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I rent a wood chipper about once a year for 250$ for the weekend. It is larger than these and very powerful. It pulls the wood in nicely and throws the chips far. I use it for about 8 hours over the two days and take it back to the kubota rental place so they can maintain it and store it. Its nice to know that I can do that for 10 to 20 years before it would have been cheaper to buy my own little one.
I have to wonder just wth you're chipping. I've fed everything they demonstrated in the video and larger into a $400 chipper that shreds right through it without struggling.
@@MichelleDanielle-q6x I'll ask my parents later this morning lol. At one point, it was the HarborFreight unit but they have something a bit heavier duty now. What I can say is the ones around 5 or $600 can take some really big pieces if you don't expect to just toss them in like the guys working for city and county road crews. A modest pace is still pretty fast for huge limbs in the yard.
I've got a woodmaxx mx-8600 and I really like it. I did a lot of research before I made a purchase, and to , I think it's actually a step above the woodland mills model that Larry has. That's very subjective especially since they are both excellent products..but the position of the control/safety bar is what sets the woodmaxx apart. It is at the top of the infeed rather than at the bottom, so it's not constantly being "triggered" by brush as it's being fed into the hopper. In both cases, the units sit low enough that I don't believe there's a significant difference in safety with either approach..so that being more-or-less equal, the operational efficiency of not having to constantly pull the bar to account for brush hitting it on the way in and stopping the infeed rollers is huge over several hours of chipping. Another feature is that the MX-8600 was specifically engineered for lower horsepower tractors which was important for me since I've got a 2025R powering it, yet it is still rated to 6" material (and it will do it just fine even with a 2025R if you set the infeed speed appropriately). You can't go wrong with either one (woodmaxx or woodland mills), but there are definitely some nuances for prospective buyers to consider.
I own the WC68. I absolutely love it. It's a blast to use and it has paid for itself. It takes a bit of technique to feed some larger branches but it has done everything I've asked of it. I have never had a problem with my infeed. It will feed a small tree all by itself. While it's feeding a tree in I can go get the next branch to load. The chainsaw holder is a nice accessory for the WC68. It keeps the saw handy for trimming branches. I keep a battery chainsaw on it so I don't have to pull start every time I go to use it.
I have the same woodland chipper. Went to their plant to pick it up. What they said was they looked at other chippers and picked the best features from them all to make this one. I agree having another one before this . Different manufacture. It had a belt gearbox feed on it. Had issues with it all the time. The woodland with a hydraulic is way better. It is also easy to unplug if you stall the tractor. Found their service department the best to deal with. If you have issues they will help you or send you replacement parts. They did help me over the phone how to increase the hydraulic pressure. I think they are hands down. Keep up with these good videos
Thank you for this comparison. I have the WC68 and couldn't be happier. The infeed roller is a game changer. Especially when chipping Honey Locust or Osage Orange, having the chipper pull these thorn nightmares and minimizing handling is a game changer. Regardless of what you are chipping, you need to watch for branch "whipping" as the infeed roller pulls in the material. Especially on those devil thorns. Overall, i would never get a chipper without an infeed roller.
I did my homework on 3pt chippers. And then consider buying a used Vermeer chipper. This process took me about a year and a half to go through all the PROS & CONS. Didn't want another engine to maintain so did some serious looking at the build of 3pt chippers and found that a heavy chipper wheel is very important! Found a company in the northwest that had a sale on some chippers at a unbelievable price which included free shipping from the West coast. I believe the brand was the Farmers Helper WCX52 and after 2yrs use with trouble free operation I would recommend it to a friend. Oh if you own a 25hp or smaller tractor you will not have the needed torque for a 4 or 5 inch branch!!! I say as a retired diesel mechanic. ( CAT&CUMMINGS )
On the Woodland Mills chipper, I noticed you're having some troubles with the red in-feed control bar. You were having to hold it in the feed position the whole time it was chipping. I have the same Woodland Mills chipper. If you go to your owner's manual, it will show you exactly how to adjust it so it doesn't go into the neutral position while chipping. They also have a short video regarding that adjustment on their website. It's a simple spring tensioner that's easy to adjust, then you won't have to hold the bar in position while chipping. In my experience, if you feed the branch in the right direction, you do not have to worry about forks/Y's in the branches. The hydraulic feed will suck them in and crush them. The key is to feed them in butt first, so that all of the potentially snag points are pointing out of the machine. The only times I have had issues feeding branches was when they are split at an 90 degree angle while being more than an inch thick. If the split of the branches is less than 60 degrees, I have had no major issues with the hydraulic roller feeding it right through. Of course, I'm referring to, as in the video, average sized material. If you're feeding through very large material it may have to be cut before feeding it through the machine. My technique is to keep my chipper close to whatever I am chipping, even if that means moving it around a couple of times. By keeping it close, I am able to grab my next piece while the previous piece is still being chipped. By being close, I am able to observe the machine at all times and easily reach the feed control bar from any side if I need to stop it from feeding or even reverse it if needed. Furthermore, my hands almost never need to pass the end of the shoot. The Woodland Mills saying is "don't over-reach". Lastly, I believe the flywheel is 250lb, which is a large part of getting up to that 700 lb total weight.
With the woodland Mills. What I noticed helps is when I and chipping balsam fur. I like to run some hard wood through everyone in a while to clean out the infeed roller
Several years ago I purchased a Woodland Mills BXM-32 chipper/shredder. It has eaten everything that I have shoved through it. I think that the only thing missing would be the hydraulic infeed. Nice video. Thanks
The Woodland Mills WC68 is my favorite tractor attachment. So handy, even with just 7 acres of forest. Runs great on a Kubota LX2610 with 19 hp on the PTO. Very easy to maintain so far and great customer support.
A 5" chipper is really for chipping smaller wood with the capability to take in the branch joints (knot) which a larger. It is not for chipping 5" boards. In my experience a large capacity chipper is much easier to process branches because it can handle these joints without you having to cut them off before feeding them into the chipper.
Thank you for a very informative video. I am in the market for a chipper (municipality slowing down on what they will chip) and this was very helpful. I was leaning towards the Woodland Mills chipper, now ready to go that direction. Thanks again!
I've had one of their sawmills for three years (and now chipper), and I challenge anyone to find a company with better customer service. Have been amazing to deal with and speedy on dealing with warranty promises.
I have a Nova Tractor BX52 chipper. I paid 1500 for it but they're up to 1750 now. So far, so good. It doesn't have a feeder of any sort but most of the time it drags the material in just fine. It has a 143 pound flywheel. Paired to my John Deere 3043D there is never any slowing down or bogging of the engine. Very little maintenance. It doesn't do well with green, small sticks, though. Usually it's not a problem but every once in awhile a stick will get stuck in the chute and cause the machine to clog. Cleaning it out is easy, though. It seems to be well balanced and causes very little to no vibration. Would I like to have some sort of feed device? Yes. However, simplicity and cost win the day for me so I'm willing to trade off some ease of operation for less maintenance and chance of failure. The one problem I had with it initially was that the grease zerk on the forward bearing was offset in a way that wouldn't allow me to get the grease gun on it. I ground the bracket that surrounded it a little and that fixed the problem. This is built in China so that's the kind of problem that doesn't surprise me. Otherwise, it's been a really useful tool around here. The heavy flywheel really keeps things spinning along. I have gone a little bigger than the 5 inch rating without issue on hardwood. That's the only time that I've seen the machine do any bouncing at all. I used to run this on my old 8N. It was at the bottom of the horsepower requirements and it didn't work well. The John Deere is around 38 horse at the PTO and it drives it effortlessly. I've learned that with these chippers horsepower is everything. nova-tractor.com/products/bx52-wood-chipper
I've been looking at wood chippers and and the Woodland Mills has been one of my top contenders. Price vs the Frontier is a big plus for the Woodland Mills.
I have a woodmax MX8600. Been happy with it so far. Takes up to 6” diameter stuff, hydraulic feed and woodmaxx was great to deal with. I run it with no issues on my Kubota B2601.
I like your honesty when you say: "if you're getting ready to buy a wood chipper just keep in mind it's more work than you might originally think". To clean up my woodlot of about 5 acres, I pick up fallen branches with my ATV and a trailer, then I bring them to the fire pit to burn them. I am considering getting a wood chipper, which would allow me to use the residue to fill in the hollows of the ground. As the wooded area is located on the mountainside, the ground is sometimes very uneven which makes it difficult to travel even with an ATV.
My tractor isn't big enough to run the WC-68 so I got the WC-46. Basically the same as the WC-68 just on a smaller scale. We use it for branches and small trees with the chips covering the trails on the land. For us anything over 4" is firewood. That infeed roller is the game changer, although you do have to make adjustments for the size of material you plan to run through it. Another big plus is the Woodland Mills service. I ordered the chainsaw holder with my chipper and after spending about an hour trying to figure out why I couldn't get it mounted I called. The person that answered the phone walked me through the process and when that didn't work they pulled up my order in their system. My chipper has the new design legs and I was sent the previous design saw holder. After many apologies they sent the correct holder; FedEx to my doorstep in 3 days.
I absolutely love my Woodland Mills WC68 chipper. Highly recommended. A couple of things I would say, though, about the infeed are that first, if you are chipping heavier branches - 2" and up - it can be a challenge to get the roller to engage your wood unless it has a long tape on the end, and second, with longer, heavier branches that aren't very straight, the rollers can grab throw the whole branch around violently as they are pulled in, hard enough to be a danger to an operator not savvy enough to stand out of range.
Research. When I first delved into the idea of getting a tractor, I did my research. I felt like I did quite extensive research and felt well prepared when going in to talk to the dealer. Little did I know how little I knew. If you know people "in the business" they can be a great source of good information and be a great help in making sure that you make a good purchase. If you don't know people "in the business", you rely on information obtained from the internet, which is mostly TH-cam videos. Of course, in my area there were only orange and green to choose from but then there are the implements. I bought a ballast box which in worthless. If I want weight on the back end, I add suitcase weights to my quick hitch. That was "only" a waste of $500 but wait. I watched a video of a guy demonstrating his drag harrow. It looked nice but when I priced it out, I couldn't believe what it cost. I ended up buying one from Tractor Supply for $1000 less than the hillbilly on TH-cam. Oh. His came with a frame that attached to his 3-point while mine gets hooked up to the drawbar. So I have to manhandle mine when I want to use it instead of just hooking it up to the 3-point. Hillbilly was smarter than me. My point is that you can do all the research you think you need to do but until you start using that piece of equipment, you don't know what you really need. I appreciate the videos you put out. Thanks Hillbilly! 👍
I've had the Woodland Mills WC68 for two years and have cleaned up several fence rows of elm, cedars and locus trees of all sizes. The in-feed rate is adjustable depending on what type and size of tree you are chipping. The in-feed chute is hinged and folds forward for storing and shortens the storage footprint. There is a chainsaw holder that you can buy that mounts to the chipper. I especially like the safety bar that allows you to stop the in-feed or reverse it if there is a problem. With a slow in-feed rate I have feed in trees 6 to 10 ft. tall with a 4 to 5 inch diameter into the chipper. If it sounds like it's bogging down, I just use the safety bar and put it in neutral or reverse it to allow the tractor to ramp back up to speed. To me, not having the hydraulic in-feed on the Frontier is a safety issue.
I looked into the Frontier chippers before I bought the WC68 last year. Didn't understand why the price on them was so high, especially given the relative simplicity of the machine. I ended up buying the WC68, and I'm very happy with it. The only caveat with it is that the eye bolts that adjust the tension on the infeed roller can be somewhat "fiddly". If the eye bolts are cranked down too tight, it does a better job of pulling in the smaller branches regardless of their shape, BUT - it makes it harder to get the roller to accept larger branches. Maybe as I put more hours on it and the springs relax, this situation will get better.
There's a simple explanation for the price difference. The Frontier is painted John Deere green and that paint always makes equipment more expensive regardless of the design or build quality of the machine. 😆
I love my woodland mills chipper. used it to cut up about 100 cubic yards and still not needed to sharpen the blades. The auto feed allows you to start a branch let go and be getting another to start.
Something to also consider with the flywheel that I don't think was touched on, a larger diameter flywheel is going to have more stored energy compared to equal weighted smaller diameter flywheel at the same rotational speed. The property is known as a moment of inertia. An experiment I recall doing in physics class to demonstrate it was to "race" a wooden disk vs a steel hoop, equal weight and mass, down a slope. The wooden disk would easily win, as it requires less energy to make it spin.
I have had my chinese import wood chipper for about 12 years. It has a mechanical infeed, however it is the same problem with hanging up on branches. One thing that has really helped with trimming branches are electric hand shears. The process of breaking off the smaller branches goes much faster compared to breaking the branches by hand or using loppers.
Both machines look to be equally capable, I think the main thing I got out of the comparison was the powered infeed is the route to go with any chipper. Thanks Larry for having our buddy out there with you and tell Cotton Top hello
Your showing what a lot of people always say. You pay a premium for john deere. Your last two examples show roughly 10 thousand dollars more for comparison tractor and now 2 to 3 thousand more for the chipper. That 12 to 13 thousand difference may be whether or not someone can even buy a set up like this. Always good to do a lot of research before buying equipment.
I prefer the barrel type chippers because of the bigger infeed. I have a 15hp gas engine version and the chute is around 1' by 1'2 foot at the base. This makes a huge difference with chipping whole small spruce.
I'm sure feeding those branches is alot of work but so is loading them on a trailer and then unloading them at our local free site. A dump trailer would make it much easier and I may go that route but I'm also considering the chipper option. I was originally looking at gas models but this has me thinking of a PTO model for my JD tractor. It only puts out 18hp at the PTO so I'd have to go with a smaller model.
My 3 point wood chipper has a 200 # fly wheel and hydraulic feed. The brand is Wood Maxx. It needs 40 HP at the PTO. It has no problem chipping 4" hardwood. I would never consider a chipper without a hydraulic feed. The only problem I have had with it was clogging the ejection chute. Now I always run the tractor at full throttle whenever using the chipper and never have that problem any more.
I have the woodland mills WC68, it's a nice unit for the price point, but the infeed roller is nothing like more expensive options (which have a top and bottom roller). Small parts of branches, especially from dead trees, often jam the infeed roller, when this happens you need to put the roller into reverse and then forward again (using the red bar). You can see them fighting with the same issue in this video. Is it better than manual feeding, yes, but can get quite frustrating. I'm considering replacing for a Wallenstein.
I have the wc88 on a JD 110 fantastic machine. I had to tune the hopper up with a sledge hammer because the hinge area diddn't mate up very well and made an edge to catch buts of branches on, but aside from that, its a great value. I cut a hole in an 18" hdpe culvert pipe and hung it over the chute vertically so it dumps right into a 60 gal. landscape barrel for when I want to contain the chips. Only thing I would change in the design would be to make the hopper bigger.
I've got the that exact setup 2610 with the woodland mills . The only reasonable price one with the feed . Love them both . You can up the fuel pump and get more power out of the 2610 witch I did and it doesn't stumble at all running the chipper with more fuel
We get loads of construction lumber scraps from a truss shop. We cut out anything we can get that’s still usable and finger joint it back together. Would these machines handle the rest of the pine scraps we can’t use? Mainly southern yellow pine material all 2x but anywhere from 4” to 12” wide. What about an occasional nail or a truss plate? 😬
Can I ask what horse power is your tractor and what is the available pto hp? I have a 2025R and wanted one of the WC68 but was told I needed 20 hp at the pro? Thank you
John Deere overprices less quality for sure! They count on us 'fan boys' to keep them going. You saw reality first hand. Kioti, Woodland are doing more for far less! I doubt I'll ever buy a new JD tractor ever again. Good video!
2023 is proving to be a tough year for you Brock, first with tractor envy and now with chipper envy. At least with my setup, the cost was more, so that took some of the sting out of the envy 😜
Just bought a chipper for PTO without the infeed roller, and i TOTALLY regret it ! I used it for a few days, and cam to this conclusion almost straight away, you really struggle feeding it manually, and it's hard on you. Sometimes you even get a branch that snap back at you, hitting you over your fingers or similarely... I'm getting a new one WITH infeed next !
A chipper is a relatively simple machine. All it needs is a gear box to spin the fly wheel. If you want hydraulic infeed then Woodland mills is that way to go. There are cheaper chippers that are barebones . I think what Deere is selling is a a crime.
Got wallenstein bx52s and it's kind of a pain to use. You're fighting with trying to stuff branches into it...lots of vibration on your hands and scraps on elbows. It gets the job done, but it's just too much work to be worth it IMO... I'm selling it to get a hydraulic feed or more likely just going to burn brush piles. The main problem with these chippers is the the opening is too small and you're really fighting to get those oddly shaped Y branches in. Some species of wood like pear tree where it zigzagz everywhere, it's just not practical to feed through. You must limb strategically knowing what's going to fit and what's not...but it's so much easier to limb up with idea you'll use a grapple to move into a brush pile. IMO those big commercial wood chippers that will take anything you're strong enough to move and place make more sense...
I have a mx 8600 wood chipper by wood max. I was gonna get the woodland mills chipper but am happy i didnt it was hard to even get ahold of them. Wood max has a super tech support they get back to you very fast. Its also a veteran owned company witch is awesome. Mine takes 6 inch whitepine limbs like there nothing. If u can find some with this wood chipper u could do a comparison with them.
Their is an over ride procedure on most tractors On mine you put it in neutral, apply the parking brake and hold the pto switch until the dash says stationary pto active
Both of these chippers are of the flywheel type. Notice if you will that professional tree services do not use flywheel type chippers but the drum type. These monsters can chip full growed tree trunks. I have a little 4" drum type so all drum types are NOT monsters but it is helpful to see what professionals use. Drum types are WAY easier to clear wood jams than a flywheel type ALSO flywheel types jam way more often. !
The frontier wood chipper is definitely not for me after watching this video I had rather burn 🔥 the Limbs than spend the money on a very out dated slow wood 🪵 chipper …
Not sure why you were having to mess with the infeed so much with those small branches? I have the Woodmaxx 9900 and for anything under 3-4" I just put the branches in and walk away with the infeed at full speed. Also reason for bigger chippers like a 9900 with a 9" capability is not about chipper a piece of firewood but handling Y branches better with out messing with them. I have to do very little limbing work before feeding. Heck with the fir trees I cut them down and feed them whole.
I believe the "messing" comes from the fact that the control bar is at the bottom and the brush hit it on the way in and stops the infeed..so you have to constantly pull on the bar to start the infeed rollers again. That's a big reason why I went with the comparable woodmaxx product since with the MX-8600 the control bar is at the top of the hopper and it not subject to getting pulled on by brush that is being fed into the unit.
@@garycox7508 Yeah I was noticing that a bit too, did not think the bar placement was so key. Wonder if the WC model bar controls infeed speed like the woodmaxx does? Cause that is also a very useful feature.
@@hagak1679 On the woodland mills, the speed is controlled with a dial selector thing on the side, and the control bar is just forward/reverse/neutral. I agree, having the speed controlled by the arm itself is really useful and I've made extensive use of that feature myself with my MX-8600
Hands down that Woodland Mills is an excellent chipper, I had the 6”, sold it to my son and he loves it, sorry without the hydraulic feed rolls that Frontier is a POS.
Saw some reviews of that larger, 20" bar DeWalt 60V Max and people were not happy. Problems with chain tensioners, overheating, impossibility of getting parts - wonder if Larry has run into any of that? I have the smaller 60V Max and the baby 20V Max saws and love them
The hydraulic feed is more useful than this video details.. The infeed speed can be adjusted to match the available PTO power. This eliminates jamming and stalling the engine... Also the ability to reverse the feed is great for problem material. Getting the largest infeed opening reduces trimming to fit. I own a WM WC-88
Some one who was a tree surgeon/ arborist in the UK for a short time, so I’m aware of lesser time of experience. I think these machines are potentially a waste of time/money. Now I am comparing this to various timber wolf machines 8/6 inch diameter diesel powered machines with their own designated engine, that are also more expensive. BUT you want to make this process of chipping wood/ branches efficient. And having to cut branches to such small sizes is a waste of time. I know I’m sh**ing on these machines but I am looking at this with a industry mindset, maybe we’re in too much of rush in the UK and need to slowdown. But ideally you want to carry a branch at waste height and feed it in to the hopper. And get out the way. I was looking at these for our Kubota b3030 but I personally I’m not sold.
Weird question....if one factored in the cost of that unit x the effort used to load it constantly x the diesel used....I wonder if it would be cheaper to just get a forestry mulcher attachment and just blow through all that mess in a few minutes? Lay it all out and then run over it. Done.
Never buy a wood chipper without a feed roller or you’re gonna hate wood chipping. I have a Chinese 540pto wood chipper with feed roller and paid $2,000 for it. It chips 6” It’s no commercial chipper but gets the job done at decent speed
Woodland is a nice unit for the price! Something ive noticed that could be easily improved is a more aggressive in feed wheel! it just doesn’t grabe as good as it should im Fighting at time pushing the branchess so the the in feed wheel doesn’t grabe it but rather does a burn out on the branche lol , oh! one thing to check on a regular basis is check those screws the makes up the box!! lost 6 screws and nylon treaded nuts!! Yeah all of them whent throught the chiper causing damage to the blades! That thing shakes i guess but thats annoying when tou first use it then realizing your nuts are gone lol i couldn’t belive it! It sucks to see my bran new knife damaged, so for the new owner keep am eye on those nuts and bolts
You can adjust the pressure via the spring of the infeed. I change it when doing larger hard wood vs. evergreens. Also when doing evergreens I like to have some hard wood around to send through every once in a while to clean out the needles/combs/sappy shit
I runy woodland mills 68 on a mahindra 26emax. 19pto hp. And i can chip 4in ash,oak,maple,and ironwood. Whole trees eaten up in seconds. Better than any Vermeer rental unit.....due to having sharpblades
It looks like the Mills has a much larger opening. The 5 inch opening on the other causes much more effort trying to drive the branches through. I own a small 18HP 3 to 5 inch Brush Master that chips very well BUT the opening is oval 3 in x 5 in. I would rather have the company dictate the branch size and give us a larger mouth leaving it up to me to follow their guidelines as to branch size.
G’day mate good work with the channel content. I have the woodland mill 8” hydraulic feed chipper and find it pretty useless, Not sure if it’s the hard Australian wood or because it’s just a Chinese built chipper. I have also contacted them with some other issues and found their customer service is useless.
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I owned both of those units. The Frontier doesn’t compare to the Woodland Mills. Especially since the Woodland Mills is cheaper- at least it was when I bought it. Cost aside- the hydraulic feed is much easier on the body than the manual feed. The only drawback on the Woodland mills is you can burn your belt- but its cheap to replace.
@@RockhillfarmYT Just happen to talk with their tech support yesterday, also there are very specific about the PTO HP matching up as I wanted a larger hoper for feeding, interesting Woodmaxx offers a bigger capacity for less PTP HP.
@@RockhillfarmYT That would be great to help decide on which one, just waiting on winter to leave here in the Northeast to pull the plug as March has been tough with 2 big snow storms thus far and another on the way.
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I rent a wood chipper about once a year for 250$ for the weekend. It is larger than these and very powerful. It pulls the wood in nicely and throws the chips far. I use it for about 8 hours over the two days and take it back to the kubota rental place so they can maintain it and store it. Its nice to know that I can do that for 10 to 20 years before it would have been cheaper to buy my own little one.
Great point, I've been renting digging machines for the same reason. Maintenance can be a killer on machines like this!
After 10-20 years he can sell his though and get back $1500+
I have to wonder just wth you're chipping. I've fed everything they demonstrated in the video and larger into a $400 chipper that shreds right through it without struggling.
@@JonDethwhat chipper do you use? Donny need one this big but something powerful.
@@MichelleDanielle-q6x I'll ask my parents later this morning lol. At one point, it was the HarborFreight unit but they have something a bit heavier duty now. What I can say is the ones around 5 or $600 can take some really big pieces if you don't expect to just toss them in like the guys working for city and county road crews.
A modest pace is still pretty fast for huge limbs in the yard.
Had a lot of fun doing this comparison with Brock!
I've got a woodmaxx mx-8600 and I really like it. I did a lot of research before I made a purchase, and to , I think it's actually a step above the woodland mills model that Larry has. That's very subjective especially since they are both excellent products..but the position of the control/safety bar is what sets the woodmaxx apart. It is at the top of the infeed rather than at the bottom, so it's not constantly being "triggered" by brush as it's being fed into the hopper. In both cases, the units sit low enough that I don't believe there's a significant difference in safety with either approach..so that being more-or-less equal, the operational efficiency of not having to constantly pull the bar to account for brush hitting it on the way in and stopping the infeed rollers is huge over several hours of chipping. Another feature is that the MX-8600 was specifically engineered for lower horsepower tractors which was important for me since I've got a 2025R powering it, yet it is still rated to 6" material (and it will do it just fine even with a 2025R if you set the infeed speed appropriately). You can't go wrong with either one (woodmaxx or woodland mills), but there are definitely some nuances for prospective buyers to consider.
I'm so glad I got the Woodland Mills WC68. The hydraulic feed is a game changer.
💥 I really like all the stuff Woodland Mills makes.
*Keep on tractoring!*
I own the WC68. I absolutely love it. It's a blast to use and it has paid for itself. It takes a bit of technique to feed some larger branches but it has done everything I've asked of it. I have never had a problem with my infeed. It will feed a small tree all by itself. While it's feeding a tree in I can go get the next branch to load. The chainsaw holder is a nice accessory for the WC68. It keeps the saw handy for trimming branches. I keep a battery chainsaw on it so I don't have to pull start every time I go to use it.
Can I ask what tractor and horsepower you have ?
@@theyouthfulbodypro3985 I have a Massey Ferguson 1835E. It's 35 HP tractor with 27 HP PTO.
I have the same woodland chipper. Went to their plant to pick it up. What they said was they looked at other chippers and picked the best features from them all to make this one. I agree having another one before this . Different manufacture. It had a belt gearbox feed on it. Had issues with it all the time. The woodland with a hydraulic is way better. It is also easy to unplug if you stall the tractor. Found their service department the best to deal with. If you have issues they will help you or send you replacement parts. They did help me over the phone how to increase the hydraulic pressure. I think they are hands down. Keep up with these good videos
Woodland mills hands down. I like that you don't have to stand there and push branches through. Self feed is nice.
Agreed
Thank you for this comparison. I have the WC68 and couldn't be happier. The infeed roller is a game changer. Especially when chipping Honey Locust or Osage Orange, having the chipper pull these thorn nightmares and minimizing handling is a game changer. Regardless of what you are chipping, you need to watch for branch "whipping" as the infeed roller pulls in the material. Especially on those devil thorns. Overall, i would never get a chipper without an infeed roller.
I did my homework on 3pt chippers. And then consider buying a used Vermeer chipper. This process took me about a year and a half to go through all the PROS & CONS.
Didn't want another engine to maintain so did some serious looking at the build of 3pt chippers and found that a heavy chipper wheel is very important!
Found a company in the northwest that had a sale on some chippers at a unbelievable price which included free shipping from the West coast. I believe the brand was the Farmers Helper WCX52 and after 2yrs use with trouble free operation I would recommend it to a friend.
Oh if you own a 25hp or smaller tractor you will not have the needed torque for a 4 or 5 inch branch!!! I say as a retired diesel mechanic. ( CAT&CUMMINGS )
Would you share what company you found that sells chippers from the NW? THX
On the Woodland Mills chipper, I noticed you're having some troubles with the red in-feed control bar. You were having to hold it in the feed position the whole time it was chipping. I have the same Woodland Mills chipper. If you go to your owner's manual, it will show you exactly how to adjust it so it doesn't go into the neutral position while chipping. They also have a short video regarding that adjustment on their website. It's a simple spring tensioner that's easy to adjust, then you won't have to hold the bar in position while chipping.
In my experience, if you feed the branch in the right direction, you do not have to worry about forks/Y's in the branches. The hydraulic feed will suck them in and crush them. The key is to feed them in butt first, so that all of the potentially snag points are pointing out of the machine. The only times I have had issues feeding branches was when they are split at an 90 degree angle while being more than an inch thick. If the split of the branches is less than 60 degrees, I have had no major issues with the hydraulic roller feeding it right through. Of course, I'm referring to, as in the video, average sized material. If you're feeding through very large material it may have to be cut before feeding it through the machine.
My technique is to keep my chipper close to whatever I am chipping, even if that means moving it around a couple of times. By keeping it close, I am able to grab my next piece while the previous piece is still being chipped. By being close, I am able to observe the machine at all times and easily reach the feed control bar from any side if I need to stop it from feeding or even reverse it if needed. Furthermore, my hands almost never need to pass the end of the shoot. The Woodland Mills saying is "don't over-reach".
Lastly, I believe the flywheel is 250lb, which is a large part of getting up to that 700 lb total weight.
Thanks for the tips. I’ll get the adjustments made.
oooh that's a game changer for the review
With the woodland Mills. What I noticed helps is when I and chipping balsam fur. I like to run some hard wood through everyone in a while to clean out the infeed roller
Woodland Mills owner here. Love this machine.
Several years ago I purchased a Woodland Mills BXM-32 chipper/shredder. It has eaten everything that I have shoved through it. I think that the only thing missing would be the hydraulic infeed. Nice video. Thanks
The Woodland Mills WC68 is my favorite tractor attachment. So handy, even with just 7 acres of forest. Runs great on a Kubota LX2610 with 19 hp on the PTO. Very easy to maintain so far and great customer support.
A 5" chipper is really for chipping smaller wood with the capability to take in the branch joints (knot) which a larger. It is not for chipping 5" boards. In my experience a large capacity chipper is much easier to process branches because it can handle these joints without you having to cut them off before feeding them into the chipper.
Thank you for a very informative video. I am in the market for a chipper (municipality slowing down on what they will chip) and this was very helpful. I was leaning towards the Woodland Mills chipper, now ready to go that direction. Thanks again!
I've had one of their sawmills for three years (and now chipper), and I challenge anyone to find a company with better customer service. Have been amazing to deal with and speedy on dealing with warranty promises.
I have a Nova Tractor BX52 chipper. I paid 1500 for it but they're up to 1750 now. So far, so good. It doesn't have a feeder of any sort but most of the time it drags the material in just fine. It has a 143 pound flywheel. Paired to my John Deere 3043D there is never any slowing down or bogging of the engine. Very little maintenance. It doesn't do well with green, small sticks, though. Usually it's not a problem but every once in awhile a stick will get stuck in the chute and cause the machine to clog. Cleaning it out is easy, though. It seems to be well balanced and causes very little to no vibration.
Would I like to have some sort of feed device? Yes. However, simplicity and cost win the day for me so I'm willing to trade off some ease of operation for less maintenance and chance of failure.
The one problem I had with it initially was that the grease zerk on the forward bearing was offset in a way that wouldn't allow me to get the grease gun on it. I ground the bracket that surrounded it a little and that fixed the problem. This is built in China so that's the kind of problem that doesn't surprise me.
Otherwise, it's been a really useful tool around here. The heavy flywheel really keeps things spinning along. I have gone a little bigger than the 5 inch rating without issue on hardwood. That's the only time that I've seen the machine do any bouncing at all.
I used to run this on my old 8N. It was at the bottom of the horsepower requirements and it didn't work well. The John Deere is around 38 horse at the PTO and it drives it effortlessly. I've learned that with these chippers horsepower is everything.
nova-tractor.com/products/bx52-wood-chipper
I've been looking at wood chippers and and the Woodland Mills has been one of my top contenders. Price vs the Frontier is a big plus for the Woodland Mills.
I have a woodmax MX8600. Been happy with it so far. Takes up to 6” diameter stuff, hydraulic feed and woodmaxx was great to deal with. I run it with no issues on my Kubota B2601.
I have a Woodland Mills saw mill and their wood chipper is next on my list of things to get. They make good quality products.
I have one of those Sawmill’s also. Mine is the 130 max with the trailer.
I like your honesty when you say: "if you're getting ready to buy a wood chipper just keep in mind it's more work than you might originally think".
To clean up my woodlot of about 5 acres, I pick up fallen branches with my ATV and a trailer, then I bring them to the fire pit to burn them.
I am considering getting a wood chipper, which would allow me to use the residue to fill in the hollows of the ground.
As the wooded area is located on the mountainside, the ground is sometimes very uneven which makes it difficult to travel even with an ATV.
fire works great.
Watching this wood chipper in action is oddly satisfying. It’s amazing how it can turn large branches into small chips so quickly.
Great video! Good comparison.
My tractor isn't big enough to run the WC-68 so I got the WC-46. Basically the same as the WC-68 just on a smaller scale. We use it for branches and small trees with the chips covering the trails on the land. For us anything over 4" is firewood. That infeed roller is the game changer, although you do have to make adjustments for the size of material you plan to run through it. Another big plus is the Woodland Mills service. I ordered the chainsaw holder with my chipper and after spending about an hour trying to figure out why I couldn't get it mounted I called. The person that answered the phone walked me through the process and when that didn't work they pulled up my order in their system. My chipper has the new design legs and I was sent the previous design saw holder. After many apologies they sent the correct holder; FedEx to my doorstep in 3 days.
I absolutely love my Woodland Mills WC68 chipper. Highly recommended. A couple of things I would say, though, about the infeed are that first, if you are chipping heavier branches - 2" and up - it can be a challenge to get the roller to engage your wood unless it has a long tape on the end, and second, with longer, heavier branches that aren't very straight, the rollers can grab throw the whole branch around violently as they are pulled in, hard enough to be a danger to an operator not savvy enough to stand out of range.
Very good video that is well presented. Thank you.
Like to see bigger chippers, please! Great channel!
Research. When I first delved into the idea of getting a tractor, I did my research. I felt like I did quite extensive research and felt well prepared when going in to talk to the dealer. Little did I know how little I knew. If you know people "in the business" they can be a great source of good information and be a great help in making sure that you make a good purchase. If you don't know people "in the business", you rely on information obtained from the internet, which is mostly TH-cam videos. Of course, in my area there were only orange and green to choose from but then there are the implements. I bought a ballast box which in worthless. If I want weight on the back end, I add suitcase weights to my quick hitch. That was "only" a waste of $500 but wait. I watched a video of a guy demonstrating his drag harrow. It looked nice but when I priced it out, I couldn't believe what it cost. I ended up buying one from Tractor Supply for $1000 less than the hillbilly on TH-cam. Oh. His came with a frame that attached to his 3-point while mine gets hooked up to the drawbar. So I have to manhandle mine when I want to use it instead of just hooking it up to the 3-point. Hillbilly was smarter than me. My point is that you can do all the research you think you need to do but until you start using that piece of equipment, you don't know what you really need. I appreciate the videos you put out. Thanks Hillbilly! 👍
These are really good comparisons on the equipment between yall.
I've had the Woodland Mills WC68 for two years and have cleaned up several fence rows of elm, cedars and locus trees of all sizes. The in-feed rate is adjustable depending on what type and size of tree you are chipping. The in-feed chute is hinged and folds forward for storing and shortens the storage footprint. There is a chainsaw holder that you can buy that mounts to the chipper. I especially like the safety bar that allows you to stop the in-feed or reverse it if there is a problem. With a slow in-feed rate I have feed in trees 6 to 10 ft. tall with a 4 to 5 inch diameter into the chipper. If it sounds like it's bogging down, I just use the safety bar and put it in neutral or reverse it to allow the tractor to ramp back up to speed. To me, not having the hydraulic in-feed on the Frontier is a safety issue.
I looked into the Frontier chippers before I bought the WC68 last year. Didn't understand why the price on them was so high, especially given the relative simplicity of the machine. I ended up buying the WC68, and I'm very happy with it. The only caveat with it is that the eye bolts that adjust the tension on the infeed roller can be somewhat "fiddly". If the eye bolts are cranked down too tight, it does a better job of pulling in the smaller branches regardless of their shape, BUT - it makes it harder to get the roller to accept larger branches. Maybe as I put more hours on it and the springs relax, this situation will get better.
There's a simple explanation for the price difference. The Frontier is painted John Deere green and that paint always makes equipment more expensive regardless of the design or build quality of the machine. 😆
I love my woodland mills chipper. used it to cut up about 100 cubic yards and still not needed to sharpen the blades.
The auto feed allows you to start a branch let go and be getting another to start.
Something to also consider with the flywheel that I don't think was touched on, a larger diameter flywheel is going to have more stored energy compared to equal weighted smaller diameter flywheel at the same rotational speed. The property is known as a moment of inertia. An experiment I recall doing in physics class to demonstrate it was to "race" a wooden disk vs a steel hoop, equal weight and mass, down a slope. The wooden disk would easily win, as it requires less energy to make it spin.
I have had my chinese import wood chipper for about 12 years. It has a mechanical infeed, however it is the same problem with hanging up on branches. One thing that has really helped with trimming branches are electric hand shears. The process of breaking off the smaller branches goes much faster compared to breaking the branches by hand or using loppers.
Both machines look to be equally capable, I think the main thing I got out of the comparison was the powered infeed is the route to go with any chipper. Thanks Larry for having our buddy out there with you and tell Cotton Top hello
You are welcome and Cotton Top says hi.
Your showing what a lot of people always say. You pay a premium for john deere. Your last two examples show roughly 10 thousand dollars more for comparison tractor and now 2 to 3 thousand more for the chipper. That 12 to 13 thousand difference may be whether or not someone can even buy a set up like this. Always good to do a lot of research before buying equipment.
Pay more and get less capable equipment.
All that JD shit is over priced for the average guy way to shiny that green paint
I prefer the barrel type chippers because of the bigger infeed. I have a 15hp gas engine version and the chute is around 1' by 1'2 foot at the base. This makes a huge difference with chipping whole small spruce.
Is the size of the wood in the output small enough to be used as bedding for chickens in a coup?
Great review! Also, great idea for getting your neighbor help with your chipping……just tell him you are making a comparison video! Hahaha!
I'm sure feeding those branches is alot of work but so is loading them on a trailer and then unloading them at our local free site. A dump trailer would make it much easier and I may go that route but I'm also considering the chipper option. I was originally looking at gas models but this has me thinking of a PTO model for my JD tractor. It only puts out 18hp at the PTO so I'd have to go with a smaller model.
1:42 “Whatcha think about that little guy??” I’ve said that a time or two lol
My 3 point wood chipper has a 200 # fly wheel and hydraulic feed. The brand is Wood Maxx. It needs 40 HP at the PTO. It has no problem chipping 4" hardwood. I would never consider a chipper without a hydraulic feed. The only problem I have had with it was clogging the ejection chute. Now I always run the tractor at full throttle whenever using the chipper and never have that problem any more.
Love my woodlands mills chipper.
They are nice
Good content 👌 keep it up, Brock
I have the woodland mills WC68, it's a nice unit for the price point, but the infeed roller is nothing like more expensive options (which have a top and bottom roller). Small parts of branches, especially from dead trees, often jam the infeed roller, when this happens you need to put the roller into reverse and then forward again (using the red bar). You can see them fighting with the same issue in this video. Is it better than manual feeding, yes, but can get quite frustrating. I'm considering replacing for a Wallenstein.
An excellent ad for burning your branch piles.
We borrowed a Wood Maxx pto chipper last year. It worked well also. Don't know how prices compare. I wouldn't want a disc chipper without feed rolls
I have the wc88 on a JD 110
fantastic machine. I had to tune the hopper up with a sledge hammer because the hinge area diddn't mate up very well and made an edge to catch buts of branches on, but aside from that, its a great value. I cut a hole in an 18" hdpe culvert pipe and hung it over the chute vertically so it dumps right into a 60 gal. landscape barrel for when I want to contain the chips. Only thing I would change in the design would be to make the hopper bigger.
I actually like chipping brush. It's a bit noisy though.
How could you not trust someone that wears two pairs of overalls ?
The narrow-gauge or micro chain on the dewalt is used by the manufacturer simply to try and extend the life (run time) of the battery.
I've got the that exact setup 2610 with the woodland mills . The only reasonable price one with the feed . Love them both . You can up the fuel pump and get more power out of the 2610 witch I did and it doesn't stumble at all running the chipper with more fuel
We get loads of construction lumber scraps from a truss shop. We cut out anything we can get that’s still usable and finger joint it back together. Would these machines handle the rest of the pine scraps we can’t use? Mainly southern yellow pine material all 2x but anywhere from 4” to 12” wide. What about an occasional nail or a truss plate? 😬
Can I ask what horse power is your tractor and what is the available pto hp?
I have a 2025R and wanted one of the WC68 but was told I needed 20 hp at the pro?
Thank you
What PTO HP are do you have? What RPM are you spinning the PTO?
The hydraulics will pull in the branched stuff pretty good. If it gets stuck you can reverse it out.
Interesting nive vid ty 😊 🙏 🏆👴
John Deere overprices less quality for sure! They count on us 'fan boys' to keep them going. You saw reality first hand. Kioti, Woodland are doing more for far less! I doubt I'll ever buy a new JD tractor ever again. Good video!
2023 is proving to be a tough year for you Brock, first with tractor envy and now with chipper envy. At least with my setup, the cost was more, so that took some of the sting out of the envy 😜
Just bought a chipper for PTO without the infeed roller, and i TOTALLY regret it ! I used it for a few days, and cam to this conclusion almost straight away, you really struggle feeding it manually, and it's hard on you. Sometimes you even get a branch that snap back at you, hitting you over your fingers or similarely... I'm getting a new one WITH infeed next !
A chipper is a relatively simple machine. All it needs is a gear box to spin the fly wheel. If you want hydraulic infeed then Woodland mills is that way to go. There are cheaper chippers that are barebones . I think what Deere is selling is a a crime.
Got wallenstein bx52s and it's kind of a pain to use. You're fighting with trying to stuff branches into it...lots of vibration on your hands and scraps on elbows. It gets the job done, but it's just too much work to be worth it IMO... I'm selling it to get a hydraulic feed or more likely just going to burn brush piles. The main problem with these chippers is the the opening is too small and you're really fighting to get those oddly shaped Y branches in. Some species of wood like pear tree where it zigzagz everywhere, it's just not practical to feed through. You must limb strategically knowing what's going to fit and what's not...but it's so much easier to limb up with idea you'll use a grapple to move into a brush pile. IMO those big commercial wood chippers that will take anything you're strong enough to move and place make more sense...
Do you know anything about the woodmaxx chippers?
I have a mx 8600 wood chipper by wood max. I was gonna get the woodland mills chipper but am happy i didnt it was hard to even get ahold of them. Wood max has a super tech support they get back to you very fast. Its also a veteran owned company witch is awesome. Mine takes 6 inch whitepine limbs like there nothing. If u can find some with this wood chipper u could do a comparison with them.
How do you keep the pro going? Kabota safety kills the motor if you get off the seat with pro on.
Their is an over ride procedure on most tractors
On mine you put it in neutral, apply the parking brake and hold the pto switch until the dash says stationary pto active
i got a woodmaxx hrydraulic feed chipper and it feeds so much easier than the manual feed i used to own its almost unbelievable
Both of these chippers are of the flywheel type. Notice if you will that professional tree services do not use
flywheel type chippers but the drum type. These monsters can chip full growed tree trunks. I have a little 4"
drum type so all drum types are NOT monsters but it is helpful to see what professionals use. Drum types
are WAY easier to clear wood jams than a flywheel type ALSO flywheel types jam way more often.
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The frontier wood chipper is definitely not for me after watching this video
I had rather burn 🔥 the Limbs than spend the money on a very out dated slow wood 🪵 chipper …
This video compares two wood chippers and shows that one offers better performance at half the price.
Not sure why you were having to mess with the infeed so much with those small branches? I have the Woodmaxx 9900 and for anything under 3-4" I just put the branches in and walk away with the infeed at full speed. Also reason for bigger chippers like a 9900 with a 9" capability is not about chipper a piece of firewood but handling Y branches better with out messing with them. I have to do very little limbing work before feeding. Heck with the fir trees I cut them down and feed them whole.
I believe the "messing" comes from the fact that the control bar is at the bottom and the brush hit it on the way in and stops the infeed..so you have to constantly pull on the bar to start the infeed rollers again. That's a big reason why I went with the comparable woodmaxx product since with the MX-8600 the control bar is at the top of the hopper and it not subject to getting pulled on by brush that is being fed into the unit.
@@garycox7508 Yeah I was noticing that a bit too, did not think the bar placement was so key. Wonder if the WC model bar controls infeed speed like the woodmaxx does? Cause that is also a very useful feature.
@@hagak1679 On the woodland mills, the speed is controlled with a dial selector thing on the side, and the control bar is just forward/reverse/neutral. I agree, having the speed controlled by the arm itself is really useful and I've made extensive use of that feature myself with my MX-8600
I need to make a couple of adjustments and the infeed will be fine.
What is the difference in live wood and dead wood?
Hands down that Woodland Mills is an excellent chipper, I had the 6”, sold it to my son and he loves it, sorry without the hydraulic feed rolls that Frontier is a POS.
the john deere has a $2000 upcharge for the paint
Dr sells used ,returns, u save a lot of money
Saw some reviews of that larger, 20" bar DeWalt 60V Max and people were not happy. Problems with chain tensioners, overheating, impossibility of getting parts - wonder if Larry has run into any of that? I have the smaller 60V Max and the baby 20V Max saws and love them
The hydraulic feed is more useful than this video details.. The infeed speed can be adjusted to match the available PTO power. This eliminates jamming and stalling the engine... Also the ability to reverse the feed is great for problem material. Getting the largest infeed opening reduces trimming to fit. I own a WM WC-88
Some one who was a tree surgeon/ arborist in the UK for a short time, so I’m aware of lesser time of experience. I think these machines are potentially a waste of time/money. Now I am comparing this to various timber wolf machines 8/6 inch diameter diesel powered machines with their own designated engine, that are also more expensive. BUT you want to make this process of chipping wood/ branches efficient. And having to cut branches to such small sizes is a waste of time.
I know I’m sh**ing on these machines but I am looking at this with a industry mindset, maybe we’re in too much of rush in the UK and need to slowdown. But ideally you want to carry a branch at waste height and feed it in to the hopper. And get out the way.
I was looking at these for our Kubota b3030 but I personally I’m not sold.
Weird question....if one factored in the cost of that unit x the effort used to load it constantly x the diesel used....I wonder if it would be cheaper to just get a forestry mulcher attachment and just blow through all that mess in a few minutes? Lay it all out and then run over it. Done.
Woodland Mills ALL DAY LONG!
Never buy a wood chipper without a feed roller or you’re gonna hate wood chipping.
I have a Chinese 540pto wood chipper with feed roller and paid $2,000 for it. It chips 6”
It’s no commercial chipper but gets the job done at decent speed
Woodland is a nice unit for the price! Something ive noticed that could be easily improved is a more aggressive in feed wheel! it just doesn’t grabe as good as it should im Fighting at time pushing the branchess so the the in feed wheel doesn’t grabe it but rather does a burn out on the branche lol , oh! one thing to check on a regular basis is check those screws the makes up the box!! lost 6 screws and nylon treaded nuts!! Yeah all of them whent throught the chiper causing damage to the blades! That thing shakes i guess but thats annoying when tou first use it then realizing your nuts are gone lol i couldn’t belive it! It sucks to see my bran new knife damaged, so for the new owner keep am eye on those nuts and bolts
Thanks for sharing. The first few hours of use is the most likely time for something to vibrate loose unfortunately.
You can adjust the pressure via the spring of the infeed. I change it when doing larger hard wood vs. evergreens. Also when doing evergreens I like to have some hard wood around to send through every once in a while to clean out the needles/combs/sappy shit
I runy woodland mills 68 on a mahindra 26emax. 19pto hp. And i can chip 4in ash,oak,maple,and ironwood. Whole trees eaten up in seconds. Better than any Vermeer rental unit.....due to having sharpblades
It looks like the Mills has a much larger opening. The 5 inch opening on the other causes much more effort trying to drive the branches through. I own a small 18HP 3 to 5 inch Brush Master that chips very well BUT the opening is oval 3 in x 5 in. I would rather have the company dictate the branch size and give us a larger mouth leaving it up to me to follow their guidelines as to branch size.
You got ripped off 🤪great job not with getting ripped off but the video 🤪
G’day mate good work with the channel content.
I have the woodland mill 8” hydraulic feed chipper and find it pretty useless,
Not sure if it’s the hard Australian wood or because it’s just a Chinese built chipper.
I have also contacted them with some other issues and found their customer service is useless.
Yeah if you have used a "real chipper" the tractor units just pale in comparison. I borrowed one from a friend and I will not be buying one myself
Morning y’all. I have been up all night watching videos. First was Doss Farms. Then it was Rock Hill Farms. Well, it’s April 28,2024. The time is 5:49 am. Haha, I have been up all night watching my favorite videos. Not to mention the rest of the Doss gang. ❤❤❤❤them guys Shannon and sorry I am having a brain freeze. It just happens, and after I finish my internet stuff I probably will remember Chads wife’s name. Sorry , please forgive me. Guess I better get some sleep, if I don’t I will for sure at church. There I will be snoring up a very loud storm. Alrighty y’all. I am gone. See more videos later today. Sincerely.
I owned both of those units. The Frontier doesn’t compare to the Woodland Mills. Especially since the Woodland Mills is cheaper- at least it was when I bought it. Cost aside- the hydraulic feed is much easier on the body than the manual feed. The only drawback on the Woodland mills is you can burn your belt- but its cheap to replace.
Believe the WC68 is direct drive while the WC88 is belt driven.
Thanks for sharing. I have ran both of those units but I’m not sure on how they are driven
@@RockhillfarmYT Just happen to talk with their tech support yesterday, also there are very specific about the PTO HP matching up as I wanted a larger hoper for feeding, interesting Woodmaxx offers a bigger capacity for less PTP HP.
@@inspectr1949 I would love to get the chance to run a woodmaxx so I can really compare the two most popular brands
@@RockhillfarmYT That would be great to help decide on which one, just waiting on winter to leave here in the Northeast to pull the plug as March has been tough with 2 big snow storms thus far and another on the way.
Wonder who makes products for frontier? Know it's not a Deere product. Know it's a Deere price.
After using one with a feed roller I will never go back to one you have to stand there and push it in.
The green machine needs the blades sharpened. They may look sharp but they need to be razor sharp
I have told a lot of guys I was just not expressed with the 500 Stihl
That Frontier was painful to watch.
👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥
Good video
Make sure have spare blade… nothing worse than a dull blade makes a even longer day of chipping
Make a pile and flip a match on it!
Hey friend what state are you in ?
Kansas
are y'all from southern Illinois/eastern Missouri area? your accent sounds similar to the St. Louis area
No dead man switch? Better keep the chillen away