pto wood chipper

[cosworth]

Im thinking of buying a pto wood chipper under four thousand is it wise to bye second hand?how much abuse do they get?any makes i should stay away from?any info would be great

[PeteB]

Hi there,

 

My advice is to look at the size of tractor that you have and think what your application is going to be and how much are you going to use it and what you intend to do in the future. I would tend to buy a mainstream make and model (avoid the "8inch machines from China for a little over a grand that are on ebay) from a reputable supplier or a make that you can get bits for fairly easily. I would give a lot of consideration to using the money you have as a deposit on a new machine as finance is cheap at the mo, and you get warranty etc.

 

Then I would buy a GreenMech:sneaky2:

[Gareth Dalzell]

Im thinking of buying a pto wood chipper under four thousand is it wise to bye second hand?how much abuse do they get?any makes i should stay away from?any info would be great

 

We have a ZX 200 Schliesling on a 35Hp Kubota and it is fantantic. It is heavy on the tractor weight wise, but power is just about right. Its a great way of getting the chipper to the exact point of use, over fields, through woods places most 4x4 wouldn't look at. We looked at a few other makes, but the Schliesling weight about 150-200 kg more than most of the other brands and being a bit old fashioned I reckon the more it weighs the more steel there is in it and the stronger it will be. It hasn't let me down in 2 1/2 years It was a demo machine - think we paid around £5k for it

[PeteB]

I think you'll pay a bit more than that for a Schiesling these days!