Hello, I live between Chicago and Milwaukee in Caledonia Wisconsin and have a little 8 1/2 acre farmette with 5 acres of woods. We have had a complete die off of ash trees due to the Emerald Ash Bore and also a invasion of the very invasive Buckthorn shrub/tree. I've been Killing the Buckthorn with a chemical treatment. My question is about PTO chippers. I have a few pieces of equipment and would rather not have an additional engine to maintain. I'm looking for some experiences with PTO chippers to chip Ash and Buckthorn branches, usually less than 4 inches. My fleet leaves much to be desired 1936 Farmall F-12, 1944 Farmall M, 1952 Ford 8N, 1980 Case 580C loader backhoe, and IH 500C dozer W/ 6 way blade. I would like something 3 point that I could take into the woods on the trails and chip the dead branches. The 8N is the most versatile but only about 25HP. My snooping around tells me I need power feed as I'm 67 years old not 27. The M is about 44 HP but doesn't have three point (they are available). The dozer is a diesel but doesn't have a PTO, are they available??? Maybe pulling a diesel powered unit behind the 8N would be the easiest but they seem to be crazy expensive and wide, heavy, and big to pull through a 5 acre woods. What is your experiences? More HP the better is what I think.
Curly
Curly