PTO question

[Kubota_Man]

So I have been thinking about a 3pt chipper/shredder for my BX24. I have done some looking around. My 2 part question is 1) I am under the understanding you need to be on the seat for the PTO to engage and run, am I wrong? 2) What would you fine OTT folks recomend as a mached 3pt chipper/shredder for my BX24?

 

[Eric McCarthy]

You might eant to check into it some more, I think your BX24 might be to small to handel a chipper on the pto. I think you need a 35-40hp or more tractor to run a chipper. Worse comes to worse rent a chipper as you need one. They usually rent at a pretty decent price like uner 200 bucks a day,

 

[L4740]

There are a number of chipper manufactures out there that build chippers sized for your BX. Wallenstien has the BX42 which is perfect for you. I ran one on my BX22 and BX23 for years. What I liked about the Wallenstien is that there is no belts or pullys to wear out. It is direct drive right from the pto. Simple design and works well.

If you put your seat up as if you where going to turn it around into the backhoe position, then your rear pto will run without you being on the seat.
It should be spelled out for you in the owners manual.

 

[nsmitchell]

If you go to You Tube you will find many videos of tractors, including some fairly small Kubotas, running the BX 42. just picked up a used one for the reasons mentioned above: simple to operate and direct drive. Still way too much snow to hook up to my tractor yet but eagerly awaiting warmer weather.

 

[stuart]

I looked into this idea last year, and every recommendation was that you need 25+hp to properly run a chipper. I put the idea aside, and decided to simply rent one for the few times I need a larger unit. I have an electric unit for the twigs and vines.

After some reflection (I can be a bit slow some days) I realized that the hp rating were for chipping the max diameter trees. If you exercise some serious self control, or fabricate a baffle with a smaller sized opening, the units should function well on a smaller tractor.

Right now my need is for a brush cutter, so any thoughts about the chipper will have to wait.

 

[bikerdib]

Wallenstien that L4740 brought up make some units for smaller tractors. My problem with them is the cost; which for my needs ruled out a chipper.

http://www.woodwardcrossings.com/Pages/Pages_11-04/Farm/chipper_guide/bxm32and42.html

 

[cabu]

Hello,

I was also planing to add a chipper. In the end I want do build one. After several talks with some friends I changed my mind to a selfmade chipper with it's own 13hp engine. The reasons were that some friends/people would like to borrow/rent the chipper, but the door to the backyard is not wide enough for traktor, even a small one. Second my Kubota has 15hp, so its no big difference. And third it's smaller to drive around in a small trailer or PickUp.

So I think about to make something like this:

If I would only use the chipper around my place I would go for a PTO type, but regarding my friends and renting I plan to make the chipper with its own engine.

carl