Chipper Questions

[2 Horse]

Well it's just about that time of year. Need to pick up a 3 point chipper and don't know anything about them.
I have 44 pto hp tractor .so I'm thing I 'll have enough power for a good chipper.

Don't want to break the bank or buy crap. I'll need to chip branches under 4" and will be running about 20 hours a week.

What brand and size is best for my app. Would like to have HYD feeding if it not going to jack the price up to much.


What is working for you guy's ?

Thanks

 

[murphy1244]

Search engine is your friend I bought a Wallenstein BMX 42 chipper shredder and really didn't need hydro feed.

 

[newbury]

If your working it that much 52 weeks a year either get something like a Wallenstein BX42R or 3 of the Chinese clones (Jinma, WoodMax etc).

do a google search

chipper site:tractorbynet.com

 

[Spindifferent]

I use the 5540 and it is rock-solid:

ECHO Bear Cat | Products

ECHO Bear Cat | Products

- Spindifferent

 

[TerryR]

I totally agree on the Bear Cat, but if you are going to do that much chipping you really need a model with a blower. Otherwise you spend all your time clearing the chips out from under it. I have a Bear Cat 4.5 inch model with blower that I no longer see on their site. It's similar to this one - may be the same thing just re-labeled to 5 inch, since mine clearly takes 5" material. I run it on a 29 hp JD 870 with no problems.

Terry

 

[Furu]

Look at Salsco. Well built and bulletproof.

 

[cmhyland]

Look at Salsco. Well built and bulletproof.

I own a Salsco 600 and it's a well built machine.

Regards,
Chris

 

[Piston]

I own a hydro feed Vermeer PTO 6" chipper. They're hard to come by but if you can find one they are will last you forever. It's built like a tank and weighs 1400lbs.
Model is a 606.

Do you have power beyond hydraulics?

I was looking for a used Wallenstein 62R (hydro) as my first choice. Reason I like that chipper is because it can take up to a 12" wide slab, even though its only 6" diameter capacity. I have a sawmill and this would be very helpful for my slabs, but I came across a deal on the Vermeer that I couldn't pass up and I'm glad I did. It's definitely the most "commercially" built PTO chipper I came across.

Do you mind me asking what you do that will require 20hrs a week of chipping? That sure is a lot, and with that much chipping, don't even consider one without hydro feed.

You have plenty of power for a 5" or 6" chipper so I wouldn't go less than that.

 

[Piston]

do a google search

chipper site:tractorbynet.com

Copy and paste that into google, but of course add www. in front of tractorbynet.

 

[newbury]

Copy and paste that into google, but of course add www. in front of tractorbynet.

Actually www is not needed on my system, I'm running Chrome.

 

[TerryR]

Actually www is not needed on my system, I'm running Chrome.

Whether or not it's needed doesn't depend on the browser but on the way the website is set up. Mostly it's optional. I know of a few sites where in the past it was either required, or could not be used, but now I find it's optional for them. I never use it and haven't had an issue with that for at least five years.

Terry

 

[natem]

I have the Wallenstein 62r with hydro feed. Well worth the money, spend the money on the hydro feed if your going to run it that much. Simple design, works very well I have mine hooked up to my L45.

 

[Gordon Gould]

I am thinking what Piston alluded to. If you are really going to use it 20 hr/week. Week in week out I would go with something that was commercial or close to it at least like his Vermeer.
That being said I am very happy with my old 5" BearCat. I have found that if you keep the knives sharp hydraulic isn't really necessary. It might help if you have a lot of softwood brush. That does take a little pushing if it is full.

 

[Dead Horse]

I have been running a Valby 150 with a hydro feed which I acquired 15 years ago. Some years I put maybe 50 hours on it, others not as much. It is a very sold, well engineered unit and I believe with regular attention it would easily hold up under the kind of use the OP is speaking of. I have run it behind my Kubota 3710 for many years and even run it behind a 90 hp pto tractor. Technique and paying attention to what you are doing makes for a good days work and equipment that lasts a long time.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

I got a woodmaxx. Really nice machine, hydraulic fed, takes a 6" diameter easily, and very affordable.View attachment 305742

 

[Steppenwolfe]

I got a woodmaxx. Really nice machine, hydraulic fed, takes a 6" diameter easily, and very affordable.View attachment 305742

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