Chipper drum failure

[Bigdog12]

Idk just thought y'all might find these pictures interesting...
View attachment IMG_3555.mov Bc2100xl 2013 3000ish hours...Idk I can't believe it broke like that... add some salt in the wound Vermeer said $22,000 for a new drum, and even worse than the price, it's a 77 day lead time... I don't know, I just can't believe it.

 

[data farm 26]

Sounds like a raw deal.

Good thing no one got hurt. Sorry that happened to you though, what a bummer.

 

[evo]

That is terrifying. I think I can see where some cracking occurred areas that are not fresh shinny metal. Also crazier is it looks like it wasnt a knife pocket or anything like that that failed, just the drum its self blew!

 

[96coal449]

The Vermeers

Doo do do do did do did do

CAN'T CHIP THIS.

Thanks for sharing. I hate Vermeer more and more every year. I wonder if their drums are manufactured overseas.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Since there was no mention of injury I'll say...glad no one got hurt. There are a LOT of metal pieces on the move. Any one of them could kill.

 

[Bigdog12]

Yes thank you guys, I should have said that first, no one got hurt. I was feeding with the mini no one else was with in 50 yards. That is a chunk of drum that penetrated the chip chute and is stuck up there in the one picture I posted earlier.. It made an awful racket when it happened and the whole machine started shaking violently. There were no noticeable defects in the drum last I checked the blades. Funny enough one of Vermeer's selling points over bandit was their "quality American steel" and the longevity of the machine.

 

[southsoundtree]

How about Landmark Machinery for a drum?

 

[Merle Nelson]

Very interesting pictures. Thanks for posting.

If looking for a drum how about checking in with member who works for company parting out chippers...a chipper wrecking yard? Anyone know his name easily???

 

[Bart_]

Has Vermeer shown any CSI interest in the failed drum and shrapnel containment damage? It is common to at least ascertain fast or slow crack growth in mechanical failures, root cause etc.

 

[Bigdog12]

How about Landmark Machinery for a drum?

Thanks but nothing on their website, maybe I'll call them tomorrow

 

[Chris Schultz]

I bet the sound that must’ve made was terrifying. I was on a job where the bed knife collided with a drum knife. It sounded like an explosion….

 

[southsoundtree]

Trevor Bangalor or something, but his account isn't showing up with the @trev... thing.

 

[Bigdog12]

Has Vermeer shown any CSI interest in the failed drum and shrapnel containment damage? It is common to at least ascertain fast or slow crack growth in mechanical failures, root cause etc.

Yes salesman has sent photos and video to head of service I believe. This happened today, waiting to hear how they want to proceed and if they're willing to help a fella out at all

 

[96coal449]

Yes salesman has sent photos and video to head of service I believe. This happened today, waiting to hear how they want to proceed and if they're willing to help a fella out at all

They should. It is designed to eat wood.
Now if you fed the mini to it ......

 

[27RMT0N]

Yikes. Interesting to see the inside of them, guess I've never really thought about what it looks like and how they are built.

My BC1000 apparently had a knife come off while operating at some point before I bought it, or at least that was the dealers assessment when I took it into them. They found the driveshaft was bent, which threw the bearings out, and shook it creating stress fractures in the body. The reason they thought it must have been a knife coming off was there was bulges from the inside going outwards, and of course that resulting damage over time having not been repaired properly whenever that happened. Cost over $7k to repair all that, but honestly other than fixing that (I ran it for a year after buying it without issue, before taking it in and them finding those problems) it has been a great chipper for me. Though now relegated to backup status now that I have a 12XP....

 

[Tom Dunlap]

I bet the sound that must’ve made was terrifying. I was on a job where the bed knife collided with a drum knife. It sounded like an explosion….

I had two chipper 'grenade' incidents. Terrifying to be the one to belly crawl in and reach up to turn the engine off.

 

[Mick Dempsey]

Saw the thread title, decided to take a look, was not disappointed.


No one was hurt, that’s the main thing.

 

[flushcut]

Kablammmoooo! Holy shit that’s bad! I’m glad nobody got hurt or killed. It looks like it failed at two weld seams and the rest of the plate looked fatigued. Scary!

 

[Serf Life]

My word that’s scary.

 

[Z'sTrees]

Jeezus! Did you have to go home and change afterwards?
I'll 2nd checking in with landmark on a drum. Looks like a lot more than the drum is going to need attention.
Glad no one was hurt...