looking to buy my first chipper

[fishercat]

that's the kind of idiot you shouldn't hire.

Thats what i was thinking and i bet there alot lighter as well. I want every piece of my equipment simple enough so i can even work on it. The guy i work with said that a newbie got his finger cliped buy it and didnt even notice that his finger nail was gone along with the tip of his finger until he grabed another branch. That must have been a pretty scary job feeding the chipper after seeing that happen but as long as my ground guy is not an idiot and feeds it right i bet it will be just fine for the next few years.

why in the hell would anyone need to get their fingers that close on a chuck and duck.something there doesn't make sense.