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To rent or buy wood chipper
Posted on 4/19/24 at 9:19 am
Posted on 4/19/24 at 9:19 am
I have a bunch of trees and shrubs to trim and need a wood chipper to shred. Ive looked into rentals and a 2 day rental costs as much as purchasing the wood chipper. Im thinking of buying simply because it makes too much sense but I realistically would only use every few years and then have to store and maintain it. Does anyone own one and how has that worked for you?
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Posted on 4/19/24 at 9:56 am to BatonRougeBuckeye
Don't have a chipper but I'm currently in the same boat with a pressure washer. If you're buying, my advice is to either split the cost with some buddies or buy it and rake in the brownie points (and free mulch) helping others out free/cheaply.
I wouldn't just buy one to use every 3-4 years
I wouldn't just buy one to use every 3-4 years
Posted on 4/19/24 at 10:26 am to BatonRougeBuckeye
If rental is that high, Buy>Use>Sell as soon as you're done. Call a few landscaping or tree companies and see how much they would charge you to chip it up, it's probably pretty cheap if everything is ready to throw in the chipper.
Post a request on FB marketplace and you're guaranteed to have a bunch of takers
Post a request on FB marketplace and you're guaranteed to have a bunch of takers
Posted on 4/19/24 at 10:33 am to BatonRougeBuckeye
There's a wooodchip website you can request drop off. Donate some money to get on the list faster.
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Posted on 4/19/24 at 1:52 pm to BatonRougeBuckeye
very little chance that a new wood chipper equivalent in size to the ones you can rent (like a vermeer or similar) will be anywhere close in price to a 2 day rental
the ones the seem affordable to you will be undersized and underpowered compared to the rental unit. Also, they break early and often
This is one item you are better off renting
the ones the seem affordable to you will be undersized and underpowered compared to the rental unit. Also, they break early and often
This is one item you are better off renting
Posted on 4/19/24 at 2:03 pm to cgrand
I bought a Harbor Freight gas engine wood chipper and that thing has done exceptional well. I rented a DR version from Home Depot before and the blades were so dull it was almost unusable. Pulled the blades and touched them up with my grinder and a bench stone and told them they needed to be replaced when I brough it back in. The HF chipper has very sharp blades and they've stayed sharp, it will pull branches out of your hands faster than you can feed them down the chute. As for maintenance it gets the same treatment as all my seasonal equipment I don't often; after use I run it dry with the fuel valve shut, drain the fuel tank, pour some MMO in the carb, and put it away clean and dry.
Posted on 4/19/24 at 6:19 pm to BatonRougeBuckeye
I’ve been kicking the idea around lately. Mostly because I’m tired of burning. I live on 2 acres, 75% wooded. I could use a chipper every damn day. Burning sucks. Especially in August.
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