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I can see that this will be a
multi-part review that could take over a year to compete. Lot's to
discuss. But first we will write about the company that sells this chipper.
The Betst Power Equipment, from Creswell OR, is the company that imports this chipper from China. I believe that they have it made to their specs because it seems to be improved from the typical Jinma chipper. I did have a small problem with a few missing parts but Betst took care of it. They always were happy to take the time to answer question before I purchased the chipper AND AFTER I paid and received it. In their e-mail is the below quote, "We Believe Support & Service are Second Only to Quality." I can say that they lived up to that.
In the above picture you can see the shipping crate that the WC6 is shipped in. The bonus is all that angle iron that can be put to good use in your next project! Not to mention a handful of nuts and bolts.
The assembly instructions might be lacking a little but to be honest it is easy to figure out. The above pictures should be of some help. The picture on the left shows the four long bolts used to fasten the 3-pt arms and box, notice the fender washers. The middle picture shows how the stand box is assembled. The picture on the right show most of the parts assembled. Please be very careful when assembling the stand box and 3-pt arms. You might be lifting the chipper to do this assembly so NEVER work under it while it is lifted!
This is a good time to mention that the chipper has a nice lifting bracket. I wish I knew that when it came time to unload it from the delivery truck. You will need a pin.
The first chips that I made was from some air dried cherry hog
dressed lumber that I had stashed in the mill for about ten years. I
was very happy to see how they turned out. Most chips will not be
formed like this. It's a little difficult to explain in a few words but
because the lumber was some what dry (maybe 20% MC) and I tried to
prevent the lumber from skewing at the last end, the chips broke off as
you can see in the above pictures.
This made for some great fuel in the Gas-of-Fire 1000. Later I will be writing about that test and recording the amount of charcoal produced. But that will be in the Gas-of-Fire web page. For now I can say that I had a two hour trouble free run.
The Betst Power Equipment, from Creswell OR, is the company that imports this chipper from China. I believe that they have it made to their specs because it seems to be improved from the typical Jinma chipper. I did have a small problem with a few missing parts but Betst took care of it. They always were happy to take the time to answer question before I purchased the chipper AND AFTER I paid and received it. In their e-mail is the below quote, "We Believe Support & Service are Second Only to Quality." I can say that they lived up to that.
In the above picture you can see the shipping crate that the WC6 is shipped in. The bonus is all that angle iron that can be put to good use in your next project! Not to mention a handful of nuts and bolts.
The assembly instructions might be lacking a little but to be honest it is easy to figure out. The above pictures should be of some help. The picture on the left shows the four long bolts used to fasten the 3-pt arms and box, notice the fender washers. The middle picture shows how the stand box is assembled. The picture on the right show most of the parts assembled. Please be very careful when assembling the stand box and 3-pt arms. You might be lifting the chipper to do this assembly so NEVER work under it while it is lifted!
This is a good time to mention that the chipper has a nice lifting bracket. I wish I knew that when it came time to unload it from the delivery truck. You will need a pin.
This made for some great fuel in the Gas-of-Fire 1000. Later I will be writing about that test and recording the amount of charcoal produced. But that will be in the Gas-of-Fire web page. For now I can say that I had a two hour trouble free run.