REAL MAN TRUCKWORKS & SURVIVAL
TOOLS, CONSTRUCTION, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY => Hand Tools, Power Tools, Welders, etc => Topic started by: Flyin6 on March 28, 2017, 10:35:10 PM
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This has got to be the most spend crazy spring season I have ever experienced!
I purchased the sawmill. That got me to purchasing the big grapple and the pallet forks.
Then while lifting the heavy mill with the little tractor, I found its limits to be short of what I need to safely operate, so that led me to trade/purchase the leftover 2012 2720 J Deere tractor.
With all the log production I have done in expectation of actually milling timber to build out the hide, I have accumulated some pretty noble piles of brush, branches mostly.
Well, I got to looking at all that material piling up and thought that if I could convert it into something more useable, like cubed mulch I could burn it, use it to cover areas I don't want weeds to grow, have a limitless supply of animal bedding, and even some material to use to lay down on "Ephesians Trail."
So with all that in mind I pulled the trigger in a PTO mounted and driven wood chipper.
Enter stage right, WoodMaxx.
They are a cool implement company like the sawmill company that make a variety of implements to a very high quality and durability standard.
I spec'ed out a 8" chipper, which can eat a log of 8" in diameter for the new John Deere 2720. That tractor puts out 31.5 HP and 23.4 at the PTO. That should be enough to spin the 200 pound flywheel of this nearly 1000 pound chipper to munch 6" material and digest branches all day and night.
With this addition, I am collecting a pretty good collection of equipment which directly relates to the amount/type/and quality of work I can accomplish down at the hide.
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It seems to be well built
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It is made of 8mm thick structural steel.
It has a hydraulic motor that runs a chisel knife roller inside a 8" X 8" opening. All you do is shove the branch to contact and it chews away
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Don, looks like a nice chipper. Really important to be feeding CLEAN material through it. Those knives need to be sharpened often enough when not being fed rocks and dirt.
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This valve controls the speed that material is drawn into the cutter. It is adjustable from "0" FPM upward to 75 FPM
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Don, looks like a nice chipper. Really important to be feeding CLEAN material through it. Those knives need to be sharpened often enough when not being fed rocks and dirt.
I chose these guys partially because of the American steel knives they use that is hardened to a unique level that allows resharpening. You can pull the knives off and send them back to get sharpened for $15 each + shipping
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I believe it uses a White Hydraulics pump which is rebuidable and available about anywhere
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The pump runs off the belt driven by the driveshaft
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It has its own 5 gallon hydraulic tank to power the infeed rollers
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Don, looks like a nice chipper. Really important to be feeding CLEAN material through it. Those knives need to be sharpened often enough when not being fed rocks and dirt.
I chose these guys partially because of the American steel knives they use that is hardened to a unique level that allows resharpening. You can pull the knives off and send them back to get sharpened for $15 each + shipping
I Understand, I have hundreds of hours feeding those things and when the knives get dull, well they don't work so good. I think you should buy an extra set to use while the other set is in for sharpening.
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I ordered mine in Orange...
I know. Orange is Kubota, and I drive green. Their green model was like two weeks out so I just chose something that I couldn't easily misplace!
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Don, looks like a nice chipper. Really important to be feeding CLEAN material through it. Those knives need to be sharpened often enough when not being fed rocks and dirt.
I chose these guys partially because of the American steel knives they use that is hardened to a unique level that allows resharpening. You can pull the knives off and send them back to get sharpened for $15 each + shipping
Understand, I have hundreds of hours feeding those things and when the knives get dull, well they don't work so good. I think you should buy an extra set to use while the other set is in for sharpening.
I think I will Bob.
These knives are double edged. So when I have to switch them out to side "B", I throw down the plastic for the second set.
While we're on the subject, how long to knives usually last?
THis machine operates at 1100 RPM and has 4 knives recessed into the flywheel
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I ran those things about a week between changes, but that was about 7 hours a day 5 days a week when overhead brushing or tree removal work. It depends on how clean the material is. Carry it through the mud don't drag it across the mud and loose dirt and gravel.
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I ran those things about a week between changes, but that was about 7 hours a day 5 days a week when overhead brushing or tree removal work. It depends on how clean the material is. Carry it through the mud don't drag it across the mud and loose dirt and gravel.
That's better than I imagined
I don't think mine will last as long simce I'll be chewing through dry stuff that's been sitting in a pile since the early fall.
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Use a match on those piles and start with newly fallen material moving forward - you'll have plenty of work for the new toy! Locust that has dried is a bugger to deal with and fire generally removes all those fun little thorns from the earth - chipping leaves some around to help you change air in those tires on a regular basis!
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Nice lookin machine there... 8" is burly
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Burn the piles you already have. It sounds like you will be dropping a decent amount of cedar trees in the near future. I would just concentrate on those for your chipping needs. I think the cedar would work best for trails and animal bedding. Not sure about the weed control but I imagine it would work well there also. I'm a little confused on why you would waste time/ energy on chipping just to burn it though?
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Burn the piles you already have. It sounds like you will be dropping a decent amount of cedar trees in the near future. I would just concentrate on those for your chipping needs. I think the cedar would work best for trails and animal bedding. Not sure about the weed control but I imagine it would work well there also. I'm a little confused on why you would waste time/ energy on chipping just to burn it though?
Not going to chip and burn. That which I chip up will become mulch, animal bedding, weed control and a cover for the trail
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Don't know about the cedar in your area but western cedar has a natural plant retardant in them to cut down on competition with other stuff growing too close to them. Cedar bark is not good for ground cover around new plantings, it tends to stunt or kill the roots. So if you use it on paths, it could help keep the weeds away better than the hardwoods.
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Don't know about the cedar in your area but western cedar has a natural plant retardant in them to cut down on competition with other stuff growing too close to them. Cedar bark is not good for ground cover around new plantings, it tends to stunt or kill the roots. So if you use it on paths, it could help keep the weeds away better than the hardwoods.
It's about the same way here
I stack it on a couple inches thick, then forget about weeds for a couple of years
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& it makes a not so great traction component! :popcorn:
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& it makes a not so great traction component! :popcorn:
Yea...How true!
But they now sell a locker for the front of C-Max, and I could add Dually wheels to the back and weld on a snatch cable onto the front bumper...
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^^ Is going to need a much larger "equipment shed" I'm thinking hanger. :facepalm:
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^^ Is going to need a much larger "equipment shed" I'm thinking hanger. :facepalm:
Yup!
Breaking ground on it PDQ
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Nice little toy there Don, surprised you didn't get a stand alone. Those go for around $200 a day here.
A locker in Cmax?
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Nice little toy there Don, surprised you didn't get a stand alone. Those go for around $200 a day here.
A locker in Cmax?
I wanted to uncomplicate my life. Having a PTO eliminates one engine that will need servicing and will fail to run at some point
C-Max has a Grizzly in the rear axle already along with the 4.56's. Someday I'll either put a locker in the existing 9.5 or shove that D60 with a locker under the front if I get tired of my great highway smooth ride.
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Nice little toy there Don, surprised you didn't get a stand alone. Those go for around $200 a day here.
A locker in Cmax?
Yeah this? ARB?
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Tater, if you're asking, yea, I'll either bolt a locker into the factory housing that presently holds your 4.56 gears, or as Norm says, toss the HPD-60 under there.
Frankly its a toss up. A Dana would be uber heavy duty, but I'm not breaking anything yet with the IFS front end. It has kept me out of trouble so far, although a couple weekends ago, I almost slid it all the way down the hill. Frankly, I doubt a locker would have helped in rain slickened top soil on a pretty good slope.
Learning to use BTM with a good IFS front end in a long wheelbase and heavy truck will get you a long ways down the trail anyway
Anybody make a locker for the 11' and newer 9.5 yet?
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Misunderstanding; I thought you had mentioned that YOU had found one. I don't believe there are any out there for the 11+ yet, but ARB would most likely be 1st to the table.
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Heads up on the chipper. It arrives tomorrow
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Annnndd....
The carnage will begin. :shocked:
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Annnndd....
The carnage will begin. :shocked:
Its not long off!
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Fargo,,,,,,,,,,,,
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It showed up today!
Arrived in the middle of a rain storm.
I used the new Deere 2720 tractor to pull it out of the truck and move it to the garage where it will be assembled and fitted to the tractor, then taken to das farm.
It comes in an angle iron crate and it is HEAVY!
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Looking at the hydraulics, it looks to be top notch quality equipment
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Look at the steel cage surrounding that 200 lb. flywheel
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Powder coating looks pretty good so far. I haven't noticed any areas where is is a tad light.
Here's the PTO input. The hydraulic pump is under the cowling
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It has a combo tach/hobbs meter!
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There is the discharge chute
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And the base of the feed chute. The bigger part of it is unassembled and sitting in the front of the crate.
Looks good so far. As heavy as it is, I sure hope my little tractor will pull that monstrosity!
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I see some cedar slabs hitting the blades asap once st the farm!
Looks like a solid unit.
1100 lbs is no slouch.
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Wood Maxx? that thing is still an infant. I might have to take back what I said about how long the knives will last. Don't try to over feed it or the damage list will be growing.
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Are you wearing a woodland marpat goretex? Something makes me think your breaking all kinds of barriers there, being a pilut for the army and all...
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Are you wearing a woodland marpat goretex? Something makes me think your breaking all kinds of barriers there, being a pilut for the army and all...
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That's the rain jacket the Marines issued me at Pendleton
Fits, repels rain, sorta Armee lookin, what's not to like?
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Wood Maxx? that thing is still an infant. I might have to take back what I said about how long the knives will last. Don't try to over feed it or the damage list will be growing.
OK, I'll take it easy on it for a short time
But Ken says I can mix concrete with it!
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Are you wearing a woodland marpat goretex? Something makes me think your breaking all kinds of barriers there, being a pilut for the army and all...
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That's the rain jacket the Marines issued me at Pendleton
Fits, repels rain, sorta Armee lookin, what's not to like?
Nothin not to like, i have the newer model in desert marpat that I wear when it sometimes rains, and I manage to go out in it. Being SE AZ, it does rain a decent amount, but in the span of about two weeks!
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I unpacked the crate and laid things out for inspection and assembly
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Then I sorted and laid out the hardware. I was under supervision from the sled dog and the GSD impersonator
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^^^ You see^^^ Blacks and Whites CAN get along!
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^^Debunking the anarchists claims right there!
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Then I pulled it out of the steel shipping container utilizing the built in lift point, a tractor, a clevis and a tree strap
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Then I bolted on the feet and the shids
Made me a little homesick for my old Huey bolting on those skids!
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I had to measure the thing to come up with a chipper height which aligned it fairly closely with the tractor PTO, which is pictured. I got it within an inch.
Next the four piece feed ramp/chute is bolted onto the machine
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And then the hydraulic control valve assembly
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Then comes that handle looking thing which provides manual assist to the hydraulic intake rollers if needed
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And after that, the nifty safety handle which you'd push on if your buddy's sleeve got hung up.
If a hillary supporter was entangled, I'd suggest you leave and take a coffee break
Fargo...
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4 bolts later the discharge chute is all snugged in place. You can use this to direct poision ivy vines being chipped up into the windows of parked vehicles with Hillary or Obama stickers
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Next step is to fit the driveshaft. To do this I need to mount the contraption up to JD2 and start ah measurin'
The three point on JD2 lifts that chinese steel like it isn't even there!
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Next up is filling the hydraulic tank with 6.5 gallons of the good stuff
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Then connecting (after greasing) the driveshaft. After measuring the thing it fell right into the sweet zone where I did not have to trim it at all
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Then we fired it up, and purged the hydraulic system. After that it was off to the brush pile to test the thing. Nere it is being test fed some varying diameter and length branches
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You can see that it turns the stuff into splinters, dust and chips in no time. Doesn't even lug the engine and I had the intake rollers set to their maximum speed
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I dropped the pallet forks onto the trailer for transport down to the farm tomorrow, and I suppose, that's that! Next up will be the loading of the mill head, then afterward the tractor and chipper can come home to the farm.
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I think there is a party boat with a bunch of libs you can try it out on,,,,,,just dreaming.
Looks like it works great, no safety gear? Bet you even have your flops on too?
Anyway, are those hoses supported at all besides the fittings?
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4 bolts later the discharge chute is all snugged in place. You can use this to direct poision ivy vines being chipped up into the windows of parked vehicles with Hillary or Obama stickers
I like the way you think. Ha ha!
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4 bolts later the discharge chute is all snugged in place. You can use this to direct poision ivy vines being chipped up into the windows of parked vehicles with Hillary or Obama stickers
I like the way you think. Ha ha!
And you thought that poison ivy cuttings were useless!
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No posts in a week... wood chipper is probably buried under a pile of branches now, slowly rotting away...
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No posts in a week... wood chipper is probably buried under a pile of branches now, slowly rotting away...
I was starting to think it may have sucked big D in. Then I saw a post from him last night or this morning.
There's either a big pile of mulch or sawmill update in the future I think.
Or one heck of a CARREP...
:popcorn:
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No posts in a week... wood chipper is probably buried under a pile of branches now, slowly rotting away...
One word: It's like raining every other day and I can't get three dry days in a row to take the darned thing down there
OK, well, a bunch of words...
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No posts in a week... wood chipper is probably buried under a pile of branches now, slowly rotting away...
Well, it is painted green. Those have been known to sit unattended for some time,,,,,,,,,,,,
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The wood chipper is orange JR... :wink:
And I hear ya on the rain Don... up here in the PNW its been non stop for months. Kinda starting to get to me... considering moving to a drier/warmer climate.
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There I go getting Dons projects mixed up :facepalm:
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We had snow all day here. I tried to smoke some peppers for stuffed pepper soup and the darn pellet grill would wouldn't even get to temp
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The wood chipper is orange JR... :wink:
And I hear ya on the rain Don... up here in the PNW its been non stop for months. Kinda starting to get to me... considering moving to a drier/warmer climate.
Uou sound like my son living near Seattle...