Maibox
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- Joined
- May 17, 2012
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- 125
- Location
- Winona, MN
- Tractor
- Kubota L3940; 1942 Farmall H (for sale)
I've searched and read a lot of the threads on this topic. I'm still not sure the best course of action. I have a Kubota L3940 (~30HP PTO). We have 43 acres of mostly wooded property. We have lots of "brush" piles left around the edge of the cleared areas by the prior owner. The size ranges anywhere from 8" down to twigs. We also have a lot of downed trees and trees that need to come down (poplars, box elders, some ash, couple of oak with wilt). My wife actually suggested while we were cleaning up some trees I downed that we could use a chipper, so I took that as a sign to move fast before she realized what she'd said and began researching.
I've settled on Wallenstein (nearly everyone happy with them, local dealer is good), but I just can't decide on chipper or chipper/shredder. Assume price no object for non-hydraulic feed, should I go BXM42, BX42 or BX62? We will have smaller branches and leaves. I just can't get a handle on how much trouble I'll have with the chipper only. At my old, more suburban place, we rented a commercial chipper to clear out some young poplars (under 6"). We just fed the whole tree in. It never clogged but the smaller stuff didn't completely chip--quite a few smaller twigs made it through.
Part of me thinks the real choice is BXM42 vs. BX62s. Even though I really don't have the power for full 6", I like the idea of the larger feed hopper and it would be nice to feed some of the larger punky stuff through. On the other hand, we do have lots of smaller branches and then there is the leaves.
Looking for some real world advice. Anyone that went with the shredder and regrets it? Anyone that didn't and wish they did? What about BX42 vs. BX62?
Thanks in advance. This is not an insubstantial investment and I want to be sure I've thought it through and don't regret the decision.
I've settled on Wallenstein (nearly everyone happy with them, local dealer is good), but I just can't decide on chipper or chipper/shredder. Assume price no object for non-hydraulic feed, should I go BXM42, BX42 or BX62? We will have smaller branches and leaves. I just can't get a handle on how much trouble I'll have with the chipper only. At my old, more suburban place, we rented a commercial chipper to clear out some young poplars (under 6"). We just fed the whole tree in. It never clogged but the smaller stuff didn't completely chip--quite a few smaller twigs made it through.
Part of me thinks the real choice is BXM42 vs. BX62s. Even though I really don't have the power for full 6", I like the idea of the larger feed hopper and it would be nice to feed some of the larger punky stuff through. On the other hand, we do have lots of smaller branches and then there is the leaves.
Looking for some real world advice. Anyone that went with the shredder and regrets it? Anyone that didn't and wish they did? What about BX42 vs. BX62?
Thanks in advance. This is not an insubstantial investment and I want to be sure I've thought it through and don't regret the decision.
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