John Deere , Perkins , Cummins or Cat Diesel?

[GlenWimpy]

Which is the best motor for a Vermeer chipper?

 

[fishercat]

John Deere in my opinion.

Which is the best motor for a Vermeer chipper?

Kind of a waste of any of the motors you listed to be in a Vermeer though.

 

[treeoperations]

i think your question should read; whats the best motor for a BANDIT chipper haha.


in all seriousness, they all have there merits, they all have down side, so if you want decent information about what will suit you need to tell us what the whole story is.

Shouldnt this be in large equipment.

 

[GlenWimpy]

These are the four choice they have in the Vermeer chippers. I think the 1000 is just to small , the 1200 looks better with two rollers , but I want the new 1500 XL if I can afford it!

 

[treevet]

Just typical of peinis envy if you don't have a (#1) Vermeer.

All others are wannabee s. help: my chipper sucks haha)

 

[sgreanbeans]

My answer would be John Deere, maybe Cat, only because they are built near me, my customers work there!

Morbark is da bomb

 

[capetrees]

My 1000xl has the 85 hp Cummins and I have had zero problems, just over 800 hours on the engine.

(side note; The machine was bought from a rental company. The machine has 1000 hrs on it but the motor was replace 1 year prior to me buying it. Reason for replacement was a rentor didn't check the radiator before using it and burned up the motor.)

 

[DHIBBS75]

the first thing to look at would be Who is the closest dealer for the engine incase of warranty work???? If you have both fairly close then look at parts,, then look at preference...

The cat will problaly be a percapillar.... perkins/cat.
Good stuff...
You cant beat cummins 4b is problaly will be the engine

John deere are good too....


Your pic....

 

[treeclimber101]

I got 2 perkapillars and there both over 3k in hrs. and no major issues yet ... The deere is a fine engine as well ....

 

[treesquirrel]

My BC1500 has the John Deere 4 cyl and the thing runs like new with 1900 hours on her.

 

[treevet]

1500 is a nice unit TS.

Lot of chipping capacity is about flywheel effect.

 

[oldirty]

glenwimpy you need to look into the woodsman.

i tell you right now nothing chips like them. no dead space behind the feedwheel. the wood goes from directly to the drum.

at the shop we got one that still chips like a beast with over 8k hrs. it goes out everyday and pounds wood for the second crew.

just make sure you get a winch too.

john deere.

 

[treemandan]

I've had great luck with the Cummins 4bta, 116hp. in a 1996 Bandit 250xp.

Ever have it out? Turbo?

 

[HorseShoeInFork]

Cummins hands down.

 

[treevet]

The Perkins 115 hp turbo diesel I had in my bc1250 was flawless for 10 years until I sold it. We take awful good care of our stuff tho. The 200 hp Cummins we got now is all we need in the bigger chipper. Wanted to keep both but could not afford to last winter.

 

[Bigus Termitius]

Nothing runs like a deere.

I have a cat in the company 1500...the co-op has the deere in theirs.

I would rather have the deere...hands down. I just seems to run a little better year around.

The cats using too much oil as well.

 

[treeclimber101]

glenwimpy you need to look into the woodsman.

i tell you right now nothing chips like them. no dead space behind the feedwheel. the wood goes from directly to the drum.

at the shop we got one that still chips like a beast with over 8k hrs. it goes out everyday and pounds wood for the second crew.

just make sure you get a winch too.

john deere.

This is not the BS thread so be mindful where you are FOCKER ......There are no 8k woodsman in existence in the northern 48 ....Next your gonna tell us that you climb up the tree and not just slide down .....

 

[oldirty]

This is not the BS thread so be mindful where you are FOCKER ......There are no 8k woodsman in existence in the northern 48 ....Next your gonna tell us that you climb up the tree and not just slide down .....

lol. not 8k monetary we talking over 8000 hours on it with absolutely no thoughts of replacement. this thing just keeps going without any issues. its a beast!


i'll take a pic of it tomorrow morning before they take off from the shop. its still in good shape for the beating its been through.

 

[treevet]

lol. not 8k monetary we talking over 8000 hours on it with absolutely no thoughts of replacement. this thing just keeps going without any issues. its a beast!


i'll take a pic of it tomorrow morning before they take off from the shop. its still in good shape for the beating its been through.

Guy around here says he has the big Woodsman with some kind of a conveyor feed set up. What's up with that?

 

[Blakesmaster]

Guy around here says he has the big Woodsman with some kind of a conveyor feed set up. What's up with that?

Like this?

Check out the HP on this unit!

This Woodsman was sitting up at the cummins shop on Saturday so I sniffed around it a bit.