Popular Post Dirtyhip Posted October 31, 2020 Popular Post Share #1 Posted October 31, 2020 That thing is a beast. We did half the pile in about 3 hours. The pile should be gone tomorrow. We have so much material to spread behind the house. It should keep the grass down. Big gigantic paper shredder. It is ver satisfying to push branches in the chute. my hands are sore. I had to take an NSAID. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2Far ★ Posted October 31, 2020 Popular Post Share #2 Posted October 31, 2020 “Ours” is bigger. 2200 horsepower. 1 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted October 31, 2020 Share #3 Posted October 31, 2020 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted October 31, 2020 Share #4 Posted October 31, 2020 Don't spread wood chips too close to the house. They often serve as a good home for termites. For the same reason you should not have your firewood piled up against the house. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizeye Posted October 31, 2020 Share #5 Posted October 31, 2020 7 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: That thing is a beast. We did half the pile in about 3 hours. The pile should be gone tomorrow. You must have really kept them busy. But just how much wood can the woodchuck chuck? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted October 31, 2020 Share #6 Posted October 31, 2020 9 minutes ago, Tizeye said: You must have really kept them busy. But just how much wood can the woodchuck chuck? Hey you woodchucks! Stop chucking my wood! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted October 31, 2020 Share #7 Posted October 31, 2020 54 minutes ago, Philander Seabury said: Hey you woodchucks! Stop chucking my wood! Madison Ave hires the very best and brightest college graduates. The rest go and get real jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted October 31, 2020 Share #8 Posted October 31, 2020 1 minute ago, maddmaxx said: Madison Ave hires the very best and brightest college graduates. The rest go and get real jobs. GEICO has exactly ONE redeeming feature - good commercials for the most part. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted October 31, 2020 Share #9 Posted October 31, 2020 5 minutes ago, Philander Seabury said: GEICO has exactly ONE redeeming feature - good commercials for the most part. True. As an insurance company they suck. They are only good if you don't need them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted November 1, 2020 Share #10 Posted November 1, 2020 I ground up a huge pile of leaves today, reduced it by at least 2/3 rds . No idea why I like doing this so much, it is pretty hard work, and my back hurts like hell now. My machine has a 9 horsepower motor, when I bought it I thought that was a lot, now I think I need more, What does the rental machine have, horsepower wise ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bikeguy Posted November 1, 2020 Popular Post Share #11 Posted November 1, 2020 23 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: That thing is a beast. ... It is very satisfying to push branches in the chute. Don't watch the movie Fargo. 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted November 1, 2020 Share #12 Posted November 1, 2020 I now have leaves below and above the snow. Planned to remove them this weekend, got snow on Friday. Doing them during the week isn't an option this time of year, get's dark too soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted November 1, 2020 Share #13 Posted November 1, 2020 9 hours ago, Further said: I ground up a huge pile of leaves today, reduced it by at least 2/3 rds . No idea why I like doing this so much, it is pretty hard work, and my back hurts like hell now. My machine has a 9 horsepower motor, when I bought it I thought that was a lot, now I think I need more, What does the rental machine have, horsepower wise ? Composting is very satisfying, especially the leafy bounty in the fall! It satisfies my inner chemist and alchemist, to prepare reactants and mix them together. Cut grass with leaves is the best! A perfect mixture to compost. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share #14 Posted November 1, 2020 12 hours ago, Further said: I ground up a huge pile of leaves today, reduced it by at least 2/3 rds . No idea why I like doing this so much, it is pretty hard work, and my back hurts like hell now. My machine has a 9 horsepower motor, when I bought it I thought that was a lot, now I think I need more, What does the rental machine have, horsepower wise ? no idea but it was a huge one. Seemed industrial. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted November 1, 2020 Share #15 Posted November 1, 2020 12 hours ago, Bikeguy said: Don't watch the movie Fargo. Just what I came here to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted November 1, 2020 Share #16 Posted November 1, 2020 12 hours ago, Bikeguy said: Don't watch the movie Fargo. I don't like wood chippers ever since seeing that, doontchaknow!. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share #17 Posted November 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, Philander Seabury said: I don't like wood chippers ever since seeing that, doontchaknow!. I was slightly scared of renting it at first. After using it, I realized that it would be very difficult to get chopped up by it. It was a chute at the back. You would have to really stick yourself inside of it. The pieces we were doing were not ideal. My husband made a pusher with some lumber. It had a flat end that was bigger than the shredder port. It worked great until the chipper grabbed one edge of it and chopped it up. I laughed. Mostly I would push the small pieces in with a longer piece of sage. We would push things in root end first, and the auger would pull it through. The smaller pieces didn't like to go through, unless we like draped a snag on top that would pull the rest of the tangle together. This was an enormous amount of work to save the air and reuse the sage and wood matter. Most people would have just brought in tractors and then burned the piles. NO! Not sure how many hours we had of my husband on the pulaski, and me stacking. We would go out and do like 2-3 hours at a time of chopping. The shredding was 8+ hours of shredding. $228 to rent the machine + gasoline, but we helped protect the mother, and cover her scalped soil with mulch. It was worth the effort, IMHO: https://www.homedepot.com/p/8-cu-yd-Loose-Bulk-Pine-Mini-Nuggets-BKPBMN8/205505460?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&mtc=Shopping-B-F_D28O-G-D28O-28_19_MULCH-MULTI-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-BASE_SHP&cm_mmc=Shopping-B-F_D28O-G-D28O-28_19_MULCH-MULTI-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-BASE_SHP-71700000062826517-58700005635612061-92700051386902250&gclid=Cj0KCQjwufn8BRCwARIsAKzP695AlKFwWfcjF6CSI2HaTtPonvD-HTjBF08XVR6kSVXfMyYRfwXWo-IaAs9fEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds We likely got well over this amount. Hard to tell as it scattered it across a large area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted November 1, 2020 Share #18 Posted November 1, 2020 I wanted one of those for a while, but I don't need another machine to store that would get used very infrequently. I'll bet it is fun to operate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share #19 Posted November 1, 2020 9 minutes ago, Philander Seabury said: I wanted one of those for a while, but I don't need another machine to store that would get used very infrequently. I'll bet it is fun to operate! Strangely satisfying to see it devour wood. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted November 1, 2020 Share #20 Posted November 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: Strangely satisfying to see it devour wood. Yup! It is sort of like doing laundry or dishes. Dirty mess stuff goes in and nice good stuff comes oot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted November 1, 2020 Share #21 Posted November 1, 2020 Here is the business part of mine, it is a shredder rather than a chipper. I had branch about three inches in diameter I was using to push in clogs, it was gradually getting chewed up then when it was down to about a foot an a half long, it snagged on something and got devoured. There was a few seconds of banging and a shower of chips, I don't want my arm in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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