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I want to use the PTO on my L2900 to run a 6 to 8 inch chipper. Anyone have an opinion on the best brand and model?
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I am not sure if you tractor will handle the chipper I have or not (it weighs about 1500 pounds), but I have a Woods 8100 w/hyrdaulic feed, and absolutely love it. It will take up to an 8inch log and spit it out in seconds.
If you can afford a hydraulic feed option, it is defintely worth it, makes work go much quicker...you don't have to stand there and feed the limbs in...throw it in and while it getting pulled in, you can be getting the next piece.
Not a cheap chipper, but if you view it as a long term investment, it gets easier to justify (at least thats what I keep telling myself)
Good luck.
If you can afford a hydraulic feed option, it is defintely worth it, makes work go much quicker...you don't have to stand there and feed the limbs in...throw it in and while it getting pulled in, you can be getting the next piece.
Not a cheap chipper, but if you view it as a long term investment, it gets easier to justify (at least thats what I keep telling myself)
Good luck.
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I paid $7600, that was about $1000 off of list if I remember correctly. The PTO power requirements are not that big, 40HP, but given the size and weight of the thing, I am not sure I would want to lug it around with a small tractor. Even on my big JD5410, it makes it feel very likely to roll over because of where you are carrying the weight (up high, while in transport), but once you get it to where you want it, and start it up, it really is quite impressive.
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ejb - When you decide you want to trade up, let me know. I'd sure like to have a chipper like that.
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This one was very expensive, but one of the main chores I have around my place is reclaiming thousand (and thousands) of feet of overgrown rockwalls, thinning the forest and putting in a lot of walking trails around my place. You can't always burn (Jan-Apr only), and even when you can burn, you can't always build a big inferno way out in the woods without risking a wildfire, so the chipper was the best solution for me.
I could rent a similar capaciy machine, at $250/day, but it takes me 2 hours round trip to get there and back (and then another 2 hour trip to return it), which really eats into an 8 hour day rental <g>.
I am not sure I'll ever need to trade up, but if I do, I'll let you know...
I could rent a similar capaciy machine, at $250/day, but it takes me 2 hours round trip to get there and back (and then another 2 hour trip to return it), which really eats into an 8 hour day rental <g>.
I am not sure I'll ever need to trade up, but if I do, I'll let you know...
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The L2900 has a PTO lift capable of about 1400 lbs and a 25 HP diesel. Anybody using anything that will work in that power window?
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I posted this a while ago, but here it is again.
Andy
PTO Woodchipper Report
Last week I purchased a PTO woodchipper for use with my B2400. I had been looking at different brands for a couple of years. I decided on the Danuser model 18P. This is a 4 inch chipper with power feed. Even though it is rated to take 4 inch diameter wood, the actual infeed opening is 6 inches square. This aids in fitting branches through the opening without getting jammed. The power feed is gear driven off the chipper power shaft and feeds at 55 feet per minute. Many other brands have hydraulic power feed. The gear drive does not allow the feed to be reversed in the event of a jam, however it does not require a hydraulic connection to the tractor.
The chipper is built of heavy gage steel with hefty bearings and shafts. The 106 pound flywheel turns at 1280 RPM with 540 RPM PTO speed and there are 2 cutting knives. Most of the other brands have the flywheel turn at 540 RPM. A slower flywheel stores much less energy than a faster turning one. The higher speed also results in more cuts per minute even though some of the other brands have 3 or 4 blades. The speed increase is accomplished with belt drive. These pulleys have 8 belts side by side to handle the torque load. The belts act as a mechanical fuse if things get jammed, preventing damage to either the chipper or the tractor.
The chipper is rated for 18 to 45 HP. My B2400 is on the bottom end of this rating producing 18 PTO HP. I did succeed in stalling the tractor on a piece of 3 ½ inch dry maple. The tractor stalled after about 7 feet and yes the belts did squeal when this happened. I guess I should have disengaged the power feed. Interesting enough the tractor RPM never even never dropped on anything else I chipped all weekend including some 4 inch oak.
The chipper has a built in fan on the back of the flywheel that lifts the chips up and discharges them out a chute. I built a plywood extension and top for my trailer and shoot the chips into it.
I am satisfied with the quality of construction and ease of operation. The power feed is great. I decided on the power feed because it will pull small branches and vines as well as the large stuff right into the chipper. It eliminates kickbacks which can happen with the last foot or so of the branch without power feed. It is also rated as quieter than many other chippers.
I paid $3475 for the 18P, the model without power feed (18G) was $1000 less but is being discontinued. The first dealer raised the price $600. since I priced it with him last fall. I contacted the manufacturer and was told the list price had increased $100 during that time. I found another dealer that sold it to me for $75 more than I was quoted last fall.
The company web site is at: http://www.danuser.com/chippers.htm#specifications
Other chipper web sites are:
Roberge http://www.comsearch-can.com/cpe5.htm
Bear Cat http://www.crary.com/bearcat/index.html
Vermeer http://www.vermeer.com/eq_brush_chippers.html#Anchor-BC625
Chippit http://www.entectradingltd.co.uk/chippit_pto/chippit_pto.htm
Gravely http://www.gravely.com/index.phtml?pg=Xherochipper
KwikChip http://www.fletcherstewart.co.uk/ptochip.htm
Ram http://www.rampower.com/products.htm
Befco http://www.sledmaine.com/dealers/whittemr/befco/buschip.htm
Woods http://www.woodsonline.com/
Andy
PTO Woodchipper Report
Last week I purchased a PTO woodchipper for use with my B2400. I had been looking at different brands for a couple of years. I decided on the Danuser model 18P. This is a 4 inch chipper with power feed. Even though it is rated to take 4 inch diameter wood, the actual infeed opening is 6 inches square. This aids in fitting branches through the opening without getting jammed. The power feed is gear driven off the chipper power shaft and feeds at 55 feet per minute. Many other brands have hydraulic power feed. The gear drive does not allow the feed to be reversed in the event of a jam, however it does not require a hydraulic connection to the tractor.
The chipper is built of heavy gage steel with hefty bearings and shafts. The 106 pound flywheel turns at 1280 RPM with 540 RPM PTO speed and there are 2 cutting knives. Most of the other brands have the flywheel turn at 540 RPM. A slower flywheel stores much less energy than a faster turning one. The higher speed also results in more cuts per minute even though some of the other brands have 3 or 4 blades. The speed increase is accomplished with belt drive. These pulleys have 8 belts side by side to handle the torque load. The belts act as a mechanical fuse if things get jammed, preventing damage to either the chipper or the tractor.
The chipper is rated for 18 to 45 HP. My B2400 is on the bottom end of this rating producing 18 PTO HP. I did succeed in stalling the tractor on a piece of 3 ½ inch dry maple. The tractor stalled after about 7 feet and yes the belts did squeal when this happened. I guess I should have disengaged the power feed. Interesting enough the tractor RPM never even never dropped on anything else I chipped all weekend including some 4 inch oak.
The chipper has a built in fan on the back of the flywheel that lifts the chips up and discharges them out a chute. I built a plywood extension and top for my trailer and shoot the chips into it.
I am satisfied with the quality of construction and ease of operation. The power feed is great. I decided on the power feed because it will pull small branches and vines as well as the large stuff right into the chipper. It eliminates kickbacks which can happen with the last foot or so of the branch without power feed. It is also rated as quieter than many other chippers.
I paid $3475 for the 18P, the model without power feed (18G) was $1000 less but is being discontinued. The first dealer raised the price $600. since I priced it with him last fall. I contacted the manufacturer and was told the list price had increased $100 during that time. I found another dealer that sold it to me for $75 more than I was quoted last fall.
The company web site is at: http://www.danuser.com/chippers.htm#specifications
Other chipper web sites are:
Roberge http://www.comsearch-can.com/cpe5.htm
Bear Cat http://www.crary.com/bearcat/index.html
Vermeer http://www.vermeer.com/eq_brush_chippers.html#Anchor-BC625
Chippit http://www.entectradingltd.co.uk/chippit_pto/chippit_pto.htm
Gravely http://www.gravely.com/index.phtml?pg=Xherochipper
KwikChip http://www.fletcherstewart.co.uk/ptochip.htm
Ram http://www.rampower.com/products.htm
Befco http://www.sledmaine.com/dealers/whittemr/befco/buschip.htm
Woods http://www.woodsonline.com/