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@Volstag Is it the WC68? How is it?
I see they recommend it be used with a 20+ PTO tractor. Do you think it would still work ok with my 1026R that has 18hp PTO?
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Yes, I have the WC68. I'm using a Kubota L4701, which is 40+ hp at the pto. Mine doesn't even notice the load, no matter what I feed in. The only problems I've had, were trying to chip up fresh pine and cedar. A 4" branch goes fine, but when you get to the small branches full of needles, it can clog up the discharge. It doesn't actually shred the needles, it just blows them on through. The cedars, unless you trim all the branches off, just hang in the feed chute. They are just too big and bulky to get pulled in intact, not really surprising.
I mainly got this chipper to handle the Autumn Olives I'm cutting. It does a great job on them, as long as you either knick big forks with the chainsaw, or cut them off and feed them separately. A lot of time, I can feed an entire 2-3" tree in with no trimming.
A smaller tractor like yours might run it, but you will definitely have to slow the feed down, and possibly pause on bigger stuff.