Tractor for Dalen firewood processor

[Vikki]

Hi

 

Does anybody run a Dalen firewood processor on here and what horse power can you get away with.

 

I know what the company says but just wondered if it could run on less than 40hp.

 

Thanks

[gensetsteve]

I think the size of the tractor is more to do with moving the machine safely without tipping up or over. Alot of smaller processors seem to run with a 13hp petrol engine. If your tractors a bit big get an adaptor from sparex ( about £30 ) and run off the 1000 pto with the engine running at just over tick over. I have a hakki running off a 80hp tractor but uses very little fuel.

[difflock]

Bingo!

My dear old DB has a selectable PTO. I often run her at about 1150 engine revs on the 1000 setting powering 540 equipt.

The 540 shaft setting needs about 2000 engine rpm or so.

So simple sums says 540/1000*2000 or whichever way round it is.

Anyway on the rotary mower simply listen to the hum.

But for the log splitter simply a fast tickover say giving about 350rpm at the shaft is plenty.

When it sounds right it is right:thumbup: