Yeah, this one has 130 on horsepower, dealer said to make up on torque loss. Spins a little quicker also to compensate. Dealer states less general maintenance though not as long life as the diesel. He talked about the recovery being much quicker and time saver in the big picture. We will demo...
Planning on demo day for both and see. Gas version is about 1200 lbs lighter too I believe and more compact. Got it on the drum, thanks. Will let you know what I find out.
Looking to replace our chipper, if we can would like to get a new one. Looking at Bandit and the 990x, GM 4.3 gas in it. The 250 is diesel and 10k more. Any one have any experience or thoughts on the gas engine. I def like the diesel for longevity, can see the little stuff that would make...
Thanks fellas. We do have insurance and they are going to reimburse us but of course starting out pretty low to replace the chipper. For us, most that are in our range are out of state, which is what I had to do for first one. Also buying a used one and don't want to get it then put alot of...
Our truck and chipper got rear ended and totaled the chipper, beat up the truck. Looking at replacing the chipper now. Would prefer the Bandit but can't find too many in my range. Found a nice sounding and looking Altec DC1217 for sale. Don't know much about these though. Any thoughts...
We are in residential areas primarily and chipper only, no grapple. Sounds like BMG is the way to go for now. Yes, both nice but......I'm in CO. What is the story if I buy from you? Shipping, price, timing..? Thank you for the response. Chad
We're going to pull the trigger on this next week hopefully. Looking at the grapple attachments and wanted some advice. Looks like Toro has the Anbo Grapple, forked bucket deal with hydraulics. Looks like most people here have the clam shell type grapple like the Erskine 3 pt grapple. What's...
Looking for an experienced climber to add to our team in Longmont CO. Ideally we need a kick ass, no holds barred climber that is experienced in all aspects of tree work. Gee, imagine that. ISA certified preferred, references please. If the fit is right, we will be looking for a foreman to run...
Looking to get a GRCS finally. Of course would like to save some money if I can. Good working order at minimum, basics fine, if extras prob good too. Let me know if any interest. Thanks.
Most of my honey bee removals are form big old silvers with huge pockets of decay. Still bright green and full of leaves. Fortunately not a lot of severely topped ones around here. Weak sealers, crazy sprouters, cool trees and great for bees.
Yes on the choke and being a little sensitive to start it seems. Has been running much better lately. Seems after we got a few tanks of fuel through it much better. Yes, after it floods pain in the hiney. Take the plug out,dry and usually gets going. Little more temperamental than I was...
We use Sena, some problems with getting them hooked up sometimes, especially with someone new, ie crane operator. Prob user fault, otherwise great. More durable than I thought.
I have a handful of fruit trees to finish up this season. Apple, crabs, peach, apricot and what have you. Lately been quite warm here and buds starting to push on apsens, cottonwoods and maples. Some small growth on fruit trees here, I am going to look at a couple today and see what's going...
Trying to be better about doing our own saws more. Maybe silly question, sorry if so. When tuning, need the chain on to do correctly. On bigger saws would be nice to have just the powerhead but seems like the chain should be on to get it right...right? We do have tach and some experience any...