Chipper Wallenstein BX62S?

[Foxtrot08]

My dad and I are currently looking for a chipper for the farm right now. I've narrowed it down to, probably a Wallenstein BX62S model. It seems to be the 'right size' for the job's we're looking for.

Right now we have 2 tractors that could run it at full capacity: New Holland TN60 (57HP) and New Holland 'Boomer' 2420 (60hp)


It's rated up to a 6in piece, which any bigger then that (besides pine) we would use for our wood burners.



Or would it be worth us to maybe go for a Wallenstein BX92S? But this would limit our tractor selection down to our IH 806 turbo.

Our goals with it is to chip trimmings / unusable fire wood for paths around the farm and to chip the pine, into bedding for our chickens.

Also, I've been told they're about the best - but this is from dealers and such. How are they compared to a Bearcat or other brands? I liked the Wallenstein over the bearcat because of the direct drive vs. belts. (had a bad experience with belt driver chippers before.)

 

[s219]

I have been shopping for a chipper, and concluded the Wallensteins were one of the best, if not the best.

 

[Zebrafive]

I have a BX62 running on a 60hp John Deere. Only problem I have is shearing pins on startup. Flywheel is heavy so I have to engage the PTO at idle or the pin shears.

 

[tractchores]

They make a very good chipper. I have the smaller one (bx42) and it runs very well. I think their HP recommendations are relatively conservative, at least in that range as I'm running it on a 29hp and seem to be able to feed it at capacity with hardwood most of the time. I would look at what you want to chip to decide on the size. You can always chip smaller stuff with a bigger chipper, but not bigger stuff with a smaller one.....

 

[rd_macgregor]

I bought a BX62S last summer to use on my Kioti DK45, but have only used it for a couple of hours so far. The only problem I've encountered so far has been plugging by feeding too many small twigs (especially with evergreen needles!) into it. I managed to jam it a couple of times; once the bolt sheared and once the internal PTO clutch (or is it hydraulics?) in the tractor slipped instead (not so good).
I have many hours of use planned for the upcoming summer...whenever that may come to our neck of the woods.
BOB

 

[Foxtrot08]

I have a BX62 running on a 60hp John Deere. Only problem I have is shearing pins on startup. Flywheel is heavy so I have to engage the PTO at idle or the pin shears.

Great information, thank you!

RD, we've gone from 'winter' (which was sorta like... a long spring, never got into the negatives) to summer - it's going to be 80 out tomorrow.


Found out our local NH dealer just got signed as a wallenstein distributor last week... their first chipper arrived yesterday... and we're going to pick it up tomorrow once they transfer it from their main shop, to our local branch. Best price around too!

 

[natem]

What is the name of the dealer?

 

[Foxtrot08]

Miner's Tractor Sales in Rootstown Ohio and Canfield Ohio.

Miner's bought out our old dealer, Canfield New Holland. But our friend(s) still work there.

 

[Foxtrot08]

Well, we picked it up from the dealership today...

Amazing! First test was an easily, 6 inch old hard wood dead limb. Ate the thing right up into a nice little pile. Way different then the old belt driven one we had.


Also did some other shopping while we there and walked away with a brand new LandPride RCR1272 brush hog, ha.

 

[shanehobson]

I assumed that belt drive was better than shaft drive because it helped to protect the tractor PTO if the chipper jams. But it sounds like you folks prefer direct drive. Could you tell me why please ?
I would like to use this behind a Kubota 2150 (24HP), but I wouldn't be feeding big wood into it as I would keep anything more than 4" (100mm) for firewood.
If necessary I have bigger tractors, but would prefer the Kubota because I can fit the whole tractor and chipper onto a trailer.

 

[RugerPilot345]

I agree, the only problem i have is shearing pins on start up......I've gotten where i open up blade area each time i start it otherwise the shear will jam and shear.......my problem is what size is the shear pin.......I found online where it said M10-1.5 X 55mm in 10.9 grade........but i bought it exactly that size and it is too big......any helming;p would be greatly appreciated!!

 

[oosik]

I bought a BX62s three years ago - upgraded from BX42s. So far I've put around 120 hours on the chipper. I thin my stands of young Ponderosa pines and will chip between 800-950 young pines every year at this time. Actually, today I'm taking the day off and letting the 'ol bod recuperate from my chipping activities.

I've learned a few tips on use of any chipper. When you are finished for the day - open the chipping compartment and clean out all the chips & twigs. This will eliminate shearing pins on startup. When you do startup - engage the chipper at idle speed on the tractor and engage it slowly. Once the chipping wheel is spinning - then you can bring the tractor up to PTO speed. Large diameter, short(8' or less) logs are quite likely to shear a pin. This is because the log will hit the spinning shear wheel, chip off a chunk, bounce back out the input chute a small bit, slide back down the chute, hit the spinning shear wheel, chip off another chunk - etc, etc. An entire whole tree, the same diameter, will not do this because the mass of the tree will keep the trunk in constant contact with the chipping wheel and not create such extreme shock loading.

I considered a BX92s but consider this. I chip my pine trees "in the round". The entire tree with all limbs attached is fed directly into the chipper. Yes, the BX62s will chip a 6" tree - - the question is.... are you enough of a man to be dragging 6" x 30' trees out of the woods, hour after hour???

And if you, like me, are able to do it continuously for a maximum of two hours at a stretch - then why in the h*ll do you need a chipper that will handle 9" trees.
Go out in your woods - fell a tree that is 9" on the butt - drag it 50 feet, like you were dragging it to your chipper. Put the butt up on a wheelbarrow, like the lip of a chipper in-chute - - then go back down the tree and lift it up four feet in the air, like you were putting it down the chute of your chipper - push and see if you can push it off the wheel barrow.

How long do you think you could do this for real???? NOW - explain to me why you think you need a chipper that will handle 9" trees.

Anything over 6" can be turned into firewood.............

 

[oosik]

RugerPilot345 -

You will find that Grade 8 - 2.25" long - 3/8 inch diameter bolt with a pinch nut is the exact duplicate of the OEM shear bolt. I was fortunate, beyond belief, when I blew a shear bolt today and found both halves lying on the ground. I have no idea where you would find the metric equivalent of this bolt - nor why it would be necessary to even have the metric equivalent.... believe me, the SAE equivalent is expensive enough - - $4.89 for the bolt & $0.99 for the nut.

 

[RugerPilot345]

very well said!!

 

[RugerPilot345]

thanks Oosik, I'll give that a go and see how it works, thanks!!

 

[Carleola]

For the price I would consider the WoodMaxx WM-8H or the Woodland Mills WC86. I have posted a PDF that compares the two chippers. Search for WoodMaxx WM-8H vs Woodland Mills WC86. You can go through the features and see how the Wallenstein shapes up.

Hope this will help in your decision.

 

[Ron50]

I've had my 62s for about 5 years now. No problems.
It feeds well as a self feeder, but I now wish that I would have bought the hydraulic feed so that I could control feed speed. It would be better for my tractor if I could slow down the feed speed.
I bought it when I lived in Oregon and it was excellent at getting rid of alder branches. I now live in Arizona and everything that I trt to chip has stickers of some sort. Hydraulic feed would be nice for this.
I've checked around a bit and it seems that since the model changed that purchasing the hydraulic unit for it is not possible. Should have not been so cheap when I bought it.