Broke the torsion axle on the bandit 1890

[islandedge]

What a joke.. These should not be offered on a single axle. Its to much weight. Sticking a single axle and trying to make it under cdl is not safe.. O well puting the crane to good use, lol!

 

[islandedge]

 

[Hoowasat]

Is that a Ford Excursion sitting in front of the chipper? I had an '01 Limited and then an '05 EB. Lately, been wishing I still had one.

 

[islandedge]

Is that a Ford Excursion sitting in front of the chipper? I had an '01 Limited and then an '05 EB. Lately, been wishing I still had one.

Yes it is

 

[islandedge]

Update. Bandit wanted 3000$ for the axle. Went with dexter directly for $2350

 

[Tom Dunlap]

I've found that

Etrailers.com

Has pretty good prices for trailer related gear

 

[Merle Nelson]

Plus over the top great company to deal with if you need technical help/info.

 

[Trevor Balgavy]

Did you go with a heavier axle? A lot of earlier chippers were lacking in the axle department, I wouldn't be surprised if that was a 7k or 8k axle when an 8k or 9k would have been a lot better fit for the conditions.

 

[islandedge]

They came with a 9000 pound axle. The new one is a 10k axle.

 

[Trevor Balgavy]

Nice! It should last a long time then!

 

[islandedge]

I do want to mention the part number that was listed in the owner's manual is not the correct one on the older machines, they changed the mounting brackets making it 6 inches thinner. luckily I was at the factory and they made me a new one while I waited a few hours. It sure was worth driving two and a half hours versus paying $104 to get it shipped. Bandit needs to get their stuff straight before writing down a part number in the parts manual and then changing it after certain year

 

[Merle Nelson]

Great info. I don't think it would have occured to me to increase axle capacity in a replacement situation.