Wood chipper conversion
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jgh
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- NH TN90F; B3000 Kubota; Bobcats 430 & A300; Liebherr 621C, Exmark laser Z, 2 sawmills
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I don't know that chipper but a few rules of thumb:
1- The more horses the better! Chippers love power. I have a Woods 5000 PTO and it can pretty easily bog down my Kubota BX-2200.
2- I'd contact Danuser via the web or otherwise to see how such a conversion will work.
You are going to miss that tractor when you need to move it. Sure you don't want to consider another cheap tractor to run it? You can probably buy an old farm tractor for not that much more than what you will spend on a large engine refit.
Jim
I don't know that chipper but a few rules of thumb:
1- The more horses the better! Chippers love power. I have a Woods 5000 PTO and it can pretty easily bog down my Kubota BX-2200.
2- I'd contact Danuser via the web or otherwise to see how such a conversion will work.
You are going to miss that tractor when you need to move it. Sure you don't want to consider another cheap tractor to run it? You can probably buy an old farm tractor for not that much more than what you will spend on a large engine refit.
Jim
Thanks for your advice. I'll contact Danuser even if they stopped making chippers, they should be able to give me the information. You may be right about the tractor. It's very convenient but I find mine is just too expensive (lots of repairs- JD 1050)