vermeer bc 100 or bandit 90xp

buckle

hi guys im in the market for a small chipper and though id ask what your thoughts were..any help would be great..

MTS247

I hear the bandit is the beter machine.
Quote from bc1000 owner " I wish i bought a bandit 90"

Also i would look into austchip they are very well built and with lift n crush they will chip anything, if you are going to change it over every year or so Bandit. if you want a chipper for 10 years Austchip. In my opinion anyway

treekiwi

Hi guys,
having used a bc1000 and own a 90xp i would say the bandit is my choice... can handle anything a bc can and has the lift and crush that the vermeer lacks. Also the bandit is built like a brick s**t house with no frilly plastic or fibreglass like on the vermeer. Also it has slide pins for changing the knives as opposed to the vermeer with atlest 8 bolts to be undone... The only downfall is the weight and the long length compared to a compactor vermeer unit. My machine has a deutz oil cooled engine which means minimal maintence on the radiator or coolant. Just my two cents....

shaggs

G'day all
Bandit by a country mile. For all the above reasons plus, simply built, simple to access, simple to service. Runs all day every day.
Mine has 86hp diesel, dont need autofeed as nothing really stops it.
Cheers

TrevMcRev

we have been using a bc1000 for a week while our bc1800 is in for repairs.
If it were just a smaller version of the 1800 with twin vertical rollers it'd be a great machine but the single feedwheel is a bit underdone on it. Really not that much better than my old bandit 65.
I've worked with a 90 many years ago and would say its probably the better of the 2.

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