DK2 6" COMMERCIAL CHIPPER SHREDDER REVIEW TAKE 2 - SOME BIGGER WOOD
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2019
- This time we show you how the Detail K2 (DK2) 6" Commercial Chipper Shredder with it's 14 hp Kohler engine handles some bigger wood!
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We tried out some bigger wood to see how the chipper handled it and it continues to live up to all our expectations! Definitely a worthy purchase. Rich & Kathie
How close have you set the counter blade to the blades on the drum? 0.5mm seems to be the right distance for most chippers to make them drag in the material effectively.
@@SebastianFerenczy It was set when we got it and it is bolted. Not sure what it is. I think a half a mm (you wrote .5mm) is super small. Maybe you mean .5 cm which would be 5 mm?
@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid No I really mean 0.5mm. The greater the distance, the worse it cuts. Watch this video: ua-cam.com/video/KZ9aSVc5z1M/v-deo.html it is also a wood chipper with a 15hp motor and the reason why it chops and pulls in the branches so well is because they set the distance to 0.5mm. Loosen the bolts that hold the counter blade in place and adjust it to the desired distance to the knives on the drum.
@@SebastianFerenczy i will definitely check it out because .5mm is literally about the thickness of a healthy fingernail! That is crazy!
@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid did you end up adjusting the gap of the teeth? I'm getting this and a stump grinder from this company soon...
Finally I bought the wood chipper !!!! Thank you for all your recommendations
Hope you’re as happy with it as we are!
Thanks for making this demo video- it was very informative as a potential buyer. It made me nervous when you grabbed that piece of Hemlock out!
Nice job on the video and I hope the clearing went well 👍
Sorry I made you nervous, just know that the chutes very long and despite the fact the machine was off, there’s absolutely no way my arm could even reach the blade !
Wow! Chipper shredder is amazing! Thnak you my friend!
Libmanan Channel thanks for watching!
Awesome review. thanks
Good quality material shredding and video. Tank you very much
Thank you so much! Have a great day :-)
I used my DK2 OPC 506 for the first time Monday and I agree with this video. The chipper works good with the long limbs and I would rather just burn the bigger stuff than try to chip it up.
I made a push pole with a block on the end for feeding. It’s is really handy.
Thanks again for your videos on the Detail K2. I pulled the trigger on one, last night. I've looked at just about everything available at this price point and decided this was the way to go.. Your videos played a big part in my decision making process.
Appreciate that. Hope you’re as happy as we are!
I guess others did too because they are out of stock a week later!
@@xr7coug One of my considerations in pulling the trigger was all of the ice and snow storms the country has been getting. I figured a lot of trees and branches would be falling and the chipper might go out of stock.
@@xr7coug Wow! That's crazy!
Awesome video as always, thanks for sharing!Big thumbs up 👍
Appreciate your support!
Mom is pretty quick on numbers and what to do with lumber! Good video!
Lol. Thanks!
OK I found answers to my question about 6 inch branches :)
Great video thanks!
That machine will help you make the hard work of cleaning up your trail areas very satisfying, while returning nutrients back to the forest floor. I hope you are enjoying the cooler weather and NO mosquitos. Thanks for sharing.
We can't wait to hit the trails with it in the next few weeks! Have a wonderful day Linda :-)
Keep up the good and safe work both of you !!! Cheers !!!
Appreciate that very much!
Only you chipped those logs very dangerously. You even commented that some of the log pieces remain inside chipping away and that there is kick back. So stand to the side. Don't face the rotating blades.
I had a piece of cedar rattle around like that and spit it out over 150 feet away. When I retrieved the piece it was a very sharp edge on on each end.
Brilliant video thank you
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Good test. Thanks
Jim Acheson very welcome! Thanks so much for watching 👍
Looks like it works great, I'm hoping to get my hands on one of those at some point
It does work great and I have no regrets!
I've had mine for about a week and have only put a few hours on the machine. I'm using it to thin out what we call cedar (Ash Juniper) on my property. So far so good. It eats up 3-4" green wood with no problem. I don't plan on chipping anything larger than that. Unlike yours, mine came with a thick rubber safety flap on the feed hopper and it seems to help prevent kick back. It does self feed too fast and will stall itself if I put too much (especially small greens) in the hopper at one time and don't hold them back a little. If it holds up over time I'll be really happy with this purchase. It does seem more solidly built than I was expecting from a ~$2k Chinese made chipper.
Sounds like it’s doing great! Agree with all you said and will be making a rubber chute guard for mine soon👍
looks very great thx for share it
Thanks so much for watching!
Very interesting and amazing review 👍👍👍👍
Thank you!
Good to see you wearing full PPE. Suggestion: Don't stand directly behind the feed chute; stand off to the side. That way, anything that gets violently ejected misses your body.
Another great tip! Thanks
I took a old mud flap off a semi and cut it into strip pieces and screwed it onto the entry chute ...has worked pretty good for knocking down kickback
That is a great idea! Thanks 👍
Fine display! I could do with one like that just right now. Electrics are toys!
True! Thanks so much for watching and hope you stay healthy :-)
Amazing video guys
Thank you!
Great chipper.
Dry wood is always harder to chip. It still performed really well 👍
Absolutely true! We are very happy with it and appreciate your watching very much :-)
I recently purchased one of these units and it’s a GREAT investment!
Dry wood definitely kicks back, but I’ve found that fresh cut trees up to 5-6” run through without much problem.
Agree! We are still really happy with it too👍
I was reading something that said you shouldn't chip fresh wood? I just purchased this but had to return it to lowes for repair because the engine wasn't working. Cant wait to get it back and start using it.
@@bry8890 I don't know why. Green wood seems to chip easier and this is pretty much all the professionals do when they cut down trees and do clean up.
@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid awesome. Thank you.
I am an arborist for my small town, rural Saskatchewan. Green wood has higher moisture content. Allowing the blades to cut with lubrication. Dry wood has little to no moisture available as lubricant for the blades.
Looks like a decent machine. I learned the hard way never to stand at the mouth of the infeed but always to one side. A face full of Hawthorn branch was a defining moment.........
Ugh. That sounds awful! But this machine is sweet and suits our needs perfectly 👍
@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid it looks good for sure👍🏻
Great video
Grass-fed homestead very much appreciated!!
Very good machine to have.
We love it! Thanks :-)
I just used mine for the first time yesterday. I was impressed. A few things I didn’t like, very loud. it’s direct drive so a little more to pull
Start to get running. Gravity fed so branches bounce back ( never stand behind it) I saw 6”-8” long x 2”- 3” wide pieces fly 20’ back. What I did like, quality of unit is durable, kohler motor is great. Ran for three hours in a tank of gas. I am sorry for buying at Home Depot. The crate was so damaged. They said the unit was scratched. I made the mistake on taking their word for it and a accepted it. When I opened the crate, the gas tank was dented bad and gas cap was broken. And they didn’t want to hear it. Good price for a new unit.
VGofRI absolutely need to we’re ear and face/eye protection. Sorry about what happened with Home Depot though. That really stinks! I’d be pretty mad about that too. Glad you’re happy overall though. We are too! We’ll be taking it on the trails in the spring so we’ll see how it is then too👍
Noise definitely is a huge factor depending upon where you live. 👍
That is an awesome toy !!!! Now I want one ! ........didn't like that 4" so much though .........chewed right through that hemlock no problem !!! That's cool !
It’s great. Depends a lot on the wood but very worthy purchase!
Great video my friend thanks very much for sharing 🌷🌷🌷🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍😎😎😎😍😍😍
thanks so much for watching!
Lol'ed at the instant replay.
Lol. Glad it made you laugh!
Just bought 1 of these
I am considering one of these chippers. What is the width of the wheels. I only have a small trail to bring it down, but could really use the versatility up to 5".
I am looking at buying the DK2 model for 4" wood, the 3" model seems too small and people complained that wood got stuck in the 3" model. For me I think the 4" model will be just right. Good video.
I would go with the biggest you can afford because the 6" will do the 4" no problem and I wouldn't really go bigger than 4 in the 6 anyway but it does a good job with it pretty quickly. Good luck and let us know what you decide and how it works!
@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid I am actually thinking about the 3" one. I have several burn piles I want to chip rather than burn. I only have 2 acres here, so think spending $2000 is a bit over kill.
Steve Allen we here ya there for sure!
Looks like it worked good for you
It did! Thanks so much for watching :-)
Like 1 friend thanks for sharing stay connected have a great day buddy 😎 big Mike
Much appreciated! Have a great day :-)
Thanks for sharing.. Hope you guys are having a good weekend.. Watching and Supporting with Full View Like 23. .
Hope you’re having a good weekend too! Thanks so much for watching and supporting 👍👍
No music please! It takes away from the chipper video.
Grind thick wood.
It ’s a wonderful machine.
It is very useful! Thanks so much for watching!
Looks like a nice machine ! I would probly never use it for hard wood for the most part tho
justin green neither will we actually 👍thanks for watching!
Tienes uno vídeo donde trituras toda esa hojarasca
Seems like it doesn't do a good job at self feeding looked like every thing Had to be pushed in and seemed that it didn't even grab the green brush untill the very end of it
mr Tree that’s true for the hardwoods. They need a little more help going in. Softwoods feed through on their own no problem. Will have to make sure I show that in the next video👍 thanks for making that point👍
Once upon back in the day in south Jersey, I knew a guy with a friend who knew a guy who used those real big chippers to dispose of dead weight in the Pine Barrens' cranberry and blueberry bogs... 🤣
Yeah... we heard about that guy!!! 😂
Have you tried just shredding leaves with it? I am wanting one that will turn a bag of leaves into mulch for composting.
No, we haven’t.
That thing Looks like it does great on the brush and branches, but it would almost be faster to burn that bigger stuff than run it thru the chipper good video
Woods Tree Farm depends on the wood really but we do burn the bigger stuff anyway! Thanks so much for watching 👍
@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid I know you mentioned burning the bigger stuff several times. I'm the same way. Everything over 3 inches goes in the fire pit. Everything smaller goes in the burn pile in the middle of the field.
Woods Tree Farm common sense to us! Thanks so much 👍
The $500 harbor freight chipper mowed through smaller branches 5 times as fast as this ?
Wow behind every over safety gear wearing arborist,there is an awesome woman that knows how to read a tape measure. We know who's the brains of this operation. Good content.
Lol. Don’t know what I’d do without her! She learned how to handle the machine herself recently too - I think she did great! Check it out if you have time ua-cam.com/video/6dOIeN7gSBE/v-deo.html
There we go... chipping the real stuff! :)
Wow that chipper work great. I have a piece of property that looks something like that. We go camping on it my question is did you put up your shed first and then you bought the chipper to put in the shed so it's out of the rain and for safekeeping. My second question is how big is your shed??
Bought the chipper after the shed, actually to store the atv in but getting the chipper in was a bonus. The shed is 8 x10
@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid Thanks you. .. You guys are rocking.. I just found your channel. LOOKS like you're doing wonderful job on the house. What do you plan to use for sheathing on the interior and the exterior just wondering
THANKS!!!! We appreciate that. Exterior framed walls will have normal OSB, the concrete dome gets special waterproofing material. Inside we will probably just touch up the concrete walls and paint them… we’ll see how they look when we get to that point 👍
Was that 4" limb dry or fresh cut from a live tree?
I would not put anything but green wood in a chipper.
Yes
Another suggestion: You COULD sharpen the blades to a SLIGHTLY more acute angle for the hardwoods, but only make a very small adjustment here, because if you make them too acute, the thing will violently snatch the wood out of your hands. Don't ask me how I know.
Thanks for the tip, and I definitely don't want to know how you know but hope all is good in the end!
Thanks. Made the decision easy. Hard fail!
Nice. That warning flap looks annoying but the rest looks great. Still really liking the machine?
Loving the machine! Been using it almost every day the past week 👍
Any idea if it will handle 4" holly trees without cutting the branches off?
Honestly don’t know.
Nice chipper, seems to be not so good at pitching. :D Fun review
LOL. Thanks so much for watching!
Do you still like this chipper? Also have you tried the chipper from harbor freight? Would love a comparison if you have both on hand 😍
We love this chipper and just used it to chip up all the stuff that fell on o our ATV trails over the winter. Don't have a harbor freight chipper but to my knowledge (if it's the one I was looking at) I am pretty sure it is way smaller than this and it can't be towed. Here is the most recent video using our chipper if you are interested though ua-cam.com/video/SP_3GZgq4hU/v-deo.html
@greg mccarter hahaha ok thanks for your input
Where can you get that safety hat and pants at?? Pretty dope apparel
They are actually chainsaw chaps and helmet available on Amazon. We have links under this video if you really want to check them out: ua-cam.com/video/nrhTaN46Leo/v-deo.html
Did you look at the Jensen chipper .
anthony marasco yes. This machine has a bigger engine and handles a larger diameter. Felt it was more what we needed and there was the convenience of a Home Depot nearby to ship to and pick up from. Thanks for your commenting👍 have a great weekend.
waiting for the electric start model to arrive this week . ANTICIPATION keeping me waiting
I know the feeling! Electric start would have been great, much easier on my shoulder, but it just wasn't in our budget at the time. Good luck with it when it comes!
I would talk to the person who sharpens your blades and change the sharpening angle to suit what your planning to chip.. also make sure the gap between the anvil and the blades are in spec as it may be trying to pull too much off at once or vice versa.
Great advice! Thank you
An entire video on blades, sharpening, replacements, etc would be much appreciated. I'm leaning on buying this product.
HI, will it work for Coco Palm or Date Palm leaves?
Honestly don't know much about those kinds of leaves but it they are like most leaves then I don't see why not.
Where do u utilize the wood chips?
We currently put them on the atv trails and around our little camp. When the homestead is built we will use them in our gardens and for the animals as well! Have a great day :-)
Where do you get parts for it?
The only parts I’ve had to purchase are the blades. ua-cam.com/video/FOiT6osDCng/v-deo.html there’s a link to them in the description below that video
I have a smaller one and I replace the curtain with a truck mudflap. It stops pieces from being kicked out.
That is a great idea! Thanks for that.
I looked like it was struggling with the bigger wood to me. Seems like it wood dull the blades. More of a small branches,leaves and brush thing.
Need to check blade anvil clearance. Make sure blades are sharp. Should "pull" material in. Can do as big as can fit in chute. Engine will stall. 6" hardwood needs rotating as feeding as not enough power to slice 6" wood chip.
Craig Schiller thanks 👍
I learned from using my Vermeer 935 that 9" capacity doesn't always mean the ability to chip 9" material. Sometimes you have crooks and limbs you don't want to cut if you don't have to and other miscellaneous thing's. I've had smaller pieces to stall it's 50 hp Perkins.
What type/size belts are best for the chipper?
I haven’t needed to worry about that yet so I’d say whatever it states in the directions👍
@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid That's the problem. I don't see any belt information in their literature. Nothing. I was hoping to order a couple of spare belts with the chipper. I've seen reviews indicating that it's wise to have extra belts handy.
I’ll take a look when I get a chance
The vibrations on the hand feeding look so bad. I used a wee rock venom for years and was never having to hold bits into the blades. Looks like a real pain
How much this shredder? Is available in the Philippines?
I know it’s a lot more money now compared to when I bought it. Don’t know if it’s available in Philippines
Needs more dakka. A bushhog or flail mower would shred all those sapplings into mulch right where they lay.
This is working great for us so far but thanks for sharing 👍
@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid joking aside what exactly makes it worth the $1000+ price tag for you? I tried a 4" unit to see if it would help keep the bulk down with branches on a tree removal job and only found it be allot more time and trouble than just running over the ruffage a couple times with a beater mower. Those six inch units seem too big to justify hauling out to a job if you still have to take the time to individually feed and manhandle each branch into it plus still having to limb the tree trunk anyway. idk, the more I look into chippers the more it seems that only the very large diesel units with a feed mechanism are worth their spit.
It’s worth it to us because we only use it in our land (30 + 105 acres) that is mostly only accessible by atv. Thus unit is towable with the atv off road and dies a great job in helping us clean up the forest. We would never be able to mow any of those areas and we can’t even get our tractor into most areas yet either. We are working on widening the trails though.
If you’re chipping trunks send the thinner side in first.
Where did you buy your chipper at
Home depot. We ordered it and it wasn't supposed to come in for a few weeks but lucky us we had it within one!
@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid how does it handle palm 🌴 prongs
@@toddjensen7816 Wish I knew. We don't have those up North where we are!
Shame they don’t sell in the UK. Everything USA made I have is exceptional.
I think this one is made in China for a USA company....Thanks for watching and commenting!
Well that made short work of the project.
It really does! Thanks so much for watching 👍
Leave the brush on and you will have much less problems with kickback. And less work.
Good advice. Thank you!
I don't know about the DK2, but when my wood chipper won't pull the limbs in by itself,the blades need sharpening.
Probably right for ours too. We did recently sharpen them and it made a big difference!
Chuck and duck
😂
Hello my friend.
Hello! thanks for coming by👍
Sounds like my pressure washer
it did do that 5" softwood pretty good, but honestly not impressed with whatever blade design they got going on kicks back far too much and doesnt self feed at all.. i dont mind manually feeding the larger "logs" but any thing 2" and under you should be able to drop in the chute and walk away.. not worth the hastle if you have to sit there feeding every pieve in an inch at a time..
be quicker and quite a few grand cheaper to pile it up and burn it all at that point, mix the logs with the branches in one massive pile in a large clearing and add a little gas after a couple days wont have anything but a 10' circle of ashes that will quickly fade away from weather
I hear ya. You need to realize that it’s mostly hornbeam (one of the hardest woods) and it only needs help when it’s got a y but we’re also not allowed to burn brush here and I don’t have days to watch over it anyway. This machine has actually worked good for us and our budget. Appreciate the input and feedback👍
@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid not allowed to burn brush at all ever?... thats seems silly i mean sure forrest fire season in california hold off a while but other than that have at it... maybe you pile up some branches and logs and some stranger goes and lights them on fire on you sheesh that sucks that was your firewood for the year oh well nothing you can do nudge nudge wink wink
on the wood chipper side of things ive seen a few home made designs here with smaller engines, but they use 4 flat bar style blades and usually a bit of a gear reduction between the motor and chipper shaft, you dont get nice fine mulch more like chewed up wedges and little twigs but it sucks wood in really good and chips 6ft branches in a under 2 seconds no sweat.. just asking alot to turn it into mulch not enough power in anything we can afford
@@AndrewBrowner LOL Trust me, we have a lot of campfires! Oh, and there are certain times of the year we can get a permit to burn....more hassle than it is worth
1 Please wear gloves for the kickback aspect. And also safety glasses. Even with the face shield. Keeps the dust/dirt powder from getting so much in your eyes.
2 Buy the "The Supervisor" some ear pro. Ear Dr $$$...Ear Pro $.
Thx for the vid.
MJ
yes, your are correct. We did this quick and realized afterward we dropped the ball there. She has ear protection too. Thanks so much for noticing and for caring enough to share! Have a great day.
Kickback aspect?
And you'll be better to work with the wind to keep the dust away from you.
@@jimsteele7108 when you feed something in the "chipper" it can bounce back or jerk your hand in. You can get splinters or ricochet from debris.
@@mikejohnson9118 , best you just hire a contractor to do your chipping if that's your consern.
@@mikejohnson9118 and unless your arms are 5 feet long, no chance the drum knives will reach you.
You are leaving ? Too tough to winter in an RV ?
No it's not too rough and we really wish we could stay there...but alas, we work full time jobs and must return to reality. We will be there full time in another year when we retire. It can't happen fast enough!
You both seem in great condition so here is to a healthy, abundant, year before your dream life starts : ]
TheCanadianBubba thank you!
My DR will out do that.
Maybe but at the time we purchased this we couldn't beat the cost for what we were getting and for us it is doing everything we needed it to do plus more than we expected! Thanks so much for watching and commenting :-)
@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid I'm glad it worked out for you good luck with it have a great day
I thought you were gonna put the snake in the chipper 😂 yeah don’t do that
Lol. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Looking for a decent chipper to fit in a small van, as long as it's too much over 300lbs, I can lift it to said small van!
Oh boy. This one is very heavy so I don’t know...
wtf, that kickback is ridiculous, no thanks.
LOL. It is really no big deal at all. We love this chipper and still think it was worth the investment! Thanks for watching :-)
I have the 5 inch chipper, it does really well chipping. But it has a major problem with the design. The center of gravity is way to high, and it makes it totally unstable when you drive from point a to b... If the ground is not perfectly level it will fall over. I have huge dent in the gas tank and today I knocked off the air leaner trying to dive on a gravel road that was higher on one side than the other. If the unit tips even alittle to one side its going over. It has a horrible design flaw.
That’s awful! We’ve dragged ours all over and never had that problem! Though I did knock it over once when it was on a slight sideways incline I accidentally tapped it with my ATV …
For the cost im getting a pto chipper instead, they are selfeed no kickback and eat 6 inch like nothing.
woodman has dk beat by a mile price wise and performance wise
Do they have a chipper that’s not a pto?
They won’t kick back if you leave brush on the end.
Real deathtrap
Not at all. As long as you’re wearing safety gear it’s fine. Even my wife’s not scared or nervous.
But why chip this stuff??
The nature have a way to handle this wood
Blades are dull
Should pull the branch in
We sharpened them soon after and have even since replaced them. Get a lot of use out of this machine
Think I'm getting a burn permit.
That’s certainly an option but we have so many uses for the chips that we prefer to chip them up👍
@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid You have a point there, my problem is 18 acres big. Thanks for the demo.
@@adow7382 nice size piece of land👍
I would never chip big wood in that thing, especially hardwood.
Same here. We would burn it👍
Jim, what wood chipper do you recommend?
@@avpr1c a buddy of mine bought a peruzzu but it's $10k.
It's self-propelled, he's a tree contractor and he likes it
You can buy an old 12 in chipper for the same price it will eat 6in all day long
Lol. Tried and couldn’t find anything. Not anywhere here in New York unfortunately