Hi - I am new to this forum. Bought a JD 3032E and am wondering if the WC1103 wood chipper would be worth the investment. I have brush piles from felling trees. I make use of the limbs over 4 inches in diameter but would love to chip and use branches as mulch rather than burn. Any experience with such would be appreciated! I am wondering if it would do the job - Thanks!
Buying Advice Frontier Wood Chippers
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cantbeatadeere
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I am sure that would work well on that tractor....prefer a model with hyd. feed myself. once you start chipping your brush, you will never go back to burning/piling. I pull a tree out limb,chip,cut.....whole tree gone in no time flat. I do the same as you, anything 4 inch or larger goes to firewood. i even chip into my dump trailer at times and fill mudd holes in the trails, works great.:thumbsup:
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Per the spec sheet for the 1103 chipper, it looks like 3" material is the largest it can chip (the inlet is 3"x5.5"). Is 3" adequate for your needs?
Here it is, if you want to read it:
http://www.deere.com/en_US/docs/non_current/dsfe41079_wood_chipper_lit.pdf
Looks like the 1105 might be a better choice.
Frontier buys and markets their implements. For example, my 72" Frontier RFM is actually a Woods Equipment mower. No complaints, it's well made and I got it for a good price.
Anyway, I do suggest comparing prices with the OEM (if you determine who actually makes it...I think it's a Salsco or Wallenstein). You might get a better price.
Chippers are a great implement for that occasional yard clean up work.
BTW, the 3032 tractors do not have an off seat PTO operation. Not one of Deere's better ideas, but a fact of life.
Some folks use a weight on the seat (50 lb bag of sand, for example) to overcome this....others disable the seat safety switch.
Here it is, if you want to read it:
http://www.deere.com/en_US/docs/non_current/dsfe41079_wood_chipper_lit.pdf
Looks like the 1105 might be a better choice.
Frontier buys and markets their implements. For example, my 72" Frontier RFM is actually a Woods Equipment mower. No complaints, it's well made and I got it for a good price.
Anyway, I do suggest comparing prices with the OEM (if you determine who actually makes it...I think it's a Salsco or Wallenstein). You might get a better price.
Chippers are a great implement for that occasional yard clean up work.
BTW, the 3032 tractors do not have an off seat PTO operation. Not one of Deere's better ideas, but a fact of life.
Some folks use a weight on the seat (50 lb bag of sand, for example) to overcome this....others disable the seat safety switch.
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Chippers are a great implement for that occasional yard clean up work.
Roy....
I hear they are also great for running your not too close associates through....
A little messy at the output end but certainly final......:laughing:
Roy....
I hear they are also great for running your not too close associates through....
A little messy at the output end but certainly final......:laughing:
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Hi all! I'm really enjoying all I'm learning from you - even before I actually signed up to this forum. I was reading other posts this week and thought some folks with chippers had issues with smaller limbs and brush going into the opening - that although the limbs were small diameter the leaves and small offshoots of the limb were hard to manage in the opening or operation of the chipper. Maybe I'm not reading that right but these things are expensive and I don't want to get one and have trouble with it. The 1105 is significantly more expensive and might be worth it but I want to make sure that it too doesn't have issues with smaller brush type/ small limbs with off shoots for some reason.
Your application is exactly what I want to do. I burn the trunks over 3 inches in diameter and just want to mulch the rest - use it on paths, garden eventually, holes, fill... I was excited to hear from someone doing the same thing.
One last thing being a newbie and not good with bartering and this on-line purchasing stuff... If I were to get it from the actual company making the chipper, how do I go about doing that?
And thanks for the info about the tractor seat situation - I'd read that in previous posts over the past couple of weeks. I also wish there was a way to switch that auto shut down off.
Thanks again guys!
Your application is exactly what I want to do. I burn the trunks over 3 inches in diameter and just want to mulch the rest - use it on paths, garden eventually, holes, fill... I was excited to hear from someone doing the same thing.
One last thing being a newbie and not good with bartering and this on-line purchasing stuff... If I were to get it from the actual company making the chipper, how do I go about doing that?
And thanks for the info about the tractor seat situation - I'd read that in previous posts over the past couple of weeks. I also wish there was a way to switch that auto shut down off.
Thanks again guys!
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I don't think you'll find any ethical dealership that would disable your safety switch because of liability and legal issues.
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I know the dealer won't...that's a safety device and no dealer would disable that.
However, if you search on the Deere Owning/Operating forum, you'll find several guys who did disable that switch. I don't have a 3032 (I wouldn't buy a tractor without off seat PTO capability, but that's no criticism of you!!), so those guys might be better to help you.
Try using "3032 PTO operation" as a search query...focus on the Deere Owning/Operating and the general Owning/Operating forums.
As far as "I were to get it from the actual company making the chipper, how do I go about doing that?"...just compared other brands (visually) with the frontier unit. I'm pretty sure it's Salsco or Wallenstein. Then, go to their websites and do a dealer search.
There is a downside, if you have a Quick Hitch. The Frontier is probably set up for a Quick Hitch...the OEM unit may not be.
Thanks for the info Roy - I will check and compare prices. When I make the decision I'll let you know - guessing most folks on this sight have bigger tractors and no need for this smaller style chipper used on my small tractor. I'm a rookie/novice/small fry compared to most of you but thanks for letting me play with the big boys! I'll still hope that someone out there might know someone or have experience with the WC1103-1105 or similar for branch type of material/brush to be mulched. My tractor is in and I took a look at it the other day. Still waiting for the box blade and then it will be at my place. My salesperson is a nice guy but he didn't know really anything about the chippers.