Anybody used a Hatz chipper?

Definitely a Brush Bandit 65.

Only 35 hrs but it's a 2003? Not saying that's a bad thing, maybe owned by a little old lady who only chipped on Sundays that she didn't got to church?

Bandit 65, decent small machine, but you won't set any records for production. With just one feed wheel pressing the brush down onto the infeed, it routinely loses traction, any wide branchings need cutting to get them to go through.

Bigger chippers have upper and lower feed wheels, huge difference.

The Bandit 65's I've used both had the Wisconsin air-cooled gas 4-cylinder engine, around 30-35 horses. Don't know anything about Batz Diesels, the little Wisconsins just run forever.

On the upside, the 65 has just two blades, one each at 180 degrees on the disc, so blade changes are cheap!

Both 65's I've used developed cracks on the feed table extension, right where the side skirts end. Nothing a competant welder can't fix, but it is a weak spot.

Talk him down a grand from that price, and you'll have a good starter machine.

Northwind
 
I bought my 2001 200 xp with 85 horse Perkins (Yes a little underpowered, but not bad) for 500 less than that and can chip 12" material all day. Stick 6" through it and it feeds about 90' per minute. Talk him down a couple grand or better yet keep looking. Check with Bartlett for retired machines or Davey.
 
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I bought my 2001 200 xp with 85 horse Perkins (Yes a little underpowered, but not bad) for 500 less than that and can chip 12" material all day. Stick 6" through it and it feeds about 90' per minute. Talk him down a couple grand or better yet keep looking. Check with Bartlett for retired machines or Davey.

[/ QUOTE ]I totally agree. There are far better deals out there. That is a bandit 65 they are a little too small. If your heart is set on buying it I am sure you could rent one for a day first. Don't just run a couple of pieces of brush through one and figure you like it. Try it on a job for a day. In my experience a 90xp was perfect. Chips as good as a larger chipper but is still fairly small and light so you can easily tow it with a small pick-up truck. Just my two cents.
 
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Check out this chipper.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/tls/2497339101.html

It looks really small which is fine for me and my tiny new business. Just wondering if anyone has used one of them and what you thought of their quality. I'm also wondering about the parts availabilty and such.

Thanks for any help.

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Thats a good deal, I don't know much about the Hatz engines though.


Lots of advantages with a small chipper. Many times I've pulled my little Morbark model 7 into backyards with my mini to chip. That thing has no problem keeping me and my groundman busy. I like that it's easy to store and cheap to maintain. We rarely haul chips anymore and take full advantage of leaving them on site.
 
I've used one of these with the same Hatz diesel and for the size and weight they're great little chippers. No clutch, easy blade changes (got to keep them sharp) and built tough like all Bandits. Small enough the three guys can move it around on flat ground, or pull it with an ATV.

But no you won't set any speed records and you'll be left with lots of firewood.
 
Thanks for the advice guys. I work as a contract climber most of the time but for my personal jobs I would like to have a small chipper. I drive a 2500 Sprinter which I don't want to tow a heavy load with and I don't want to get a new vehicle. One of my regular contract climbing jobs is working with a guy in Portland who is running the Vermeer 600XL 6" chipper. We leave chips on most jobs, cut lots of firewood, and spend a little more time on jobs which seems to work just fine. When I first started working with him I thought I was going to bury that crew to the point of them not being able to catch up. I've been pleasantly suprised at what they are able to do with that machine.

Now comes the hard part... I just have to convince my better half that we need a chipper!
 
Ryan,

I've also worked with Vermeer 600/625's.

If you're OK with the throughput of the Vermeer 600, you won't be disappointed or wildly impressed with the Bandit 65.

I'd still be really interested in why a 2003 has just 35 hours on it.

Northwind
 
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