Chipper Scored a used BX62 Wallenstein

[Boondox]

Found it about an hour away, lightly used then stored for four years in an aircraft hangar. Knives sharp as new, hardly any scratches in the paint. $2000. A real beast!

Images show the chute open for easy access to the blades. Looking forward to years of use

 

[sixdogs]

Wallenstein makes a great chipper. Mine runs as smooth as a Swiss watch with near zero vibration. Good find.

 

[s219]

Great score!!

 

[KenLysons]

That's awesome! There is a local auctioneer that sells a chinese copy of it, and believe it or not it is a great unit. They generally sell for $1500CAD each. I was able to get 2 at a sale for $550 each, took them both which REALLY annoyed the down bidder lol.

 

[oosik]

That IS a great find. I've had my Wally BX62S for eight years now. Never a problem. Every spring it's what chips my young pine trees. Around 900 to 1200 every spring. I'm quite careful and after eight years I'm still on the same side of the cutting blades. Soft, young pines & no dirt or rocks.

 

[Zebrafive]

I also have one. I bought new. Shear bolts are 10mm, but I use 3/8", easier to find/buy. I found mine does not like grape vines. It plugged up, so I no longer try to chip them.
I bolted 4x4s to the skids to make it sit higher for less drive shaft angle.

 

[5030]

Had one, sold it last year. Roasting sticks is a lot less arduous than chipping them. Quicker too.

 

[oldballs]

Had one, sold it last year. Roasting sticks is a lot less arduous than chipping them. Quicker too.

That does become the question on some occasions.

and..........just as Zebra noted about grape vines...........try some yucca plant some time.

 

[oosik]

Zebrafive - I learned, in a big hurry, there is an alternate to the Grade 8 OEM shear bolts. The dealer charged $8.50 each. I swapped over to 3/8" machine bolts.

 

[sixdogs]

Zebrafive - I learned, in a big hurry, there is an alternate to the Grade 8 OEM shear bolts. The dealer charged $8.50 each. I swapped over to 3/8" machine bolts.

What grade are the 3/8" bolts?
Not positive but think I've been using bulk 10MM metric bolts. Can't recall the grade but believe I researched it.

 

[oosik]

The OEM Grade 8 shear bolts were very fancy. Highly machined with a grove in the middle. For easier shearing - ??? I used standard Grade 5 machine bolts with Nylock nuts.

 

[oosik]

One other "trick" I do. I only use the chipper for a month or so in the spring. When all my pines have been chipped - the chipper goes into storage in one bay of my carport. I LIBERALLY coat each of the four knife blades in a very thick coating of grease. So far, after eight years, no rust on any of the blades. View attachment 638021

 

[Boondox]

I also have one. I bought new. Shear bolts are 10mm, but I use 3/8", easier to find/buy. I found mine does not like grape vines. It plugged up, so I no longer try to chip them.
I bolted 4x4s to the skids to make it sit higher for less drive shaft angle.

I do not have the manual and have not yet found a shear bolt. I assumed it used a slip clutch PTO shaft. I found two zerk fittings but where exactly is the shear bolt?

 

[Boondox]

Had one, sold it last year. Roasting sticks is a lot less arduous than chipping them. Quicker too.

I used burn piles for years and find nothing easy about them. Gathering branches from all over the property, letting them dry a couple months while they were always in my way, waiting for conditions safe for a burn, then tending the fire all day, often stretching into two or three days. Never found that process enjoyable

 

[oosik]

The OEM PTO shaft that came with mine has a shear bolt. It's built in to the U-joint on one end of the PTO shaft. The Op Manual talks about replacing the shear bolt. Nothing is mentioned about a slip clutch.

 

[Boondox]

The OEM PTO shaft that came with mine has a shear bolt. It's built in to the U-joint on one end of the PTO shaft. The Op Manual talks about replacing the shear bolt. Nothing is mentioned about a slip clutch.

Thanks. The seller needed the PTO shaft for another implement so I have to source one.

 

[oldballs]

I don't think Chippers utilize a Slip-Clutch. As I understand it, a chipper doesn't need one.....just a straight PTO shaft with a shear bolt on the tractor side.

cheers,
Mike

 

[oosik]

I suggest a local dealer that sells Wallenstein. They can get the exact PTO shaft that's compatible with your BX62S. Just for your info - I bought my unit eight years ago - brand new. It was $4500 from the local Kubota dealer. Dam right - you got a great deal!!

 

[dragoneggs]

I used burn piles for years and find nothing easy about them. Gathering branches from all over the property, letting them dry a couple months while they were always in my way, waiting for conditions safe for a burn, then tending the fire all day, often stretching into two or three days. Never found that process enjoyable

Hmmm... I find my burn pile ritual theraputic and quite enjoy it. I burn a couple times a year. Spring/Fall. Yes I have to orchestrate the timing with weather/dryness of pile and work around the burn ban season. But I like that freedom I still have. At my old house in the suburbs, that 'privilege' is gone.

 

[oosik]

Yes, dragoneggs, but the OP is burning grape vines. Or, at least, trying too. That's a WHOLE LOT different than you're burning wild hemp.:laughing::cool2: