TAC 730 Chipper

climbhightree said:
IMO you hit the nail on the head Xman, but not in the way you think. I agree that if don't mind cleaning up more debris around /under the chipper, you can leave the door open and it wont jam...unless the pile gets too big under it. Also, I would guess the manual says to leave the door closed, unless the machine is off...for safety. My point is that if that wheel wasn't there, one wouldn't need a hole/door to begin with. Personally the less I have to clean up from a customer's driveway or lawn, the better. So to me it is a design flaw that I prefer to stay away from. Every brand has their issues, and everyone has their preference of what is ok and susceptible.

Since it has been 14 years since using a Bandit's 2 horizontal wheel system, it will be hard for me to compare it to the Terex's 1 horizontal wheel system on load-ability and feed-ability. For me personally, I just don't think the positive, if any, would out weigh the negative.
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Since I haven't used a one wheel system ever, I really don't know for sure I suppose. I love the open door below the bottom feedwheel though, gives a chance for rocks of pieces of dirt to fall out and not dull the knives. Small pile of debris to clean up is nothing compared to the added benefits of no feed wheel jamming and dumping out rocks and dirt. People can't believe it when I tell them we only need to change knives on our daily chipper once every 5 or 6 months. We are careful with no dirt on the material and our bottom door is always open.

Someone showed me their Terex knives with like 30 hrs of service on the new machine and they were trashed. yes, it's how careful you are inserting material, but that open door helps and is NOT a design flaw in my opinion.
 
theXman said:
likely operator was leaving debri door under the roller closed. I wish bandit would not even put a door under there. It should always be left OPEN guys.
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Well thank you for that. I'll have to give it a try. I thought you just had to open them and clean every couple of days.
 
I have a gravely 9" with dual feed wheels, I bought it used, but some one took a torch and cut the bottom open. When I've ran bandits it has always been SOP to keep the flap open. It's not hard to fold up a tarp in a long strip and when the pile gets too big just slide it out a little, then toss it in the truck when done... Whole process takes less than 3 minutes if your slow. The only single feed wheel machines I've used sucked, and had a hard time slipping on the brush.
 
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Keep my material going in clean and have only run an open door on select brittle dry brush. I was frustrated by pile build up every time. Think I'll try running it open in case, and incrementally pulling out a long tarp. Thanks Xman and Evo.
 
Lumberjack said:
You stall the engine? What's wrong with the auto feed?
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There's nothing wrong with the auto feed, knives are sharp. I've never run a chipper that you could stuff full-capacity hardwood into and walk away. Even if it doesn't stall, the engine really bogs before the auto feed kicks in. I think because the terex/woodsman machine uses a full drum width cutting knife the machine has to cut more wood with each pass of the knife, which can cause it to get grabby and occasionally lock-up on a piece. The times the machine has stalled have been toward the end of a large piece, when the feed wheels couldn't pull it back away from the drum.

Regarding the feed wheel system, the single feed wheel on the terex machines is totally different than a vermeer or morbark. At least as much pulling power as the bandits I've run and much simpler (i.e. fewer parts, lower maintenance).

It seems like Terex is making a push to increase market share by selling through lots of small "dealers". When I see places advertising terex equipment, such as Treestuff, or the person on this site, I wonder who is going to provide service and warranty repairs on these machines. That is a huge factor when purchasing a piece of equipment, and I think the single factor that influences many peoples' purchases.
 
If there isn't a local dealer, I've worked out a deal like we have with Gehl that we get a third party mechanic (if it's more than the customer can/wants to do) to preform the warranty work.

The last chunk of wood can be cumbersome. What are your auto feed start/stop points?
 
The throat distance length from feed wheel to cutters needs to be as short as possible. This reduces chance of last chunk stalling the machine. Older bandits had a longer throat length too, they learned a lot over the yrs. Newer machines are short lengths.
 
Lumberjack said:
If there isn't a local dealer, I've worked out a deal like we have with Gehl that we get a third party mechanic (if it's more than the customer can/wants to do) to preform the warranty work.

The last chunk of wood can be cumbersome. What are your auto feed start/stop points?
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Carl, I don't see too many TEREX dealers out here on the West Coast. What does it take to become an official dealer these days?

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Terex is a huge company, but the Environmental Equipment side is still very young and growing! With TEE being young/startup, they are actively looking for new dealerships given the large areas that aren't currently covered by local dealers. Obviously being a dealer offers a lot of benefits like factory financing for customers as well as a growing product range from chippers to stump grinders and track loaders. To become a dealer, TEE will look at you and decide if it's a good fit. If they approve you internally, they will pass it up to Terex Corporate for a review and approval.



If you want more information, feel free to contact me directly! 662-251-8686
 
Lumberjack said:
Terex is a huge company, but the Environmental Equipment side is still very young and growing! With TEE being young/startup, they are actively looking for new dealerships given the large areas that aren't currently covered by local dealers. Obviously being a dealer offers a lot of benefits like factory financing for customers as well as a growing product range from chippers to stump grinders and track loaders. To become a dealer, TEE will look at you and decide if it's a good fit. If they approve you internally, they will pass it up to Terex Corporate for a review and approval.



If you want more information, feel free to contact me directly! 662-251-8686
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Sounds like a great opportunity Carl. Check out this cool video in HD!

 
I picked up my TAC 730 yesterday from Jack at Timberland Truck. What a HUGE difference over my 6" Vermeer. It seems to be a really well designed machine with nice features. The doors on the engine compartment have rubber strips to prevent rattling. Why hasn't Bandit done this? Every Bandit that I have used sounds like it is going to shake itself apart. The thing that disappointed me though is the engine HP is only 74.3 not 84.5. I found this out while signing the paperwork. The Terex website and Timberland's add state that it has an 84.5 hp Kubota diesel. Jack wasn't aware of this until I mentioned it. He called Terex and they said that there are no more 84.5 hp chippers. They just haven't changed their website and not told the dealers. This is a significant oversite.
 
I'd say , nothing like getting what your paying for , that would piss me off . Seems kinda like false advertising, even if its just lack of communication, did they do anything about the price,? That might make me feel a little better about losing 10 horses!
 
Were you aware of this Carl? I got a great price on the chipper/winch combo but I would like for it to be what was advertised. I'm going to call Terex myself to voice my concerns but I have feeling that they don't really care. They got my money.
 
You got a good chipper Gizroid, it will get it done fast. The TAC730 has been 74.5hp tier4i for most of 2014. Same engine as the 84.5 I believe, just tuned down, maybe for local regulations? Expect Terex to be helpful, they're a big company with a small town feel in my experience.

Website and spec sheets should get updated for sure. Giz, not sure how you were sold the machine but Timberland Truck should have been aware of what they ordered, and i'm sure will stand corrected.
 
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