3pt chipper will not lay flat

[CliffordK]

I like the skid idea if you don't mind the machine being raised slightly.

Or, perhaps you could move the hitch pins on the chipper to where you want them.

 

[asantangini]

I recently purchased aBX62R and encountered the leveling problem,so I installed a hydraulic top link.Now the chipper sits level and the vibrations are greatly reduced.The unit is mounted on aJD 5105M and turns at 540rpm at 1750 engine rpm in the pto e mode.The hydraulic feed is definitely the way to go-my helper snagged his glove on a feeding branch and I disengaged the feed drive before it could pull him in.I never operate this beast alone;my position is always at the feed control bar.

 

[s219]

No issues with the BX-42 on my Kubota B2920. I have to tighten/shorten the top link to drive on/off my trailer without dragging the back of the chipper, but once out in the woods, I loosen/lengthen the top link and can always get the chipper flat on the ground. No problems attaching or detaching from the three-point either, though I do store it on a pallet to keep it off the ground.

 

[jeff9366]

First, lock tractor brakes "on" and lower FEL all the way to the ground, then put a 4" - 5" diameter ROUND branch under the support stand, in middle or slightly biased to the rear, and chip away. I have been carrying around my "favorite" 5" chunk of branch since the Wallenstein was new.

This morning used the Wallenstein BX42 to mulch a Flatwoods Plum along the Nature Coast State Trail.

Note my "favorite" branch under the chipper base. It is nothing fancy.

Also a photo of how I secure the chipper end of PTO shroud chain #2.

 

[cmhyland]

This morning used the Wallenstein BX42 to mulch a Flatwoods Plum along the Nature Coast State Trail.

Note my "favorite" branch under the chipper base. It is nothing fancy.

Also a photo of how I secure the chipper end of PTO shroud chain #2.

I think you just need to buy a shorter toplink at tractor supply. The chipper has a long base that extends pretty far out from the lift arms.

Regards,
Chris