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Testing the Woodmaxx skid steer front mount wood chipper

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The host, Josh from Stoney Ridge Farmer, introduces the purpose of the activity – turning brush into usable wood chips for regenerative farming. He highlights the WoodMaxx MX9900SS wood chipper, specifically designed for skid steers, and the Gehl RT210 skid steer it's attached to. Key features of the skid steer, such as its ideal track system that auto-tensions the tracks, are pointed out. For the wood chipper, the internal hydraulic motor that runs the auto-feeder for the 9-inch intake is shown, along with a crucial 'Push to Stop' safety bar that reverses the feed. The adjustable speed control for the forward and reverse feeding mechanism is demonstrated, emphasizing its importance for safety and preventing clogging. The internal components, including the heavy blade wheel, are also discussed, noting that one hydraulic motor powers the chipping blades while another controls the feeder.

Goal: The video begins by introducing the primary equipment: a WoodMaxx MX9900SS wood chipper mounted on a Gehl RT210 skid steer, highlighting its features and initial capabilities for processing brush.

Tools and materials

  • Gehl RT210 Skid Steer Gehl

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hey there folks this is Josh Stony Ridge farmer welcome back to another gorgeous day here in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina on the Stony Ridge Farm we're on a regenerative farm and part of being a regenerative farmer is letting stuff like this which is a lemon turn into lemonade and that's how we're going to do this today we're going to be using a wood chipper in the front of the skid steer this is going to be kind of the first introduction SL test of this wood Max MX 9900 SS ss4 skid deer I think we're going to go around we'll show you the tool we'll show you all the Cool Tools we're going to be using today and I'll post links down the video description in case you guys want to pick yourself up one or all of the Cool Tools we're using let's get this brush and turn it into gold out here in the pasture I ain't afraid of word I ain't afraid to play I ain't afraid to get the job done and do it my own damn way ain't afraid of Li times like this if you mess my freedom I tell what you kiss all right everybody Welcome to the Stony rid Farm Channel this is your first time or your 50th time here please hit that like button it helps us trust me consider subscribing to the channel love to have you back here this is the Kabota RTV x1140 that I zip around on the farm with it's slow it's really slow on the back there we have a few tools and we'll show you those in just a second the next thing we want to show you is the skid loader so this is a Gil RT 210 Gail Gail Gail I don't know how do you pronounce it uh this thing is a really cool machine it has the ideal track system which means it typically will never throw a track cuz it autot tensions the track tension on this skid loader awesome awesome we used to have a tired unit uh that that was I guess it was a John Deere I can't even remember what model it was but used to have a unit that had tires this one has tracks I'd much rather have a track unit what we have here is the wood Max wood chipper this is a 9900 SS wood chipper as you can see this is a little hydraulic motor that hydraulic motor runs the feeder right here this is all made in the USA that's 9 in my 9 in I do believe and that will auto feed you've got pushed to stop it'll actually reverse itself so we're in neutral right now this is Go Go Daddy go as fast as it can go and we can adjust the speed by bumping this I'm just bumping that right there they can adjust the speed at which this thing feeds in a problem with a lot of wood…

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