"Value Leader" wood Chipper - anyone familiar with it?

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Has anyone heard of a "Value Leader" wood chipper? Here is what they say about it (4"), and the guy at farmequipmentsales.com says my Kubota BX25 (with 17.5 PTO HP) can handle it if I keep the branches down to about 3" (which is fine with me.)

Here is what they say about it on their website:



Key VALUE LEADER PTO Wood Chipper features and benefits:

Direct drive (NO BELTS, chains or gear boxes)
Proven and reliable simplistic design.
2 year warranty, all parts are readily available.
Perfect wood chipper for those clean-ups after a storm, pruning or just processing general gardening wastes.
Wood Chippers are great for creating mulch for garden plants and trees for conserving water.
At the heart of the Wood Chipper is an oversize heavy duty rotor and reversible chipping blades.
The Wood Chipper self-feed hopper is designed to angle the brush against the rotor and blades, pulling the branches into the chipper.

Adjustable discharge chute allows you to put the chips where you want them, throws chips 20'+.
Tall discharge chute allows you to discharge into a truck or trailer.
One bolt easy access to flywheel and knifes for maintenance.


Expertly assembled & adjusted by experienced technicians to ensure quick and easy start up and trouble free operation.
Adjustable bed knife (ledger plate) is preset during assembly
SHIPS FULLY ASSEMBLED
& READY TO USE

 

[s219]

It's a Chinese knockoff of a Wallenstein. Buyer beware.

 

[Code54]

May want to look at Woodmaxx - they seem to be becoming popular.

 

[gwdixon]

If the suppler is in Oregon, my neighbor bought one and drove to Oregon to save on "free" shipping. We were cutting down and processing a large eucalyptus orchard.

Two weeks later, he was on the road to Oregon again to return it.

Lots and LOTS of trouble with the self-feeder. Generally, a very cheaply made machine that was constantly needing adjustment and modification.