I have a Red Ox which I bought in the late 90s & was the best chipper/shredder at that time.This seems to be designed exactly the same but with some definite improvements. I'm having a repair place pop a used engine on it at the moment. I would love to have one of these but with only a $200 repair bill, I'll stick with my Ox. It does the job.
I'd like to see you do some realistic testing to see how that very narrow constriction created by the black-colored baffle plate inside the shredder hopper throat limits material flow into the shredding chamber. The narrow throat and the black baffle plate can be seen at 3:07. Without that black baffle plate, the throat would have been a decently large 8"x6", but with the black baffle plate, it looks like the constriction is actually closer to 3"x8". Most people use the shredding hopper to shred smaller-diameter twigs rather than leaves. When shredding large-diameter limbs with a green leafy top, you first chip the big woody end of the limb in the chipping chute. Once the woody end has been chipped away, leaving the green leafy smaller twigs in the chipper chute, you pull those smaller twigs with a leafy top from the chipper chute and put that green leafy top into the shredder hopper.
Great job. Lots of great information. I like that you should the inside where all the action takes place. It appears to be pretty easy to work on and / or perform maintenance. Thank you.
That machine is much like the old Snapper SG8000 in design... but on steroids! I've got a Snapper that is 30+ years old. It has an 8 HP Briggs and Stratton. After servicing it I ran it for a couple hours today. It works just fine but being able to handle larger branches with a 14 HP engine would be handy!
The black-colored wheel carriage is attached to the green machine base using 8 bolts. It would be advisable to reverse the direction of those critical bolts so that the bolt heads are hidden behind the lip and the nuts are exposed to outside view. This suggestion is because if those critical bolts were ever to come loose due to vibration, you'd notice the nuts getting loose if they were installed facing outward. The way you have them installed now with the nuts hidden behind the green base, if a nut were to vibrate loose, you couldn't quickly tell if the nut had become loose or had already come off.
This is really helpful! I am looking for a residential electric wood chip and leaf shredder only, or residential electric chipper/shredder. Battery or plug in. Guessing a battery would not have enough juice for this type of operation, but I really don't know. Either way, I want to stay clear of anything requiring gasoline or oil. Any ideas!?
They don't sell chippers of this size with electric motors unless you have three-phase power. They sell 120V chippers, but they are small and can usually only handle
I really like how fine it shreds the material, which is what i want for the compost pile or spreading on the garden. Pruning the trees really matters huh?
You have done a much better job than the manufacturers in promoting Yardbeast machines. Excellent video and I look forward to viewing the update video
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This has to be one of the most useful DIY videos I've recently come across. Massive kudos, Adam!
I have a Red Ox which I bought in the late 90s & was the best chipper/shredder at that time.This seems to be designed exactly the same but with some definite improvements. I'm having a repair place pop a used engine on it at the moment. I would love to have one of these but with only a $200 repair bill, I'll stick with my Ox. It does the job.
I'd like to see you do some realistic testing to see how that very narrow constriction created by the black-colored baffle plate inside the shredder hopper throat limits material flow into the shredding chamber. The narrow throat and the black baffle plate can be seen at 3:07. Without that black baffle plate, the throat would have been a decently large 8"x6", but with the black baffle plate, it looks like the constriction is actually closer to 3"x8". Most people use the shredding hopper to shred smaller-diameter twigs rather than leaves. When shredding large-diameter limbs with a green leafy top, you first chip the big woody end of the limb in the chipping chute. Once the woody end has been chipped away, leaving the green leafy smaller twigs in the chipper chute, you pull those smaller twigs with a leafy top from the chipper chute and put that green leafy top into the shredder hopper.
Great job. Lots of great information. I like that you should the inside where all the action takes place. It appears to be pretty easy to work on and / or perform maintenance. Thank you.
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That machine is much like the old Snapper SG8000 in design... but on steroids! I've got a Snapper that is 30+ years old. It has an 8 HP Briggs and Stratton. After servicing it I ran it for a couple hours today. It works just fine but being able to handle larger branches with a 14 HP engine would be handy!
Looks like a great machine
The black-colored wheel carriage is attached to the green machine base using 8 bolts. It would be advisable to reverse the direction of those critical bolts so that the bolt heads are hidden behind the lip and the nuts are exposed to outside view. This suggestion is because if those critical bolts were ever to come loose due to vibration, you'd notice the nuts getting loose if they were installed facing outward. The way you have them installed now with the nuts hidden behind the green base, if a nut were to vibrate loose, you couldn't quickly tell if the nut had become loose or had already come off.
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Useful info!!
Great Video !!!
This is really helpful! I am looking for a residential electric wood chip and leaf shredder only, or residential electric chipper/shredder. Battery or plug in. Guessing a battery would not have enough juice for this type of operation, but I really don't know. Either way, I want to stay clear of anything requiring gasoline or oil. Any ideas!?
They don't sell chippers of this size with electric motors unless you have three-phase power. They sell 120V chippers, but they are small and can usually only handle
what does it do with palm fronds?
I really like how fine it shreds the material, which is what i want for the compost pile or spreading on the garden. Pruning the trees really matters huh?
Whose chipper is this
Yardbeast.com U.S. company in Florida.
I went with MacKissic Mighty Mac 12P but YardBeast was my close second choice, the rest of the big box store stuff is garbage and a waste of money