Recommend (or UN-recommend) a specific 3pt wood chipper

TSO · Jun 3, 2013

Well, ordered a matching blue Wallenstein BX42S today, should b here at the end of the week!

Ordered from Woodward Crossing in PA, at $2699 (plus shipping). Total cost came to around $2860. The best my local dealer could do was $3175.

Excited!

oosik · Jun 3, 2013

Congratulations. You got a great chipper IMHO. You will be surprised how aggressively the chipper pulls the limbs, trees etc in to the blades. Really makes you glad your arms are short.

Kyle241 · Jun 4, 2013

Congrats! That is one nice chipper. I keep looking at the BX62 but am not willing to spend the money at this time. I am sure you will not be disappointed with your buy.

TSO · Jun 4, 2013

Thanks fellas... Typo on the shipping, total is actually $2895 shipped to my house. I was looking into the BX62 as well, but for the work I'll be doing with it, the heaviest will be this year and next... after that, it'll only work a few hours per year. So, the heaviest use will be during the warranty period anyhow, couldn't justify the extra $1000 for the bigger unit, especially since I cut anything bigger than 3" into firewood anyhow.

Big thanks to Karin at Woodward Crossing. Very nice lady, very helpful... can't wait for this thing to get here now! I've got some WORK to do with this thing :confused2:

BigE_ · Jun 5, 2013

Let us know how it works out for you, especially on the evergreens limbs like I see in the background on your signature picture.

oosik · Jun 5, 2013

I know what you are talking about BigE. I have had problems, at times, with the pine pitch causing the discharge chute to plug. My answer is to keep small dead, dry pine trees & limbs handy when chipping. Every so often I send a dead limb or tree thru the chipper to clean out the pine needle accumulation in the discharge chute. Otherwise, it means stopping everything and clearing the chute. It usually happens when I get in a hurry and forget the "chute cleaning" procedure.

newbury · Jun 5, 2013

oosik said:
I know what you are talking about BigE. I have had problems, at times, with the pine pitch causing the discharge chute to plug. My answer is to keep small dead, dry pine trees & limbs handy when chipping. Every so often I send a dead limb or tree thru the chipper to clean out the pine needle accumulation in the discharge chute. Otherwise, it means stopping everything and clearing the chute. It usually happens when I get in a hurry and forget the "chute cleaning" procedure.

That should be a safety rule put in the manuals - Always keep some real easy to chip but decent limb around to feed thru and "clean" the system. I try to start off with a 6' limb 2"+ in diameter as a "push" stick. When vines and roots get wrapped around the roller I feed a little of the push stick in to "clean" the system.

TSO · Jun 5, 2013

newbury said:
That should be a safety rule put in the manuals - Always keep some real easy to chip but decent limb around to feed thru and "clean" the system. I try to start off with a 6' limb 2"+ in diameter as a "push" stick. When vines and roots get wrapped around the roller I feed a little of the push stick in to "clean" the system.

That is a good tip, thanks. Is there much of a learning curve with this? From the vids I've watched on youtube, looks like I just toss it in and enjoy the show ?? :cool2:

TSO · Jun 6, 2013

Well, got the Chipper today! What a great transaction this was with the folks at Woodward Landing. I was hoping it would get here by Saturday, Friday at best... all I can say is wow. In the days of disappearing customer service, they sure are a page out of the old-school handbook.

Anyhow, the chipper arrived nicely packaged on a good, protective pallet. Took about 30 or so minutes from the first cut of the plastic wrap to having it on the tractor - not too bad. Just a few bolts here & there. Fired her up and used her for about an hour or so. This chipper really works well! I am pleased with the size chips it produces, and it moves them along quickly. I think this will turn out to be a good implement purchase for me.