Bandit 2090 Chipper - YouTube
I know of a few of these lemons around,beware big drum chippers...you have been told
I know of a few of these lemons around,beware big drum chippers...you have been told
why i dont like big drum chippers
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Mowingman
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I don't know the first thing about these chippers. So, what is the problem with them.
Oh, by the way, did the discharge chute plug up on it during the filming of the video? I did not see much in the way of chips coming out.
Jeff
Oh, by the way, did the discharge chute plug up on it during the filming of the video? I did not see much in the way of chips coming out.
Jeff
VA-Sawyer
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Why did the autofeed kick in so much ? Around here the Morbark 2100D would eat a log that size in one chomp. Maybe it was some supertough downunder tree?
Rick
Rick
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that chipper is dogged !!! big drum chippers are awesome, heres a video of one thats not a total piece of crap. that chipper was clogged when they started it. ramming wood into it will only clog it more. and the auto feed kicking in was cause it was already clogged and re-chipping chips and wood and chips and wood every time the drum went around, so heres a video of a NON POS in action, same idential chipper. just with a infeed conveyor
Bandit 2090 Whole Tree Chipper DRUM- Bandit 2090 para Arbol Entero- Tambor. - YouTube
Bandit 2090 Whole Tree Chipper DRUM- Bandit 2090 para Arbol Entero- Tambor. - YouTube
squad143
Tree Guy
One of those Bandit Chip-Box Combo units.:hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange:
squad143
Tree Guy
Seriously though, those are some monsterous machines.
VA-Sawyer
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I disagree that it was clogged at the start. Look at just before the 1 minute mark, chips are flying out of the chute and then the autofeed kicks in. After that, no more chips come out of the chute, just come over the feed wheel. Not sure why it clogged. Was that the point of the origional post ?
Rick
Looks like an add on pto that was the wrong size!
I thought the disks clogged more than drums?
Toddppm
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Makes you wonder what other mods they did that kept it from throwing chips like that? It was barely spitting them out before it clogged up, something wasn't right when they started.
In my limited experience, yes. Disks cut more efficiently because the cut radially to the axis of the wood, generating better chips along the way. Drum chippers cut faster, handling much faster feed rate. Think "chuck & duck".
It is obvious that the operator was not doing things properly. Bandit specifies "bumping" the clutch, and that guy was burning it up with constant push until engaged; this wears out the clutches more than bumping them. Bandit sets their clutches rather tightly, so that you really need to muscle the clutch lever to lock it down. That looked real easy for the operator to set the clutch, so I suspect the clutch was out of adjustment, maybe nearly roasted from abuse.
I would guess that the Intimidator chipper never plugs up the chute until the chip-drum turns too slowly. Throttle it down, slip the clutch, or burn/throw the belts, and you will have a plugged chute very shortly. I have never run a Bandit drum chipper, but it might be that they don't like shooting the chips backwards, too.
Yup that thing has been hacked! What the hell are the claiming that video is for ? To show what?I cant be to show how good the machine is!I guess Morbark put it on there!
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paccity
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my morbark 2400 has no prob eating wood like that . it looks like that one dumped it all under the drum. sharp knives set tight makes all the diff on how it works .
Bid Drum Chippers
The two differences between a disc and a drum are as follows:
A disc chipper will get uneven knife wear and it will throw the chips harder and further than a drum due to the size of the fan paddles.
A drum chipper will have even knife wear however, it will not throw harder or further due to the small size of the fan paddles. Unless a separate fan has been added.
If the auto-feed is constantly coming on when running smaller wood the tachometer needs to be reset to different rpm values. The range of the rpm's is too close to each other and they need to be further apart. If you received a manual, please check how to change the settings in the tach. You only want to change the low and high side of the rpm's. I would suggest about a 200-300 rpm difference between the two settings. Run some wood and test it after resetting the tach. You may have to play with it until you come up with the proper settings.
I hope this helps!
Eq Broker
The two differences between a disc and a drum are as follows:
A disc chipper will get uneven knife wear and it will throw the chips harder and further than a drum due to the size of the fan paddles.
A drum chipper will have even knife wear however, it will not throw harder or further due to the small size of the fan paddles. Unless a separate fan has been added.
If the auto-feed is constantly coming on when running smaller wood the tachometer needs to be reset to different rpm values. The range of the rpm's is too close to each other and they need to be further apart. If you received a manual, please check how to change the settings in the tach. You only want to change the low and high side of the rpm's. I would suggest about a 200-300 rpm difference between the two settings. Run some wood and test it after resetting the tach. You may have to play with it until you come up with the proper settings.
I hope this helps!
Eq Broker
The video is a sales tool :msp_mellow:
Aparentley there is a modified discharge chute for that model i don't know if it fixed it.,Big drums work great on MOST stuff.
Guy i know brought the SAME machine brand new as in the video for a contract to chip 300mm dia dry hardwood logs salvaged from fires.
It did exactly the same as the one in the video,No anvil/dull knives/is going to block that quick its a lemon!!!
I have a 280HD bandit if they built a bigger disc machine i would buy it!!
:msp_smile:
Guy i know brought the SAME machine brand new as in the video for a contract to chip 300mm dia dry hardwood logs salvaged from fires.
It did exactly the same as the one in the video,No anvil/dull knives/is going to block that quick its a lemon!!!
I have a 280HD bandit if they built a bigger disc machine i would buy it!!
:msp_smile:
I have an 1890 good machine.
