one word answer

[rydnruff]

Im in the process of upgrading to a larger chipper and cant decide drum or disc. everybody has there own personal explanation and reason for each so to eliminate any heated debate could you give me your personal preferance in a one word answer, disc or drum.

Thanks alot guys,

 

[D Mc]

Depends

 

[kennertree]

Depends

Yep.

 

[rydnruff]

then just tell me what you have and if you dont own your own what do you rent

 

[Arbor John]

Disc or Drum

I have a Disc, but I'm going to purchase a Drum

 

[derwoodii]

Disc, lighter to tow, cheaper to run, easier to maintain n fix. better grade of chips. no need for the vertical "smack ya leg with a bent log" feed rollers yuk. Used both on many & models and forms & still say (against current industry fashion trends). Disc.

 

[kennertree]

I've got a bandit 1290 drum and love it. I've used disk chippers in the past but I think the drum out performs the disk. It's heavier and has more kinetic energy to power through large diameter material. My next chipper will be a drum.

 

[kennertree]

Just so there is no confusion, I'm referring to a hydraulicly fed drum chipper.

 

[Blakesmaster]

I like my disc, but drum chippers allow the work to come right off the rollers and into the knives instead of having a space between your feed wheels and the disc. Had a few pieces lodge themselves in that nook. PITA

 

[D Mc]

The best chipper is the one that fulfills your needs. Sorry. Not trying to be a smart adze but that is really the true answer. Many chippers to choose from, all with their own pros and cons as you can see already from the posts above, and I'm sure you already know.

Just not going to find a short answer.

Dave

 

[lone wolf]

anyone here ever have jamming problems with disk chippers when wet or chipping evergreen?

 

[rydnruff]

i know ther is no correct answer i really have no personal pref. so i was just seeing who liked what. Im in maryland which has lots of hard wood and tons of poplar not so much pine type work for me here. Any suggestions for this type of material.

 

[lone wolf]

i know ther is no correct answer i really have no personal pref. so i was just seeing who liked what. Im in maryland which has lots of hard wood and tons of poplar not so much pine type work for me here. Any suggestions for this type of material.

what do you do with yhe poplar burn it chip it pay to dump?

 

[Treetom]

It depends.

Are you going to chip up whole trees or just the brushy parts? I run a 200+ Bandit disc chipper. It makes small compact chips, and cuts up weedy and viney material. I use it on up to 6" hardwoods. For bigger stuff I use the Morbark 2400 drum chipper, a beast compared to the Bandit, and just built heavier, got a little 80 horse turbo diesel in it. It makes bigger chips but it'll eat up a 10"+ diameter tree, 17" capacity. Good for land and lot clearing. If the Morbark were to break down on such a job, I'd just chip up the smaller limbs with the Bandit and load the logs for firewood sales. If you have to go a significant distance to job sites and want to stay as streamlined as possible, get a big drum chipper with a grapple and a big chipper dump. Chip up everything. It depends on what you want to do. What do you want to do?

 

[treesquirrel]

Drum. I've owned both.

 

[Wishie22]

A drum with a winch, is always nice....

With any style of chipper has its pros and cons. We found that having the engine exhaust helping push the chips through the shoot style can have fire hazards. Rotten wood was the culprit of the clogged shoot... then again we chipped three full loads the other day.

 

[rydnruff]

i have a big chip truck dump and i have a place to dump chips for free and i dont do firewood i am not looking for a chipper with a grapple and all the bells and whistles i am just a small company thats starting to get a bigger customer list. I cant afford much right now until i sell a few toys and my current six inch vermeer which was fine a few months ago hooked to my pickup but its way to small and slow to fill my 11 foot box and looks ridiculous to boot. so i guess i need a chipper that will keep me from trimming down the branches to fit in the feed rollers accept a decent size branch and be affordable and has to last me until i can get a big motha one day. i give away the wood if they dont want to keep it or take the poplar to the mill as its the highest paying wood around here for now

 

[jefflovstrom]

anyone here ever have jamming problems with disk chippers when wet or chipping evergreen?

Yup, A whisper chipper is good when it is wet stuff, but I run Morbarks, 5 of them, still think the whisper has a place though.
Jeff