Reddit reviews Patriot Products CSV-3100B 10 HP Briggs & Stratton Gas-Powered Wood Chipper/Leaf Shredder
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The chipping power of the 10 hp Briggs engine coupled with Patriot's unique design will wow you.Make short work of branches up to 3 inches in diameter.Shredding leaves is a breeze with Patriot's swinging y-hammer system.The side discharge allows you to work in the same location all day long without moving the chipper.50 State Compliant
I too read the advice to rent a chipper, but like you I have a frequent need to do relatively small scale jobs. I live on seven wooded acres, and even in that small space branches and sticks pile up, and the occasional tree falls over and needs limbing.
I don't own the Nortrac, but I have a Patriot. I've been pretty happy with it so far. The reviews are decent, though one person complained it is underpowered, that hasn't been my experience. It can chew up fairly decent sized branches. It sounds like the Nortrac can do even bigger ones.
We use the chips for paths between the garden beds. I also do Back to Eden style mulch gardening, but I don't use the chips for that. I pile on stuff to compost over winter (last year's tomato plants, straw from the chicken run, etc.), and in the spring and summer I mainly mulch with straw. I could be wrong, but I think the back to Eden guy uses chips that include a lot of green leafy matter, and are not primarily from fir or pine. Pure fir/pine chips might be tough on veggies, but that's a controversial subject. Here's one source of info: chips. We've deviated from the chipper subject now. =D
Sorry I don't own a Nortrac so I can't comment on it. I can say that having a small chipper (like the Nortrac or Patriot) is a good solution for frequent chipping.