Thanks for the supportive comment and for watching. So glad you found it helpful. If you do get one, you may want to add a hitch to it for moving around your property. I made one on the cheap in this video. It's been a back saver -- th-cam.com/video/Rmnn7Ss1T7w/w-d-xo.html
That's awesome! So glad you found the video helpful with making your decision. In case you haven't seen the custom trailer hitch video, you may want to watch that one too if you plan to haul your new chipper all around your property. Thanks for your comments and for watching. Enjoy your new tool.
Good job. Watched your others and this let me really hear and see this chipper working. Been looking at this model for a while and it looks like just what I need. Looking forward to your wagon video.
Excellent! So glad these were helpful, and thanks for watching all of them. Honestly the biggest selling points for me were the solid construction and those massive 5" blades that I show in the first video, where I make the Tim Tayler Tool Time grunting noise. :) Thanks for your comments too. Keep 'em coming.
Hey Steven. Just wanted to let you know my Wagon vs. Trailer video is finally out today. th-cam.com/video/cMUW1hPlS-4/w-d-xo.html. Hope you enjoy it. And thanks again for watching my channel.
Excellent! So glad to hear that. I haven't used mine in a while, but each time I have, I've been glad I didn't go cheap; and glad I didn't spend way more money than I needed to for it. Hope if you get one that it works out just as great for you. Thanks for your comments and for watching.
That's great. There is so much junk out there, it's good when you find something you really like. Thanks for the props and for watching. Much appreciated.
I bought 2 FarmTuff wagons(tandom axle n the 4 wheel)n use them ALOT, best thing i love bout them is i can hookem together, i am planning on getting a chipper next summer n hook all 3 together n just chip n2 the wagons
That's sounds like an awesome setup. Very cool. Dumping the woodchips turned out to be a bigger challenge than I thought. Shoveling them out is a pain, but it works. Hope you find the perfect chipper for your needs. Thanks for watching and for your comments. Have a fantastic day.
Don't understand how you could rate anything but thumbs up such as I'm giving you. Great video and seems like not your first time chipping , Lots of tips and with the wagon and hitch love the music (I think if you heard a chipper run anyone would rather have some ( any) music blended in. Yes I enjoy it and we'll done . I'm hitting the subscription button, You probably can tell more. Thank you for showing me
Wow! So kind of you. Glad you found this valuable; that's the main reason I make these is to give back for so many things I learn from others on TH-cam. It's also a great creative outlet. Thanks for watching and taking the time to provide such positive feedback. Much appreciated.
Thanks! Glad you found it helpful. Bought it at NorthernTools. It's been years since I made this video, so I can't recall for sure how long it took. Maybe an hour or 1.5 I'd guess. Thanks for your support. Have a fantastic day.
Seems like that could work, but would need to be made of a fairly sturdy material. Wood chips come out pretty fast, enough to rip a hole through a leaf bag. My concern is you may not be able to tell if bag is full until it's too late and chips are backing up causing a safety issue or mechanical issue. So be careful if you try to go that route. Thanks for watching. Be safe out there. 🙃
I have the same machine and I can tell you it can do 4in cypress which is supper hard to chip but you have to feed it slow but3in and smaller no proplem great machine for the price.
Have you experienced a jam with this machine and if you did, how do you go about clearing it. I've rented another type of chipper that had the feeder chute and discharge on hinges so you can easily access the blade area where things jam. Just wondering how easy it is to clear jams on this unit. Thanks!
Yes, I have. Under the chute there are 2 bolts. Remove those and slide the chute to the side so that it comes out of the pins (like half hinges). Then you have full access to the drum, which has 2 blades on it. I used a stick to clear away jammed debre and to rotate the drum until it moved freely. Took me about 10-15 minutes, including putting it back together. Then I was back in business.
Some mechanical questions please: 1 does this unit have a clutch? 2. How many drive belts to the cutter/chipper? 3. Are the blades reversible, i.e. double edged? I'm in Canada. and this ( nearly ) same Chipper with same size engine is rated there at 15 HP I know that Horse Power ratings are only a 'guestimate' or an advertising thing. But the one at the local dealer here, Princess Auto ( similar I think, to Harbor Freight in the US ) has an emergency shut off system at the infeed chute. I too was thinking that as the Chipper in my dealer is rated for 5 inch limbs, a more realistic size would be 3 inch, I certainly agree with your thinking too.
1. No clutch 2. I believe just one belt 3. Blades are not reversible; 2 blades on drum, 5"W, about 1.5" tall, about 1/4" thick. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching.
I've sent limbs with needles and leaves on them through it with no problem, but it's more of a chipper; bigger than mulch that you buy for your beds. I wouldn't put cardboard or wet vegetation through it. Would likely gum it up. Not what it's designed for. I think composting requires a finer shred size. The chips that come out of this take years to decompose. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching and for your comments.
Haven't needed new ones yet, but when I did a Google search for them I found these ( americancuttingedge.com/woodchuck-model-hyroller-1200-compatible-brush-chipper-knife-kit-476-ban-7254375-14). Honestly I don't do enough chipping to ware them out any time soon. These are beefy and I expect to be able to sharpen them several times before having to replace them. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching.
I don't believe it is designed to change the chip size, but I will say what it produces is thicker than typical mulch; really is more of a "chip", like you'd get from chopping with an axe, than the stuff you'd buy at Lowe's for your flower beds..
The price jumps for this equipment is crazy. The decent residential models run 1000 to 1500 dollars. Then anything larger starts getting into the 4000 to 6000 dollar range. I think the pro models with hydraulic feed systems are what really pushes up the price, other than the more robust frame and larger components needed for larger diameter branches. Hydraulic feed systems let you push in material nonstop and fixes the gravity feed bounceback problem these have.
Northern Tools. See Description on this video, where I unbox and assemble this machine ( th-cam.com/video/FkF-p7fVwJk/w-d-xo.html ). You'll find a link to the website in that Description for full details. I've always had good experiences with Northern Tools, and this purchase was no different. Good luck with this and thanks for watching.
My neighbor is using right now at his off-grid property and is loving it. I hadn't used it in over a year. Expected I'd have to charge the battery and would have trouble starting it. Nope! Cranked and started right up. I changed the oil and washed off all the dust. Looked like brand new when I dropped it off at my friend's. Hopefully he can keep it that way.
I thought it did pretty darn good for a small chipper at that price and it being oak. I am a pro,but I’m looking for something small for around property so I don’t have to bring the beast home . Most of the trees here are pine or other soft wood. So I think It will do good for clean up and the small limbs from processing firewood. Thanks
Thanks for your comments. I hope it works well for you, if you end up getting one. Let us know what a Pro thinks of it, as I have no real experience using one if these, other than this one. And thanks for watching.
Great video! Good looking machine. I have a 7hp one from a different maker that proclaims to cut up to 3 inch, but in reality it cuts 2 inch okay and 2.5 inch is pushing it. I would've expected a 14hp machine to go 5 inch maybe? I never have anything that large to cut, but I do have lots of 3 inch wood so I know I'll be getting something bigger later.
This Powerhorse handles 3" with ease, even oak limbs, and will handle 4" soft woods, if you gently feed them. But quite honestly the only reason I can think of to munch anything bigger than 3" is if your a pro and just need to compact your clean-up quickly to haul away. And if your a pro, you should be using something a lot bigger than this. But for guys like me, this unit works great and handles everything I want to throw at it. Glad this video helped. Thanks for your comments and for watching. Let me know if you get one and how you like it..
Thanks for your video. I just purchased this machine. On my machine, there was a metal cover on the anvil, and the anvil was loose. It appears that it should be tightened, but I do not know the proper clearance between the anvil and blades. I cannot find any documentation. Did you encounter this? Thanks.
I did not have this issue, so am not sure at the moment. If you haven't already reached out to the manufacturer, that's probably your best place to start. But if it helps, as soon as I get chance I'll try pulling mine apart and measure how the blades are set, since it seems to work perfectly. If you haven't heard back from manufacturer by then, hopefully that will help. If you do hear back from them, please share here as it seems others have the same question. Thanks.
Haven't had the opportunity to use it in a while; been so busy with other things. Have received several comments from folks saying how much they love their's. It really is well built, so I expectbyears of good use, as long as I maintain it. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching and subscribing.
See this for how it was put together-- th-cam.com/video/FkF-p7fVwJk/w-d-xo.html And you'll be interested in this too-- th-cam.com/video/Rmnn7Ss1T7w/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching.
Hi there, You mentioned that you paid under a thousand bucks for it? How long ago was that? Right now it's priced for $1999,99 on Princess Auto web page which I assume that were you got it from (hence the brand name). They do put them on sale and knock a couple of hundred bucks off but not to make it under a grand. Are you sure you're referring to this particular model price wise? The other PA unit which is 196cc is under one thousand for sure so I'm a bit confused. Also this 420cc is rated for 5" diameter log but that's dependent on the type of wood I believe. Great video nonetheless :)
Yes, it's been a couple yrs since I bought it from Northern Tools. They've gone up now. www.northerntool.com/products/powerhorse-rotor-wood-chipper-420cc-ducar-ohv-engine-4in-chipping-capacity-63389 That's US dollars, in case you're having to calc a conversion. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching and subscribing.
Haven't needed new ones yet, but when I did a Google search for them I found these ( americancuttingedge.com/woodchuck-model-hyroller-1200-compatible-brush-chipper-knife-kit-476-ban-7254375-14?hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_grp=120888930660&hsa_tgt=pla-294922223182&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_cam=12643136879&hsa_ver=3&hsa_acc=6101752538&hsa_src=g&hsa_ad=510653175766&gclid=CjwKCAjwzt6LBhBeEiwAbPGOgbHQXLp6H6Hw6GI79ZDer9dO7zlD_b-0wsujU2JotQfYZXg6UaSNVhoCtKgQAvD_BwE ). Honestly I don't do enough chipping to ware them out any time soon. These are beefy and I expect to be able to sharpen them several times before having to replace them. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching.
Haven't had a chance to use it in a while. Was waiting for cooler weather to get back in the woods. Eager to get it out again though, but my side-by-side has been dead for the last few wks and I'm not willing to muscle this thing across my property. Hopefully will get my UTV back and running soon so I can pull this, and my wood splitter out to finish cleaning up that massive oak that fell across my driveway--see in earlier video th-cam.com/video/7bCQN-L4IEE/w-d-xo.html. Anyway, thanks for asking and for watching. Hopefully I'll get it out, change the oil, and put it to good use in a video soon.
Bought it at Northern Tools. m.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200712320_200712320. If you're near an NT store, they'll ship it there for free. Save a lot of $$$, since this thing is heavy; so you'll need a pickup or trailer.
It is well built, so like any machine, the better you treat it the longer it will last. This thing is built so well, I don't expect to buy another wood chipper in my lifetime. I feel like I'd really have to abuse it to break it. I expect battery to go first, but it's got a pull start too, so no worries. Don't leave it in the elements, don't feed it limbs with nails, keep it lubed, change the oil regularly, and use gas treatment if it's going to sit. Take care of it and you'll like only have to sharpen blades and change the battery. And getting to either of these parts is easy. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching and your comments.
Most of the wood in this video was less than 3wks old, but was oak. Pine and other soft wood could go 4". I burn any hardwood bigger than 3" anyway, so doesn't really matter to me. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
Sorry the music is a bit much. Unfortunately once you publish something on TH-cam you can't change it without completely deleting and breaking everyone's links to it. I made this 5 monthss ago and it's been one of my more popular videos, so I need to leave as is. But, as I'm still learning how to make better videos, I'll be sure to give little more time of just machine sound alone before overlaying music, so that viewers get a more full experience. Thanks for your feedback, helping me make better videos, and for watching.
Thank you. Youre obviously a good man. Your personality shows
Wow! Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching. Glad you found this video helpful. Have a fantastic day.
Very informative, thanks for posting. I hope to be getting one of these machines in the near future.
Thanks for the supportive comment and for watching. So glad you found it helpful. If you do get one, you may want to add a hitch to it for moving around your property. I made one on the cheap in this video. It's been a back saver -- th-cam.com/video/Rmnn7Ss1T7w/w-d-xo.html
Well put together video. Honest review. Thank You.
I ordered this same unit two nights ago because of your video
That's awesome! So glad you found the video helpful with making your decision. In case you haven't seen the custom trailer hitch video, you may want to watch that one too if you plan to haul your new chipper all around your property. Thanks for your comments and for watching. Enjoy your new tool.
I'm renting one this weekend but wanted to see it in action to make sure it was going to do the job for me first. Thank you!
Good job. Watched your others and this let me really hear and see this chipper working. Been looking at this model for a while and it looks like just what I need. Looking forward to your wagon video.
Excellent! So glad these were helpful, and thanks for watching all of them. Honestly the biggest selling points for me were the solid construction and those massive 5" blades that I show in the first video, where I make the Tim Tayler Tool Time grunting noise. :) Thanks for your comments too. Keep 'em coming.
Hey Steven. Just wanted to let you know my Wagon vs. Trailer video is finally out today. th-cam.com/video/cMUW1hPlS-4/w-d-xo.html. Hope you enjoy it. And thanks again for watching my channel.
Nice review. Your video gave me some confidence on making the purchase.
Excellent! So glad to hear that. I haven't used mine in a while, but each time I have, I've been glad I didn't go cheap; and glad I didn't spend way more money than I needed to for it. Hope if you get one that it works out just as great for you.
Thanks for your comments and for watching.
Nice review and great machine. I have a 3 in chipper from a different manufacturer and works great. Have had no problems with mine.
That's great. There is so much junk out there, it's good when you find something you really like.
Thanks for the props and for watching. Much appreciated.
I bought 2 FarmTuff wagons(tandom axle n the 4 wheel)n use them ALOT, best thing i love bout them is i can hookem together, i am planning on getting a chipper next summer n hook all 3 together n just chip n2 the wagons
That's sounds like an awesome setup. Very cool. Dumping the woodchips turned out to be a bigger challenge than I thought. Shoveling them out is a pain, but it works. Hope you find the perfect chipper for your needs.
Thanks for watching and for your comments. Have a fantastic day.
Great Video! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching and for the positive comment. Much appreciated.
Don't understand how you could rate anything but thumbs up such as I'm giving you.
Great video and seems like not your first time chipping , Lots of tips and with the wagon and hitch love the music (I think if you heard a chipper run anyone would rather have some ( any) music blended in.
Yes I enjoy it and we'll done .
I'm hitting the subscription button, You probably can tell more.
Thank you for showing me
Wow! So kind of you. Glad you found this valuable; that's the main reason I make these is to give back for so many things I learn from others on TH-cam. It's also a great creative outlet. Thanks for watching and taking the time to provide such positive feedback. Much appreciated.
great video man. where did you buy the machine? about how long did it take to chip the pile you had there?
Thanks! Glad you found it helpful. Bought it at NorthernTools. It's been years since I made this video, so I can't recall for sure how long it took. Maybe an hour or 1.5 I'd guess.
Thanks for your support. Have a fantastic day.
Good video
Wow it ate up that 3" compared to the other machines available
Good job
I do like the high exit on this one vs the other version that puts it out at ground level.
Hi, thanks for showing, I am wondering if we can ti 9:15 e down a bag directly on the shoot.
Seems like that could work, but would need to be made of a fairly sturdy material. Wood chips come out pretty fast, enough to rip a hole through a leaf bag. My concern is you may not be able to tell if bag is full until it's too late and chips are backing up causing a safety issue or mechanical issue. So be careful if you try to go that route.
Thanks for watching. Be safe out there. 🙃
honest review thanks
Thanks for watching and your positive comment.
I have the same machine and I can tell you it can do 4in cypress which is supper hard to chip but you have to feed it slow but3in and smaller no proplem great machine for the price.
I like it thanks
Thanks for your comments and for watching. Many more projects to come, so stay tuned.
Have you experienced a jam with this machine and if you did, how do you go about clearing it. I've rented another type of chipper that had the feeder chute and discharge on hinges so you can easily access the blade area where things jam. Just wondering how easy it is to clear jams on this unit. Thanks!
Yes, I have. Under the chute there are 2 bolts. Remove those and slide the chute to the side so that it comes out of the pins (like half hinges). Then you have full access to the drum, which has 2 blades on it. I used a stick to clear away jammed debre and to rotate the drum until it moved freely. Took me about 10-15 minutes, including putting it back together. Then I was back in business.
Some mechanical questions please:
1 does this unit have a clutch?
2. How many drive belts to the cutter/chipper?
3. Are the blades reversible, i.e. double edged?
I'm in Canada. and this ( nearly ) same Chipper with same size engine is rated there at 15 HP I know that Horse Power ratings are only a 'guestimate' or an advertising thing.
But the one at the local dealer here, Princess Auto ( similar I think, to Harbor Freight in the US ) has an emergency shut off system at the infeed chute.
I too was thinking that as the Chipper in my dealer is rated for 5 inch limbs, a more realistic size would be 3 inch, I certainly agree with your thinking too.
1. No clutch
2. I believe just one belt
3. Blades are not reversible; 2 blades on drum, 5"W, about 1.5" tall, about 1/4" thick.
Hope that helps. Thanks for watching.
Is this machine also a shredder? For example, can you feed green waste through it easily, like garden waste, cardboard, or other compostable stuff?
I've sent limbs with needles and leaves on them through it with no problem, but it's more of a chipper; bigger than mulch that you buy for your beds. I wouldn't put cardboard or wet vegetation through it. Would likely gum it up. Not what it's designed for. I think composting requires a finer shred size. The chips that come out of this take years to decompose.
Hope that helps. Thanks for watching and for your comments.
Great video. How are the cutting blades holding out? Have you found a source for replacements? Thanks
Haven't needed new ones yet, but when I did a Google search for them I found these ( americancuttingedge.com/woodchuck-model-hyroller-1200-compatible-brush-chipper-knife-kit-476-ban-7254375-14). Honestly I don't do enough chipping to ware them out any time soon. These are beefy and I expect to be able to sharpen them several times before having to replace them. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching.
Can this also handle shredding leaves? I know it’s a chipper, just wondering
Only leaves still attached to branches. There's no way I know of to safely feed just leaves.
Is there a way to get bigger chips vs mulch? Trying to mix in with gravel rocks to fill the spaces
I don't believe it is designed to change the chip size, but I will say what it produces is thicker than typical mulch; really is more of a "chip", like you'd get from chopping with an axe, than the stuff you'd buy at Lowe's for your flower beds..
The price jumps for this equipment is crazy. The decent residential models run 1000 to 1500 dollars. Then anything larger starts getting into the 4000 to 6000 dollar range. I think the pro models with hydraulic feed systems are what really pushes up the price, other than the more robust frame and larger components needed for larger diameter branches. Hydraulic feed systems let you push in material nonstop and fixes the gravity feed bounceback problem these have.
Wow.
Will you please share where you made the purchase and how satisfied you were with the vendor? Thanks.
Northern Tools. See Description on this video, where I unbox and assemble this machine ( th-cam.com/video/FkF-p7fVwJk/w-d-xo.html ). You'll find a link to the website in that Description for full details. I've always had good experiences with Northern Tools, and this purchase was no different.
Good luck with this and thanks for watching.
PS: You may find this related video helpful as well ( th-cam.com/video/Rmnn7Ss1T7w/w-d-xo.html ).
How would you rate this wood chipper today? And were did you buy it?
My neighbor is using right now at his off-grid property and is loving it. I hadn't used it in over a year. Expected I'd have to charge the battery and would have trouble starting it. Nope! Cranked and started right up. I changed the oil and washed off all the dust. Looked like brand new when I dropped it off at my friend's. Hopefully he can keep it that way.
I thought it did pretty darn good for a small chipper at that price and it being oak. I am a pro,but I’m looking for something small for around property so I don’t have to bring the beast home . Most of the trees here are pine or other soft wood. So I think It will do good for clean up and the small limbs from processing firewood. Thanks
Thanks for your comments. I hope it works well for you, if you end up getting one. Let us know what a Pro thinks of it, as I have no real experience using one if these, other than this one.
And thanks for watching.
Great video! Good looking machine. I have a 7hp one from a different maker that proclaims to cut up to 3 inch, but in reality it cuts 2 inch okay and 2.5 inch is pushing it. I would've expected a 14hp machine to go 5 inch maybe? I never have anything that large to cut, but I do have lots of 3 inch wood so I know I'll be getting something bigger later.
This Powerhorse handles 3" with ease, even oak limbs, and will handle 4" soft woods, if you gently feed them. But quite honestly the only reason I can think of to munch anything bigger than 3" is if your a pro and just need to compact your clean-up quickly to haul away. And if your a pro, you should be using something a lot bigger than this. But for guys like me, this unit works great and handles everything I want to throw at it.
Glad this video helped. Thanks for your comments and for watching. Let me know if you get one and how you like it..
Thanks for your video. I just purchased this machine. On my machine, there was a metal cover on the anvil, and the anvil was loose. It appears that it should be tightened, but I do not know the proper clearance between the anvil and blades. I cannot find any documentation. Did you encounter this? Thanks.
I did not have this issue, so am not sure at the moment. If you haven't already reached out to the manufacturer, that's probably your best place to start. But if it helps, as soon as I get chance I'll try pulling mine apart and measure how the blades are set, since it seems to work perfectly. If you haven't heard back from manufacturer by then, hopefully that will help. If you do hear back from them, please share here as it seems others have the same question. Thanks.
Blades should fit as tight to the drum as they'll go. See this quick video -- th-cam.com/video/S_7SOiwZa1c/w-d-xo.html
Is it still working well?
Haven't had the opportunity to use it in a while; been so busy with other things. Have received several comments from folks saying how much they love their's. It really is well built, so I expectbyears of good use, as long as I maintain it. Hope that helps.
Thanks for watching and subscribing.
How long did it take you to do the whole pile
I think about 45min to an hour. It goes fast. Most of that time was untangling limbs from the pile.
How was it to put together.
See this for how it was put together--
th-cam.com/video/FkF-p7fVwJk/w-d-xo.html
And you'll be interested in this too--
th-cam.com/video/Rmnn7Ss1T7w/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for watching.
Hi there,
You mentioned that you paid under a thousand bucks for it? How long ago was that? Right now it's priced for $1999,99 on Princess Auto web page which I assume that were you got it from (hence the brand name).
They do put them on sale and knock a couple of hundred bucks off but not to make it under a grand. Are you sure you're referring to this particular model price wise? The other PA unit which is 196cc is under one thousand for sure so I'm a bit confused.
Also this 420cc is rated for 5" diameter log but that's dependent on the type of wood I believe.
Great video nonetheless :)
Yes, it's been a couple yrs since I bought it from Northern Tools. They've gone up now. www.northerntool.com/products/powerhorse-rotor-wood-chipper-420cc-ducar-ohv-engine-4in-chipping-capacity-63389
That's US dollars, in case you're having to calc a conversion. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching and subscribing.
Can you find replacement blades?
Haven't needed new ones yet, but when I did a Google search for them I found these ( americancuttingedge.com/woodchuck-model-hyroller-1200-compatible-brush-chipper-knife-kit-476-ban-7254375-14?hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_grp=120888930660&hsa_tgt=pla-294922223182&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_cam=12643136879&hsa_ver=3&hsa_acc=6101752538&hsa_src=g&hsa_ad=510653175766&gclid=CjwKCAjwzt6LBhBeEiwAbPGOgbHQXLp6H6Hw6GI79ZDer9dO7zlD_b-0wsujU2JotQfYZXg6UaSNVhoCtKgQAvD_BwE ). Honestly I don't do enough chipping to ware them out any time soon. These are beefy and I expect to be able to sharpen them several times before having to replace them. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching.
which gas does this machine use?
Regular 87 octane unleaded.
How's this bad boy still treating you?
Haven't had a chance to use it in a while. Was waiting for cooler weather to get back in the woods. Eager to get it out again though, but my side-by-side has been dead for the last few wks and I'm not willing to muscle this thing across my property. Hopefully will get my UTV back and running soon so I can pull this, and my wood splitter out to finish cleaning up that massive oak that fell across my driveway--see in earlier video th-cam.com/video/7bCQN-L4IEE/w-d-xo.html. Anyway, thanks for asking and for watching. Hopefully I'll get it out, change the oil, and put it to good use in a video soon.
Where did you buy this chipper ?
Bought it at Northern Tools. m.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200712320_200712320. If you're near an NT store, they'll ship it there for free. Save a lot of $$$, since this thing is heavy; so you'll need a pickup or trailer.
I went to have one
And then what happened ?
Any idea how long it will last? Did the blades have to be changed out? How’s the maintenance on it?
It is well built, so like any machine, the better you treat it the longer it will last. This thing is built so well, I don't expect to buy another wood chipper in my lifetime. I feel like I'd really have to abuse it to break it. I expect battery to go first, but it's got a pull start too, so no worries. Don't leave it in the elements, don't feed it limbs with nails, keep it lubed, change the oil regularly, and use gas treatment if it's going to sit. Take care of it and you'll like only have to sharpen blades and change the battery. And getting to either of these parts is easy. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching and your comments.
Price
It keeps going up, so here's the link to see the latest price. m.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200712320_200712320
Cured wood is harder ,go smaller ,green wood could could go to 4”
Most of the wood in this video was less than 3wks old, but was oak. Pine and other soft wood could go 4". I burn any hardwood bigger than 3" anyway, so doesn't really matter to me. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
KILL THE MUSIC !!!!!!!!!!
Sorry the music is a bit much. Unfortunately once you publish something on TH-cam you can't change it without completely deleting and breaking everyone's links to it. I made this 5 monthss ago and it's been one of my more popular videos, so I need to leave as is. But, as I'm still learning how to make better videos, I'll be sure to give little more time of just machine sound alone before overlaying music, so that viewers get a more full experience. Thanks for your feedback, helping me make better videos, and for watching.