TheFlatlander
Gold Member
Wow, that is a big chipper seen on the back of a BX. I was thinking of running a chipper on the back of my L3700, but you think it would be OK on the back of my BX-1850? At 1600 bucks and free shipping and if it performs as you say, I might go ahead and try it. It's just for my property and not commercial work. I don't necessarily want to keep Amish Canadians employed at 5K a pop.
The Bx1860 might be a little underpowered, but you also don't have to max out at 6" on that on either and will probably do many jobs. Chipper is heavy but the TPH will lift it. I always have my loader on when I use my chipper, besides where else do you put the saws and cooler? $5K was way too steep for me as I already put good money into a orange tractor. I am really pro North American made where possible, but on this one and level of use I intended, I decided to go this way. Another factor was the ability to broadcast the chips overhead and back into the woods was a plus that I was having difficulty finding at the time. I was just out in the shop and saw the date on the unit and I have had it over 5 years. Very satisfied- No regrets, and I have chipped way beyond my initial expectations, pushing it quite a few times doing Storm damage clearing over the past couple of years.
I have used this on a 22hp BX and now my 25.5hp BX. Worked well on both chipping up to 6". Definitely noticed the additional power of the newer tractor though. Now on the other hand this thing should be a monster on your L3700!