is 2100 hours a lot on a asplundh chipper? also, whats the side shoot for?

[playboybill]

i have the chance to buy a 99 asplundh chipper 12". 6 cyl. i would only use it for brush. anything over 6" is firewood to me really......it has 2100 hours on it. does that seem like a lot? how long do they last usually? also, it has a side shoot like it could chip two ways or something but it only came out the front. ive never seen that before.
any info helps thanks.

 

[ducaticorse]

It's good that you're asking questions before you buy, but you need to do some research.
Long story short, it's all about maintenance. If it's been kept up you'll most likely be ok. If it hasnt, you'll b in at about a 7-10 thousanddollar mistake.
those hours aren't high, but again, it's all about how its been maintained.

 

[playboybill]

how could it be a 7-10 k mistake if they only go for $2500? not trying to be a smart ass but let me know how. thanks.

 

[ducaticorse]

Replace pto $1400 plus install

Replace hydro lines 500-1k DIY

Rebuild motor (for any number of reasons)$1400-$1800 IF your crank and block is still good.

New anvil? about a grand.

Electronics? LOL

Radator? another cpl hundo

Hydrolic rollers 3-600 a piece

Rando other things that may need replacing? a hundred to a grand.

Just check it out thoroughly and you should be ok

 

[playboybill]

ok, thank you. im buying it from an auction, so , i have the serial number but i dont know any backround info. is there a place i can check like a carfax?

the only other thing im trying to decide if these are okay for oak trees. i live in NJ and do a lot of oak removals. the branches are usually 16 feet long and crotch out and are wide.... i see a lot of guys use these for maple,pine and pear tree type brances but i never seen them chip up oak.....i take it these arent good for things like that?

 

[ducaticorse]

No car fax.

6cyl gas motor will be fine for oak branches up to about 8 inch. Does it have autofeed? probaly not.

You'll have to manually back and forth the heavy branches to keep rpm up. $2500 for a 12 inch 99 in workng condition is a steal. Good luck at auction, it will most likely fetch double that price if it's not a total POS..

 

[playboybill]

do you know what the side shoot is for? someone told me its a rare type or something...i dont know if he knows what he was sayin but maybe...

 

[lawson's tree s]

do you know what the side shoot is for? someone told me its a rare type or something...i dont know if he knows what he was sayin but maybe...

this chipper doesn't have hydraulic hoses/pumps.. the side shoot is to blow chips onto right of ways etc if the person wants to keep them. the key is sharp blades and a good anvil . pretty basic machines low maintance, will eat brush faster than you can feed it . good luck

 

[ropensaddle]

this chipper doesn't have hydraulic hoses/pumps.. the side shoot is to blow chips onto right of ways etc if the person wants to keep them. the key is sharp blades and a good anvil . pretty basic machines low maintance, will eat brush faster than you can feed it . good luck

Exactly I answered his other post but he was already gone lol. The whisper is one of the most durable things I own and with properly set blades and anvil will flat out perform most chippers in brush with multiple men. No waiting in line to feed this puppy lol. Brush must be cut where it will go through no wild limbs. It has some drawbacks but maintenance is not one. Look at the feed plate many times the metal before the knife need replaced and if so take that to a competent shop. Make sure the blower is still there and the belts are all on it and tensioned the same. Make sure if you can that the side bearings are in good shape most of the stuff can be crossed at a good parts house. These machines are very economical dependable and reasonably cheap to keep in order.

 

[playboybill]

thanks for all this info, so i take it that the "wild branches" would do better with say a bandit 90XP? because it has auto feed? or bc of the hydraulics? let me know. thanks!

(i just need something that takes branches about 5 or 6")

 

[ropensaddle]

thanks for all this info, so i take it that the "wild branches" would do better with say a bandit 90XP? because it has auto feed? or bc of the hydraulics? let me know. thanks!

(i just need something that takes branches about 5 or 6")

That is where the whisper shines just cut the ends of the limb where it will feed. On hickory and black jack and osage etc make you a shove stick out of a piece of brush defoliated a bit and it takes the abuse instead of your hands. By wild branch I mean y's of large diameter and curly q's it wont take too long for you to figure out what I mean. Hydraulic feeds have there benefits but they come at a cost more dollars to operate , more maintenance issues etc. I personally would not buy a hydraulic chipper unless it was grapple fed but that's me!

 

[playboybill]

so the big branches that are Y's and hardwood are better with a hydraulic chippers like bandits so you dont get whipped rite? i iknow they cost more but arent you just paying not to get whipped really? besides all the hydraulics, thats what yer really paying for. not to get your ass kicked by branches rite....

 

[TRISTATEFORESTRYEQUIPMENT]

ideally even if your chipping 5 / 6 inch material rule of thumb is a 12 inch chipper will suite you. a chuck n duck is a death trap. thats why there not used anymore for a reason !. i have MANY 12 inch self feeding diesel chippers with prices starting at 7500. im local in se pa, and all my equipment is sold in work ready condition rather then buying from a auction where i can almost guarentee youll regret it after the fact. reguardless of what the equipment is, if its at a auction its there for a reason.

 

[ropensaddle]

ideally even if your chipping 5 / 6 inch material rule of thumb is a 12 inch chipper will suite you. a chuck n duck is a death trap. thats why there not used anymore for a reason !. i have MANY 12 inch self feeding diesel chippers with prices starting at 7500. im local in se pa, and all my equipment is sold in work ready condition rather then buying from a auction where i can almost guarentee youll regret it after the fact. reguardless of what the equipment is, if its at a auction its there for a reason.

False the only deaths I have heard of were from hydraulic fed chippers.

 

[ropensaddle]

so the big branches that are Y's and hardwood are better with a hydraulic chippers like bandits so you dont get whipped rite? i iknow they cost more but arent you just paying not to get whipped really? besides all the hydraulics, thats what yer really paying for. not to get your ass kicked by branches rite....

Mine will chip hardwood with ease. Cut the y making the two limbs look more like this / and you won't have a problem. Make sure the blades are sharpened at the correct angles and the cutter bar is in good shape. Adjusted proper that chipper will amaze you for many many many years to come. Mine is a 70s model and will chip as good as a new one just ugly. You won't see the hydraulic models last as long they will be scrapped long before the whisper. I will say there are hydraulic chippers in the high end that will out do a 2500 dollar whisper but they are expensive and doubtfully last as long.

 

[tomtrees58]

thear nice on a 10* day dont miss that the wipe

 

[ropensaddle]

Feed the brush from the side of feed table or throw it from a distance that clears you!

 

[ropensaddle]

thear nice on a 10* day dont miss that the wipe

Now Tom you got to agree they are durable units yes a little whopas but they scoot on brush!

 

[TRISTATEFORESTRYEQUIPMENT]

False the only deaths I have heard of were from hydraulic fed chippers.

OMG then i have a great idea, we all should sell our 50,000 self feeders and buy chuck n ducks. ive been wrong the whole time. damnit !