Chipper WC8 Wood Chipper, any weakness to look for when buying a used?

[lemen]

Sorry I am kicking this old tread up, but I guess it's a better idea than to start my own.
I also living in Norway, and thinking of buying this WC-8 with mechanical feed.

@Avgv how is yours doïng after the two years you own this one?

 

[Jack Yuan]

Sorry I am kicking this old tread up, but I guess it's a better idea than to start my own.
I also living in Norway, and thinking of buying this WC-8 with mechanical feed.

@Avgv how is yours doïng after the two years you own this one?

come on, I suggest you buy from me, I sent a PM to you.

 

[Agvg]

@Avgv how is yours doïng after the two years you own this one?

It works good, the feed does the job if the trees are not to wide.
I haven't a lot of hours on it but maybe 40 - 50 and I have only sharped the blades once, works great on both my quite small tractors.
So I can recommend it, the only thing i don't like are the access to the blades, a bit tight but not a big problem.

 

[lemen]

Thanks Agvg!
The shop that sales the WC8 here in Norway, did not recommend it because the feed. It should be no good. He advised the BX42.
I have seen several movies from both.
And indeed most movies are to proof how big trees you can chip with it. I Think everything bigger than 3 inches is firewood and will not be chips.

What I don't like at the BX42 is that the flywheel is mounted direct at the PTO. That means a lot of stress at the PTO of the tractor. Espessialy because this flywheel is not so heavy.
The WC8 has V-belts and a twice as heavy flywheel which both will dampen a lot for the PTO.
On the other hand V-belts will wear out , and are not cheap.

 

[Agvg]

The feed works OK, but of course you must think when you use the chainsaw so the branches is easy to feed through the chipper.

 

[Agvg]

To my use it is a very good tool

 

[lemen]

Tanks for the picture, that is exactly what I planned to chip. All those 'gråor' ( greyalder?) and some tops of the spruce.
I think I made my dsscion, thanks Avgv.

besides: which part of Norway do you live? I saw recent pictures with snow already ( or still from last winter )
I'm living in Namdalen - Nord Trøndelag.

 

[Agvg]

The pictures are from my farm i Aurland in Sogn, I also have a property in Brandbu.

 

[lemen]

Those two are not close to each other!
Lot of traveling, but absolute a nice area!

 

[Agvg]

No, its a 4 hours drive