Chipper Wallenstein BX42 woodchipper
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SevernDH
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Have not put a lot of small stuff through, but what I have run through was passed through just fine. I do end up with a fair number of twigs that get kicked out without being broken down all that much, but again, have yet to see any signs of a clog.
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If I run a lot of softwood bows through I have clogged it up before but not all that often. It seams to help if I run a couple of good wood chunks through every so often, to help blow out the needles.
wallace
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Tell ya what.... you come buy one from me and if it does not work as well as you would like it to, I will refund all your money!
amkfken
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Been using mine for 3yrs, nothing is too small, will only clog with green leaves sometimes, will not have any problems with pine, if it does clog, 1bolt, open it up ,clean--1 minute, back to chipping!!
brandoro
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The only thing I have plugged mine with is green willow twigs. The twig breaker becomes a twig folder and they spring open and block the chute. Let them dry for a few days and they blast through like everything else. I have put a fair bit of pine through it with no problems. :thumbsup:
Should you manage to plug the chute, shut the tractor off, put the key in your pocket then unplug the chute.
Should you manage to plug the chute, shut the tractor off, put the key in your pocket then unplug the chute.
Just got mine yesterday. Assembled from the crate, NICE packing job from the factory!!!! Very Solid.
I chipped everything from 1/16" to nearly 2" stuff with it yesterday. No cloggs and most debris was quite small exiting the shute.
I suppose green leaves or such might clogg, as I haven't tried pine bows yet. But it's a solit pice!
I ran it at 2100rpm on my B7800 so somewhere arround 490 rpm on the PTO. NO hesitation and still nice outflow. I'll have some heavy use for it this w/e and in the near future. I'll report with more then.
I chipped everything from 1/16" to nearly 2" stuff with it yesterday. No cloggs and most debris was quite small exiting the shute.
I suppose green leaves or such might clogg, as I haven't tried pine bows yet. But it's a solit pice!
I ran it at 2100rpm on my B7800 so somewhere arround 490 rpm on the PTO. NO hesitation and still nice outflow. I'll have some heavy use for it this w/e and in the near future. I'll report with more then.
nickel plate
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I just ran some pine through my BX42 last weekend and it jammed on the last cleanup load of very small broken off prunings. I think the fix for that would be to do several cleanup runs during the whole process or just discard the small stuff in another manner.
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I second the comment about willow leaves clogging up the chute.
I like to keep my old Craftsman chipper/shredder handy. Anything too small for the BX42 goes through the Craftsman.
I like to keep my old Craftsman chipper/shredder handy. Anything too small for the BX42 goes through the Craftsman.
farmeratheart
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How would the BX42 do with hardwood (oak/maple/ash) bark? I bring wood in as large chunks/rounds and make a rough "pile" on which they sit for about a year. Then I split those into pieces my stove will accept in year#2 and stack in the shed for another 10-12 months. At splitting time I get lots of large pieces of bark (sometimes 10" X 16") falling off. I like to chip this up to make mulch for the flower beds (not the ones close to the house!). I find myself breaking the large pieces of bark into strips 3"-4" wide to get through my small (5 horse) chipper. Would a BX42 help or would I be better off with the Wally BXM32 chipper/shredder ?
Frank
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Haven't tried just "Bark". I've got lots of Pine Bark arround as it does the same as yours... falls off the dried splits and just piles up in big chunks.
I'll have to try that this w/e..... Home made "Bark" for cover... I like it!
Cheers
I'll have to try that this w/e..... Home made "Bark" for cover... I like it!
Cheers
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I have a BX42 that I run on my Kubota B2620. Initially, I had problems with it clogging on small flexible branches, and stuff that was mostly green leaves. I found that the cutter clearance was not set right from the factory. ( I think they set them pretty wide when new because of paint, and run in, etc.) Anyway I adjusted the clearance per the manual, and haven't had any further trouble. The chipper is rated at 1000 rpm, so I have tried it with the 960 rpm on the rear pto that my tractor offers. That will spit grass, weeds, and about anything else small that you can think of right through there! You lose torque for the larger stuff though. I did try it that way by tossing armloads of weeds in there, and they went through fine.
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I do the same - run it at 960 for the little stuff and I doubt you will clog. The only time I ever clogged mine was at 540 and lots of leaves and small junk.
Well first full day with the BX42. What a Beast on my B7800! 2100rpm on the tractor (480rpm on the chipper aprox).
Filled the bed on my truck 4 times (heaped), emptied on my Hops field for suppression of the weeds, with out any issue.
I had figured the wood limbs I had laying around would be a full day's work, but this little chipper ate and ate and ate in nothing flat. Just load, get her started on the limb, then go grab another... repeat. It was more work to empty the truck bed than it was to chip the wood.
Ended up getting the chain saw out and cutting more! and ended up cutting and chipping, cutting and chipping.
But my @$$ is sore today, as are my hands... I need to toughen up some I guess. These toys sometimes just work me too hard as they do so much work they drive me to accomplish more and more than I had intended in one day.
Love my Wallie BX42!
Filled the bed on my truck 4 times (heaped), emptied on my Hops field for suppression of the weeds, with out any issue.
I had figured the wood limbs I had laying around would be a full day's work, but this little chipper ate and ate and ate in nothing flat. Just load, get her started on the limb, then go grab another... repeat. It was more work to empty the truck bed than it was to chip the wood.
Ended up getting the chain saw out and cutting more! and ended up cutting and chipping, cutting and chipping.
But my @$$ is sore today, as are my hands... I need to toughen up some I guess. These toys sometimes just work me too hard as they do so much work they drive me to accomplish more and more than I had intended in one day.
Love my Wallie BX42!
nickel plate
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Not a toy my friend. I too learned real quick that gloves are a necessity with this machine as the initial feed vibration from a large limb could tear the calluses off of my hands. The BX42 is a plain and simple good hard working machine.
Oh I had gloves! But I learned to keep fingers out from "BETWEEN" branches!!
Crack! and they slap together like a whip, and fingers in the way are battered and bruised instantly!
But the little BX42 is a BEAST! at eating wood!
Amazing how much work I got done over both Sat and Sun. More than I could have imagined. Fantastic... now if my hands heal by next w/e's work....
As I still have another acre of downed tree's and limbs. Probably a Month or more of w/e's, then I'll have to wait for next year as with the leaves growing and brush growing rapidly.... I'll not be able to keep up. Besides the grass, garden and such will begin to take over the time I have.
Thanks for all the support and info on the BX42 and encouragement to pick it over the others. It's a remarkable piece of equipment!
Crack! and they slap together like a whip, and fingers in the way are battered and bruised instantly!
But the little BX42 is a BEAST! at eating wood!
Amazing how much work I got done over both Sat and Sun. More than I could have imagined. Fantastic... now if my hands heal by next w/e's work....
As I still have another acre of downed tree's and limbs. Probably a Month or more of w/e's, then I'll have to wait for next year as with the leaves growing and brush growing rapidly.... I'll not be able to keep up. Besides the grass, garden and such will begin to take over the time I have.Thanks for all the support and info on the BX42 and encouragement to pick it over the others. It's a remarkable piece of equipment!
farmeratheart
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I read your comment about the hands and other soreness. Hopefully that will pass quickly and you'll be ready for next weekend! Did you get a chance to try some of the big "sheets" of bark? Sounds like you are plenty busy without my silly requests!
Good luck.
Frank
Good luck.
Frank
