My brand new Powerhorse Chipper and Shredder in action. You can watch this blue pony grind up the limbs and branches from a recent tree trim I did in my yard.
Great video! They are definitively very useful to have! We have about 200 avocado trees on our property, so that means a lot of wood to deal with. Instead of just letting it lay around, we chip it with our wood chipper so that we have wood mulch around the trees.
I just bought a Bearcat 3" chipper. Your Powerhorse runs rings around it. Alas, The Bearcat is what is available in Canada. The Powerhorse seems a tad heavier too with a shipping weight quoted to be 275 lbs. It's a bigger machine all round. Wish I had it! To rub salt in the wound, it is substantially cheaper than the $1500 CDN I paid for a smaller capacity machine.
I would have run the engine for about 10 min (minimum) under no load then let it cool down. Then run the chipper after that for about 30 minutes. Just to get the engine broken in. Also run the chips out onto a tarp for easier cleanup. Looks like a capable unit.
Sounds as though you have machining or engine sagacity to share in regards to new-engine break in. As machining has become extremely precise, there may be less need for a break-in period unless your engine performs at extremely high RPMs, or you’re running the engine at its highest torque capacity. As I was using top-of-the-line engine oil running it at 90%, I believe I was following protocol of this particular machine. You consideration of engines is quite remarkable. Like your idea about using a tarp (or some other catch basin.) Be that at it may, I appreciate your analytical comment. And thank you for watching.
Awesome, Many Thanks for the Vid Mine should be here by the end of the month I went back and forth between this style and a PTO driven one on my L3600 Kubota Finally decided on the self powered, I am really hoping I can drag it fairly easy behind the UTV as we just had our land logged and I have tons of clean up to do.. I figured anything over 4" is going into the woodstove anyway, and the PTO driven ones even close to this price won't feed anything much bigger anyway. The other decision was the Hopper as the PTO driven are not known to Shred well even through they might chip slightly better Thanks
It is holding up fine. It does have a pull start backup. (My maintenance thus far has been changing the oil and replacing the v-belt that drives the chipper and mulcher. Both changing the oil the replacing the v-belt cost me less than 10 dollars for each job, as I did it myself.)
Do you guys have an idea why my is not cutting? Turns on fine and when I stick a 1" diameter branch it doesn't cut it. it just keep it there. I try to push it but it won't take it! It just sits there! Checked blades and they seem all right! Wonder if the speed might be too high? 🤔
Here is a good video on how to replace a v-belt, if you inspect it and find it to be an issue. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0aP9kuWG66M.html
Just thinking when I buy mulch it is in much bigger pieces and I think the manufacturers are missing the point and grinding it too fine. I don’t want sawdust.
If you run smaller material through the top mulcher only, you will get consistently larger pieces for your garden. The smaller pieces from the chipper on the side with the tube creates wonderful pieces for composting. They can be broken down quickly with ammonia sulfate (nitrogen fertilizer); makes great potting and garden soil.
Thanks for the video. The chipper seems great, how about the shredder hopper at the top of the unit. I have a lot of hedge trimmings that need to be shredded. Have you used the shredder?
Hello Chuck, The hopper works very well on your smaller trimmings, but their diameter needs to be less than 3/8s of an inch, which is very narrow. Anything I think that is even close to that size, I run through the chipper funnel, and it grinds it up quickly and thoroughly without any problems. My opinion, the hopper works great with the very, very small stuff. I have also found that when you put a large amount of small debris in the hopper, due to natural backing up, its a good idea to keep a longer, two feet or so, thin branch handy (less than 3/8s) in the event of it backing up. By pushing the two foot or longer branch down to the blades, it tends pull that tiny stuff that can "bird nest" on you. Remember to not put your hand anywhere below the warning shield that is at the top of the hopper. I hope that I answered your question. Regards, Tom
Cannot locate a specific model number. It's generally known as a "Powerhorse Four Inch Chipper/Shredder, 15 horsepower, 420cc engine." Manufacturer Reference Number: 11044S233 (My purchase was from Amazon. Their ASIN: BO73VQB8XC). Hope this helps.
@@ZillaYT I really enjoy watching it gobble up the larger branches; I take it out for the big seasonal jobs around my home and use a small, very portable electric one when dealing with small trimming jobs.
@@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732 maybe a little smaller or thinner than wood chips for barbecue smoking.. I'm looking to fill in gaps on a parking area with large size gravel rocks to make it easier walking.. and it looks like that machine is more of a shredder than a wood chipper? But from what I've seen the smaller ones are like that... any suggestions or is there a way to adjust that one for larger pieces?
Actually I am using soft ear-plugs that are beige in color. They slip into the ear canal and work extremely well. I use them with my jack hammer and other loud jobs.
