Make Wood Chipper Throw 2x as far and never clog

My PTO 18G Danuser chipper coupled to a 1952 TO30 Ferguson tractor.
Addition of rubber paddles to impeller blades double the throwing power/distance.
WATCH me do the same to a SNOW BLOWER and increase the performance : • Modify Snowblower to n...

[@artsychic2000]

my husband is a seasoned mechanic and he thinks you're brilliant. He's going to use mud flaps from transport trailers. Thanks so much!

[@sixtyfiveford]

***** Tell him... Thanks for the compliment.

[@billybeane9059]

I was just reading comments and am a diesel mechanic as well. I was going to put up the mud flap suggestion as well as they are probably easier to get even in the snowy north. Probably could get them free as well as usually they are thrown out if damaged. Heck you could probably find them along the hi way. Was thinking maybe a bias ply tire could be used if you had some (like I do) laying around

[@mustie1]

nice machine, good tips too,,,

[@GmGarlo]

if you ever get a chance of making a homemade chipper, i would like that video, just because you seem to make things from the stuff you have lying around , very intuitive MAN!!!

[@sixtyfiveford]

Thanks.

[@bmaverick2871]

@@sixtyfiveford One can get an 8hp self powered wood chip off Craigs List for cheap, take the motor off and drive it by the PTO. I've seen only a few done in the Eastern EU countries and one in NC for a CUT tractor. However, it wasn't a full DIY demo of how to do it. That would be the awesome video to create.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Hopefully it comes in handy someday for you.

[@sixtyfiveford]

I know you play around with snowblowers. You should give this a try on one or even your Ariens tractor next winter. It virtually eliminates chute clogging with wet snow and will throw snow twice as far.

[@KohalaIronWorksCase]

Good vid...are you a member of the KZbin Garage Gang??? You got a really good tip there...that's the kind of video's we do...

[@sixtyfiveford]

I do have a dedicated video on the snow blower called Modify Snowblower to never clog and throw twice as far w/ Impeller Kit . If you get a chance watch that one. Thanks for watching.

[@patrickmurphy9266]

Great remedy to a common problem with chippers . Makes one wonder why manufacturers don't finish their product. Greetings from Ireland.

[@zx8401ztv]

Nice modification :-), and cost you next to nothing!! Im sure there are other complex methods but yours just hits the spot in one go,

[@sixtyfiveford]

They came like that. The clearances between the impeller and housing was almost 3/4".

[@aspenjbartels]

Thanks a lot for this my chipper clogs cause it does this exact thing sweet!!

[@sixtyfiveford]

It easily quadrupled my speed I can chip logs.

[@robertwood5259]

Hi I recently finished building my own design disc chipper, and found that although I got the chip fan blades fairly close to the casing it still clogs up. I am going to take your advise and fit the rubber strips on the fan blades. What I really wanted to ask you was: How critical is the spacing needed for the cutting blades to the anvil? I would appreciate any comments you may have. Thanks for the rubber strip tip.

[@okanagansawmill]

Thanks for the video going to try this on my buddies chipper.

[@jfox3020]

a forage blower in a forage harvester is supposed to pick up a nickel and drop a dime.

[@nateb4543]

Just bought a 5hp chipper shredder thats on REAL rough shape. Since I'll already be taking it completely apart, im looking to make mods. Do small chippers have the same issues?

[@sixtyfiveford]

Yes, they will clog when you push a lot of small branches/leaves into the chipper.

[@ericmatt2368]

happy to find your video ... I am about to buy a Danuser 18P in like-new condition and will be adding two rubber paddles ...brilliant...thanks

[@sixtyfiveford]

It made this chipper amazing.

[@wildmanofborneo]

What's the best way to add a power feed to this? Was hoping for something with a variable speed electric motor and gearbox. Or maybe there is a way to add hydraulic motor for the feed.

[@sixtyfiveford]

The easiest way would be to make the intake angle adjustable. The steeper it is the more the chipper will pull the sticks in. That does have the downside of reducing the size of branch though. A spring loaded drive roller driven by hydraulic(or electric motor) is how the commercial units do it.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Thanks 500

[@jmsrbrt]

Seeing you "hand feed" that chipper gave me chills. I'm glad I have a self-feeding chipper.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Bob Thompson Yeah, the thought of loosing a limb is never fun. I don't think I could reach the blades if I tried.

[@crpth1]

In these models its really not a big deal. The hopper being so long make the blades quite far out of reach. You would need "King Kong" arms to reach down there. LOL ;-)

[@happyfeet231259]

well done bro!! , very smart!! you give me an idea to solve a problem very easily!!

[@sixtyfiveford]

Great. I'm glad it helped.

[@obfuscated3090]

Very slick mod. They act like apex seals on a Wankel engine!

[@sixtyfiveford]

That's a great way to look at it.

[@DAS-Videos]

Hey Sixtyfive, what brand 20W-50 do you use in your mower hydro unit? I could only find Mobil 1 locally, and it is $10 a quart. Kind of pricey. I am going to change my fluid this week for the first time.

[@bowlweevil4161]

you can cut your rubber flaps out of the side wall of old car tires, seems like I always have an old tire laying around

[@bobcampbell1932]

I'll bet that if you measure the velocity and volume of the air flow, then pull out your rubber vane extenders and measure again, that you'll discover that the chip velocity gain is primarily due to your dramatically increased air flow. In the chipper, the air will jump out of the way, rather than take on the high velocity of the the impeller, if you give it a gap on the perimeter. Those light little chips will do what ever the surrounding air is doing and your air is screaming. NOT a criticism of your great quick and easy fix, bravo!

[@jasonmushersee]

So were those 4 paddles worn out or did it come like that? On farm equipment those paddles have to be replaced alot an its expensive. This reminds me of some pickup truck snow plows are now made from poly.

[@davidfield1470]

Great idea!

[@vispieux]

Congradulation and thank you.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Thank You.

[@AlfA01]

Great idea. My Subaru powered chipper doesn’t pull the limbs into the cutter correctly. I’m hoping that sharpening angles on the blades will help. Any ideas?

[@sixtyfiveford]

A lot of these chipperz won't self feed no matter what you do. It can beat the crap out of your hands. Sharpening the blades always helps but generally it's the angle of the input shoot.

[@GmGarlo]

would like to see a vid on how to sharpen your chipper blades

[@paulneighbors6066]

Hello, I knknow this is a old post so I don't know if anyone will read it but has anyone ever converted a commercial woodchipper into a tire chipper. Even if I had to quarter the tires, what would have to be done. Thank you very much. Paul Neighbors Kemp, TX.

[@sixtyfiveford]

The steel belting in tires would ruin the cutting knives instantly.

[@MyFREEFrugalHomestead]

Another great fix it video......City guy moved to treed lot and just took down 20 trees......some fire wood but all the limbs and small branches.... Ghiper !

[@sixtyfiveford]

MYFREECAMPER Thanks. Chippers are fun but they need a good engine to be able to chip good size wood. Most small chippers you would buy from the home improvement stores will beat you up and be more work than they're worth.

[@azopene]

I'm surprised this works. I would think the hard rubber blade addition would not stand up to the violence of busting up hard wood. What did the rubber blades look like after running a while?.

[@sixtyfiveford]

They only come into contact with the already cut up chips. This larger unit is designed the same way the cheap Home Depot ones are. Where you have a flywheel with a slot cut into the face and a blade in front of that. The outer edges of the flywheel have impeller blades(just a fan). This mod only affects the fan portion of the chipper making it clear out chips faster and more efficiently. The rubber paddle blades have about 75 hours on them and they look just like they did when I put them on.

[@Lanninglongarmmowing]

Sweet old tractor. Will you be restoring it sometime?

[@sixtyfiveford]

Love2boat92 I kind of like the way old stuff looks old. It may get a little love someday, but no time soon.

[@Lanninglongarmmowing]

sixtyfiveford Yeah I hear ya. Paint sure does make it last longer though.

[@austinwagoncompany]

I search youtube for anyone with a Ferguson TO30 running a wood chipper and found your video. I'll now see if you have anymore videos showing your tractor running it but in case you don't I want to say now that I liked your video and would like to see more of your tractor running it. BTW is it still 6v or is it now 12v? I'm just finishing rewiring mine and turning it back into a 6v tractor and I noticed that yours was a little slow beginning to start so I figured it was a weak charge or possibly a 6v & was curious.

[@sixtyfiveford]

+austinwagoncompany It's a12volt, I just have very weak battery in it. This is the only video with it chipping. It does a very nice job and seams to have plenty of power.

[@TonyWesley]

Nice work. I'll have to take a look at my snow blower.

[@yjxu66]

You’re brilliant. I actually noticed the other side gap where you feed the wood got clogged up very often because of long fiber tangled around the rotating axis. Do you have an easy way to fix that? Thanks

[@sixtyfiveford]

Mine has a metal plate that gets adjusted right up the edge of the blade so little can get into that side.

[@500passwords]

nice work buddy . thumbs up from 500

[@GregJoshuaW]

Very cool mod man...

[@sixtyfiveford]

Thanks. It made a world of difference.

[@Pk-kp7sn]

Very cool. Thx.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Thanks.

[@ronyerke9250]

I saw your snowthrower mod video a while back. It didn't occur to me to try this on a chipper too, but it makes a lot of sense. Thanks for posting. 👍

[@sixtyfiveford]

It made a huge difference on this machine.

[@rodm5830]

Did this on my snowblower. Made a ton of difference.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Rod M That's great. I'm glad you tried it out. Now you have a super snow blower.

[@rudy52350]

seen your vid on snowblowers,can't believe this would work on chippers.can't wait to try this.thanks,rudy

[@sixtyfiveford]

rudy52350 I know I didn't have a good before shot of it but it would clog up all the time if I fed wood a little to fast. Now I can jamb as much wood and as fast I want. I pretty sure that is why the guy sold it to me so cheap.

[@rudy52350]

sixtyfiveford i've always had that problem with my chipper.hard to believe that rubber paddles will do the trick.

[@fiishermanroly]

freaking genius it reminds me of an impeller in the lower unit of my boat let me ask you something do you think this will work with a smaller woodchipper I have a earthquake 212 CC I've never really looked at the blade so I'm not sure if it's similar to yours

[@sixtyfiveford]

Yes, the earthquake chipper will be virtually identical internally. But they aren't as easy to gain access to (I've worked on a few).

[@fiishermanroly]

+sixtyfiveford Ok Thanks

[@timberray9572]

I did the same to my snow blower, works well there also.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Awesome.

[@grega207]

great idea im gonna add them to my pto chipper!

[@sixtyfiveford]

It made a world of difference in performance, I hope you try it out.

[@dustyanderson1]

Great tip!!!

[@kennyjohansson111]

great tip.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Thanks.. Hopefully it comes in handy for you.