roadhunter -
As I keep chipping my stands of pines - the pines get bigger and the stands have fewer trees. The upgrade to the BX62 has allowed me to chip the biggest trees that I can manhandle. Anything bigger than a 6" pine is just too darn big for me to pull out of the stand and lift up to the
chipper. THE UNIT WOULD EASILY CHIP THE SIZE YOU SUGGEST - 5" by 5' and dried.
Believe me, a pine 25 to 30 feet tall and 6" on the butt is not an easy thing to pull around. I've tried limbing the trees and it does make it easier to move. But then I have to go back, gather up all the limbs and get them to the
chipper. Since I chip so darn many every year I have a lot of opportunities to explore the quickest and easiest method of getting these buggers out of the stand and into the
chipper. So far leaving them un-limbed - dragging them out - letting them sit for around 6 months to dry out somewhat appears to be the easiest. Having my son come out and help goes a long way also - ha,ha.
I have chipped some trees that chip easier than pine - birch, alder & quaken asp. These chip just like a big long candle. They chip so smooth that I don't even think the
chipper notices.
The only problem I ever had with the Wallensteins was with the BX42S - the discharge chute was smaller than the BX62S. The smaller chute would at times plug from all the sap from the fresh cut pines. The inside of the chute would become coated with pine sap and the chips would stick to the sap and eventually I'd have to shut down, clean out the chips and clear out the sap with a rag soaked in kerosene. I solved that situation by cutting, hauling & stacking one year and chipping the following year. I've not had that problem with the larger chute on the BX62S.
Anybody that says they can handle & chip 25 foot tall by 6" butt cut trees all day long must be second cousin to a gorilla. I can go for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, then I have to shut down and rest for a while.