Comparison wood chipper

hiram thomas · Sep 18, 2012

I am interested in buying a 4 to 8 PTO driven wood chipper similar to Oxxn, Woodmaxx, Wallenstein, etc. Anyone have any suggestions as to which brand? Advantage of belt driven vs direct PTO? Thanks

Grn mtn boy · Sep 18, 2012

My new Woodmax should be here in a day or two. I'll try to run some brush through it this weekend and let you know what I think of it.

hiram thomas · Sep 18, 2012

Thanks, look forward to hearing from you. Whay model did you get?

Redneck in training · Sep 18, 2012

Wally is direct drive and it is one of the most popular chipper. Has lot of good reports on TBN.

murphy1244 · Sep 18, 2012

Bought a Wallenstein BMX-42 about 2 months ago and I am very happy with it.Have not heard of a straight belt drive as mine is PTO to Belt drive.

jbrumberg · Sep 18, 2012

I bought a Wallenstein BMX-32 this Spring and I have no complaints.

hiram thomas · Sep 18, 2012

Redneck in training said:
Wally is direct drive and it is one of the most popular chipper. Has lot of good reports on TBN.

I am not familiar with Wally. Will you tell me where I can get more info? Thanks

KubotaToy · Sep 18, 2012

I have a hydraulic feed 8" Bearcat, cuts everything I can drag to it, so I am very happy with the performance, problem is draging and loading 8" anything in the chipper is real work. I know I do not have to chip larger material, but I paid a premium to do so therefore I feel obligated.

natem · Sep 19, 2012

I purchased the wallenstien 62r hydro feed. Well worth the money, a little expensive but you get what you pay for. No belts on mine. Pto shaft straight to fly wheel.
www.embmfg.com

Here is where i purchased it from
http://www.farmequipment24-7.com/Wood_Chippers_Woodchippers_s/106.htm

Redneck in training · Sep 19, 2012

hiram thomas said:
I am not familiar with Wally. Will you tell me where I can get more info? Thanks

Wally is jargon word for Wallenstein. BX Wood Chippers - Wallenstein

Grn mtn boy · Sep 19, 2012

I got the WM-8H. It actually was delivered yesterday. I hope to work on putting it together tonight. It seems very well packed for shipping. They weld a metal cage around it and then wrap it in plastic. I'll take some pics before I cut into the packing and as I put it together.
I couldn't justify the cost of a hydraulic feed Wallenstein. I know they're well respected, just out of my budget. I really wanted a hydraulic feed, so I went with the WoodMax. Time will tell if I made the right decision.

Chris

s219 · Sep 19, 2012

I have a Wallenstein BX-42, and it's been fantastic.

RPW · Sep 19, 2012

I have a woodmax 8 inch manual and have used it for about a week of off and on chopping and very happy with it.

Baby Grand · Sep 19, 2012

I was within a New York minute of writing a check for a Wallenstein BX-42 before I found a low priced, used Patu 4" on Craigs List. The Wally has an elongated opening that would greatly reduce the amount of limb trimming I have to do to get twisty stuff to self-feed. The Patu is direct drive to a heavy flywheel, like the Wally, and I'd recommend that in a chipper. Dead simple and very easy to service.

mckyk7 · Sep 19, 2012

I bought the Oxxn about a month ago. Works very well. Have used it alot over the past month. Very satisfied with the hydraulic feed.

Grn mtn boy · Sep 20, 2012

Here's a couple of pictures of how they ship the WoodMax:

Seems to be pretty well packed for shipment.

And a couple of pictures of it as I assemble it:

There were a few little quirks but assembly went fairly smooth. All the parts and hardware were there, no running to the hardware store like I've had to with other assemblies.

I hope to finish assembly, add the oil and try it out if I get done work in time tonight. I'll see if I can't post a video and let you guys in on my first impressions.

scott_vt · Sep 20, 2012

Good Evenin Grn mtn boy,
Nice lookin unit ! Let us know how you make out !

Any where near me ?

BucketTeeth · Sep 20, 2012

Yes, please do let us know. I'm also in the market for a chipper. Does it seem to be substantial enough? Fit and finish?

Thanks for the photos.

BT

mckyk7 · Sep 20, 2012

Thanks for the photos, I know how exciting it is to get a new attachment for the ole toy, er I mean tractor. lol

tractchores · Sep 20, 2012

I've got the wallenstein bx42 and its been amazing. It isn't the hydro feed model, but it self feeds pretty well and I can just put a tree in and stand back. The elongated opening (4x10") us a huge help and means you almost never have to trim anything you can almost always find a way to fit it in. It also does a decent job of blowing the chips and comes with a chute (some don't). they're extremely simple machines, so easy to maintain and hard to break. I personally wouldn't go with a belt (something else to break). There's a good used market and they hold their value extremely well, so if you see one used jump on it because they don't last long. The unit is very heavy duty as well and is made of very heavy gauge metal (watch which way the chute is pointing because it'll take a chunk out of a tree if you it one driving). I would also recommend a dolly to put it on and take it off, I have a build thread for one somewhere on here and its been great, its about 5 minutes to go from the BH to the chipper now.