Willber
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- Milford, NH
@27RMT0N Well, I recently acquired MY first truck and chipper (not using my brother's), a 1999 7.3 F-350 DumpTruck and a 2011 BC1000XL with a Catapillar 2.2 liter, inline4, naturally aspirated engine, with 3100hrs. It was owned by Asplund its entire life.
Before I settled on this chipper I was thinking of getting a 2008 Bandit XP200 Turbocharged Cummins engine.
But, the Bandit sold before I could get to it, so I kinda chose the BC1000 out of desperation.
But, since using it, it seems the cutting of the knives is less finickly in need of anvil adjustment, like the Morbark Storm 12inch disk chipper, and makes even less stringy chips, of fine live branches, like the WoodChuck disc chipper.
It also has impressive power when chipping a 12 log, and given it has auto feed, it is less maintenance of feeding than the Morbark or WoodChuck.
I do think I like the design, of one big wheel rather than 2 smaller ones, it more readily grabs branches that are thrown in the hopper, and more readily grabs large diameter branches and logs.
Also, I can open the knife access and touch up the knives with a flat file, and see a slight better chipping performance, and see no adverse change in the chips, and apparently no need to adjust the anvil to knife tolerance.
I did retard the sensitivity of safety knee bar, that thing if not retarded, stops the feed wheel MUCH too often.
I also, cut off the 2 internal safety stops in the chute, so now the chute can rotate infinitely - very convenient.
And, put a second handlebar on the other side of the chute turret, much more convenient than just have the one handlebar.
I also am only using the primary air filter, seems to have increased the power a bit.
Does your new Bandit not make stringy chips, even if your chipping fine live branches, of White or Black Birch?
I know this tree service company that recently purchased a new Bandit Gasoline 15inch drum chipper, and the owner of the company said, the new Bandit heats up more easily than his 2009 Bandit 85HP Cummins Turbo 12inch disc chipper.
And, he says if chipping a lot of stuff, they'll need to stop chipping and let the engine cool before resuming.
Hopefully your new Bandit doesn't overheat.
Before I settled on this chipper I was thinking of getting a 2008 Bandit XP200 Turbocharged Cummins engine.
But, the Bandit sold before I could get to it, so I kinda chose the BC1000 out of desperation.
But, since using it, it seems the cutting of the knives is less finickly in need of anvil adjustment, like the Morbark Storm 12inch disk chipper, and makes even less stringy chips, of fine live branches, like the WoodChuck disc chipper.
It also has impressive power when chipping a 12 log, and given it has auto feed, it is less maintenance of feeding than the Morbark or WoodChuck.
I do think I like the design, of one big wheel rather than 2 smaller ones, it more readily grabs branches that are thrown in the hopper, and more readily grabs large diameter branches and logs.
Also, I can open the knife access and touch up the knives with a flat file, and see a slight better chipping performance, and see no adverse change in the chips, and apparently no need to adjust the anvil to knife tolerance.
I did retard the sensitivity of safety knee bar, that thing if not retarded, stops the feed wheel MUCH too often.
I also, cut off the 2 internal safety stops in the chute, so now the chute can rotate infinitely - very convenient.
And, put a second handlebar on the other side of the chute turret, much more convenient than just have the one handlebar.
I also am only using the primary air filter, seems to have increased the power a bit.
Does your new Bandit not make stringy chips, even if your chipping fine live branches, of White or Black Birch?
I know this tree service company that recently purchased a new Bandit Gasoline 15inch drum chipper, and the owner of the company said, the new Bandit heats up more easily than his 2009 Bandit 85HP Cummins Turbo 12inch disc chipper.
And, he says if chipping a lot of stuff, they'll need to stop chipping and let the engine cool before resuming.
Hopefully your new Bandit doesn't overheat.
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I met this 'tree guy' named owen who I think was a crackhead, looking back. He came to help me haul some wood on my first job, asked to get paid that day and never came back to finish. 
