Bearcat 73554 on a JD2520

[Piedmont]

My dealer said I would be pushing it on the PTO power with this chopper shredder but the specs say no problem to me. What's your take? Anyone have this setup already?
Bearcat says PTO of 540 RPM's

 

[pennwalk]

I'm running a Bearcat 70554 chipper/shredder with a Yanmar 186D 18 hp engine 14 hp pto. I have done a lot of work with it but I often wish I had more horse power. I can stall the engine if I feed a big limb too fast especially if it is hard wood. That is probably what the dealer means. You can do it but you may wish you had a bigger tractor.

Chris

 

[hazmat]

I've been running a 73554 on a TC18 - 14 PTO HP. No problem unless you run a 4-5" dry hardwood thru - then it bogs down after about 4 feet. A quick pull back will let the engine recover.

Here is my review with some pix chipzilla