The Forestry Forum

Clearing out a lot of brush and looking at getting a PTO chipper. Has anyone got any experience to share? I have narrowed the choices down to the
Woodland WC68 6" PTO Wood Chipper https://woodlandmills.com/wc68-6-pto-wood-chipper/
Or the Woodmaxx WM-8H https://woodmaxx.com/product/woodmaxx-wm-8h/
There are pros and cons to each of course so is it better to have a faster flywheel with less blades or slower with more blades?
Max log size of 6 inch vs 8 inch is not a big deal to me because over 4-6 is firewood anyhow. Recommendations of other brands in the same price range welcomed as well.

And your price range is ??

$ 3k more or less

My father has the Woodland mills one - serves him fine for what he does with it. Bought it as the company is based nearby and I know the owners - very friendly people. But I did a little work with a Woodmaxx one when I was down in the US for work. Not enough to get a really good feel for it, but enough to know it was very similar. It might have fed a little nicer, but that could just have been what we were feeding. I don't think you can go too wrong with either option. Both are made overseas, both do a decent job.

What tractor do you have to run it? I think the Woodmaxx one sticks out a little further, so might make the front end of the tractor a little lighter when travelling with it. The Woodland one of my father's can make the front end pretty light if he has it on a smaller tractor with no loader or front weights. Most of the time we use it on a Fordson Major, which is a good match for it.