New Wallenstein BX42 on a JD2520

[Runner]

Just purchased the above mentioned unit and test ran it today. I am very satisfied with the quality of the product, and learned a couple of things. First, it's really quiet until you put a 2x4 through it. Second, if you're putting freshly-cut branches with lots of leaves through it, you need to have it running at full PTO speed to keep from clogging the output chute.

Overall, I was very impressed. Didn't push it by any means, but ran some 2 inch or so hedge branches through without any problem and the tractor didn't seem to know it was on there.

I have an I-Match quick hitch on the tractor, so the drive shaft worked without any adjustment.

Quality-wise, this attachment was in better shape when delivered than most of the JD products I've purchased.

 

[Ductape]

Nice ! Wallenstein makes a nice product..... you will be happy with that for many years.

 

[ChuckinNH]

I'm running the same chipper on my orange tractor, and have been quite pleased with it so far. I have run punky, green, and very hard dry wood through mine, and it has worked just fine. I did find the same thing about running at PTO rpm with both green, and maximum size materials.

 

[Rara Avis]

Congrats on your purchase...Always run a Wallenstein at PTO speed...

 

[ChuckinNH]

I hitched up my BX42 chipper this morning, and have been out chipping some very stringy, and full of leaves elm along my road frontage. It was giving me a bit of a fit at first, plugging pretty easily, and often. Then I noticed that it seemed that the flywheel (with the knives mounted on it) seemed to be rubbing the top housing of the blower some. I put one flat washer in between that housing, and the bolt down pad, but it didn't seem to help much, so I put one more flat washer in there. I continued chipping without further plugging or incident. It seems that is something we have to check on these chippers. They are weldments after all, and perhaps leaves just require a bit more clearance.

Update: I did use it more this afternoon, and am still having problems occassionally with stringy, and really leafy material...

 

[FLHayman]

I have the Wallenstein 62, similar design. I also chip just-cut branches with lots of leaves, and try to alternate one green branch with an old branch that has been down for a while.....it seems that the dry chips clean out the gummy mush that the green leaves make. I agree that full speed is required for max capacity and green stuff, but I've never had a problem running dry, dead branches through at lower speeds, if they're not too wide. Only reason for me to ever run it at a lower speed is if I'm spending lots of time walking around picking up stuff to throw in. If I have a pile of near capacity branches, of course it'll be at max flywheel energy.

Anybody experimented with setting the stationary knife for different size chips? Just curious.

 

[Patches]

I have a DR, PTO, bottom discharge chipper on my 3054 Kioti and never suffer a clog; as long as I keep the area around the discharge chute clear. Sure wish I had spent the extra dime and got the top discharge model. The 3054 has both 540/1000 rpm pto output, so I use the 1000 rpm option and run the tractor at 1525, which gives just about 540 at the pto, according to my hand held tach. Keeps the engine rpm's in line and I see no difference in chipper performance from the 2600/540 option

 

[brandoro]

I have the same chipper and it occasionally clogs with small fresh cut branches, willow is about the worst. If you can leave branches lay a few days so they dry a bit then it doesn't plug up.
If it plugs I shut the tractor off and put the key in my pocket before getting the wrench to open it with. I find ear muffs are great when chipping dry stuff too.