Electric wood chipper.

Got a new wood chipper,    found a deal on Criagslist.

Now I can make Ramial wood chips.....

I did my first bag of chips from the Bolivian sunflower this morning, very happy with how quite it is like a vacuum cleaner noise level.

What brand was the chipper if you don't mind my asking? And were the stalks fairly dry?

I'd love to find a reasonably priced chipper than can handle somewhat wet things. Sunflower stalks and corn stalks aren't bad if they are dry, but I have yet to hear of a chipper than can handle tomato vines.

Matt McSpadden wrote:What brand was the chipper if you don't mind my asking? And were the stalks fairly dry?

I'd love to find a reasonably priced chipper than can handle somewhat wet things. Sunflower stalks and corn stalks aren't bad if they are dry, but I have yet to hear of a chipper than can handle tomato vines.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/254181731083?epid=28017595102&itmmeta=01HXEXWHJQ2QB92JDPCCK4GXGP&hash=item3b2e696b0b:g:~fkAAOSweqNcnmq3&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA0F%2Fz2lWapccLjZVSTdXfINl2zzlRDVNEL3qRMdhDeDUsMcsV5DJDOM1CyDYvp47rHXRN5neYHYLeKErC%2B54CQc16O13vjgFWybICrm9vFjacMT4ZC%2B3YuyUP5C2SgjbpKDVfpTRDv8qmTf%2FmRox%2FZc0yp6JVRART0ndbW5uup3LJ4cI9MociuBSWVYFiEn8lO3ZIs8d2Yw9d4ARiASBgKklypRIG2VfnKRy75AQJczkMDsyIROZz6BM9DUzqVnumxAS2uzkuGwl6PnA5OhFgiPo%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR7iZ8t3rYw

Wen  chipper is the type above is the link to it.

Yeah for some things like tomato vines which are very fibrous   I find it easier to take the tiller loosen some soil move it,  and bury the vines....     but I live with sand here your soil and rocks may vary from what I have...

But for $50.00 like new I could not walk away ;-)  I found it on Craigslist.

Mart,

For $50, that is a nice little score!  Naturally when I think (dream) about chippers I think about large, 12" ones.  But for all of that brambly brush, that little chipper is probably ideal.  I am sure that you will be able to clean up a lot with that and make a lot of chips with it as well.

Eric

Eric Hanson wrote:Mart,

For $50, that is a nice little score!  Naturally when I think (dream) about chippers I think about large, 12" ones.  But for all of that brambly brush, that little chipper is probably ideal.  I am sure that you will be able to clean up a lot with that and make a lot of chips with it as well.

Eric

In about 2 hours time I was able to fill 1/2 of a 55 gal barrel with wood chips.     The Bolivian sunflower works awesome with this.      The noise is that of a vacuum cleaner,   I like how light it is.      So far soo good...

I am thinking that I can now make harvests from my sunflowers and from the pollard trees on rotation.      Convert that to ramila wood chips...       I have had much build up over time, I am now gaining back ground where the sunflowers took over.