PTO Wood Chipper Put to the Test! Pole Saws, chainsaws and more!

[@davekimbler2308]

That is a big chipper ( not huge ) maybe having a trailer to blow the chips into for use on your garden or whatever might be a good idea ! My chipper is much smaller and has big bags that it collects chips in and I use them around my plants in the garden .

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Reading my mind brotha! Coming soon!

[@SunnySlopeHomestead]

Dave Kimbler I was thinking the same thing Dave

[@davem5370]

Maybe something similar to a manure spreader, allowing for broadcasting the chips over a large area.

[@davekimbler2308]

Dave M much easier to use the loader then a manure spreader for placing the chips where you want them , if you just want to spread them over a large area then a manure spreader would work .

[@kutzbill]

I used to live near a good friend that had a tree service. He had a pile of ships that had sat for about 6 years. When you got to the lower 2 feet of that pile you had the prettiest black soil you could want. I also have a small chipper. If I have ANY Hickory I separate them and use them on my smoker. I just like the smell, and the taste. Mine is more of a hammer mill, but it will chip 3" limbs. Also my soil is low on organic matter also. I have been using Buckwheat as a green manure crop, but you have to till it under before it seeds. breaks up the clay pretty good. I have to be careful due to the rock soil I have. I can be going along and hit the top of a rock that weighs more then the tractor. Great video. I do have to wonder about a shear pin that breaks that easily. Perhaps they should be using a clutch over a weak pin. I just seems like more and more things are designed to be a lot lighter then the older ones. I'd rather break a shear pin then the machine, but I'm just thinking it's a chipper for crying out loud. It should not break just bringing it up to speed. I just think for the money they cost, it should be better. But, if I knew everything, I'd be rich, LOL. Smiles.

[@JustinRolfe]

Your channel is awesome thank you too you and you wife for being a nurse and taking care of people in need

[@michaelmcneal654]

Great Video as usual AND I loved the intro... As my daddy always said, "People who think they know it all are particularly irritating to those of us who do!"

[@SunnySlopeHomestead]

Michael McNeal wise words bud

[@michaelmcneal654]

@@SunnySlopeHomestead Thanks bud... as I got older it amazed me how my father seemed to get smarter!

[@SunnySlopeHomestead]

Michael McNeal anytime friend , I lost my dad a few years back and I’m starting to realize things like this myself about him. It keeps me loving each day I have with my family and show my daughter what a good man is and my son how a good man acts .

[@barrysimmons5489]

Not me, I don't know nothing and I can prove it!

[@SunnySlopeHomestead]

Barry Simmons 😆😆😆 fake the funk until you get it is what I say lol

[@NorthCountryOffgrid]

That’s a handy little polesaw!

[@leeellisfabs]

This did better than expected! Nice chipper. Less moving parts to maintain than my hydraulic feed chipper. That is a real plus in my book. It really does a good job of feeding itself from what we can see!

[@HomesteadJay]

Josh, My dad and Grandfather used to saw "Rather you be a jack of all trades and a master of none" now its an old saying but thats how I work and how I take on projects on my homestead! You do a killer job no matter what you do! You are well rounded and have the know how to tackle almost anything! Keep up the nice work! Chipping the brush is with the PTO chipper is awesome for the soil and helps add nutrients as you know! WOOOOOOOO

[@benhowe5506]

Hi there Josh, I just wanted to say thankyou very much for your time making these videos for everyone to watch and learn from, you and your wife have a beautiful property and I really appreciate you sharing your life on the farm with us. Very inspirational content. Keep up the fantastic work brother, you should be extremely proud of your achievements. 🤝🤠💝👍

[@shivamaraj7055]

Your farm looks very peaceful and relaxing

[@tahasiahill9478]

I just bought a tandem axle Vermeer chipper from my boss it is a massive machine i was with him when he bought it so i know it has been taken care of i have been using it nonstop for the past two weeks cleaning up my property

[@GPOutdoors]

Good morning Josh! Thanks for the great tip on the polesaw! Will give it a try this week. Love your channel and enjoy the happy, positive energy! Also enjoy the great homegrown tunes. Have a great week. Cheers!

[@BillTheTractorMan]

Great video, Loving that Massey! I bought a Fordson a couple weeks ago and they are such versatile machines. The 40hp diesel is just about perfect for 80% of the jobs on a homestead. Another positive to that under cut on the branch is the limb wont pull and tear the bark when it is ready to fall. Leaving a clean cut that is faster and easier for the tree to heal.

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

The wood chips will break down and give you organic matter, but they can also change your ph, so keep an eye on that. Glad you figured out the shear pin problem. Nice job!!

[@rowmingoat5145]

I have a Echo Bearcat chipper which will do 2.6 inch wood easily. Everything else goes in the wood pile to burn for winter use. Chips go into the compost for the next years garden. Nothing is wasted. Even the ashes out of the stove is fertilizer!

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Tree felling and welding bring out all the "experts"

[@SunnySlopeHomestead]

Outdoors With The Morgans lol right

[@gabemalcolm4429]

Haha

[@BRIANVANDUYN]

Hahha so true

[@OVTraveller]

I love the way talk the audience through the correct way to use the variety of mechanical tools needed

[@leeellisfabs]

Josh you guys do really great videos. Easy to fallow and learn from!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I just ordered a PTO wood chipper a couple days ago

[@SmithsAngusFarm]

Good cutting technique on that limb. Glad you explained it for your viewers. I like the Noveske sticker too

[@martineastburn3679]

Have a older version - good inputs on double cutting. I was told the bottom was 1. to prevent trunk stripping when the limb splits and falls with a top only cut. If you can get powder charcoal it is good to till in. Plants love it. Wood chips typically rob Nitrogen. If it is provided by a cover crop it will boost as well. Yes if a mound of chips from a Big chipper truck - it will be brown dirt in 2 years or less. We used it as dressing and fill.

[@wildefox1478]

Great video Josh, that's a great chipper, very handy for recycling material around the farm. That's awesome that your restoring the fertility of your land with organic matter!

[@michaelmcclure8673]

Good day, We have a bulldog 410 chipper, was told to run green wood along the dead wood to cool the blades. Ours binds up with cedar and P elm . We chip everything under 2 inch .🙂

[@babranson1]

I bought the Stihl Combination unit twenty years ago with the biggest two stroke power head. It is lacking power on the tree saw and lawn edger. I bought the biggest four stroke power head when it came out. WOW what a difference! I will use it to prune trees that I have downed rather than fight branches. I also have a Woodmaxx hydraulic feed chipper. I can chip around three inch limbs with my 3350 Kubota and six inch with the 5740. I like to be able to adjust the feed rate. Keep up the good videos!

[@jimstein8249]

Doing things right with the chipper! I live in the Pacific Northwest, 120+ inches of rain and the brush grows with a vengeance. Spring clean up happens in March. Think about a dump cart trailer on the utility vehicle to move chips far and wide. A friend has a manure spreader to spread his chips. I use my chips for mud, weed free trails and mulching around the blueberries.

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi..... Thank you 🎥👍👍👍

[@pegleg7621]

How come watching a wood chipper work is so relaxing?

[@kenpressley8420]

I really appreciate the fact that you use hearing, eye and head protection. Many a farmer has suffered injury because they find safety equipment is just a nuisance. Keep up the good work.

[@jonathanrayfencing1824]

You’re talking my language. I’m a recovering tobacco farmer in central Kentucky. Soil degradation,now regenerative soil building through carbon sequestration. Nice Tornado cap

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Thanks Jonathan...yessir it takes some time to build the land back up! I'll be mowing my butt off this summer!

[@mikebenoit158]

I love the fact you do it yourself that's Awesome

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I try to be self sufficient when I can brotha

[@markbatzel]

Another great vid! Love the disclaimer about "know it all's" so don't take this comment as such. Just more things I've learned along the way from watching/working with tree service guys, along with processing trees on our own farm. Your Husky and you are big and powerful enough that you can stand up to do the top cuts on the log. Requires more control and more arm muscle, depending on your chain, (I run a full chisel) but saves your back and you aren't bent down like that. I walk down the log with it between my legs and the saw pointed down using the tip of the saw to cut. Roll the log over and do the same to finish her off. I won't go doing this on anything big though. Another thing I do when I am in the back of the property and the wood has to come to the front where the house is, I leave the logs anywhere from 8 to 10ft depending on size/weight and use the pallet forks or grapple to bring them to the wood shed and do the cutting there. I cut and the wife stacks.

[@bagman1518]

I got a Titan BX62 last year around this time. I use anything 4" or larger in the stove and am still spending as much time putting in new shear bolts as I am chipping. I have a 38hp electric pto and don't have any problem with engaging the pto but while chipping it will shear for no apparent reason, very frustrating! It came with a grade 5 shear bolt and I am afraid to try a grade 8 - can do without the chipper but not my tractor. Just came across your channel and enjoy the videos and most of the comments, really good info, Thanks

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

So far so good...I did break one more sheer pin...and I've been in close contact with Titan....they are looking into a slip clutch design for this chipper. I found that if I tighten down the sheer pin it really helps and if I throw in something 5-6 inches it needs to be a touch shorter....I can grind 2-3 inch stuff 16 feet long..but 5-6 inch needs to be about 3 feet long so the chipper holds momentum...that's your sheer pin breaker...when you loose that momentum on the fly wheel

[@bagman1518]

Thanks for the update. I will try tightening the shear pin tighter and various methods to alleviate the problem and update my comments as I figure it out. I like the idea of a slip clutch and that makes me think that it is somewhat of a common problem for Titan to be working on a fix.

[@martinbenton742]

That is one hungry dog Stoney! It chewed that hardwood right up. I'de keep the bigger stuff for my wood stove. Happy days! MB BAR RANCH

[@megamattoutdoors7648]

Really glad to see you using the proper safety equipment. Never take shortcuts. Can't wait for the garden videos

[@KevinJones-ss6zj]

That Massey is clean as a whistle that's a good looking and working combo rig.... rock on brother...love it

[@mrs.hiddenheightsfarm9119]

Great video, I love your intro. We did the wood chip process on our farm and it helped big time. I also appreciate you showing your viewers about the safety aspect when using dangerous equipment. Great job

[@HiddenValleyHomestead]

Have you done a tour of that awesome log cabin tobacco outbuilding yet? And talk about the history and whatnot? Anything log cabin related is just plain cool!

[@ohiofarmer254]

Josh, learn from my mistakes, we have a similar chipper and I got tired of breaking the shear pin. I retro fitted a slip clutch from agri supply and it makes a huge difference. I diddn't have the startup issue but I was breaking them when the branch got too short and would wedge in the drum

[@codyshearer7626]

Awesome video Josh, thanks

[@stevehudson4151]

I have a Woodland Mills WC88 Chipper. Power feed, 8" best chipper on the market in my opinion plus it has a 3 year warranty and free shipping. A little more money than the one you bought but if you decide you do not like the Titan you should give it a look. The hydraulic feed is really nice.

[@leeellisfabs]

I have the WC68 and it does really well but actually this Titan Chipper did really good I thought! Less moving parts to fail and I do like that. If my WC68 was to go away I would give one of these a try after seeing this video

[@leederdavid4782]

Nice video. Man, that 240 Massey is beautiful! Take good care of that baby!

[@kristoffer4752]

We have a junkkari HJ250G on our mf4709, i love it so much. it is so satisfying to watch the logs be chips

[@doubleportionfarms9593]

Had the exact same chipper. Got so tired of breaker shear bolts.....constantly! Seemed like it liked the bigger stuff better as the small branchy material would get clogged in the discharge chute and bind the whole thing up. Then you have to stop and open it up and go thru the cleanout process. Fortunately the local tractor dealer said he sells a lot of them and traded even with me for a brand new 6 ft tiller. Good luck with it!

[@simonrowley4913]

Hi Josh. Nice job with your new wood chipper. Love the Massey Ferguson 240. Well jealous I’d love one. They fetch a lot of money especially in that condition over in the UK - love the Volg wooooo

[@fooddude9921]

Hey Josh. You made a comment near the end about the wood being dry and that possibly taxing the chipper more. In actuality though you want the wood dry - puts much less stress on the chipper than green wood...at least that's what my chipper's manual says. Isn't it amazing how much chips you can get from a single branch!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Well....so seasoned hardwood like oak is much harder than wet oak...we recently built a cabin porch and the oak boards when wet were easy to drive nails into....you simply won't get a nail through a dry piece....way too hard....as for small branches and twigs...I'd agree with you...one thing about dry wood is that it creates alot of dust...I was covered with sawdust from it

[@MissSara76108]

Sarcastic jerk is so right. Josh I think you did an awesome job and I thank you so much

[@smokymountainoutdoorsman1991]

Man I need a PTO wood chipper. All I've ever had are the kind you wheel around yourself. They don't chip much. Lol.

[@SunnySlopeHomestead]

SmokyMountainOutdoorsman yeah I got rid of mine , it’s was worthless! I’m with you need a pto chipper

[@mikebenoit158]

Hi Josh I love watching you and Mrs Stony Ridge

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Awesome!

[@mark31383]

love your videos. Thanks for taking the time to make them.

[@jmsmallenginerepair9881]

Totally love the opening disclaimer priceless

[@timothykeith1367]

The flywheel on those Titan wood chippers is 190 pounds and 30 inches in diameter. I believe there is also a 24 inch model, but both are rated to handle 6 inch branches. That heavy flywheel will definitely break shear pins.

[@stanwebb2272]

Life is so sweet when things go so smooooooooooooooth!!!!!!!!!!!

[@historyperson1370]

I like the log barn on your place. It looks to be in good shape.

[@andrewwilson8317]

The wood chips tend to dry out and become tough if you spread them out like that,taking ages to rot down. Collect them up in a trailer and dump into a composting pit. Mixing them with wet biomass will rot them down quicker and make loads of lovely nice compost to spread over your pasture. Keeping the pit damp and regularly turned will make good compost in a couple of months.

[@laohantun7404]

Wood chipper is really a handy tool for your farm.....good investment.....

[@waltermattson5566]

That chipper does a nice job.

[@timhood6970]

Just so you know Josh, I AM an expert on eating cornbread and milk, and enjoying a glass while enjoying your video, great job as usual Sir, keep 'em coming! :-) ll

[@ZZH1986]

Driving to damn near Minden LA from OKC area for my DR PTO powered chipper tonight! Gunna attach to the old 8n and stop burning and start chippin!

[@polycat7670]

Face shield recommend. Still an excellent video. Love the pole saw portion. Glad you took the time to discuss safety. Very critical in my field of work.

[@lkj0822g]

I have a Wallenstein BX 62 chipper. Same chipper as that Titan, so I don't know which company manufactures and which rebrands. Does a great job on limbs with no branches, so there is some work in prepping the material before you chip it. Doesn't do so well on smaller, "springy" stuff, which tends to wrap around the shaft and clog the chute. If I had it to do over, I probably would have went with a self contained unit, similar to the Vermeer BC600 / 700 series chipper. Of course, that's another engine to maintain and used ones tend to come from rental companies, which usually have had a hard life....

[@gabemalcolm4429]

That is a nice chipper! Great work, Josh

[@mitchp350]

Great video Josh. I had no idea they would chip 6inch oak. A wise man told me once, "It is the things you learn after you know it all, that count".

[@jamesschilling4659]

Luv the backup music Dude, keep up the good videos!!

[@thomasarussellsr]

Nice addition to the farm. Should prove quite useful, even after storms. However, don't forget, the remnants of a burn pile can also be spread to improve the soil over time. Not too much at a time, but a little here and there before tilling it under. Mix that matter in like your mixing pancake batter, some lumps are ideal, but it all needs to be 'wet' by the soil.

[@thomasarussellsr]

Mmmmmm, pancakes!

[@awy1977]

Pretty excited to see you get a portable mill. I've wanted one for a while, and likely won't be able to get one for several years. I'll be buying some property with lots of trees on it!

[@lancebowers6591]

AMEN, LOVE THE INTRO

[@Corbistka]

Man, you are real life Ron Swanson :)

[@jt88219]

LOL love that intro!

[@dominicrudd7611]

Oh Mr. Stoney Ridge I sure do love ya 😂!!! (I love how you explain for people to not be jackasses in the comments 😂)

[@GoodOlBoy1976]

My dad has one of them Stihl weed eater. pole saw, and tiller all in one packages like you got. Its a awesome set up for what we do. He has a small garden and we use the pole saw down the drive way to keep low branches cut back. I stand in the back of his truck and any thing close gets cut off. Have you ever looked into having fertilizer or any thing like it spread on your land. We have chicken houses all around us and they pay dad to use our hay fields to spread out their chicken poo. it helps them get rid of the waste and fertilize our hay fields. Its a win win for both. I don't know if you have that in your area.

[@dub-dub4207]

Thanks for the video homeboy

[@garrettwinrick6322]

Nice vid! Im a new comer and i live in a town called altoona i live in the city but i love it out on ranches and i love the old way of living. And cant wait for Friday i love the willys jeep vids!

[@dailyDIYdude]

Pete told me to check ya out. Nice channel man. Enjoy that new toy coming your way.

[@robnelson6942]

Just dealt with Titan! Great customer service!

[@ThePete2432]

I like the open chute

[@michaelsinclair8279]

Howdy laddie, glad to see the chipper is up and running. As others have said the hard wood chips will take quite a while to rot down and give back the goodness. i appreciate its a lot more faffing about, but why not, like Shaun at Edible Acres ( well worth watching him!!) and put some of the hard wood chips in with the chickens. They will help speed up the rotting and add some extra vitality to the chips then you can spread out on the fields for a quicker nutrient turn around.

[@tropifiori]

I love the chipper . You might consider planting soybeans where your soil is poor and just plowing it in come summer and maybe rye in a the fall and tilling that in. In a year or two you will have more organic matterial. Wood chips will require bacterial degradation which will leach nitrogen. Virginia Tech has a extension department for AG and could give you good advice.

[@charlesmckinley29]

Frank B is correct wood will pull nitrogen out of the soil as it decomposes. When you contact the Ag extension office ask about the best green manure plants for your area. These are nitrogen fixing plants that you till back into the soil to improve it.

[@camhester4251]

I like that Massey , I have a 431 Massey Ferguson around 55 horse power it's all the tractor i need . I used to work in tobacco summers when i was really young but we still used those tobacco barns to hang tobacco on sticks to cure tobacco then take it out and off to the sell you go , I found some good tobacco sticks in my grandparents first house ever , we call it the old house but it's about to fall over now but that's what i mean when i say i live on my family farm it was my grandparents old farm anyway it seems like i herd somebody say old tobacco sticks were worth money to certain people , I'd like to have a chipper like that . Shear pin like on a bush hog .

[@scottfeatherstone7156]

Anything over 4 inches I would use for firewood anyway. Looks good.

[@noc8076]

Just use a grade 8 bolt on the chipper. It will break long before any damage is done to the chipper, and won't snap when you start it up. Grade 8 was standard when I bought mine.

[@daleborsuk591]

Woof keep up the awesome work you do love the vids

[@stevemartinez6757]

Lots of good advice and information. As always, thanks for sharing!

[@7eis]

Make sure to use a stick to feed it the debris in the shute and wait a minute or so before disengaging the pto. Will keep it easier on the next start up👍

[@davem5370]

Now that is something I can use on my farm. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@johnreinburg859]

Great video Josh! You are dressed to the nines, safety first!

[@mustie1214]

Love you vids can you wish my mum a happy Mother’s Day on your next video please 👍

[@SunnySlopeHomestead]

The Andrew pearce that would be cool 😎

[@triciahill216]

Josh - I’m 6’4”, 220 lb. and realize you’re a big guy, too. How well do you fit in the JD Gator? Is there enough room for your feet? Thanks. Enjoy your videos!

[@Will7981]

Nice chipper. I like it!👍🏻👍🏻

[@VicsYard]

Now that’s cool!!!!!

[@donttreadonme4355]

I wouldn't say KZbin has the best community to many know it all people on here

[@Combat_Pyro]

Don't tread on me “I wouldn’t say KZbin has the best community. There’s too many know-it-all people on here.” Just sayin’

[@joegodwin2002]

Now you can have a Charlie Brown pumpkin patch. Lol Thanks

[@tomf.2274]

How’s the field looking now with a year for the wood chips to break down? I know it will take a few yrs but curious if you have a follow up video.

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

Great job, I need to get a chipper that I can use with my Kubota.

[@lengelfarms1888]

Looks like it worked pretty good .. Just doesn't seem right how slow you have to engage the PTO maybe the more you break it in the better it will start up

[@o00oZu1o00o]

It works great, bt how many horsepower does the tractor have? and does the PTO rotate at 540 or faster? Because on my tractor I can not go higher than 540, and the chipper feels weak. Btw I'm making exactly the same solar pumping set that you put together.

[@TheUserid82]

Is there a way to add a trailer hitch to the chipper? Would be nice to be able to pull a trailer to collect the wood chips in without needing a second tractor/truck. Spreading them out over a given area is nice but the real magic comes when you can haul them to the garden or to turn into charcoal to improve the soils water retention.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Coming soon...mini chipper trailer!! Once I catch my tail lol

[@oldschoolrepairshop2866]

Could you install a slip clutch to save you from having to replace the pins? I don’t know much about chipper or pto driven attachments.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Amen!! Needs one at some point for sure!

[@benbromwell6477]

You could plant crimson clover for building biomass. You could also look into some Paulownia trees, they grow very fast and have huge leaves. They are a softer wood so will chip up nicely and they fix their own nitrogen, like the clover. I have a similar issue of not much topsoil. Headed to my property this weekend to clear a patch of poplar. Awesome chipper man, I'm jealous

[@plainspeaker4835]

That’s good to see. I saw another video that had a smaller chipper and it didn’t do as good

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Gotta learn how to use it ...that helps alot...don't over tax it

[@Diy_Ua]

Hi!!👍👍👍

[@johnbaker5199]

you need to add a slipper clutch to that critter stoney that’d take care of that shearing problem that way you could put it on a push button independent pto tractor with no problem if you had to anyway lol

[@quinceyfoose4276]

Love the farm buds good idea with the wood chips wow ty for the safty I for got over the years with chain saws an chippers I agree with trying on ruff cutting your lumber buds there is a lumber mill homestead port a lumber mill on the market it's light an ya can pull it with your side by side tractor or truck love your vids