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AS SEEN ON TV the DR chipper 375 can only handle perfectly straight manicured lumber.

Seriously the marketing video is offensive: https://youtu.be/8RXEFMmaeWA

He might as well be feeding 2x2s off the rack at home depot.

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[–] 1995ToyotaCorolla@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

I've been "blessed" with some steep slopes that could use some erosion control and some holes that need filling. I cut my branches as short and flat as practical and then cover the ground evenly with alternating layers of branches and green yard waste.

I got a chipper for free from a previous employer that shut down and pretty much only use it for mulching garden waste at this point. That seems to be about all it can handle

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 71 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wait I'm confused, does it require perfectly straight lumber or will it take boards from Home Depot?

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thank you, I'll be here all week. Tip your waitress.

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[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago (2 children)

At least you know it's never been used to dispose of a body.

[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Unless they got they're bodies off the rack at home depot.

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[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Are you sure? It just looks child sized. ~I’m very, very sorry.~

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[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I had a similar that didn't work for shit. I took it apart and took a grinder to the blades to sharpen them up again and it worked pretty good after that.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 14 points 1 week ago

The (one) blade is pretty close to sharp. I did reset the clearance after trying it once.

[–] DavidP@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I have the next model up (400 Pro) so mine will likely accept larger diameter branches. But with that aid one needs to learn the machine's limits in terms of both diameter and wetness.

Before I chip up a pile of branches I'll go through with a swede saw and lop off any parts that are too big. That'll let me breeze through the pile without fighting the machine too much. Also cut apart any wide crotches that won't feed through on their own.

[–] Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I would think the point of these machines is to save me the labor of trimming them before hand.

[–] lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's not how wood chippers work. Not even the ones in the million+ € range.

[–] Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

Idk I was just watching the guy trim the tree down the block and was just throwing the whole branches into them. 🤷

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

wetness

Uhhhhh.......does your wood chipper always get wet when you stick your wood in its hole?

[–] paranoid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Well you need to turn it on first

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

wide crotches

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I gave up chipping brush. Had the same problem with the Harbor Freight special. Easier to just throw it in a pile and burn it if that's an option.

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Or, when local authorities don't allow burning, just throw it in a pile in a back corner of the property ... and let it sit. Over time, the pile grows and grows. But over even more time, it rots and shrinks. And in the meantime, it's animal and insect habitat, lol.

[–] Emma_Gold_Man@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If it's small and you can spread it out (wooded area, on foot paths, etc), it will break down faster. The two inch rule is: if it's not more than 2" thick and not more than 2" off the ground, it should break down in 2 years.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

We have forest fires here. Part of the reason I trim is to maintain the fire break around the house. Throwing the tinder into the woods would just make it worse.

Not the solution for you then.

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Dirty bich like to get fed

[–] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you got it for free then at least the value is still high

[–] Steve@startrek.website 19 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The engine is suitable for a go kart

[–] humble_boatsman@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How many go karts are in an HP?

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[–] davad@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Maybe it needs new blades?

[–] Steve@startrek.website 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It has no feeder of any kind despite the claim of “self feeding”. I checked the blade and set the gap.

[–] davad@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Not sure what kind of "feeder" you're expecting, but I have a chipper that looks similar. For mine, the "feeder" is just gravity. If my blades are sharp, it feeds itself nicely. If they're dull or get too much caught in them, it stops feeding itself and needs a shove.

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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Did anyone else think the rivets were bullet holes at first?

I gotta get my eyes checked.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 5 points 1 week ago

Better than it deserves. Waste of ammo.

[–] SaneMartigan@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I've got a 15hp chipper and need to be wary of my cuts so I can feed it nice branches. I've still got a bunch of "elbows" that wouldn't fit that I've turned into garden borders. It's nice to make mulch where you actually know what's in it and not ground industrial waste or whatever.

[–] TheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

I had something similar and it was about $500, thing was a piece of junk. Could barely cut a stick with a diameter of around 3 inches despite being rated for 6 inches (no it wasn't from a hardwood tree)

I ended up selling it for $250 and felt bad for the person buying it thinking that it will clean there yard up from the severe weather we had a year ago.

[–] Heliumfart@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

I modified a similar chipper by widening the feed opening, that helped. Also definitely worth sharpening blade(s)

[–] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

Oh joy! I was given something similar, not quite the same brand/model. I have it on my agenda for this week or next week at the latest to deal with a pile of fallen limbs I've collected over the past year or so. Granted, mine is specifically described as a limb chipper. I was hoping it would make my life easier.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Bad as in "The Nintendo Power Glove is so bad?" bad?

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[–] Davel23@fedia.io 3 points 1 week ago

Like the Powerglove?

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