Where to buy a Wallenstein 3PT chipper

[econometrics]

I've been running a WoodMaxx WM-8H for about 6 months and love it. I was like you and would cut brush (mostly honeysuckle) for a month then rent a chipper and finally after doing that for months purchased. I looked at the BX62 but wanted a chipper with power feed to help break down the bushy honeysuckle.

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Nice set up there!

Yeah, it really gets old spending an entire weekend running a rented chipper to maximize your rental costs... only to have a bunch more limbs / brush fall the next week in a storm! :thumbdown:

Plus, I will be able to get the chipper into more hairy areas now with it connected to the tractor. I have some trails in the woods that I really need to clean up. There was no way my Silverado towing a chipper could go in there, ha!

I looked at a hydrostatic feed for the BX62... I think it's the BX62r? I hope I don't regret not getting a power feeder... yikes!

The simplicity of the BX62S really drew me in, though. I figured the hydro-feeder was just another thing I was going to have to take time to learn about and fix when it broke.

 

[330T]

Nice set up there!

Yeah, it really gets old spending an entire weekend running a rented chipper to maximize your rental costs... only to have a bunch more limbs / brush fall the next week in a storm! :thumbdown:

Plus, I will be able to get the chipper into more hairy areas now with it connected to the tractor. I have some trails in the woods that I really need to clean up. There was no way my Silverado towing a chipper could go in there, ha!

I looked at a hydrostatic feed for the BX62... I think it's the BX62r? I hope I don't regret not getting a power feeder... yikes!

The simplicity of the BX62S really drew me in, though. I figured the hydro-feeder was just another thing I was going to have to take time to learn about and fix when it broke.

Its amazing how much work you can get done with one on the tractor. I back the tractor into an area, cut for about 30 to 45 minutes then fire up the chipper. Once the piles are chipped down i take a break and back the tractor up into the area i cleared and start over. The biggest draw back to the hydro infeed is you have to be careful if you are not on level ground that the fill / vent cap isn't to low or you dump fluid all over and the chips and dust become a oil past.

Trust me, you'll be so happy you're making quick work of the brush you arn't going to even think twice about how its fed as long as it keeps eating.

 

[econometrics]

Trust me, you'll be so happy you're making quick work of the brush you arn't going to even think twice about how its fed as long as it keeps eating.

I really think so, too. Thanks for the added bout of encouragement after I just blew through so much $, ha!

What you just detailed is exactly how I have envisioned it going once I got the 3PT chipper... going wild with the chainsaw, then having the chipper RIGHT THERE to chew everything to shreds.

I have about 75 acres of woods, and I really hate piling brush on my trailer, dragging it to a burn pile, pulling it all off... then burning. Burn piles make me really anxious - esp. here in TX.

Plus, woodchips have incredible mulching value. A lot of my friends and family have requested chips by the truck full. Maybe I have a new side biz, ha?!

 

[oosik]

ECO,
I'm pretty sure you will find that everything feeds into your '62 just fine w/out the hyd feed. If its anything like my '42 - the last thing you are going to worry about is "infeeding" - it will be more like - "My God - I sure hope I never forget to let go of this stuff". Mine grabs sooo fast and pulls sooo hard that it will scare a new person not familiar with the unit. A lot of people who help me will end up throwing stuff at the in chute just to avoid that grab and pull affect. And I just had my blades professionally sharpened this spring so its not due to them being dull. Believe me - with the tractor off - I've tried to reach the blades by reaching down the chute. I come up a little over a foot short of touching the blades. I definitely wear gloves because it pulls the dead pines so hard out of my hands it will eventually really tear the skin on my palms. Because the chipper does get warm when chipping I pile up the small pines and let them dry a year prior to chipping. When green all the pitch will eventually cause the discharge chute to plug. If I have to chip when they are green I keep an ample supply of dead branches, dry trees etc to chip so as to clean/clear out the discharge chute.

 

[econometrics]

ECO,
I'm pretty sure you will find that everything feeds into your '62 just fine w/out the hyd feed. If its anything like my '42 - the last thing you are going to worry about is "infeeding" - it will be more like - "My God - I sure hope I never forget to let go of this stuff". Mine grabs sooo fast and pulls sooo hard that it will scare a new person not familiar with the unit. A lot of people who help me will end up throwing stuff at the in chute just to avoid that grab and pull affect. And I just had my blades professionally sharpened this spring so its not due to them being dull. Believe me - with the tractor off - I've tried to reach the blades by reaching down the chute. I come up a little over a foot short of touching the blades. I definitely wear gloves because it pulls the dead pines so hard out of my hands it will eventually really tear the skin on my palms. Because the chipper does get warm when chipping I pile up the small pines and let them dry a year prior to chipping. When green all the pitch will eventually cause the discharge chute to plug. If I have to chip when they are green I keep an ample supply of dead branches, dry trees etc to chip so as to clean/clear out the discharge chute.

Really good tips here, I appreciate the advice. Especially about the pine limbs. I have a LOT of those on my property, so I will have to keep an eye on that.

Yeah, the only real reason I was even considering the hydro-feed was because I can STOP the feet if I wanted. It IS a little scary to think that if something connected to my body got pulled down into the chipper, there would be literally no way to stop it if I was working alone. All the more reason to be extra safe and reverent of that machine - especially if it feeds in as well as you are saying. But that's a good thing, for sure!

 

[MtHam]

Even though I am in California, Woodward Crossings can't be beat. The customer service they provided for my Wallenstein BMX32 was outstanding. Wallenstein refused to provide a necessary replacement part, and Woodward Crossings, from whom I had made the purchase three years earlier, stepped up and did so! They have earned all my future business.

 

[econometrics]

Even though I am in California, Woodward Crossings can't be beat. The customer service they provided for my Wallenstein BMX32 was outstanding. Wallenstein refused to provide a necessary replacement part, and Woodward Crossings, from whom I had made the purchase three years earlier, stepped up and did so! They have earned all my future business.

That's really great to know. I have been reading a LOT of reviews just like yours about them.

 

[Piston]

Congrats on buying the chipper! With 75 acres of land you will certainly get your money's worth! It really is an awesome feeling to cut down a tree, limb it, and chip ALL the branches/top in a matter of a half an hour or so.
Now that you've spent the money, you can forget about the cost and start using one of the most handy attachments you'll have. Your tractor will be even more useful with the added ability to chip limbs into mulch. Afterall, a tractor is useless without implements/attachments!

You won't regret not having hydro feed as long as you NEVER use a chipper without it.

 

[econometrics]

Thanks, Piston! Yeah, I can't wait to put it to work. I know I am going to get a LOT of value out of this thing.

And it's great knowing I bought a Wallenstein, as those things have really, really good resale values if I ever need to sell it used for some unforeseen reason.

 

[Piston]

Thanks, Piston! Yeah, I can't wait to put it to work. I know I am going to get a LOT of value out of this thing. And it's great knowing I bought a Wallenstein, as those things have really, really good resale values if I ever need to sell it used for some unforeseen reason.

I forgot to mention, I was pretty dead set on buying a Wallentein chipper. I really do believe that they have the best design for my uses and would last as long as I would ever need. The ONLY reason I didn't end up buying Wallenstein is because I found a used 6" chipper for sale and ended up purchasing that.

One of my favorite features of the chipper you bought is the rectangular opening with a wide throat. I have a sawmill and would really be able to use that wider opening than my current 6"x6" opening when chipping slabs. If I had bought new, it would have been the Wally.