Chipper Wallenstein BX42 woodchipper

[Stradbash]

My wife helped me with the chipper for the first time the other day, and I love the look on her face as it took the limbs from her and spit chip into the back of our UTV! I just smiled at her and mouthed "Fargo"!

And did her expression change at that point?

And does she know how to run the tractor....

 

[WannaNH]

Every time I use mine that scene from Fargo goes through my mind!!

 

[brandoro]

Every time I use mine that scene from Fargo goes through my mind!!

That's why you don't EVER want to stick your hand down that chute to clear something.:thumbsup:

 

[FxdGrMind]

I've never seen that movie, but that has been the consistent comment from my neighbors when they see it in action.

 

[RoyJackson]

I've never seen that movie, but that has been the consistent comment from my neighbors when they see it in action.

It's a great flick and I'm not going to ruin it for you by describing the chipper connection.
So, go rent it or keep an eye out on commercial broadcast channels. Due to aspects of the content, better to rent it.

 

[ctgoldwing]

My wife helped me with the chipper for the first time the other day, and I love the look on her face as it took the limbs from her and spit chip into the back of our UTV! I just smiled at her and mouthed "Fargo"!

Wallenstein ROCKS!

LOL - We don't need Fargo here! About 25 years ago a guy here in Connecticut really got rid of his wife with a chipper: Green Beret indicted for murder — History.com This Day in History — 1/10/1994

not a lot left, but enough that he is still in jail.

 

[pinetree10]

While I have no experience with a PTO type chipper, I can give you my thoughts in general...
A chipper is not a mulcher, even though what comes out can be used as mulch. Small stuff, while it may not clog, will have a hard time feeding. Throw your small stuff in on top of a leafy or dense wad and let it get ground up with the big things.
Always stand on the side of the feed hopper, don't stand behind it. A limb can become a large baseball bat and give you a mighty whack. In the Wallenstein picture gallery, the demonstrator is doing this exactly wrong. He is standing in such a way that he could easily be injured if the limb gets away from him. I can't tell if he's trying to push the work into the chute or not. Let's hope he is just supporting the limb to keep it feeding.
This Wallenstein thing is a "chuck and duck" type, so once the object goes in, that's it. No way to reverse the feed. This requires extra caution as stuff can get flung backwards out of the hopper. Maybe right into your face. If you can afford the hydraulic feed chute, buy it. It is a huge safety margin, as well as making chipping less stressful. With my Bandit, I can just place a tree in the hopper and then use the hydraulic feed to control the feed rate.
Wear eye and hearing protection as well as a hard hat. Keep people away who don't know how to use it.

I realize this is an old thread but I had to disagree with the "chuck and duck" part. I've also never considered chipping stressful. I've had a BX42 for years and there has never been a safety issue. If I want to stop chipping a log I'm feeding into the chute I just pull the log back out of the chute. It's not like it's pulling it in with force. It's gravity fed and will self feed any branch that is sitting on the chipping wheel. There's also heavy rubber flaps to keep pieces from flying back at the operator. Hydraulic feed chippers are nice but not necessary for everyone. The BX42 is a simple, heavy-duty machine that has safely chipped hundreds of branches for me over the years.