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    Chipper drum failure

    Idk if I said this already but a new drum from Vermeer is $11,500ish, that doesn’t include the shaft. A different company has drum and shaft available for $9,500ish..this weld cost me a couple hundred bucks.. that being said I don’t want to have to take this machine apart again if the weld...
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    Chipper drum failure

    Used the grapple truck to pull the drum out, had to cut off one bearing, otherwise it went smoothly..got the drum back from weld shop today. Will reassemble next weekend.
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    Today....

    Big wood was cut to 3 pieces of firewood, hauled out with Kubota track skidsteer using pallet forks.. 60” Ryan’s grapple wanted nothing to do with the big stuff.. brought it home used the splitfire attachment to bang the big ones down to manageable size..very expensive to get ride of wood. and...
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    Today....

    Big dying pin oak removal.. huskey 3120 with 42” bar to fell and flush the stump.. probably 70ish” at the ground… different job I hit a funny sounding rock with the rg100 with green teeth.. old metal sewage clean out was pretty well hidden, teeth seemed fine.
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    Chipper drum failure

    I believe the drum skin is 5/8”
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    Chipper drum failure

    Above the vertical feed wheels is an access panel to the top of the feed wheels. There, there are 2 large springs that are forcing the feed wheels together. Remove the springs by hand and slide the feed wheels open to full width of the throat. The machine has an option for a winch also. prefer...
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    Chipper drum failure

    I appreciate your input, gotta make the time to act on it. And yes if nothing more local comes about I’ll let you know if I make the drive out
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    Chipper drum failure

    So it sounds like I should ask around and find a more capable local welder to potentially repair it the way you described. That’d be ideal if we didn’t have to pull the drum too. Thanks. I’ll ask around and if no luck I’ll reach out to one of the shops you recommended.
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    Chipper drum failure

    Some pictures of crack
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    Chipper drum failure

    2001 bc1800a, original owner, 5900 hours.. this drum/ drum pocket had cracked and been welded twice over the years. Cracked opened up again and machine has been sitting inside my shop for 2+ years.. I was told the metal is too thin/ fatigued to try and weld it again. New drum is 12k-ish last I...
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    Work Photos

    Yeah in this case it didn't seem to do much, I'll keep that in mind for next time and for when sizwheel is genuinely needed
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    Work Photos

    felled this pine on a pile of brush, cut about 5' high and caught it to save the bushes.
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    Certifications

    Are the certifications different to operate a stick crane versus a knuckle boom? Looking into purchasing a crane in the next year or so and wondering what classes/ corses I'll have to complete in order to legally operate my crane or knuckle boom for my tree service. I live in Pennsylvania. I...
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    Bandit 18xp vs Vermeer bc1800

    late to the party it seems but I'll defend Vermeer a little bit. for what it's worth the knee bar on the 1800 is pretty easily bypassed electronically or simpler yet a chuck of heavy rubber mounted behind it makes it much, much less sensitive. Should be able to eliminate button guy. Agreed it is...
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    Log Truck

    This is basically the exact truck I'm starting to spec out. Love the idea of my "crane" being my "log truck" too. This is an older thread so I'd love to hear your thought on that truck now.. are you still running it or a similar kboom dump combo? Did you find the boom large enough to be useful...
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