A good wood chipper?

[Sigarms]

Looking at a Troy built 10hp wood chipper, anyone here have experiences with this model?

Any other suggestions?

Would like to keep the price tag under 1k.

3" in diameter will suffice as well.

Any feedback would be appreciative.

Thanks in advance!

[Pat]

Sigarms, That is a toughie! The problem is GOOD and UNDER A GRAND. If you had more budget I'd recommend DR but for under a grand I haven't a good suggestion for a well built machine.

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[Sigarms]

Pat

What or who is DR?

What type of price range are we looking at?

I realize you only get what you pay for (in most cases, which is why I'm asking here).

Thanks

[Bird]

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What or who is DR?

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Well, I'm not Pat, but he's talking about Country Home Products.

[Pat]

Sigarms. Who is DR????????????? I'm reminded of the question, "Who shot JR?", of years ago. I asked, "JR who?" and got laughed at but I was serious, never having watched "Dallas" on TV. Are you telling me you don't watch TV? DR advertises on TV, sometimes a lot.

Anyway DR is a brand name for Country Home Products and I am sure they would love to send you a catalog.

http://www.countryhomeproducts.com/

I have always been extremely pleased with their customer service. They do stand behind their products.

Currently on their web site...
# Save up to $419.90! (offer ends 5/12)
# DR® Credit Plan - No Payments for 3 mos!
# FREE Depot Shipping ($129 value)
# FREE Extended Warranty (normally $109)

They have a manual start 9 HP unit for anout $1200 that takes up to 3 inch branches.

I have an electric start trailer mounted model. I had an early battery failure (they don't make the batteries so it wasn't there fault) and they sent me one right away free. MY only other complaint is that the trailer is rated by them for speeds up to 45mph. As it fits easily into a pickup bed the only time I took ot far from home to help a friend I loaded it into the bed so I could drive faster with less worry.

Hope this helps.


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[egon]

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"Dallas"

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I too can safely say I've never seen an episode of Dallas. Did I miss something [img]/forums/images/icons/confused.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/icons/confused.gif[/img]

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[Bird]

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Did I miss something

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I didn't see nearly all of them, but I did see quite a few, and in my opinion, you didn't miss a thing. [img]/forums/images/icons/wink.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif[/img]

[BlueRidge]

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I too can safely say I've never seen an episode of Dallas. Did I miss something


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Nothing worthwhile!


As for chippers, alas, TroyBilt has gone the way of MTD. An older unit in good shape would be a better choice than a new one. MTD is garbage.

[Sigarms]

Thanks for the info, will need to look at that company.

Sorry to say, I don't have T.V services (I do have a T.V to watch videos though!)

[Chillimau]

I THINK the Troybuilt is built by MTD. I have a 9hp Craftsman that I believe was actually built by MTD also. It does a good job and makes nice chips. The later ones I have seen, have plastic feed chutes instead of the metal that is on mine. I really think the plastic chutes would give problems especially on the chipper side. When chipping it will self feed aggressively on the 2-3" pieces. I think this might tear up the plastic feed chute in short order, but the plastic may not be a problem, just my thoughts.

You might look at some of the gardening magazines for reviews on chippers if chip quality is an issue for you. I saw a review of the Craftsman/MTD chipper and it was rated one of the better chippers for the size of chips produced. Made nice mulch for the garden. Price was the reason I ended up with the Craftsman. $450 in '94. It was on the cheap end of things and looked really good after pricing a tractor mounted chipper. I don't know how it would rate today. Cleaning up was my first concern, not having mulch. However, I use all the mulch I make and that is now just as big a part for me as cleaning up trimmings.

Gary