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Old 28th June 2007, 02:47 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Old 28th June 2007, 06:02 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Watching that compared to my BC1800:
  1. THe infeed chute looks tiny
  2. you need and extra man just to operate the lift & crush like all bigger bandits
  3. When undoing the winch that guys hands were awful close and it looked to be feeding forward
  4. down here that wouldve made some nice firewood
  5. did it pull out of the bog hole alright!
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Old 28th June 2007, 09:29 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I agree with TrevRev. It's a nice peace of machineri with the winch that's really good. But Is that machine save to work with. Here in the Netherlands there have to be a bar around. I you fall, if you get stuck in the branches you kan push that bar and it will stop de machine. Is it on that machine to??
And if you got in to troble how do you stop it than?
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Old 28th June 2007, 12:34 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Personally, I think the Vermeer 18" 170hp beats it.

The lower feed table seems easier for winch and kanga etc but is an unusual height for tripping.

The Vermeer auto feeds better to and the revs stay up better on the machine. I also think the horizontal feed rollers of the Vermeer are easier to feed.
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Old 28th June 2007, 07:13 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I also think the horizontal feed rollers of the Vermeer are easier to feed.
(I think you meant vertical.)

True, but I prefer the horizontal hydraulic lift. I've heard when you feed a fork through it's possible to have it flip and catch under your arm with the vertical feed. Here in BC, it was a vertical Vermeer that ate the guy in 2005. He had 2 days experience.
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Old 28th June 2007, 08:25 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Oh yes, vertical.

The lift and crush is a good feature, especially vine covered crap.
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Old 29th June 2007, 03:41 AM   #7 (permalink)
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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!
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Old 29th June 2007, 03:58 AM   #8 (permalink)
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That Intimidator looks to have a much smaller infeed chute and feed rollers than the one I had.

Was it an early model?
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Old 29th June 2007, 04:09 AM   #9 (permalink)
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That's one is like 2 months old, 80 hours on it.

Vermeers have big openings, that looks a genuine 18"

At arborcamp they had a chip off, 18" vermeer vs bandit.

Vermeer won, was fastest and sprayed chip furthest.

The guy in the video had a bc1400 and it was such a POS he went off Vermeer back to Bandit with whom he had a 12" for years before the Vermeer.

Time will tell too, I known this guy a while now so we'll see how this one holds up.
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Old 29th June 2007, 04:21 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Yeah ive heard of some issues with the 10 & 14" vermeers and in that range i'd choose a Bandit 9 or 12".

But the Vermeer 18" is a ripper i reckon. That said, my little bandit 6" was a grouse bit o gear, done heaps of work for me, flogged it for 5 years and no real dramas other than the electric ignition unit.

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Old 1st July 2007, 07:49 PM   #11 (permalink)
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The bandit chippers never really caught my attention, on the other hand - their remote controlled stump grinder 2800/2900 turns me on, talk about a bludge.

Damn Trev, you got lots of toys .
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Old 2nd July 2007, 02:52 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Ah i sold off the small truck and bandit about a year after getting the bigger truck and chipper. Ran 2 crews plus a stump outfit and salesman(8+me) for a while but didnt have the best people at the time & decided it was easier to run 1 solid crew with the right people & bigger equipment at 100% than 2 under performing crews. Theres times i wish i kept that lil' set up instead, times i wish i had it as well as, and times i'd be happy with the ol ute n trailer! Big equipment means big turnover is required before big profit!
Big turnover = big headaches!
Big turmover + quality arb services is hard without council contracts and they are monopolized down here.
Big turnover is easy if you dont care how you treat trees or people.


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Old 2nd July 2007, 03:14 AM   #13 (permalink)
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There a good thing them 65s

Im hearing you on all the above Trev!

Get a good day of removals and your glad you have the guys and chipper to handle it,seems everyone down the city has an 18"
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Old 10th August 2007, 04:33 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Vermeer makes a way better chipper. The motor seems stronger on the Vermeer and someone doesnt have to operate the handle/feeder. Like you said Ekka the Vermeer seems to have better feed and the RPM stayed consistant. My pop and I had a bc1250a and that thing rocked if it wasnt for the restrictions and safety we probably could of put much bigger logs in that sucker.
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Old 21st December 2007, 01:53 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Nicely done mate what type of saw were you using.
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Old 22nd December 2007, 03:00 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Old 22nd December 2007, 03:04 PM   #17 (permalink)
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What hp was that machine???
It did seem to take a bit to get the revs back up!
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