Where to Buy a Wood Chipper – An Easy to Follow Guide

Looking for the best wood chippers to reduce your yard waste and convert it to wood chips?

Shopping for a wood chipper should be easy, and thankfully with just a few clicks you can have a great model shipped straight to your property. 

Wood chippers are incredibly useful equipment for landowners, capable of reducing your wood waste into a satisfying pile of wood chips.

And finding which model to buy and where to buy it may seem challenging at first, but this guide can help you navigate the steps of how to select the best model and how to hit checkout to get your new wood chipper as quickly as possible.

Why should I buy a wood chipper?

Wood chippers are a useful category of equipment that landowners use to clean up brush piles, yard waste and miscellaneous branches and twigs.

While there are large commercial wood chippers that cost tens of thousands of dollars, most landowners who want to do seasonal cleanup will choose between two different types of models.

Owning a wood chipper can also be useful for cost savings, since you no longer have to rent equipment or pay tree service companies to come in and do cleanup work after a storm. Owning your own equipment means having it for many years and many tasks down the road.

What type of wood chipper should I buy?

The two common wood chipper types are:

• • Gas Wood Chippers: These models are powered by their own engine and don't require a tractor to run, as seen in the Woodland Mills TFG55 GAS. These chippers can be hauled behind an ATV or truck and driven off-road, great for landowners with vast, unkept acreage that you want to clean up.

  • PTO Wood Chippers: These models are powered by your tractor's engine and attach via PTO shaft. PTO Models like the Woodland Mills TF810 PRO make the most of your tractor's engine power, giving you much higher wood chipping capacity and giving you the benefit of only needing to refuel one engine, meaning these end up being low maintenance machines.

Bigger wood chippers can handle larger branches and you can put the wood chips to use as garden mulch or soft footing for trails through your acreage. Wood chippers can end up being a great tool for your land, converting your tree waste into a useful resource.

What are the maintenance requirements for wood chippers?

Wood chippers are generally easy to maintain, and are designed with durable cutting blades. If the blades dull, they are reversable, and re-sharpenable too. Replacement blades are also available too.

On gas-powered wood chippers you will have to re-fuel and maintain oil levels of the engine. On PTO wood chippers, you don't have to worry about that, as long as your tractor is in good shape then it's good to go.

Where can I buy a wood chipper for my property?

Now that we understand why wood chippers can be important pieces of equipment, let's figure out how to select one and which model is right for you and how to check out with one. 

Step 1: Gas or PTO Wood Chipper?

Figure out if you want to purchase a gas-powered wood chipper or a PTO-driven model. Even subcompact tractors have PTO models that are compatible, so no matter the size of your tractor, you should be able to attach a wood chipper to it.

If you don't own a tractor then you'll want to opt for a gas-powered wood chipper. Having a larger, more powerful tractor will let you attach a larger wood chipper, so consider that as you think about which model is right for you.

Step 2: Check Compatibility

If you're thinking of purchasing a PTO wood chipper and want to know which wood chipper models are compatible with your tractor then check out the Woodland Mills Tractor Compatibility Tool. This convenient tool will tell you exactly which models of Woodland Mills chippers can be used with your tractor, so you can be confident it will give the best performance when you hook it up.

Step 3: Check the Price and Confirm Accessories

Once you've selected the model of wood chipper you want, such as the Woodland Mills WC46 or Woodland Mills TF810 PRO, go to the store page for these products.

Woodland Mills ships direct to the customer, avoiding the middle man, so you can get your equipment quickly and at an affordable price.

At the product page you can select individual accessories to package with your product, or select a bundle of commonly purchased accessories with your wood chipper.

When you're ready to confirm your purchase, checkout with your cart.

Step 4: Confirm your Purchase and Get Ready

Once you've finalized your purchase then you can prepare for your wood chipper by browsing the product manual to familiarize yourself with the machine.

Woodland Mills products arrive partially assembled to reduce costs, but assembly should only take a few hours with basic hand tools.

Once your chipper arrives, soon you'll be chipping tree limbs and cleaning up your property.

FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Will my subcompact tractor be able to lift a larger wood chipper?

A: Check the weight of the wood chipper model while you're doing your research and compare it to the lift rating of your tractor. Generally speaking if you have a compact or subcompact tractor those will be compatible with smaller models of chippers that will be easier for your machine to lift.

Q: Should I consider an electric wood chipper?

A: Electric wood chippers tend to be smaller, but typically max out at chipping material 1.5 inches in diameter. That's a fairly limiting capacity, so you may want to consider other types of models for your land maintenance needs.

Q: What size of wood chipper should I get?

A: For PTO wood chippers you should match the PTO output of your tractor to the horsepower range of the chipper. For example, if your tractor outputs less than 30 HP, the Woodland Mills TFG55 PTO is compatible with tractors between 12 and 30 HP, making it a great fit.

If your tractor is compatible with multiple wood chipper models, you may want to opt for the larger model, to better take advantage of your tractor's engine power and give you more capacity for chipping.