Wood Chipper

[karte_m0lim]

so, plan is to build wood chiper..

its going to be driven by PTO from small tractor (20+ HP)..

As I do not have access to big fat piece of steel, I ordeder a biggest sprocket i could find and started from there..

here is progress so far:

 

[Denny]

How are you going on this project!

 

[jmaack]

Very cool I watched this video as a random suggestion a while back week or 2 ago Cool that it is a member here.

 

[karte_m0lim]

i did first test.. I have to change "grill" as it is too small.. i drilled holes 6mm so it takes time to kick everything out..
so will make few exchangeable plates with different hole sizes...

here is short video of testing:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zmkEQhJo_hA

 

[Denny]

Cool! The tractor looks like an old Case/Ingersol. They were great tractors!

 

[karte_m0lim]

Tractor is 44yrs old, Tomo Vinkovic TV 521, with Lombardini 21HP engine.
Here is part 2 of wood chipper...

 

[Denny]

Man you work fast! How do you do it?
The project you built that I thought was very ingenious was your potato planter. Still growing taters?

 

[karte_m0lim]

I am not that fast.. as there is not much interest, I am just lazy to publish stuff.. it was recorded week or two before..
potato planter, yes, it is still working, 6 or 7 years now..

yesterday, finished new grills..

 

[karte_m0lim]

also did another test.. small branches.. cannot figure out way to branches be sucked in fast..
guess it's angle issue..

 

[Denny]

I can’t help, sorry. Don’t have a need for a chipper. I live in the country and we burn everything. But I’m watching!

 

[karte_m0lim]

To be honest, there is no need for chipper here either, but it's looks like a cool project

I also live in the country, but we are not allowed to set open fire from May to November as there iz hazard of wildfire...
For the same reason, I need to keep clean of bushes and grass around house, so chipper will be handy there.
If everything goes according to plan, the next step is pellet mill ...