Anyone ever have a bad experience with a Wallenstein chipper?

[sunshine coaster]

Local guy here has a engine driven one and it is just junk, very light duty and has needed some major repairs to date... basically it shakes itself apart ], is hard on bearings, welds breaking ect. I would not buy this one even if it was cheap.
I hope the PTO versions are better which they seem to be from the internet reports...

 

[gtrippleb]

The strait chipper units don't do much with leafy stuff or small twigs which is what causes the bx42 to clog up every now and then. I have a bx42 and if I'm chipping leafy stuff, I try and alternate a thicker branch to help push the stuff out. Most the time the leaves just get shot through untouched.

If you are going to be chipping a bunch of leaves and small diameter stuff, I think the bxm-32 would work great. I've been thinking of getting one also.

 

[texas42]

I have a BX 42 and think its great. No problems and chips what I want with no problems. Well made, simple design, no belts to adjust, chute turns and knives are fairly easy to mantain. Have plugged it a couple times chipping fresh cut green leafy stuff but learned if I let the leafy branches sit a couple days till the leaves turn brown - no problems.
One of the main reasons I bought a Wallenstein was the great reviews it got on this forum and I'm not disappointed in any way.
By the way I'm chipping mainly pecan, which is a relative of the hickory tree - very hard and very dense.

 

[gtrippleb]

Well made, simple design, no belts to adjust, chute turns and knives are fairly easy to mantain.

This was one of the biggest reason I went with the Wallenstein bx 42 chipper. I hate messing with belts. I love the rotating chute as I can point the chips where I want them to go very easily.

 

[rd_macgregor]

If the BXM quality parallels that of the BX models, then you should be good to go. Users of the BX42 and BX62 (like me) seem pretty satisfied, except for the leaves and twigs issue. Since you know you want a chipper/shredder, it would be nice if somebody on TBN actually had one of those units to comment on.
BOB

 

[gtrippleb]

Here's a review from clarksvilleal on his bxm32.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/174821-wallenstein-bxm32-one-heckuva-chipper.html#post1992476

 

[DemcoEd]

I have a BX42 and love it.

 

[donn12]

I think the dealer is crazy. I dont know about the shredder because I have lots of woods and I dont need to clean that stuff up, but my BX42 is bullet proof. Only one moving part besides the chute!

 

[minibike hero]

Ended up going to a different dealer and picked up a BXM-32 over the weekend. Excited as I am to try it out, I wasn't terribly inclined to go out in a tropical storm to chip brush. It does look like a nice unit. Hopefully get to give it a good workout next weekend.