New Tractor Wood Chipper on the Market - MechMaxx - Do They Work?

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  • We took a chance on a new brand We are trying the new PTO Tractor Wood Chipper MechMaxx. MechMaxx is a new startup with a wide variety of equipment. After talking with the owner, we jumped in with both feet. Check out how this turned out!
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  • @HamiltonvilleFarm
    @HamiltonvilleFarm 2 місяці тому +3

    When you're discussing putting the chipper together you said "It has really good pictures".... spoken like a true Army Officer!!😂

  • @PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead
    @PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead 2 місяці тому +1

    Looks solid. I had pretty much the same experience with the MechMaxx products I am using. They all required a few minor adjustments to get dialed it, but the build quality is solid and they all seem to be holding up well. I don't show any my equipment any mercy and they are doing the business! Nice review.

  • @joerodrigues3816
    @joerodrigues3816 2 місяці тому +1

    God bless you and your family and your friends thanks again for sharing one more great video of your life journey in your farming life mate and getting things done always wishing you all the best.

  • @davida.p.9911
    @davida.p.9911 2 місяці тому +2

    Works really good!! A bit more horsepower might help with the tough stuff. Great job, thanks for sharing Tony!!

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  2 місяці тому +1

      As always, you are spot on. Once we got it dialed in, it worked reasonably well on the 2515. It will power through some serious stuff behind the t474.

  • @tappedthatsugarshackhallad3909
    @tappedthatsugarshackhallad3909 2 місяці тому +3

    Awesome stuff, as always. guys.sure is a nice chipper. Once you had it dialed in the end, the feed is cats ass i my opinion, the only way a wood chipper should be made is with an end feed. Love the longer videos and keep them coming 😊😊

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  2 місяці тому +1

      I have one of the older style wood chippers without the infeed. It was a pain in the butt.

  • @m9ovich785
    @m9ovich785 2 місяці тому

    Thanks Tony.
    On My small gas powered Chippers I had the anvil as close to the blades as possible so the blade cuts like a Pair of Scissors. And for clogging I treated the thing to a Silicone treatment just like My Snow Throwers. Silky slickity...
    Mike M

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  2 місяці тому +1

      Once we got it dial in, It never clogged again. It will, so I like the silicon spay idea.

  • @jamesharless5357
    @jamesharless5357 2 місяці тому +1

    That is a very nice chipper, Tony. Great video.!👍🏻

  • @haroldwamboldt1456
    @haroldwamboldt1456 2 місяці тому +3

    Looks great. But i think the saftey bar isnt set up right. I would think reverse would be push the bar not pull. Incase you get pulled in it would be easier to push the bar not pull it.

    • @circuitbreaker9001
      @circuitbreaker9001 2 місяці тому

      My woodland chipper is that way

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  2 місяці тому

      I think all of them are set up this way. I am not sure. This is the way it was set up from the factory. It doesn't bother me.

    • @mitchmcquillan8744
      @mitchmcquillan8744 2 місяці тому +1

      I agree. It's not very safe that way. I like my Woodland Mills chipper because of the safety feature. If you get pulled in your body will reverse it.

  • @projectswithjw
    @projectswithjw 2 місяці тому +1

    Looking good. I ordered the mechmaxx stump grinder but its hasn't shipped yet. Hoping for a good experience.

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  2 місяці тому

      I think you will be happy with the stump grinder. There is little to no adjustments to be made depending on which model you get. Once my wood chipper was dialed in, I found it to be very satisfactory.

  • @infopimp
    @infopimp 2 місяці тому +3

    Seems like some addl horsepower would help

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  2 місяці тому

      I mentioned that in the video. My 48 horsepower tractor would definitely walk the dog with this

  • @totalobliviondemolition2914
    @totalobliviondemolition2914 Місяць тому

    I would change the way that the lever runs the feeder. When you pull out it feeds in and when pushed all the way forward it runs the infeed roller in reverse. With setup if you were to get caught when feeding material and the lever is pushed toward the machine it would automatically reverse feed and not pull you into the chipper itself.

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  Місяць тому

      I appreciate your point of view more than you know but if I swap the lever, every time a limb touches the lever, it would shut off. It is not practical.

    • @totalobliviondemolition2914
      @totalobliviondemolition2914 Місяць тому

      @@TonysTractorAdventure yes i can respect that. My woodland mills is opposite thats why i mentioned it. One option so you could do it could be a small extension past the bar just enough to protect from branches but still be hit by you.

  • @whatscoldoing5627
    @whatscoldoing5627 2 місяці тому

    Green stuff will always increase the risk of clogging. Also, the fresh barks will allow the indeed roller to slip on the sap under the bark. For the bigger logs, reduce the infeed roller speed. Well done.

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  2 місяці тому

      Thank you. I think we got it dialed in by the end of the video. I am going to try it on my 48hp tractor next.

  • @inspectr1949
    @inspectr1949 2 місяці тому

    Tuned in as there's very little reviews on this company and their equipment, the jury is till out.

  • @thederpyworks
    @thederpyworks 2 місяці тому +1

    If you get the chance, I would really like to see you review the Woodland Mills equivalent. WC68 I think. Would be interested to see if you have similar issues.

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  2 місяці тому

      I would be happy to review one if they sent it to me.

    • @kerrybowden9097
      @kerrybowden9097 2 місяці тому

      We have Woodlandmills WC68 costs a little more, but we are very satisfied with it. I think if this chipper was on your bigger tractor, it would have performed even better. Perhaps Woodland Mills will reach out to you. Interesting and informative video as all are.

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  2 місяці тому +1

      I agree. I will use this behind my 48hp tractor. It will be like night and day. I did the 25 HP first, because most owners don't have a tractor as big as the 48hp.

  • @bob5817
    @bob5817 2 місяці тому +1

    Side by side comparison with other brands?

  • @thomasskelton71
    @thomasskelton71 2 місяці тому

    Green leaves block it up fast compared to just wood I had the same problem with my chipper.

  • @GreatFalls18u
    @GreatFalls18u 2 місяці тому +1

    Nice video but I don't get chippers on homesteads. Take an hour and dig a burn pile. You can burn big and small alike while a chipper is small only, wonky with Y shaped branches, and painfully slow. A grapple and a burn pile is 20x faster.

    • @snickypicky5273
      @snickypicky5273 2 місяці тому +1

      You can’t always burn at all times of the year so that’s not usually an option

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  2 місяці тому

      You were forgetting what chippers make. They make a lot of mulch and we use a lot of mulch. Now we have the means of making our own organic mulch without any chemicals.

  • @infopimp
    @infopimp 2 місяці тому +1

    Looking at the same unit

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  2 місяці тому

      It seems well built. It's not super complicated. It has a few quirks , but nothing that can't be worked around.

  • @timsimon6595
    @timsimon6595 2 місяці тому

    Id like to see it with the 474, i have one like to see how it does. But if you need a small chipper, marketplace. Find used 6inch vermeer. 25 or 27 hp. They for about 6-7 grand liw low hrs in my area.bought one 5 yrs ago. Better then anything in its price range. I do Landscaping and it can chip 15 yards of chips in 3 hrs if you have the material laid out ready to go. Thats loading into a f-600 8 ft box high, 10 foot long love reason to use tractor, but not for this. Tractor can tow chipper.

  • @komitadjie
    @komitadjie 2 місяці тому

    Isn't it more standard for a powered-feed chipper to have a powered roll top and bottom, so it feeds with more of a "pinch" type motion? This seems a touch underwhelming, really. Works well under ideal conditions, but anything less than ideal, and it doesn't seem to be so good.

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  2 місяці тому +1

      Most wood chippers in this size range don't even have power in-feed. After I figured it out and got it dialed in, it did a really good job. I think the most important thing is getting it set up. MechMaxx's bigger unit has dual in-feed Wheels.

  • @stevetendrich398
    @stevetendrich398 2 місяці тому +1

    I want one. Need a tractor first :/

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  2 місяці тому

      Got to have your priorities in order my friend. 😁

    • @stevetendrich398
      @stevetendrich398 2 місяці тому

      @@TonysTractorAdventure property isn't big enough to warrant even a T25. Only 2.25 acres.

  • @eckythump6429
    @eckythump6429 2 місяці тому +1

    The feed hopper doesn’t look right. Should be more horizontal so it’s easier to get the wood into it. It looks more like a gravity fed model than a hydraulic in-feed.
    It’s not on upside down maybe??

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  2 місяці тому +1

      It is put together correctly. It is basically an older version wood chipper that has had a hydraulic in feed upgraded. Once I got it dialed in, it worked really good. It will work even better behind the t474 with 48 horsepower.

    • @eckythump6429
      @eckythump6429 2 місяці тому +3

      @@TonysTractorAdventure just looks really hard work lifting the heavier branches over your head to get them to feed into the hopper. Both my chippers (one of them a really old mechanical feed) have horizontal chutes and they drag the branches in without the struggle.

    • @mitchmcquillan8744
      @mitchmcquillan8744 2 місяці тому +2

      That's the first thing that I thought. It's quite a bit of work to lift big stuff up that high, especially if they are very long.

  • @BillTheTractorMan
    @BillTheTractorMan 2 місяці тому

    I really get the idea that this is a knock off Woodland Mills with less quality and and needs refinement. I am still planning on buying the Woodland Mills Chipper, but this looks like an alternative for people who don't mind fussing with things.

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  2 місяці тому

      It is funny you say that, since they are both made in China by the same manufacture. If you buy the Woodland Mills, you will be happy with it, but don't think you are not going to have to work on it.

  • @barney1941
    @barney1941 2 місяці тому

    ya get what you pay for

  • @gckshea
    @gckshea 2 місяці тому +1

    While I'd like to think MechMaxx is supplying products with competitive quality and prices, I can't buy an online-only product from China that has no track record, stores, or dealers locally to be assured of support. Not all brick and mortar stores support, as well - I'll attest to that. But I don't like the idea of heavy, expensive equipment being thrown into the market based on pricing from Chinese mass marketeers.
    Put a Maschio, Del Morino, or other Italian-made equipment up against this MechMaxx... see what's left after 10 years.
    Parts, support, mere existence in 5-15 years...I don't buy it.

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  2 місяці тому

      Well written on a Chinese phone/computer. I like the Italian stuff, but if you remember, Italy as a country almost went bankrupt just a few years ago. If they were not bailed out, that would have crushed their industry leaving you with no parts.

    • @gckshea
      @gckshea 2 місяці тому

      @TonysTractorAdventure Tony, I get the dichotomy; my phone and computer are beholden to China. Please see my point, and that your reviewing Chinese products is not personally offensive. We've sold out. Our economy is hamstrung by this glorious "Global Economy." I hate that our control as consumers has been stripped away such that thinking "we'll show them" by buying other products we THINK are non-Asian market, when in fact, all countries have sold out. Trust me, I don't kid myself in believing that I have a say.
      I just hate that my spending does not give me true choices anymore.
      And...we are pretty much bankrupt as well.

  • @jamesyork8472
    @jamesyork8472 2 місяці тому

    get a manual and read it and a small battery chainsaw ... no one will buy one after you get finish with it ... speed to slow also

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  2 місяці тому +1

      I appreciate your opinion. Several people have bought them, so you are wrong on that account. As I mention in the video, this would do much better on a 40hp tractor. I had it on a 25hp.

  • @MJMCHRONICLES
    @MJMCHRONICLES 2 місяці тому

    Don’t seem to work to good

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  2 місяці тому

      I don't think you watched the whole video. It works great once it is dialed in.

    • @MJMCHRONICLES
      @MJMCHRONICLES 2 місяці тому

      @@TonysTractorAdventure I did watch the whole video, it looks like a real pain. Dialed in?

  • @Supercruiser66
    @Supercruiser66 2 місяці тому +1

    Calling it "mechmaxx" seems designed to fool people into buying something else called "maxx"

    • @TonysTractorAdventure
      @TonysTractorAdventure  2 місяці тому

      I think the name is plenty far enough apart. If someone can't figure that out, I would feel very sorry for them.