WHAT IS THE BEST WOOD CHIPPER FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD?
The best woodchipper for your property depends on the type and amount of trees present on your property. For some a 3″ Chipper/Shredder will do the trick. For others, a 5-6″ woodchipper will be needed, and for those lucky enough to have a tractor a pto driven woodchipper will be a valuable tool for your homestead or small farm. This post should help you decide which woodchipper best suites your needs.
WHY YOU SHOULD BUY A WOOD CHIPPER?
The woodchips create a valuable resource for our homestead. As compared to just clearing brush and either burning it in a slash pile or sending it to the landfill. We can use it for many things around the homestead. Like helping with the mud around in and around our driveway. To line paths in our garden and around the house. For a natural mulch on garden beds and flowers. And for the flooring in our chicken coop and chicken run. We our trying to be more self-sufficeint , and the more we can utilize natural resources from our land the better!
THINGS TO LOOK FOR WHEN BUYING A WOOD CHIPPER.
There are three main types of wood chippers. Electric, Gas, And pto driven. For smaller jobs around the yard an electric woodchipper will be great at chipping branches up to 2″. Chipping branches up to 3″ and finely shredding leaves and small twigs will be best handled by a small gas powered chipper shredder. If you have a large forested property Or you just have a lot of trees you need chipped, you may need to step up to a 5-6″ gas powered woodchipper or pto unit.
You need to think about the size and amount of material that you need woodchipped, and the amount of money you want to spend on a product.
best overall wood chipper
powerking 5" 14 hp wood chipper
After doing all my research this is the Chipper that I decided to purchase. It has worked very well for me. I use it to chip up alot of Twisted Pinon pine and juniper trees. I like that I can put large twisted branches in the chute and chip them with ease. It is great for my 45 acre heavily forested property. Despite being 400+ lbs you can move it around pretty easily on flat ground. Thankfully there is a hitch to haul it around the property on the 4-wheeler or truck. I recommend purchasing the Extended wheelbase and 2 spare blade package. The extended wheelbase makes it very nice for uneven terrain, and you will not regret having some sharp blades to switch to once you where out the originals. The directional chip chute makes it nice to put shoot the chips into your wheelbarrow or truck bed. Overall this has been an amazing machine for me I would definitely recommend it.
Be sure to check out my more in depth review below
WHAT I LIKED
- Easily chips and shreds branches up to 5″
- Large opening chute helps you fit twisted branches
- Powerful 14hp 429 cc Kohler Command Pro engine
- reversable, long lasting blades
- directional chip chute
- Easy open latches to clear jams and debris
- Heavy duty steel construction
Best wood chipper for $1000
DK2 power Atv towable 3″ Chipper shredder
If your are looking to Chip smaller branches and twigs up to 3″ you will want to look into the dk2 power Atv towable 3″chipper shredder. Perfect for small farms where you need to be able to move the chipper around to different parts of your property to chip and clean up yard debris. While not able to handle as big of branches as the 5″ chipper above,this has the advantage of being able to shred smaller material into finer bits. Some people simply do not need such a big chipper but still want to buy a quality piece of equipment that will last them a long time. If the branches you are trying to chip are pretty straight, this would be a great wood chipper for you. I only purchased a larger unit because the branches I’m trying to chip are extremely twisted. I usually try and save anything above 3″ for firewood anyways.
WHAT I LIKED
- Kohler command pro 7 hp 208 cc engine
- Easily shreds leaves and small twigs with top load shredder
- Fits branches and small trees into large 3″ chute opening
- Removable 7/8″ tow bar for moving around the property
- directional chip chute
- Cost $1000 dollars at time of writing
- Heavy duty steel construction
- dot approved tires
WHAT I DIDNT LIKE
- small loading chute makes it hard to fit twisted branches
best pto driven wood chipper
TITAN ATTACHMENTS 4" WOOD CHIPPER
This is a great woodchipper for someone who owns a tractor up to 40 hp. You will be able to use the tractors motor to run the woodchipper. Which is great because the less engines you have to maintain the better! This chipper features a self feeding oversized hopper to feed the branches into the woodchipper. It can chip and shred branches up to 4″ diameter. Plus being attached to your tractor makes this woodchipper extra mobile, Getting you deep into your woods to make some woodchips.
WHAT I LIKED
- chips branches up to 4″
- works on tractors up to 40 hp
- no engine to maintain
- Adjustable chip exit chute
- Huge 75 lb flywheel eats up branches
best 6" wood chipper
Dk2 power 6" 14 hp woodchipper
Like our Best overall woodchipper, this is built around a powerful Kohler command pro 14 hp 429 cc engine. Except with this you are able to chip branches up to 6.25″ This dk2 6″ woodchipper also features dot approved tires for legal towing. My neighbor actually ended up buying this wood chipper. Both this and the Power King 5″ wood chipper would be great buys for property owners with heavily forested land. I think it almost comes down to what you can get the best deal on.
WHAT I LIKED
- large intake chute able to chip branches up to 6.25″
- powerful 14 hp 429 cc Kohler command pro engine
- directional chip chute
- road legal tires
best electric wood chipper
PATRIOT PRODUCTS CSV-2515 14 AMP ELECTRIC WOOD CHIPPER
This will chip branches up to 2 1/2″ and will shred your leaves to a fine mulch. This unit draws 14 amps of electricity, Perfect if you have things to chip within 100 ft of a power source. Being electric is nice because you don’t have to worry about changing oil or filling with gasoline. I would consider this chipper if you have smaller branches to chip but still want to be resourceful and not burn or trash your debris.
WHAT I LIKED
- 14 amp draw creates lots of chipping power
- no oil changes or gasoline
- chips branches up to 2.5″
- less than 100 lbs
This is super helpful! Thank you!
Is it difficult to move the chipper you have?
Thanks Kylee. The chipper is pretty heavy to move on hills and uneven ground, but with two people it isn’t bad. It does have a hitch so you can tow it as close as you can to where you are chipping.