# Chunker project

**URL:** http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/chunker-project/869
**Category:** Wood Chunkers
**Created:** [July 14, 2013, 3:02am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/chunker-project/869 "2013-07-14T03:02:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![markd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v2/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@markd](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/markd)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2013, 3:02am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/chunker-project/869/1 "2013-07-14T03:02:19Z")

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I am going to build the wood chunker before building the gasifier.. I burn wood chips to make maple syrup and want to be able to cut my own wood.

I was able to pick up an axle that has planetary gears and hoping to get a little more cutting power from it.

 ![](https://dow.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/1X/076aca12d3837783b9490718d353490ddeb0817f.jpg)

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### Author: ![Carl](http://forum.driveonwood.com/user_avatar/forum.driveonwood.com/carl/32/11373_2.png) [@Carl](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Carl)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2013, 3:53am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/chunker-project/869/2 "2013-07-14T03:53:04Z")

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Well that certainly looks sturdy. Planetary gears sounds good, keep us up to date. I’ve been looking at Tractor “rear ends”

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### Author: ![Terry\_Lavictoire](http://forum.driveonwood.com/user_avatar/forum.driveonwood.com/terry_lavictoire/32/11371_2.png) [@Terry\_Lavictoire](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Terry_Lavictoire)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/chunker-project/869/3 "2013-07-14T19:57:15Z")

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Wow!  
That’s impressive.  
What is the drive ratio after the Planetaries?

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### Author: ![markd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v2/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@markd](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/markd)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/chunker-project/869/4 "2013-07-14T20:19:37Z")

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I am not sure what the ratio is yet, have not had time to check it out yet. A friend gave it to me and he also has rims and probably anything else I need.

What I really want is a Laimet HP-21 screw chipper, if there was one for sale in the US I would be all over it.

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### Author: ![wkweasel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v2/letter/w/53a042/32.png) [@wkweasel](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/wkweasel)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2013, 9:06pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/chunker-project/869/5 "2013-07-14T21:06:10Z")

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Mark,  
I’m with you on that one, a screw chipper. Could be my 2014 project. I got a price on a HP-21, $9,526 Euro’s. I think I will try and build one first.

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### Author: ![markd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v2/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@markd](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/markd)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/chunker-project/869/6 "2013-07-14T21:29:57Z")

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Was that including shipping to the US? I have been waiting for the Euro to drop but seems to be stuck at $1.30