chipper for BX-2200?
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I don't know if there is one specific to your tractor (cause I don't know much about those orange ones), but there is indeed such a thing as a 3pt chipper, and they are available in different configurations and price ranges. I have a woods (http://www.woodsonline.com) chipper thats probably too big for your tractor (I have the Woods 8100) but they also make smaller ones and there are other companies as well. My chipper is my favorite attachment and most useful (also most expensive so far). If you search the old posts you'll probably find lots of other useful messages.
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Bird
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Bob, you might try the "search" button at the top of the page and look for "chippers". There has been a lot of discussion about them in the past and there's quite a number of different brands available; different sizes, with or without hydraulic feed, etc. Some are chipper/shredders, some just chippers I believe. Unfortunately all I have is a little 5hp Craftsman. The PTO chipper/shredders are just a little too expensive for me right now./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif
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PaulT
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You can find 3ph chippers that range from 4" to 12" diameter trees. One big difference between these different sizes is price. The other is required PTO horsepower. Since this is one of the implements I would someday like to have, I used it as a guideline for sizing the tractor PTO horsepower. It was by far the highest horsepower requirement of any of my 3PH wishlist. I don't think you could run much over a 5" diameter chipper with anything less than 21 PTO HP. That is one reason why I now own a 2710. I wouldnt expect the bx2200 to drive a chipper much over 4" capacity. I once rented a gas powered one for cutting up a bunch of 3-6" ash trees, and they really slowed the flywheel. Don't underestimate the drag these trees can have on the engine.
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SootyBob, I have a Bush Hog CS100P (you can just see it behind my Ford Jubilee in the PHOTOS forum, under the title, "So Many Tractors..."). It can chip up to 5" diameter, but works best on 3" and below. Anything bigger, I call it "firewood." The shredder portion is a beast. It can take up to 1-1/4 diameter and the drum shredder inhales it like teenage boys at the dinner table. I also have the blower attachment on the output and my suggestion would be to get this too. It really spits out chips and limbs. I have a three-wheel dump cart that I put sideboards on for the "catcher". The chips/shreds come out with such force that my four-foot solid sideboards won't even contain all the chips. I have a lot of red cedar trees and this jewel is just the ticket for making the nicest smelling cedar mulch you could ever want.
Oh yes, that price thing. I bought mine used. My New Holland dealer sells consignment equip and had it on his lot. I'm sure that new this one sold for about $2,400 without the blower. My guess is that the blower is another $350-$400. I got the whole rig for $2,200 and it was so new, even the paint wasn't worn off the drum cutter. The owner used it a couple of times and was frightened when he found himself getting too close to the cutter blades. As a prudent move, he decided to sell the chipper/shredder before he came up minus fingers. Again, safety is a M-U-S-T with one of these things. If you are accident prone, forget it.
My Ford Jubilee is about 32hp, but it operates the C/S without much difficulty. I think your Kubota could handle one this size since Bush Hog sells one the same size with a 18hp engine as a dedicated unit. There are several "manufacturers" (another is Bearcat) who sell these things, but they all look similar and it leads me to believe they are OEM'd by someone who paints them different colors and wholesales them to Bush Hog, etc.
Good luck with your search. Like me, it will probably be a tradeoff between what you want and what you can afford.
JimI
Oh yes, that price thing. I bought mine used. My New Holland dealer sells consignment equip and had it on his lot. I'm sure that new this one sold for about $2,400 without the blower. My guess is that the blower is another $350-$400. I got the whole rig for $2,200 and it was so new, even the paint wasn't worn off the drum cutter. The owner used it a couple of times and was frightened when he found himself getting too close to the cutter blades. As a prudent move, he decided to sell the chipper/shredder before he came up minus fingers. Again, safety is a M-U-S-T with one of these things. If you are accident prone, forget it.
My Ford Jubilee is about 32hp, but it operates the C/S without much difficulty. I think your Kubota could handle one this size since Bush Hog sells one the same size with a 18hp engine as a dedicated unit. There are several "manufacturers" (another is Bearcat) who sell these things, but they all look similar and it leads me to believe they are OEM'd by someone who paints them different colors and wholesales them to Bush Hog, etc.
Good luck with your search. Like me, it will probably be a tradeoff between what you want and what you can afford.
JimI
Frank
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Bob,
Kubota promotional literature shows a photo of a Bear Cat chipper mounted on the 3pt hitch of a BX. The Bear Cat web site is www.bearcatproducts. com. Their toll free phone number is 800-247-7335.
The smallest 3pt chipper I found on the Bear Cat site was Model 70554, which weighs 450lbs. The BX owners manual seems to suggest that 3pt implements should be no more than in the 375lb range. So that's something to look into. There was no price listed, but I hear the Bear Cat models are expensive.
On the other end of the spectrum, the Northern Tool and Equipment Master catalogue lists a 3pt chipper that weighs 240 lbs and is priced at $1199 (Item 170554-C159). NorthernTool.com or 800-533-5545.
By the way, for those who are interested, the promotional lit I'm referring to is called "New Product Guide - BX1800 and BX2200". It is 13 pages and has 2-3 times the technical info that is contained in the standard Kubota brochure that you pick up at the dealers. It also includes some interesting comparisons with other garden tractors and compact tractors. It was sent to me by a regional Kubota office.
Frank
Kubota promotional literature shows a photo of a Bear Cat chipper mounted on the 3pt hitch of a BX. The Bear Cat web site is www.bearcatproducts. com. Their toll free phone number is 800-247-7335.
The smallest 3pt chipper I found on the Bear Cat site was Model 70554, which weighs 450lbs. The BX owners manual seems to suggest that 3pt implements should be no more than in the 375lb range. So that's something to look into. There was no price listed, but I hear the Bear Cat models are expensive.
On the other end of the spectrum, the Northern Tool and Equipment Master catalogue lists a 3pt chipper that weighs 240 lbs and is priced at $1199 (Item 170554-C159). NorthernTool.com or 800-533-5545.
By the way, for those who are interested, the promotional lit I'm referring to is called "New Product Guide - BX1800 and BX2200". It is 13 pages and has 2-3 times the technical info that is contained in the standard Kubota brochure that you pick up at the dealers. It also includes some interesting comparisons with other garden tractors and compact tractors. It was sent to me by a regional Kubota office.
Frank