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I have a 2019 bandit xpc 19 intimidator and the feed wheels have started clacking from time to time. Any idea what would cause this??
Bandit chipper problem
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- Atglen, PA
I can come up with a couple possibilities for that one. First a couple questions though, is the “clacking” a noise, or something you can see somehow as well?
How many hours are on the machine?
Do you consistently oil the slide box rails? If the rails are not oiled, especially on a larger machine like that, the resin blocks that slide up and down wear out too soon and let the slide box “clack” back and forth.
Do you clean out the lower feed wheel trap? If not, wood chunks, debris, and stones can build up and get stuck in the bottom, catching the teeth on the lower wheel, causing a “clack” that you would see as the wheels rotate.
Do you grease the bearings on both ends of the feed wheels regularly? If not, a bad bearing will allow that feed wheel to move around hit the other feed wheel and “clack” against it, or against the inside of the chipper.
Are the tapered pins that hold the drive motors on the shafts pounded in tight? If not, the motors will “clack” as the motors turn and wobble on the shaft.
Have you kept the drive chain for the upper feed wheel lubricated and tensioned properly? If not, it will “clack” as it jumps teeth and skips, until the chain just breaks from wear or lack of lubrication.
These should give you a few places to start looking. Check out these suggestions first, and let us know what you find. Also please do clarify the hours on the machine, and whether all scheduled maintenance is being performed according to the owners manual. That makes a difference in what could cause this problem.
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Did you ever figure out the problem? Any updates you may have would be appreciated!
I'd be interested in the solution as well.
On the subject, I had a dumb little problem with my Bandit that I just solved today. The wiring it comes with is super heavy thanks to all the coils, which in my case hangs super low and risked dragging on the ground, as well as putting a ton of pressure on both plug ends. Trying to avoid that caused me to route it over the tongue to support it's weight, and that broke one of the poorly wired connections inside the plug. Before I realized what the problem was I'd blown a number of fuses in BOTH of my work trucks that tow it with, which was pretty annoying. I wired up a new lighter-weight cable and will grab new fuses at the auto parts store tomorrow.
I'm still very happy with the chipper, but there have been a few small issues come up while breaking it in.
On the subject, I had a dumb little problem with my Bandit that I just solved today. The wiring it comes with is super heavy thanks to all the coils, which in my case hangs super low and risked dragging on the ground, as well as putting a ton of pressure on both plug ends. Trying to avoid that caused me to route it over the tongue to support it's weight, and that broke one of the poorly wired connections inside the plug. Before I realized what the problem was I'd blown a number of fuses in BOTH of my work trucks that tow it with, which was pretty annoying. I wired up a new lighter-weight cable and will grab new fuses at the auto parts store tomorrow.
I'm still very happy with the chipper, but there have been a few small issues come up while breaking it in.
Reach
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That big heavy cord has caused us trouble far too many times. We have used a large zip tie to attach it to the side of the tongue, to reduce bouncing, which helps. We’ve also replaced those with regular non-bouncy cord, and zip tied it to the side of the tongue, which seems to be the permanent cure for the problem.
Merle Nelson
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I use a cord like that, guess that 5 or 6 coils hanging free is all the stretch I need in a turn, and run a bungee cord through the 7th coil to support the cords remaining weight.
It's a shockingly, and obviously bad design isn't it? I had also ziptied the end of the cable on the chipper to the gongue to take weight off that connection, but that did nothing to support the heavy coils (resting it on the safety chains didn't seem secure enough) or take any weight off the plug on the truck itself. After replacing it with the same gauge but lighter non-coiled cable, and grabbing some 7.5amp mini fuses at the shop, I will have working turn signals again!
Reach
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It is. It’s a good idea, but it’s just too heavy, at least on these terribly bumpy Pennsylvania roads. (Second worst roads in the country, but highest fuel tax in the country!)
We zip tied the cable at about the mid point, and stretched it slightly toward the hitch; that definitely helped, but the non-coiled cable cured the trouble completely. We’ve done that to a number of chippers, Morbark as well. They use the same cable, or at least they did on the one and only Morbark we have used.
VenasNursery
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Same on both of our Morbarks
Gerasimek
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- Western PA
I thought it was auto feed but is was fuel filter for me.
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