Brush Bandit 150xp Question

[mikemcC]

First off I also posted this in the Large Equip forum so if this is wrong mods please delete, sorry about that. But anyways, I just bought a 2001 Brush Bandit 150xp yesterday with 2100 hours with a JD diesel for only $5000 bucks. I couldnt pass up the deal so I brought it home. I have a question though about feeding logs in it. My other chipper is a rayco 6'' so its quite different from this one, but when I put the logs in the 150xp i have about a 10'' long piece that doesn't get chipped. It looks like thats the distance between the cutter disk and the feed wheels. Is this normal to have a piece left over? Other than that it chips pretty good but the bottom feed wheel sometimes gets hung up as well. Any reason this could be? Thanks guys for any help you can give m

 

[Blakesmaster]

First off I also posted this in the Large Equip forum so if this is wrong mods please delete, sorry about that. But anyways, I just bought a 2001 Brush Bandit 150xp yesterday with 2100 hours with a JD diesel for only $5000 bucks. I couldnt pass up the deal so I brought it home. I have a question though about feeding logs in it. My other chipper is a rayco 6'' so its quite different from this one, but when I put the logs in the 150xp i have about a 10'' long piece that doesn't get chipped. It looks like thats the distance between the cutter disk and the feed wheels. Is this normal to have a piece left over? Other than that it chips pretty good but the bottom feed wheel sometimes gets hung up as well. Any reason this could be? Thanks guys for any help you can give m

I noticed the same thing with the 200 + I just picked up. As long as your feed rollers close behind the piece it's trapped between the rollers and the disk. I doubt it'll go anywhere. Leave it be till next you chip. Good find, btw.

 

[Wolfking42084]

The piece of wood you are talking about is fairly common. I use the 250xp, but same difference. The rollers close behind the piece of wood, so that is no big deal, just be careful next time you engage the disc to make sure that piece is not preventing the disc from starting to turn. The lower infeed roller has messed up before too. The "bedknife" as I call it that is directly behind the lower roller, looking into the throat, soometimes will bend down, putting too much pressure on the lower wheel. Mine actually was cracked, so I raised it with a bar and welded it back straight. Hope this helps.

 

[tree MDS]

First off I also posted this in the Large Equip forum so if this is wrong mods please delete, sorry about that. But anyways, I just bought a 2001 Brush Bandit 150xp yesterday with 2100 hours with a JD diesel for only $5000 bucks. I couldnt pass up the deal so I brought it home. I have a question though about feeding logs in it. My other chipper is a rayco 6'' so its quite different from this one, but when I put the logs in the 150xp i have about a 10'' long piece that doesn't get chipped. It looks like thats the distance between the cutter disk and the feed wheels. Is this normal to have a piece left over? Other than that it chips pretty good but the bottom feed wheel sometimes gets hung up as well. Any reason this could be? Thanks guys for any help you can give m

The bottom feedwheel thing could be normal - or check for a ground up (or partially) keyway on the hyd. motor shaft.

 

[frashdog]

Awsome deal there.

I'll bet my wad the lower feed wheel deal is little pieces of wood simply jamming er up. Put some dead pine through it and get ready to bump the reverse bar forever. The dead wood is so brittle it shaters into little pieces to fit right where the lower feed wheel goes down into the lower "trap". Open up the bottom "trap" chute and see if she's clogged, keep it clean. When I chip a lot of dead wood I just leave the lower trap door open and clean up after.

When you know you are about to shut down, feed some long thin stuff through to "clean" out the area infront of the blades, then reverse the brush back out just before it would have taken it all. Makes it nice the next time you start it. Even a little piece of wood bouncing around in there can find it self wedged in nicely between the disk and shroud making it a pita to get going again.

love it

 

[frashdog]

The piece of wood you are talking about is fairly common. I use the 250xp, but same difference. The rollers close behind the piece of wood, so that is no big deal, just be careful next time you engage the disc to make sure that piece is not preventing the disc from starting to turn. The lower infeed roller has messed up before too. The "bedknife" as I call it that is directly behind the lower roller, looking into the throat, soometimes will bend down, putting too much pressure on the lower wheel. Mine actually was cracked, so I raised it with a bar and welded it back straight. Hope this helps.

is that also known as the anvil? If so, mine is where blades pass the bottom of the feed throat where the business is done. About 10" away at a 45degree from the feed rollers.

 

[mikemcC]

thanks guys for all the respones. I did put some dead wood through it, and guess thats why the lower feed wheel was jamming. But thanks for all the help. I just started to sand it down to get ready to paint it. Any one have any recommendations on the paint to use?

 

[Blakesmaster]

thanks guys for all the respones. I did put some dead wood through it, and guess thats why the lower feed wheel was jamming. But thanks for all the help. I just started to sand it down to get ready to paint it. Any one have any recommendations on the paint to use?

Search for the thread entitled "Paint it up". That's where I found my inspiration to tackle painting myself. Stickers are getting put on as I type.

 

[mikemcC]

the paint it up thread was great, I got a lot of great ideas...now its time to start sanding. I will also have to order up some new decals as well.