WOOD CHIPPERS! Why did I choose THIS ONE? 

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I thought the Canadian machine’s electronic feed was interesting. I have some experience doing tree care and working around pro chippers, and I can say the electric autofeed is a LIFESAVER!! It allows you to put a branch in and forget about it while you go get the next branch. Like Tim said, it will manage the feed rate, and even reverse the feed roller if necessary. $12,000 is kind of insane though. You could get a decent used tow-behind pro chipper for that price. The only other thing I will mention from an operation perspective is the feed roller downforce. If there is not enough pressure from the rollers, it will not be able to break off smaller limbs against the feed chute wall, and thus get stuck. I always keep a hatchet somewhere on my chippers to hack off smaller limbs. Just some thoughts from an arborist. Thanks Tim!

I got the Woodland Mills wc68 for my Kubota B2650. I was very close to selecting the Woodmaxx but I chose the WM because of safety. I liked that the control lever was at the bottom of the indeed. If anything were to go wrong your body would push in the lever and it would stop or even reverse. The Woodmaxx would be nearly impossible to reach in an emergency. Mine was delivered in less than a week. I've used it a half dozen times around my property and have had no issues.

I have the WC68 from Woodland Mills. I love it. I have had it for a couple of years and it is a joy to run. I have a tractor with 27 hp at the pto and I can't think of anything I've been able to fit into the chute that it wouldn't chip. The price point of the WC68 at $2999 made it much more practical to purchase. Anything larger than 3-4" in diameter in my mind is firewood. I'm not chipping 6" logs. Even though the Woodland Mills was built in China it was flawless when I received it. I bought it during the crazy supply chain shortage and it still got to me in two weeks.

I feel silly for not having found this channel til recently. Best content for tractors/equipment from a perspective of just the regular dude. Awesome job Tim!

Thanks, just after I convinced myself I didn’t need one 😂

Very nice presentation. The only disadvantage to the Woodmax is if one ever got hung up in a branch and was being dragged into the chipper, the control bar might be out of reach to stop the feed. The feed control lever on the Woodland Mills for example would be hit easily and stop the feed. Looking forward to seeing future videos on the Woodmax.

I have a 3039R and a WoodMaxx 8800. I use them both commercially and have well over 100 hours of use of the chipper. If it’s sharp, it’ll eat. 8” fresh hardwood might be a stretch…but seasoned hardwood or 6” fresh is no problem. I love the machine aside from 3 issues. One, LOCTITE everything. I mean everything. The vibrations are intense and it’s hard to keep bolts from backing off. Two, it leaks oil. WoodMaxx sent a fresh reservoir and now it leaks worse. I can’t figure out where though. Three, the dust cover over the oil reservoir/belts is a very tight fit. A few times of taking it on/off abd it begins to cut the hydraulic hoses underneath it. Overall, I love it. We use it all the time and we are not polite to it. We use it hard and it keeps on working. We used to haul away 3 or 4 loads of brush a day in the 7x14x4 dump trailer and now it takes nearly all day to fill that trailer with chips. PS, the chips are extremely fine. Bigger chippers throw out hunks of wood…my 8800 makes tiny little bits of wood. We use the chips for paths, erosion control, compost, ditch filler, cheap dirt…it’s changed my business completely.

Built in the USA, I know which one will be mine!

I've have the Woodlands Mills chipper for over 3 yrs & have not had any issues with it, use it on the JD 1025R & it handles up to 4" elm with ease, plus dealing with them in Cdn $ was a plus for me in Canada.

I bought the woodmax 8600. To mate up to my yanmar sa424 2 years ago when they first came out and I am super happy with it. I like the blade sharpening service that woodmax offers.

I am intrigued, thanks for the research and quite frankly, made in the USA gets quite a few additional points for me. Now you have me anxious for some live action.

Wonder how this compares to Split-Fire. They seem to be highly-praised.

I bought the MX8600 last year and I love that thing. It's a great tool! And the packing they shipped it in is above and beyond the norm. I think it's the best implement I have bought. I did not know the Woodland Mills was built in China. Whew, dodged a bomb on that one. I thought they were built in Canada.

The video I've been waiting for!!! Thank you!!

Great video. Thanks for your comparison videos. Looking forward to seeing it operate 👍🏻

Love seeing you showcase a product made in my backyard!

Tim, great topic and fantastic thorough research. Thank you very much

I went with the Woodland Mills WC68, for the location of the feed control, my kids like to help and if they get to close the feed stops.

Good comprehensive review. Look forward to seeing you put it through its paces. In my neck of the woods, the match works pretty well. Blessings.

Tim most hydro-gear pumps us synthetic oil I find it interesting the manufacturer of the chipper recommends conventional oil. I look forward to some chipping videos.

Well done presentation. Thank you.

With such a heavy and fast moving flywheel would you recommend running an external overrunning clutch pto adapter to keep the pto brake from wearing out as fast?

I have a woodland Mills chipper as well as a sawmill, I think it is important to recognize customer service. I have not found another single company that had better customer service than Woodland Mills. They have even replaced parts for me when user error was found to be at fault.

For my Kubota BX23s, the Woodland Mills WC46 is perfect. Been using it for a year. No issues and very capable.

I have a MX8600 with my 2025R. It's a great machine and, like you, I've been extremely impressed with the quality starting with the packaging and extending through every part of the chipper. You're gonna love it.

Would love a hydraulic in-feed chipper! I prefer chipping over burning, unless clearing huge area and stumps/etc. I can start stop whenever, don't need to worry about no rain/ high fire danger and you can use the chips for something after. I spread them on my trails to fill in low spots. You can chip pretty darn fast with a machine like yours! No more babysitting burn piles, seems like in the end it takes just as long. Thanks for sharing!

That and the Bwise dump trailer and your in the mulch business. Very nice unit looking forward to its upcoming videos

Thanks Tim for a great video. Over the past few years I have been wanting to purchase a chipper. I have a small 6 acre woods with very large old trees. Each time a large storm comes through we have limbs come down and we pile up limbs next to a farm field for an entire year waiting for the crops to come off as well as some rain to come through so we don’t catch the fields on fire. I have a lot of paths through our woods and would rather chip the limbs and distribute the chips on the paths. This video has helped me out a lot. Thanks again from an Indiana native on the eastern side of the state.

Since I got rid of my John Deeres, the WoodMaxx DC-1260 4" SELF- FEEDING GAS POWERED WOOD CHIPPER is very attractive.

Nice WoodMaxx Chipper. Interesting model and price comparison. I have a Wallenstein BX-60, it's produced a lot of chips over the years with no issues.

Great info. Just what i needed

I have had my MX9900 for a couple of years now. It is by far my favorite attachment. Others say they would rather burn, well some dont really have a great option to burn. I have heavy forests with very little clear areas to burn, plus burning is extremely limited here. Only at night, only on GREEN days, and must have pressurized water source. With the mx9900 I can chip up a pretty large pile faster then I think i could burn it and I have chips to use.

I have used the Woodland Mills W68 for almost 2 years. I have chipped so much with it and frankly, I am impressed. It is limited to a 6 inch log, but then again, that size is firewood for our wood burning stove. The infeed roller is critical. I appreciate what you highlight about the Woodmaxx. The hydrostatic function is a plus and I appreciate it being made in the USA. Is that functionally worth an extra $2k over the Woodland Mills? I'd be hard pressed to say it is. If it was within $500, I might consider it. However, given the quality and experience of my Woodland Mills WC68, I won't need to for quite awhile.

Thanks Tim, I really enjoyed this one.

I’m definitely looking into one for my 8.5 acres. My boss has a 4 inch woodland mills he runs on his 25 hp tractor and it does great. I was looking to get the 6 inch version because I have a 35hp. But the Woodmax being made in the USA is a huge plus to me.

Very nice chipper! Love the hydrostat feeding system. The chipper I own though is a chipper/shredder from Wallenstein, the BXM32. I love it! I wanted a chipper/shredder, and there was not a lot on the market when I bought it, and I always try to buy made in Canada or made in USA products. I ended up with that unit. It is about 15 years old, and good as new. Always like your videos! Keep up the good work! Never enough tractor videos! :)

i appreciate a slightly angled input - i find that little bit of slope helps with the infeed - less having to reach in - currently using the woodland mills

I have a 60" Woodmaxx flail mower. Great product and the shipping crate was made of angle iron bolted together. After removing the mower I "rebuilt" the crate and use it to store my tractor bucket on top and slide the forks underneath.

This company is just down the road from me(35min). Been there and saw the operation. I am sure you will be very happy.

Thanks yet again Tim, you have me leaning DJ green and now Woodmaxx MX 9900. Have 20+ acres of towering red pine that needs to be thinned and milled leaving the top 20' that tapers down from 8" and full of branches that will need to be chipped, thought my 23 year old 29.5 PTO tractor was too small to handle any chipper with a capacity bigger than 6" so I'm looking at a JD 4066M to run the biggest chipper I can.

Can't wait to see it in action, Tim!

A few years ago I got one of their TM-86H chippers that I drive with my 1023E. The chipper is slightly more capable than my tractor but as long as I don't go too crazy with the wood size I've been VERY happy with it. I burn the bigger stuff but even though i do like keeping a small brush pile as habitat for the smaller critters (well away from the house), I like making my own mulch also.

Good choice, Tim! I bought the MX8600 last year shortly after buying my tractor. It never ceases to amaze me with what that thing is able to eat, even on my TYM T25. Be sure to step aside as you feed a log into it. When the roller grabs the log, it sometimes decides to thrash it from side to side, which can "surprise" your head! 😆

I have the WoodMaxx 8600. Kubota B2401. Woodmaxx chippers are amazing! The hydrostat feed works great!

I will be interested to see it perform with a different size tractors. Thank you, Tim.

Wish I had seen your well done unboxing video earlier when I was choosing; a little over 1 year ago. I went with a Farmer Helper 4" manual feed. It seemed to fit the bill and is built very rugged, although there were some 'fitment' issues I had to deal with. Not sure if all manual feeds are similar, but it can really 'shake, rattle, and vibrate' your hands at times when trying to get things fed in. It generally feeds 'OK', but isn't near as good as a hydraulically driven feeder I'm sure. I really like the one you choose and may even sell mine to get the MX-9900 simply due to my age and liking of the hydraulic feed AND the lower and straight chute the WoodMaxx has. One of the biggest reasons I went with my original choice was its min. HP rating and I only had my BX, so limited myself to 4" wood; but am now procuring a 60HP tractor, so no worries about HP requirements. Thanks, Tim!

Love my Woodmax 8600 on my little BX23s.

I bought the Woodmax WM 8M 6 years ago. works great and good customer service. Run it on my JD 5055E. No regrets buying it.

I had a Wallenstein BX72 RI. I bought it used from an estate sale on facebook market place. I have an old David Brown 990 -58hp probably as old as it is it was barely up to the task, as it requires 45 PTO HP. I had no Hydraulic remotes, and had to plumb it into the loader curl. Yes I agree for the money they want for them, it should be a self contained Hydraulic system. The Intellifeed system is relatively easy to set up, you merely need 12 V power and ground to plug into a small plug to give the system power. Just 2 small wires so not much of a big deal. Now I will say the system seemed to work flawlessly, there is a small led readout with the RPM's that the flywheel is turning, which you bring up to the 540, once you start to feed material through it, if the RPM's drop the feed slows, from what little bit I used it, even the old tractor seemed to run it without any major difficulties. Now to the reason I bought it, was the price. $3500 Canadian, which is $2800 US??maybe, not sure. This model at this moment lists for $17000 Cdn with the shipping, and I think at the time it was around the $13000 mark. When I went and looked at it, it was basically brand new, a few scratches, but many just from trying to handle it. It weighs 1300lbs, and very awkward. The reason I sold it, I was approached by someone who wanted one bad, Covid had just happened 6 months before, and he could not get one anywhere. He offered me $6000 for it, and I loaded it on his trailer LOL I have a fairly large pile of brush down on the back of my property now, but also made $2500 on the deal, and the pile is out of sight, and will eventually rot up. I often think I should have kept it, but as you said chipping brush is work, piling it up with the loader is not that hard.. LOL My final thoughts on the Wallenstein, over priced, they are well built, but for the price should almost include someone to come drag the brush in for you. The intellifeed system was a great option, for a sole operator, as you did not have to tend the feed, it did it for you, and probably better than any person could, really.

I like that hydro-stat drive for the feed!

Thanks for the info. Have been in the market for a chipper. Waiting to see the performance on a 2038r.

I have a few chippers from a 6 to 12". Best is the burn pile:) don't think I would ever want to tie up my tractor with a pto mounted one, unless you have 2 tractors. Only positive I can think of with a PTO is easy to move

Been using an mx8800 couple years now. Pretty decent chipper. One small issue that woodmax righted quickly

Good looking product and nice to see 👀 it's made in America 🇺🇸. It's a little pricey, but for the average home owner. Great for a lawn care company or the like. Can't wait to see it operate old boy. 😅

I have the MX8800 paired to my 2520. The MX8800 has been great over the past 3-4 years.

I run an MX-8600 on a 1025R w/ turbo. It happily chips anything that fits in. Its a groan on the 3 point to lift. I picked it based on good reviews, customer support stories, made in USA, and the hydro feed. I only wish the feed chute was horizontal vs the upward angled chute. I also bolted 2x4 treated along the side bottom rails to keep it off the ground during use and storage.

Ken from bolt on convinced me to go with the 9900 after I was looking at cheaper and smaller units. Much to my wives frowning I bought one. It is a beast. Can't go wrong with buying bigger than you think you need! He might not have gotten the packaging we did - but he also I think bought pre covid and paid a lot less! We left ours bolted to the pallet!

I have this same model (3 yrs older - has adjustable legs). I think you'll find that the max diameter log it can handle is no where near the advertised 8" capacity. It has difficulty chewing up a green 5" white pine. Much better than the ones you'll find at a big box store. Has otherwise held up well and have had no break downs thus far...have approx 30 hrs on it. Thanks for the video!

I'd like to have a chipper, but I just can't justify the cost vs actual use right now.I think I'd be paying over a dollar per branch chipped for some time :) If it could double as a leaf vaporizer, then we'd be on to something. Most of the trees on my property are oaks, and the amount of leaves I get around the house is almost overwhelming.

I don’t have this machine I have MX-8500G+ and I have nothing but good things to say about the chipper. Like you I did my research on all the models in my class of machines and I am very happy with my choice. Top notch A-1 American made company and products.

I use battery Pruning Shears for trimming off any small limbs before feeding branches in.

I have the WM-8H for 5+ years now and have run tons thru it. Have not had many problems other than normal maintenance / belt tension / blade sharpening's. The worst's are the lower 3-pt lifting arms twist over time due to lifting / carrying the weight of the machine I've had to make my own replacements. The tension spring L bracket connections at the top are somewhat thin and break off after a while due to the bouncing during feeding if the tension is set higher than what shipped at.

i have more than 150 pine trees on less than 2 acres. i've looked so much at these, this brand was on the top of my list. Glad you got such a nice one! WolfieColada!

I had a Merry Mac style chipper shredder that did a good job but as you pointed out early in your video all the branches had to be lifted to the hopper and there was no hydraulic feeder. Fairly clean branches would gravity feed but most branches had to be spoon feed into the chipper.. Brush was usually the same issue. Some times it would grab the branch violently and pull it out of your hand. Also the chip discharge would clog more often than it should have. The chipper chipped just fine but the feeding and discharge left much to be desired. I think you identified the important features on a PTO driven chipper. Looking forward to seeing it in action. (BTW - its called a swash plate)

I am retiring and moving to wooded 20 acres. My first purchase will be this exact machine that will be on a Kubota L4760. I'm going this big so running branches through it will be easier.

I have a Woodmaxx and love it.

You can also also used to chip in your gardens and stuff if you are into that or in areas where you don’t care if it’s sprouts a few items because you got a remember the chip you’re putting in there’s probably got seedlings and other seeds in it so it may grow some thing in there that you don’t want but you can use the chip

5:49 swash plate is the word your looking for👍🏼

One of the advantages of the Woodland Mills quote that I received was that there was no sales tax

I got the mx8800 it is a beast my 45 horse mf20 industrial runs it easily the infeed drive is powerful and it devours wood.

Interested to see how this works on some of the higher hp tractors. I have the MX8800 and with hardwood a log larger than 6” or 7” is about all the tractor can do.

Be aware that any of these are very heavy and very cumbersome hanging off the back of a 1025R. Tractor use is severely limited with the chipper attached.

I had a bx52r for six years . This should be interesting . From what I can see already is that if you could take certain features from the wood max and bxr52 and combine them it would make the perfect chipper . Be carful with your hydraulic pto clutch on these newer tractors . All chippers are killers on the brake inside . I think that all chippers should come with a built in overrunning clutch so they just freewheel down on there own not using the pto brake . Im interested too see the torque on the wood max being overdriven and lifting the branches and heavier limbs up higher too load in the wood max compared too the Wallenstien . Lots of interesting features on both as I said . Looking forward too this series of test . 👍👍

Great video!! I would choose the wood maxx because it does not need a hi pto hp tractor 👌👌and the rest of the stats

I've logged a lot of hours on 2 different model pto chippers, the crary bearcat ch5540, and now the ch8540. No hydraulics, super simple, with sharp blades feeding is easy. Would love to try a model with hydraulic feed rollers, but I'll stick with my ch8540.

Boy could I use one of those I’m sending this video to the finance committee and bring home some flowers that would be perfect behind my 3033R

That crate would make a great start to a chicken coop..another great vidio you and your wife made..

I have a Farmer's Helper 42S chipper which I believe is actually a Titan with Farmer's Helper branding. I had purchased it used for my 1025R and I kept it after upgrading to the 2038R. I believe it has a 42 pound flywheel and it accepts up to 4" material to chip. I find it is too short with the small frame leaving it too close to the ground and the driveshaft at too sharp an angle so I set it on top of a set of ramps when chipping. It is a bit too small for the 2038R. I'm guessing that the WoodMaxx 225 lb flywheel will be a great advantage. The 42S I have has a clogging problem. Leaves and small branch chips will repeatedly clog the ejection chute and I have to shut down to clear it. I'm thinking the WoodMaxx higher flywheel RPM's will lessen the tendency to clog by ejecting material much faster. Also it will likely through much farther with greater force so important that no one ventures into the ejection path. I find the wood chips are great to spread on my trails. As always this is another great and informative video.

I've got the Woodland Mills 8" chipper and love it. Your Woodmaxx DOES appear to have much less assembly required than the WM did, but the WM didn't require anything that a simple homeowner couldn't do to assemble it. I don't like the Woodmaxx's safety bar as much as the WM's though. Also, you didn't get into the specs as far as how much PTO HP is required to chip a 9" log (if Woodmaxx even addressed that in their brochure/specs listing), where the WM one that I have said that to chip an 8" log/limb you'll need 60 PTO HP (if I remember correctly). So, I'm curious if your larger Deere will even have enough PTO HP to chip a 9" tree if you wanted to? I am completely unfamiliar with the Woodmaxx's hydrostatic infeed vs. the traditional hydraulic infeed that my WM has. Unless I'm wrong, the larger hydraulic tank on my unit would be a PLUS, as the more liquid that you have, the longer it would take to overheat it? And I would think that the smaller 2QT requirement of yours would be more prone to overheating? But I'm FAR from a hydraulic/hydrostatic expert here, so I could definitely be wrong. I'm anxious to see you put this to use, and get your (as well as my) impressions of it running.

I have the MX8800 and I love it. I bought it for the reasons you point out. I do wish the in feed folded on the MX8800. If you need a hand on a video let me know.

I got a WC68 from Woodland Mills to pair with my 2038R, two years chipping and its been great! Hydraulic infeed is a must in my opinion. I like dealing with a Canadian company as I'm from Canada, and had also purchased a sawmill from them and had a good experience. Cost was a big factor when choosing between WC68 or WC88 but I was also worried my 2038R wouldn't be able to handle the bigger chipper. In the end I figured anything over 5inch is firewood so played it safe and saved some money on the smaller WC68 chipper and have been really happy with it. Hope to see this WoodMax in action soon!

Tim, I'm excited to see this in action. Just wondering why they don't want people to use the synthetic oil?

I have a WoodMax WM8H for 3 years. That thing is one hungry beast. I power it with my Kubota L4060. Pretty much the only time it slows down is when I'm feeding it an 8" hard wood log.

Tim, We’re getting ready to pull the trigger and buy a PTO chipper. Have you used yours yet? Any second thoughts about your WoodMaxx? Same answer if it wasn’t a “sponsored machine (I’m assuming WoodMaxx gave it to you for the promotional exposure)?” Thank you for highlighting these chippers!

Good morning!

Nice woodchipper! i choose last year for a wallenstein rippoff out of China. Payed 2750 euro ex vat for a double hydraulic feed with pto driven own hydraulic. Made 80m3 of chips with it and never failed. With the lower speed it destroyed my kubota 24hp b2150 pto inside 😢. after that on my dads 75hp jd 6020 tractor. took 5 inch logs x 6 meter on 1000rpm pto speed in 15 seconds. After that i bought a 35 hp jd 4410. it handels the chipper fine on 750 rpm pto. After the pto problems with the kubota, i also choose for a belt driven when i had to do it again. I only think it is not possible to chip 8 or 9 inch logs with only 46 hp. I think when you use your 4075r it stalls when you want to chip i inch logs. But i am very curious to see your opinion

that was a great video tim. on another topic- is an hour an hour on a tractor hour meter? i seen a video that said it is not, it said if working tractor hard compared to low power low rpm the hours count at a different rate??? thanks rich

It would be interesting to know your conclusion for the best/better similarly attired chipper sized for a 1025/2025 sized tractor. Thank-you!!

We have one. Better than average for the homeowner but not for commercial use

what a beautiful machine!:D

In 2016 I bought a Woodland Mills model for my JD 2032. I really liked the unit and it worked very reliably. I moved and last year I purchased a JD 1025R and the Woodland Mills smaller model WC46. This unit seems as if it's not made by the same company. I've had continuous issues. There are different size bolts for the same parts side to side, missing star washers, etc. The adjustable sheer plate handle was mis-threaded. But the biggest problems have involved the throat between the feed wheel and the flywheel. This throat is easily clogged/impacted with leaves and smaller pieces of wood. Leaves especially impact this throat. Once this throat clogs, it has to be cleaned out before you can continue chipping. However, it is extremely difficult to clean out and there is no access built in for this problem. The other issue is the exhaust chute. Material likes to build up in the flywheel area and will suddenly, without warning, plug the chute. Hopefully you have small hands as you will have to get into the chute to clear this material. The feed wheel will stop feeding and start grinding through the branch. I haven't figured out why this happens yet, but I'm working on it. The unit requires constant babysitting. I'm interested in watching your chipping video to see how your unit works.

Sure is a beast of a chipper

Tim, I'm interested to see how your experience with the Woodmaxx differs from what I've seen on a few other channels. I know that Brock from Rockhill Farm was using a gravity fed Frontier model on his 2038. Bill from "Today in Iowa" was using a Wallenstein model similar to Brock's on a 1025. Both didn't have good experiences with their PTO chippers. One question I have is, what made you decide against a PTO chipper/shredder aside from the gravity style feed?

Thx! 🙏👍🏻❤️🫡☮️!

Looks like a great unit and looking forward to seeing it in action. Just wondering if you paid retail price (or the ttwt code price) on the unit or if it was subsidized by the manufacturer for you?

For me woodmaxx was the only company with a reasonable wait time. Woodland mills was saying multiple months wait. Woodmaxx was also a littler cheaper for me at the time i think.

I have the wallenstein 52 manual feed i bought around 2016 for my 1025r. The opening will take bigger trees than the 1025r likes. I've put really crooked and Y shaped branches in it. I don’t have to break up the branches to much. Plus i rake up the leaves and fine twigs and run them through it. I use the chipper every year multiple hours. I've made more chips than frito lay. I think the manual feed would be better but i don't work hard using mine. It cost 3000 dollars.

We bought the inexpensive Titan 4", on sale (door crasher) for $1400 Cdn ($1040 US) back in May or early June. Although it doesn't have a hydraulic feeder, it takes advantage of angling the cutting wheel with the intake chute to suck the wood in. Behind our 1025R it handles wood up to about 3.5" and does a surprisingly good job at sucking in anything under 3.5" (even entire trees) and fully chipping it up. It can actually handle short (like 1 foot long) 4" or even oval 4" x 6" wood but the 1025R slows down and after chipping about 1 foot will stall. The one downside I find is if I put something bigger than 3.5" in, it can sometimes stall the tractor and jam a piece of wood in the cutter. To get the jam out you sometimes need to manually rotate the pto backwards using a long metal pipe. I've chipped up enormous quantities of wood so far and run it hard for about 75 hours. One problem it does have is the lower 3-point pins (threaded on one side) keep coming loose and now the thread has stripped. These days i just leave the pins loose but one day I'd like to get new ones. Also some of the blade bolts stripped and needed to be replaced when I checked the blade sharpness (they are now due to be sharpened or rotated 180° to use the second cutting-edge). I installed new high strength bolts ($10). For the price I'm very pleased with it, but if it was an expensive unit I'd be annoyed about the low quality bolts and pins.

Tim how did this machine work on the stock 1025? And if its too much which one would you recommend