3Pt wood chipper help!

[helpfulbook]

Roy, I like what you posted here!

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[RoyJackson]

Thanks again guys for your replies. I am looking at the Woodmaxx WC-8N. It seems to priced just right for me and should handle the my job.

WC-8N Economy Wood Chipper | Wood Shredders for Sale - WoodMaxx™

I like those Woodmaxx chippers too. If I was looking for one today, that would be my first choice.
But, just don't have enough downed branches and such to justify buying one at this point.

 

[helpfulbook]

Now I found this Victory BX-42. Do you think this is at all comparable or do you think is a big step down.
VICTORY TRACTOR IMPLEMENTS | BX-42

Compared to the Woodmaxx wc-8n
WC-8N Economy Wood Chipper | Wood Shredders for Sale - WoodMaxx™

Thanks again for your help!

 

[tman1020]

I'm at the other end of the spectrum. I only have 17 PTO horsepower on my Kubota BX25. There's a guy here in Ontario that sells a 4 inch chipper that he says can run on my little Kubota, but I am skeptical.

I ran my Farm pro 6" chipper behind my last tractor (a Yanmar 1702) it had about 19 PTO horsepower. It would chip 4 to 5 inch pieces of cherry but you would have to cycle to feed shoot to let the tractor keep up. Wasn't a big deal. Most times 4 to 5 inch pieces of hardwood is firewood anyways. It did a fantastic job on the smaller stuff when I could keep it from breaking down. It had continuous feed wheel drive system issues. I think I finally got it worked out with the upgraded feed wheel drive shaft. It looks almost identical to this economy Wood Max one posted above.

 

[FatTire]

One advantage of a larger chipper is that it will accept some funky pieces (branch stubs, bent pieces, etc.) that won't quite fit in a smaller machine. In my experience, even if you're chipping small stuff you will eventually come to a piece that has to be trimmed or cut to feed.

 

[ultrarunner]

I've wanted a chipper for a long time and they are difficult to rent here... at least anything of commercial quality...

One of my friends grew up on a farm and he said they just had a spot down in the hollow where they would drag branches to rot...

I started doing that about 15 years ago and it is amazing how fast the process goes... a large pile loses about 85% over a year.

I do realize not everyone has a spot but for those that do is a chipper necessary?

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Every year I dump limbs on the same few piles, the next year, they AGAIN are almost all gone...

It's just so FAST/easy to scoop the limbs up with my pallet forks and grabble,

and not have to deal with them again...

 

[Browneyesvictim]

I'm at the other end of the spectrum. I only have 17 PTO horsepower on my Kubota BX25. There's a guy here in Ontario that sells a 4 inch chipper that he says can run on my little Kubota, but I am skeptical.

I think you will be surprised. I've got 20HP at the PTO on my tractor and Im glad I went with the size of the chipper/shredder that I did. I'm running the Echo/Bearcat (Woods 5000) with the 2-speed blower. The tractor will bog down a bit if I gravity feed a 4"+ diameter branch, but the feed opening helps in a BIG way with feeding limbs with branches. If I take that same 4" branch and feed it slow and let the flywheel keep momentum, It will go.

 

[RalphVa]

Your BX25 should be fine on that 4" chipper.

Ralph

 

[TurtleCreekFarm]

I've wanted a chipper for a long time and they are difficult to rent here... at least anything of commercial quality...

One of my friends grew up on a farm and he said they just had a spot down in the hollow where they would drag branches to rot...

I started doing that about 15 years ago and it is amazing how fast the process goes... a large pile loses about 85% over a year.

I do realize not everyone has a spot but for those that do is a chipper necessary?

The wood chips make a great mulch. I do both. Some I pile up to make carbon rich soil other I chip to use as mulch.