Dode's New Woodchipper

[Dode]

I have to keep the animal count low, so I can lead a life of trailer tramping across the wild west. Seriously!

[AD]

She stand a better chance with you than at a shelter. Have a heart.

[Dode]

AD.... your pleas fall on deaf ears. I am NOT going to be 'that old cat lady'. Did I mention that it is a no kill shelter? I have the utmost confidence she will get a great home.

I made a small pile of limbs in my driveway turn around last week. So, I pushed the chipper out to it, brought the yard cart, took some pics....... and it started to rain. Here are some pics, just to whet your appetites.











Here is a pic of one of the big brush piles

[Dode]

I have no idea as to why my pics show up twice...... any suggestions?

[dangerdan]

Make sure the engine has oil in it before trying to start it .
Sometimes , they are shipped with no oil in the crank case .


DD.

[dangerdan]

I have no idea as to why my pics show up twice...... any suggestions?

The computer knows how excited you are to have a chipper .



DD

[Dode]

UPDATE: I read the starting instructions; they are similar to any other yard gas engine. Engine to 'on', set choke, gas on. Gently pulled the rope thingy until it stopped, then gave it a slow pull to full extension. Held on and let it slowly retract. Repeat. Now, it's ready for the start pull. Gently pull rope till it stops, then give the rope a firm, hard pull to full extension. Engine sounds good, release choke and she's up to full steam! Not too loud, either. I put on some ear protection and grabbed a 1.5" limb and fed it in the tube. Awesome! (This is gonna be fun!)

However, I need to find my big leaf bag to put in the cart, so the chips won't fly out. I was hoping that wouldn't be the case, but it is. I might have to make a new one, as I put the bag away so well, 10 years ago, that I can't find it.... hmmm. I'm thinking that I'll make muslin covers for the cart and the barrel that will attach to the discharge chute.

[Dode]

Make sure the engine has oil in it before trying to start it .
Sometimes , they are shipped with no oil in the crank case .


DD.

I did all the prep yesterday, after I screwed it together. Takes .6 quart of 10W-30. I've decided to make my own dipstick, so I can check the oil level before each use. It has an automatic shut down for low oil. I don't want to be in the middle of a big pile and have it quit. Reviewers said that it wouldn't start for 30 minutes if it was ever shut down after running a long time.

[Dode]

It didn't rain very long; maybe, lightly for 5 minutes. I hunted through the garden shed and found some screen cloth to put over the barrel and tied it down. Cut a flap in it and started chipping. Works great. It wasn't long before my back was killing me and then I remembered my plan to elevate the chipper, so I wouldn't have to bend over to feed the chipper. I was going to put it on the flatbed trailer; that should be about right.

It chips the big stuff really well, but the 1/8" twigs go right on through. Fine with me, it will all be compost in a year.
I see that I melted a hole in the 50 gallon trash bin..... I can move the bin farther away and make a screen chute to direct the chips. Or, I could lay a tarp on the ground to catch the chips.

[kickstand]

Saw a car with this decal today, and thought of you. Except the one that I saw said "Nobody cares about your stick figure family"

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[Dode]

I must be demented; that's funny!

Couldn't sleep past 4:30. The incessant thumping of a large cat and half pint kitten is keeping me awake.

[Dode]

Omg... they're taking a nap... I'm going back to bed!

[Kessler]

What...no action pics? Let's see that thing in operation...........

[Dode]

That would require a cameraman.... I don't know the first thing about making a video. The only thing I know to do is keyboard my laptop and send a text mssg. If I knew how to video myself, I would've videoed myself crashing the scooter....lol

[Dode]

I need to make a stand for the chipper, so it will be elevated and I won't have to bend over to feed the limbs into the chute. Need to run to the lumber yard asap