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Read articles →This is an owner's real-world test of a BX42 wood chipper (bought used, ~$1,200) behind a 1025R, not a dealer demo. It covers pre-run inspection of blades and flywheel, PTO start-up sequence, hauling logistics with an 18-foot trailer, then actually feeding wrist-sized branches through two brush piles with helpers, plus a post-job teardown check. Good fit for 1025R owners weighing this specific implement's real capacity and PTO horsepower limits.
Posted by the Bill Burkhart channel, an owner-operator sharing an unscripted, hands-on account of using his own equipment on personal projects.
Yes. The 1025R has 18 PTO horsepower and the owner says it chewed through wrist-sized branches very nicely during the test.
Start the tractor, get off the seat, then engage the rear PTO and let it ramp up to RPM. Doing it the other way caused it to stall.
The owner's rule of thumb is anything as big as his wrist goes on the woodpile instead, and anything smaller runs through the chipper fine.
After the job, the owner opened the hood and found the blades still sharp, the flywheel fine, and all bolts tight.
