POWERHORSE Wood Chipper 420cc Full Assembly Instructions And First Use! A MUST HAVE For A Homestead!
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It's crazy that just 2 years ago you got it for under $800! I just bought it on sale for $999.99!
Inflation is a killer tax
I noticed that $999 today! I'm pretty sure I got it on sale for $700 or $750 2 years ago.
@apjack2553 I used it last season & it works great!
@@Quirk77 I'm pretty sure mine's gonna work great too once I get those screws flush with the blades.
I appreciate the Powerhorse assembly video, and found it to be most helpful. I went ahead and subscribed. Be blessed my friend. 😀
You're welcome. Blessings.
I just bought a $500 chipper for home use. I thought I was hot stuff till I saw this! Electric start?? Yer' killin' me!!!
It’s exciting to see that someone still makes a true hammer mill with flails. This is a much better design than your typical shredder. I’ve had a Roto-Hoe brand for over 30 years and they work great for mulching. It does not really take the place of a chipper.
Thanks for the video! Been wanting one but prices are NUTS! Read the reviews, watched the videos, then took the plunge!
Arrived with a minor dent in the hopper edge and missing hardware. Notified the vendor who went over and above to make things right.
Assembly was pretty straightforward without using the junky manual. Started easily and ran like a champ! Spent the first 5 hours running branches 2" and under and it almost feeds itself!
Yes, I had to take frequent breaks to clear the chute so it wouldn't get jammed up.
Many reviews claimed it was dull or something because it wouldn't feed well. The simple solution was to rotate the limb so the knife wasn't hitting the flat from the previous cut.
Doing that, I could chew through an 8'x3" limb in under a minute!
I've got tons of chips for the reactors now!
Awesome!
Are you chipping any that haven't had green on them for years? My has a hard time even with twisting them like you said?
@@apjack2553 ANY piece of power equipment will have trouble with green woods; wood not adequately dried.
The sap heats into a sticky resin that clogs teeth and binds up blades. After cutting down a tree, you need to split the tree into pieces no bigger than 3"x18" then stack it for drying. Let the stack sit, well ventilated but protected from weather, for about a year; 2 if you can. Then chipping becomes much easier.
I have discovered that the square blade shape does make chipping harder than a curved blade. The straight blade has to push straight through the fibers; the curved blade slices through at an angle. This combines the actions of a knife and a saw.
@@Digidoc316 What about old dead pine branches on a live tree. My powerhorse 15hp tears through
@@apjack2553 Haven't had a major problem with dead branches up to about 3".
The blade traps the limb on the bottom of the chute and the blade cuts it at about a 60 degree angle with the exit of the cut over half way through the diameter. Then it wants to bounce the limb so I turn the limb 90-180 degrees and the blade cuts it again. Haven't done pine but oak and maple are no problem.
@CountryLivingExperience: This has been so useful! Thank you. Powerhouse are not the only ones to produce 'garbage' instructions. It would be so helpful for consumers to have videos from manufacturers on how to assemble, service and maintain these machines. I live in a remote area and don't have the time to drive miles to a 'dealer' to have a chipper serviced. I am hoping some of the elements you demonstrated will help me assemble my own machine, even if it its slightly different and carry out the maintenance, to some extent.
Glad it was helpful.
I appreciated your directions. Like you, I draw plans for construction as a civil engineer. And honestly I am not sure how I would have got this together without your directions. I had a problem getting the shoot cover on. I had to bend one of the tabs to get it on. And was able to flatten it back out after no to get screw with washer to tighten it back relatively flat.
You're welcome. I think product assembly direction manuals are getting worse by the day. They are just not putting much thought into it. It is really sad.
Thank you sir . You made my life a little easier
You're very welcome.
I stripped out one of my primary knife's screws. They were actually Easy to find on Amazon m8-25mm 90 degree countersink angle.
Hint: Make sure you don't accidentally put your impact wrench on forward when you're trying to reverse them.
Don't even bother with an impact wrench, just put it hex key on it and loosen and tighten it from the inside with a ratchet.
Nice video.
I compared about 10 units. 420 cc , 4", 270lbs, electric start got me to buy this one
Thank you. Good choice!
@@CountryLivingExperience Picked the beast up today, nuts washers and bolts falling out of the box - not such a big of deal considering how far it journeyed...
However, I thought you'd like to hear that it comes with a really nice owner's manual and separate engine manual now, probably because you said sometheng! lol
@@apjack2553 Nice! So glad they added that manual!
Very helpful video. Accurate and well done. Many thanks.
I appreciate that. You’re welcome
Thank you so much for your video. I certainly couldn't have done this nearly as quickly (or at all!) just using the instructions that were provided.Thank you so much for your video. As of March 2022, post COVID price is now $960 USD. ☹
You're welcome. Glad we could help.
Inflation is going to be painful for a while to come.
I bought same chipper on sale. My first experience with a chipper/shredder... Had same issues with assembly. I am 74, disabled vet, but I managed to assemble by myself taking a lot of breaks. Today, I started it up to chip a pile of shrubs I removed. My biggest problem is getting the shrub branches into the hopper. I have to sit and cut them up so they will fit.
About a haf hour of chipping I jammed it up. No instructions for clearing the jam. Hope youu make a video of clearing a jam!
I bought one of these a week ago. It runs well and chips okay. The low discharge is a nuisance. What I am having problems with is the belt. I haven't been able to keep it running for more than about 30 minutes without the belt coming off. I'm not feeding anything larger than 2" in to it so far and if it gets a little bit of a jam, it bogs, throws the belt and then it's 30 minutes to wedge it back on. Have you experienced this? The belt it came with is 44" on my unit. I think that's too short--it is a bear to reinstall. If you've dealt with this, how did you fix it? I'm thinking 45" or even 46" belt. Thanks for the feedback.
I have not experienced any of that. I have chipped up to 3" for hours with no issues. I do agree the low discharge is annoying.
@@CountryLivingExperience thanks for the reply. Hopefully switching the belt will give me similar results.
Did you notice how the grease zerk isn't mentioned once in the owner's manual? Does it squirt out the side when it's properly grease? Thx.
Thanks for this video.
You're welcome
Trying to decide. I notice you have to force feed the limbs thru the opening. Where the others brands with smaller engines pull the limbs into the blades without forcing. I wonder about the battery. It probably be dead if it sits for any extended period. Wonder if you could use the battery from a lawn tractor to start it? Using jumper cables?
We were not as blessed with this machine. We bought this same machine 2 weeks ago and it smokes a LOT while crying to chip. The brush catches fire in the machine. I called the place we bought it from and they admitted that this machine has come back a number of times for that very reason. 😔
Whoa! Sorry to hear that. I have not had any issues with it. Hopefully you can return it or repair it under warranty.
@countrybreezefarms6859 Sounds like the gap between the cutter blade and the inlet tube is too big. This happened to me on a different machine. Smoke is the wood being burned via friction. It could also be a piece of wood stuck between the cutter disk and the housing. If you have the patience and still own the machine, try to shine a flashlight down the inlet tube to see how much of a gap there is between the cutter blade and the inlet. I don't know the spec for this machine, but there should be an allowable range. If it's too large, the wood will not be cut cleanly by the cutter and it will smoke when chipping.
Brilliant video thank you
Thank you
Thanks for this video. The smaller version didn't say anything about pulling out the chute.
You’re welcome. Glad we could help
excellent, I see you are struggling to push in the wood, does it not auto pull in the feed object, if we want super fine shredding can we control the fineness, does it matter if wood is not dried. in amazon today it costs 1,33,109.00 INR
This model does not have auto feed.
Even though I gave you a thumbs up on your video because it was really good video to inform people about this machine so I went ahead, and I bought one from Northern tools, and after one day of using the machine, the belt of the machine fallen off and I’ve been struggling trying to Put it back together so I just wanted to let you know what happened with me so you could tell people about this
Ok, thank you for the heads up.
"If I produced setup plans like these as an architect" -- AGREE!!! Also THE worst plans I have EVER seen. Thank you for making this video. Irks me that they don't have a downloadable shop / assembly manual for the thing.
You’re welcome
I tried to buy one of these from my local Northern Tool. Independence Mo.The manager wouldn't sell it to me. He demanded, "What are you going to use it for?"
" I wanted to chip some wood."
"What kind of wood?"
Suddenly I felt intimidated as if I needed to justify my wanting to buy his product.
"Do you not want to sell it to me?"
"I just don't want you bringing it back! Besides, the only one I have is buried in the back room and I'm not going to dig it out right now! You should buy another brand!"
With that he disappeared and never returned. ???
I'd still kinda like to buy one. Guess I'll have to drive to the other Northern Tool in Kansas.
That is insane. What are they thinking?!?
One purchaser's review of this chipper said the welds broke where the tow arm attaches to the chipper the very first time he towed it into his yard with his riding mower. Have you tried towing it and what do you think of the tow arm construction? Does the metal look beefy enough for towing this heavy chipper? This is a powerful chipper for the money, so I am tempted to buy one. However that low discharge may stop me.
I have not had any problems with towing it. The arm is solid and strong. The low discharge is a pain.
Could it be used while it's hooked up in tow mode? That would bring the chute up higher from the ground
I have not done it but it sounds like it could work well.
It should not be used in tow mode. It is tilted pretty far in tow mode and the oil would not be in the proper place in the engine for good lubrication.
Can we get a review after extended useage? Did battery come with?
Battery came with it. Engine is running perfect. The chute position is a pain in the rear. I have to continually move it backward to allow more new chips to exit. Other than that, good.
Thanks. Have you ever ran it without the screen for bigger chips? Did yours come with 2 screens?
I am not aware of any internal screens on mine.
@@CountryLivingExperience right under the chute hood. It has about 20 1 inch holes. Some chippers come with two screens, a 1/2 inch one too.
I'm thinking about removing the shredding hammers and shredding knives to get bigger chips, any thoughts? Ty
If you remove those, then there will nothing to chip up the branches.
@@CountryLivingExperiencethe 2 primary knives would still chop so you'd end up with more course chips but I'm sure the screen would have to be removed.
You could also just take out one or the other between the triangle knives and the rectangle pulverizers Depending on the desired size of chips but I think it would be a good idea to leave one set to keep things moving out.
I haven't studied what it would take though, might have to take the whole thing apart.
Go for it and let me know how it goes.
Tried to buy one of these from my local Northern Tool. Independence Mo.
The manager wouldn't sell it to me. He demanded, "What are going to use it for?" "Uh, chipping some wood." "What kind of wood?" Suddenly I felt as if I had to justify myself wanting to buy his product. "Do you not want to sell it to me?" "I just don't want you bringing it back! You should buy another brand! Besides, the only one I have is buried in the back room and I'm not going to dig it out right now! With that he walked away and never returned. ??? I still would like to buy one. Guess I'll have to drive across town to the other Northern Tool
This kind of reminds me of the Brush Master CH5 and Stanley CH5. Is it still working good?
It still works great.
I BOUGHT A POWERMATE WITH A GENERAC ENGINE. within 3 hours the crank shaft of the engine sheared off at the crank case oil seal. returned it and got another one, after about 6 hours of use one of the two flails/chipping hammers flew out the machine, the warranty repair guy said the parts that broke were defective as other flails had wallered out the holes in the bracket. took 1 year and 3 days to get it back because parts were on back order. then after 3 to 4 hours of use it happened again!!!!!!!!!!!!
so how is this power horse holding up?
Mine is working well so far. I am usually chipping Sweet Gum trees which are extremely hard. I have had no problems.
hello mister, I receive the machine. T mech, the some as yours, Ducar Motor but manual start. After montage, I tried to make it work. I pulled it at last 50 times but did not work. Its the reason I looked at videos on TH-cam about that machine. So I falled on your video. I learned something !!!! no oil in the machine. I'm 60 and I think it's the first time in live I have a machine without oil. So tomorow I buy oil 10 30. Do you think I broke the machine ? Fortunately it did'nt function. I'll see tomorow if It will function ! Thank you for your nice video. Greetings. Pierre.
I hope you didn't break it. I am not sure, I am not a mechanic. Only time will tell.
Hello after putting 1 lt oil it worked at the third pulling! But without oil no chance, fortunately. Thank you. Friendly Pierre
@@pierre-emmanuelzufferey1470 You're welcome. Glad it is working.
I have the same machine. On mine the inner blades got dull quickly. I am curious about your experience
Good so far and I am chipping a lot of sweetgum.
How do you change belt on the Powerhorse chipper shredder?
I have never had to change one so I am not sure.
Great chopper. Been shredding cardboard works well but trying to do paper but flies around inside hopper any suggestions
They aren't made to shred paper so I don't know how to help.
I have a similar "gifted" chipper but no manual. Any idea where to purchase the blade and blade model number?
I believe the only place you can buy them is Northern Tool. I think they have a product manual on their website.
How is this holding up , I am thinking of getting one and was wondering longevity . Thanks!
Great! I have had no issues with it at all.
Thanks , what’s the widest you have chipped I know it states 4 inch capacity just curious?
How does it do with green waste?
What type of green waste are you talking about?
What about the grease fitting at the flange, just in front of the chute? Mine started smoking at the blades shortly after starting it up. I know a lot of heat is generated. Do you grease that fitting?
I don't see any grease fitting there. The only one I see is at the axle of the flywheel. That should come greased already. I don't have any issues with mine.
Thanks for posting this video, now I know what NOT to buy. The effort you had to put in to chip that 2 1/2” was ridiculous. We went with the power king 5” it chips about 100 times better than what I saw on your video.
You're welcome but you are comparing apples to oranges. The Power King 5" is $2500.....over 3 times more than this Powerhorse. Different league.
Didn't seem very good at pulling material in on it's own, looked as if it had to be pushed in. Also the exit chute seem kind of low to the ground and so not much height for a container or bucket to collect material.
It didn't pull in the small stuff because it was getting hung up in the chute because of the shape. The strait pieces with no side branches pulled fine. Exit chute is very close to the ground. You have to keep moving it backwards to keep the exit clear.
Mine came with a bag, not sure how usable it is yet
i know they dont want you firing 8" logs in there but seems like an awful feed chute design... cant feed anything in there except dead straight branches.. and the rubber is just going to add enough drag and friction to any tiny branches to stop them self feeding... overall seems like its poorly designed, and underpowered.. im sure itll be fine for homestead use but for too infuriating for me
at 700-800 USD it is priced nicely, get a 420cc 15hp unit up here in canada from our version of harbour freight and its 1600$ cad, anything with a name brand on it is double that.. the princess auto unit does have a nice feed chute being a 4sided pyramid style that allows the branches to be a but more crooked or for use with spruce limbs ect and a higher discharge chute if your trying to contain the chips
It works fine for what I need it to do.
Mine is a pain to chip anything bigger that an inch or so :(
Must be the type of wood. I can get up to 3" pine. Only 2" Sweetgum and Oak.
@@CountryLivingExperience I'm chipping lower pine branches that haven't had any green on them for years so may they harden over time. Goes through 3/4" ones like butter.
So I bought a carbide countersink bit to sync those m8-25 hex bolts to be flush with the blade. I'm pretty sure that's going to make it cut smoother and quicker. They were sticking up 2 mm higher than the blade.
Video starts at 11:45. Not Mitch of a demonstration. Would have been a better video if you would have shown more on how it works instead of how to put it together
I would recommend getting a normal chipper, you even had to use force just to get a smaller branch in, a 420cc 10-14bhp chipper can do up to 12cm logs, and when u drop something like the thing you just had in there it just eats it up and pulls it in, these with a crusher and mini hole for shredder are awfull for branches that are crooked and bent, also if there is anything on it, it literally needs to be stripped clean just to go in, and when it goes, you still have to sit there pushing it which is crazy stupid.
So sorry but u can youtube some powerking 5-6 inches 420cc's, can just drop all u had in there and ul be super happy, and u dont have to sit there and push, so I feel like you definitely wasted ur money here, especially that its a 420cc for this kind of small job as well, a 220cc would been just as fine.
you probably realised this by now, but if you haven't then you have defo not looked at ur regular chipper. so paying 1500 dollars++ for this and getting this kind of poo, just a small hole to put in Super clean branches and then having to push it, is just, really terrible. These models are outdated and ur vid is literally just 2 years old which is new in my opinion.
I take it you didn't do much research before buying this, cause if you buy a normal 420cc chipper like powerking, even 220c would run way better than yours and much faster, much more efficient, much easier to use, etc, you already realise the mistake here.
Just a guidance for what you really want vs what you ended up with.
get it balls dedsnuts
I have heard nothing but bad reviews about this machine.
Mine works just fine
@@CountryLivingExperience I’m not wishing you ill or hoping that your machine fails or denying your testimony. I hope it gives you excellent service and performance for decades. I’m just saying I have seen more testimonials against this machine than endorsements. Obviously both sides can’t be right.
@@kaitsamari No problem. I know you weren't wishing ill on it. When I researched this machine a few years ago, the reviews I found were great. That is part of the reason I purchased it. Where are you seeing bad reviews now? What sites?
@@CountryLivingExperience on Amazon . I suspect sometimes these reviews are from competitors trying to diss. The stick chute on this looks the same size as the ones on 3” chippers though. And videos of this one make it look pretty sluggish. The size of the motor would logically make it more effective. Maybe the blades or general design are subpar. The output looks anemic though, and having it so low is not well thought out, ergonomically speaking.
@@CountryLivingExperience several people on here have commented that it chews up belts. Maybe an owner just has to take this as a cost of ownership and operation and change it every time you change the oil as a regular maintenance item.