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ronnyb · 4th January 2008, 10:09 AM

We have a Bandit 90XP behind a Dodge 1 ton dump truck. The chipper is a 9inch, with a 86hp Perkins diesel. I really like this set up, the chipper pulls easily, and I can cut down on my chipping time with a slightly larger chipper. I've used the 6 inchers before, and it takes quite a bit longer between cutting more wood and cutting the branches so that the chipper will take them. 12 inch chippers are a couple thousand pounds heavier, and you can really notice that when driving. We started buying our chipper knives from Zenith Cutter, they are cheap ($17) x4 =$68/set. It was costing us $20/ knife to have them sharpened. Now we just flip them and then throw them out.

4th January 2008, 10:09 AM	#11 (permalink)
ronnyb Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 67	Re: Sharpening Chipper Blades We have a Bandit 90XP behind a Dodge 1 ton dump truck. The chipper is a 9inch, with a 86hp Perkins diesel. I really like this set up, the chipper pulls easily, and I can cut down on my chipping time with a slightly larger chipper. I've used the 6 inchers before, and it takes quite a bit longer between cutting more wood and cutting the branches so that the chipper will take them. 12 inch chippers are a couple thousand pounds heavier, and you can really notice that when driving. We started buying our chipper knives from Zenith Cutter, they are cheap ($17) x4 =$68/set. It was costing us $20/ knife to have them sharpened. Now we just flip them and then throw them out.