Wood Chippers and Shredders

Commercial Wood Chippers

Features that set our chippers way ahead of the competition.

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Many competitors, as an advertising strategy will offer chippers rated for capacities that are simply unreal, or otherwise inefficient, putting the machine and the operator at risk as well as shortening the operational life of the chipper, and even if its able to chip the advertised diameter, they will do so at an extremely slow pace that is just simply not feasible and frustrating. All of our chippers are designed and tested to efficiently and reliably withstand the forces associated with the chipping diameter capacity of the equipment and chip the branch within a reasonable expected timeframe. The power-to-diameter ratio is a very important fact to take into account if you are investing into a machine for many years of operation. 

We have been working successfully with Kohler Power engines for many years now. When Subaru decided to forego their OPE division to focus on cars, we underwent the arduous task of selecting an engine provider that provided great, reliable engines that would not compromise on the quality of components, and that also had a dependable network of engine service technicians around the U.S. Kohler has proven to gain a lot of praise not only from us as an OPE manufacturer but from our customers as well. 

Our chippers are heavy, no joke. But quality equipment sometimes needs to be heavy, the same way when you feel a product is solid on the first few seconds. A chipper needs to be heavy because of two main things, abrasion and vibration. A chipper operation is defined by a constant replication of impacts due to the cutting of the blades on the woods. This put stresses on the frame and needs to be strong enough to withstand an exceedingly amount of cycles to prevent premature fatigue. A continuous flow of wood chips, acts as a circular sand paper on the elements exposed to it. So if we plan on sending you a chipper to stand the test of time, it needs to be of high gauge steel. 

Our chippers are designed with the end user in mind. When possible, all of our sheet metal part components are bolted to allow the possibility of easier parts replacement, better resistance to fatigue as opposed to butt welds and the possibility for future parts retrofits. This has been an awesome feature to work out with customers that need specific custom parts done for particular applications. Our bolt selection is minimal, giving you the advantage to utilize a small batch of tools across all of our chippers. 

When you buy a Yardbeast, you are buying a chipper that contains many dozens of improvements in response mostly to our Kaizen cycle. Our strategy of small batch manufacturing makes sure to rapidly validate, propose and materialize improvements that originate either from internal research and development or through customer feedback. We are forever thankful to our customers that have communicated their feedback and ideas to us for future customers like you to have a machine that will ace every expectation. 

Our comprehensive 2-year warranty on our chippers is one of the best in the industry. Should you encounter a defect on materials or craftsmanship, we will attempt to repair or replace the defective part. We understand every service case is different and that is why we are open and ready to work different solutions through with our well experienced team to make sure your chipper is back to great shape. One thing is for sure, we stand 100% behind our products and won't leave you out in the open with our chippers. Important to note, is that Kohler engines carries their own separate warranty terms, but in the event you have an engine issue, we will gladly help you get your issue sorted out!

What is best for me, a dedicated wood chipper or a chipper shredder?

Your necessity of either machine will depend on the type of trees that surround your property. For example if you live on a heavily wooded area, and those trees let go of lots of foliage and need to dispose of that, you will definitely need a chipper shredder for that. If you leave in a place such as a more deserted area where you are encountered by shrubberies and less foliage, a dedicated chipper will be better off for that. 

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Mechanically they are both very different units. A chipper shredder comprises of the following:

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• A double feed hopper. One hopper is destined for the processing of branches only, usually thinner and larger. And another bigger, wider hopper which purpose is to accommodate a volume of leaves and twigs.

• A disk rotor with hammers. In contrast to a dedicated chipper, the chipper shredder rotor is wider, having a set of hammer and/or flails that miniaturizes the leaves and twigs. The dedicated chipper usually brings only a disk face with a blade to chop out the branches and a set of vanes to push the chipped material trough a discharge. 

• A size screen. The chipper shredder has the feature to be assembled with different size screens to reduce the shredded or chipped material to the size the customer requires. However is important to take note that the smallest the reduction ratio, the longer the chipper shredder takes to process the material.  

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One important caveat of a chipper shredder is that it is unable to shredded fibrous materials like, palm fronds, bamboo straws and similar material. So if you live in a more tropical area and are surrounded by this type of foliage we recommend purchasing a dedicated wood chipper instead. 

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What is a gravity feed wood chipper? Is that the right feature for me?

A gravity fed wood chipper is a machine that is fed without the assistance of a mechanical system and its feeding chute is usually heavily angled so that the weight of the branch helps 'pushing' itself into the chipping mechanism. For most of the residential and professional (sometimes described as prosumer) work, a gravity fed chipper can suffice most of the required work. Our machine lineup offers two commercial grade models that are gravity fed to help arborists, landscapers or tree care startups the ability to own a brand new chipper without a hefty upfront price as compared to purchasing a hydraulic unit. 

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Besides competitive pricing, a gravity fed chipper carry much less parts to take care of so you have to worry less about unit maintenance and longer downtimes and are much safer to operate. In the event of getting entangled with branches when the unit is chipping, the weight of the operator is used against the chipper self feeding force separating the branch from the rotor, and thus stopping the feeding operation. 

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All of the Yardbeast wood chippers for sale here, excel at self feeding giving you much less work by avoiding pushing the branches like many others on the competition. Of course, blade's sharpness is critical to self feeding performance so that is something to always be on the lookout for. 

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