chippers: woods bearcat wallenstein

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TractorDale

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I have (will) 24 PTO hp and the first major task of my new tractor will be to clean up 5 large trees I just felled yesterday- my dealer has a woods 5000 in stock. Any recommendations/experiences appreciated.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Dale
 
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I have (will) 24 PTO hp and the first major task of my new tractor will be to clean up 5 large trees I just felled yesterday- my dealer has a woods 5000 in stock. Any recommendations/experiences appreciated.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Dale
 
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The Woods 5000 is a Bearcat 74554. It's expensive. There have been several threads on TBN about the China Chippers. Here is one of the threads. Click Here
 
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The Woods 5000 is a Bearcat 74554. It's expensive. There have been several threads on TBN about the China Chippers. Here is one of the threads. Click Here
 
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Dale, I have just bought a Wallenstein this spring. It is the 4" model ( bx42 I think ). I am very happy with it. I'm not sure what you want to spend, but I paid $4,200 which is a good price as my dealer treats me well. I think that you should be able to get one close to that. That price is with hydraulic feed which I would recomend if you will have more to chip after you do what you have cut already. If not, than it probably wouldn't be worth it. It also has a fairly large feed chute, which will save you time not having to cut off all the branch off-chutes that might not be easy to feed by hand. I think for the money, that it can't be beat! It also is direct drive which saves having to buy and change the belts that some other manufacturers use. Double feed rollers are very nice as well, as they just gip and pull the material in very nicely! Hope this helps! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Daryle.
 
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Dale, I have just bought a Wallenstein this spring. It is the 4" model ( bx42 I think ). I am very happy with it. I'm not sure what you want to spend, but I paid $4,200 which is a good price as my dealer treats me well. I think that you should be able to get one close to that. That price is with hydraulic feed which I would recomend if you will have more to chip after you do what you have cut already. If not, than it probably wouldn't be worth it. It also has a fairly large feed chute, which will save you time not having to cut off all the branch off-chutes that might not be easy to feed by hand. I think for the money, that it can't be beat! It also is direct drive which saves having to buy and change the belts that some other manufacturers use. Double feed rollers are very nice as well, as they just gip and pull the material in very nicely! Hope this helps! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Daryle.
 
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I have read a few good reports on the Wallenstein chippers. Let me ask you Daryle-would your wallenstein be suitable for shredding leafy brush in hopes of making compost?

Dale
 
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I have read a few good reports on the Wallenstein chippers. Let me ask you Daryle-would your wallenstein be suitable for shredding leafy brush in hopes of making compost?

Dale
 
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I have read a few good reports on the Wallenstein chippers. Let me ask you Daryle-would your wallenstein be suitable for shredding leafy brush in hopes of making compost?

Dale )</font>
If you're looking to shred leafy brush, then IMO you do NOT want something like the Jinma which has only a chipping drum/disc. Make sure it has the hammermill-type shredder in addition to the chipping drum/disc...

You may want to look for one that has a choice of different screen sizes like the MacKissic or DR. These allow you to chip/grind stuff down to where it will then compost in weeks, not years... Yet, with larger screens you can create larger chips for landscaping, walkways, etc.
 
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I have read a few good reports on the Wallenstein chippers. Let me ask you Daryle-would your wallenstein be suitable for shredding leafy brush in hopes of making compost?

Dale )</font>
If you're looking to shred leafy brush, then IMO you do NOT want something like the Jinma which has only a chipping drum/disc. Make sure it has the hammermill-type shredder in addition to the chipping drum/disc...

You may want to look for one that has a choice of different screen sizes like the MacKissic or DR. These allow you to chip/grind stuff down to where it will then compost in weeks, not years... Yet, with larger screens you can create larger chips for landscaping, walkways, etc.
 
 
 
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