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Brief review of Wallenstein\'s BX 40 chipper.

After about 25 hours of use I thought I'd give a short report for anyone intrested :
During my search for a "small chipper", I did look at Dr. and Jinma.
Pros :
The unit does great on "soft" wood up to its max. of 4.5".
4" hard wood goes well also; just a little slower.
Maintenance is simple and easy ie. blade access, lubrication and cleaning.
The 5' high discharge shute is real nice. Although it's not a shredder, it doesn't do badly on leafy stuff but you can plug it.
The chipper is very well made , given a moderately priced machine. (seems heavy duty)
Considering the price, I felt it a better value for me than the others.
Cons :
This is the first chipper that my Dlr. has sold but he did try with the one problem I've had.
Factory/ Supplier support seems "sub-par" in the one experience to date.
The problem was, I never recieved an owners manual for approx. 6 weeks.
I couldn't figure out why it wasn't chipping well. After some help by our members, I realized the blades were never sharp enough and clearance(rotary vs. stationary) was not correct.
I must add, I finally did get a manual.
I'm satisfied so far.
GrayBeard
 
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Re: Brief review of Wallenstein\'s BX 40 chipper.

I am in SE PA and considering a BX40 chipper like yours. Can you tell me where you got yours?
 
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Re: Brief review of Wallenstein\'s BX 40 chipper.

And the price paid..? Pete
 
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Route 45 Sales and Service.
About 10 mi. East Of State College , Pa.
 
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I'll have to check for sure but it was around 1825.00 ; tax and delivery to my door.
GrayBeard
 
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bher,
I see you're from Lancaster.
Down in that country you should have even more equipment Dlrs. than I.
I think the US distributer for these is from Ga. or NC.
It is a pretty nice unit; after I got it set up.
FYI- It does seem well built and weighs 450 lbs.
GrayBeard
 
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GrayBeard said:
Brief review of Wallenstein\'s BX 40 chipper.

After about 25 hours of use I thought I'd give a short report for anyone intrested :
During my search for a "small chipper", I did look at Dr. and Jinma.
Pros :
The unit does great on "soft" wood up to its max. of 4.5".
4" hard wood goes well also; just a little slower.
Maintenance is simple and easy ie. blade access, lubrication and cleaning.
The 5' high discharge shute is real nice. Although it's not a shredder, it doesn't do badly on leafy stuff but you can plug it.
The chipper is very well made , given a moderately priced machine. (seems heavy duty)
Considering the price, I felt it a better value for me than the others.
Cons :
This is the first chipper that my Dlr. has sold but he did try with the one problem I've had.
Factory/ Supplier support seems "sub-par" in the one experience to date.
The problem was, I never recieved an owners manual for approx. 6 weeks.
I couldn't figure out why it wasn't chipping well. After some help by our members, I realized the blades were never sharp enough and clearance(rotary vs. stationary) was not correct.
I must add, I finally did get a manual.
I'm satisfied so far.
GrayBeard
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Can anyone tell me how to set the anvil blade. I can hardly see it never mind measure the gap. there seems to be no access. customer service said slide a sheet of sheet metal in that is the correct thickness, but that dosnt seem so possible.
 
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also : if the blade is 1/2" from the rotor, is that measured 90 degrees from the face of the rotor? this is a BX 40 I just got used
 
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Find a long / thin / flat metal plate, loosen the bolts/nuts on the anvil blade, put that metal plate between the anvil blade and rotor knives, then tighten the bolts on the stationary knife.

Your target is that set the clearance between anvil blade and rotor knives as less as possible.

Be careful the sharp edge of rotor knives when maintenance work!!!!!
 
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