I think the vertical feed wheels work far better. They seem to take
everything easier without the need for lift & crush, unfortunately this includes people
Seriously, the wheels just easily open up even for the biggest of stuff you will put in there, it takes it all effortlessly. Takes alot more and maintains RPM longer before auto feed kicks in too.
In my experience i find it to spin branches less so than other machines ive worked with that had conventional feedwheel setups.
When i demo'd both before buying the vermeer, while operating the bandit all i could think about was the extra man needed to
operate the machine on top of those needed to feed it. That man is gonna cost ya 1/2 as much as the machine again
every year!