Finally gave in and bought a PTO chipper

[tor]

Got my WM8-H 2 days ago, in Kubota orange. Hooked to a Kubota MX5000. Had to cut the included shaft an inch. Very, very nice and sturdy chipper. Can't go wrong with the Woodmaxx.

 

[FatTire]

I saw this thread on Sunday -- it reminded me to check Craigslist for a PTO chipper/shredder. I'd been looking for about 5 months locally for used Bearcat or Wallenstein, but hadn't seen anything with a shredder at a reasonable price. Sunday I found a Bearcat 73554 (old model number of SC5540B) on CL for $2k. This is the version with the blower chute. It was 175 miles away, which around here is "fairly close". Went to look (with a trailer) yesterday. It was clear that this thing hadn't been used much and not even a scratch in either hopper. So I gave it a ride home.

 

[FatTire]

Here's a picture of the left side:

Wrong forum, but I'm liking the Land Rover in the background. What year?

 

[mark02tj]

I saw this thread on Sunday -- it reminded me to check Craigslist for a PTO chipper/shredder. I'd been looking for about 5 months locally for used Bearcat or Wallenstein, but hadn't seen anything with a shredder at a reasonable price. Sunday I found a Bearcat 73554 (old model number of SC5540B) on CL for $2k.

You got a good deal on that! I paid $2600 including shipping from WI to OH for mine. That chipper will give you a workout!! I love having mine - a couple of weeks ago I cut some brush out of our woods to make a bit of a trail. Hauled the brush out into the yard and the next day got rid of it all in about 30 minutes. SWMBO was pretty happy about that!

If anyone is looking for a nice chipper, here's a link to an ad on CL for one close to me. I know the guy that owns this and he takes super-great care of all of his equipment. Pequea makes chippers for Frontier. This one is the equivalent to a Frontier WC-1105.