chippers are about double in price (used ones) than a new one for the tractor. This is good information to help me weigh out the odds which way I may go. Thanks again for all the help.

 

[markct]

I have a Valby brand chipper that I bought a few years ago, works well, our NAA ford runs it fine. I added a hydraulic feed roller to it a few years ago and it works much better, I don't feel it puts any undo stress on the tractor, yes it works it but that's what tractors are for. One thing to note is some cheap chippers brag about a 75lbs flywheel, the valby and most good ones are much heavier mine is around 250lbs. This is much less hammering on the pto in my opinion, but I have yet to see a pto damaged by any chipper either.

 

[showcrop]

Be sure that it is a self feed. A friend bought one that is not. It is supposed to chip up to five inches but in reality if you put anything over one inch into it you have to push it all the way through. As markct said a heavy flywheel will take stress off your driveline.

 

[john in WV]

Check out a Wood-Maxx wm-8m chipper