In.the.Piñons
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- 21' Kubota M5-111
This is my first PTO attachment, so forgive me if I'm asking something dumb...
Anyway, I just bought this chipper which seems to be in good working order, it's a 2022 model Wallenstein BX102RI with only 400 hours.
The previous owner made a few modifications. The first, most obvious modification was running it full throttle into a tree. Fortunately, the only damage was to the hopper weldment which I am having fixed at my local metal fab shop. The other modification the previous owner did was to take a torch and cut off a bunch of the base/stand of the chipper to better fit his weird german tractor that had a front mounted 3pt hitch and PTO.
I figure I should get this fixed also? But I'm not sure... do you lower the chipper to the ground when operating, or can you keep it just off the ground, held up by the 3pt? Seems to me, on uneven ground you'd be better off just using the top and tilt of the 3pt to get the chipper sitting as level as possible? Does the angle of the PTO shaft come into play here? How important is it that the PTO shaft is close to level?
I've attached a few pics, so you can see how much material was removed from the base. In the photo that's ground level, I've adjusted the chipper so it's sitting perfectly level, but the only thing touching the ground is the single support leg that sits under the hopper. I could get the fab shop to weld on a new base, but not sure, is it worth it?
Anyway, here are the pics and also a link to the chipper that shows how the base should be. Also, jokes aside, I'm not trying to throw shade on the previous owner. The weldment damage was disclosed in the ad, but the "modified" base was not. However, I was told about it before purchasing. It was demonstrated to be working, and it was priced appropriately. Assuming no hidden damage, I'll be very happy with this purchase!
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Anyway, I just bought this chipper which seems to be in good working order, it's a 2022 model Wallenstein BX102RI with only 400 hours.
The previous owner made a few modifications. The first, most obvious modification was running it full throttle into a tree. Fortunately, the only damage was to the hopper weldment which I am having fixed at my local metal fab shop. The other modification the previous owner did was to take a torch and cut off a bunch of the base/stand of the chipper to better fit his weird german tractor that had a front mounted 3pt hitch and PTO.
I figure I should get this fixed also? But I'm not sure... do you lower the chipper to the ground when operating, or can you keep it just off the ground, held up by the 3pt? Seems to me, on uneven ground you'd be better off just using the top and tilt of the 3pt to get the chipper sitting as level as possible? Does the angle of the PTO shaft come into play here? How important is it that the PTO shaft is close to level?
I've attached a few pics, so you can see how much material was removed from the base. In the photo that's ground level, I've adjusted the chipper so it's sitting perfectly level, but the only thing touching the ground is the single support leg that sits under the hopper. I could get the fab shop to weld on a new base, but not sure, is it worth it?
Anyway, here are the pics and also a link to the chipper that shows how the base should be. Also, jokes aside, I'm not trying to throw shade on the previous owner. The weldment damage was disclosed in the ad, but the "modified" base was not. However, I was told about it before purchasing. It was demonstrated to be working, and it was priced appropriately. Assuming no hidden damage, I'll be very happy with this purchase!
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