Bandit 65XL True performance Video

[Dean Lofthouse]

You know where the manufacturer posts glossy vids of their machines in action?

 

They perform brilliantly, smooth as silk.

 

The vid below is of todays chipping with my Bandit 65XL, if you watch the vid and note how often the bottom or top roller jams. It gets to the point where the wheels jam with nothing going through or just a little twig.

 

This happens with dry or brittle wood that shatters into bigger splinters. Todays was a half dead horsechestnut and some bits of deadwood.

 

It got to the point where I nearly gave up trying to feed it with deadwood.

 

Hydraulic pressure are all up to spec, nothing wrong there, I am putting it down to a design fault as I have so many people report the same thing happens with theirs. This happens with the bottom door open or shut BTW

 

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[Mr Ed]

Dean, I can solve that problem for you easily.

It wont be cheap, but 2 new feed motors (400cc) and a new pump will do the trick.

[Dean Lofthouse]

I was thinking of emailing the video to Bandit and telling them how I have been ignored by you know who.

 

It might be that I have to pay for it sorting in the long run, but I am going to have a go at forcing some customer service first.

 

What sort of money would you be talking Ed, PM me if you want and I'll suggest a partial refund to Bandit as a gesture.

[atree]

lol that would make me go crazy doing that all day

[Grindermech]

they used to have a similar problem on 90,s a few years ago there was a mod which involved welding in bits to the housing to lower the tolerances either side of the wheel if i recall

[Dean Lofthouse]

they used to have a similar problem on 90,s a few years ago there was a mod which involved welding in bits to the housing to lower the tolerances either side of the wheel if i recall

 

Thats what I suggested to the supplier.

 

Funny isn't it, they told me they have never had this problem before with any other chipper.

 

I knew from that point, they were going to be hard work to get any joy.

[niftysteve]

i looked at these chippers at the SED show yesterday when the sales man asked if i was interested ,i asked if they had solved the roller problem he said never heard of any probs.

[Dean Lofthouse]

i looked at these chippers at the SED show yesterday when the sales man asked if i was interested ,i asked if they had solved the roller problem he said never heard of any probs.

 

Must be a standard response with them Steve.

 

I always ask if there are any known problems with things and the reply is, "Well no, not that we are aware of "

[Steve Bullman]

the early entecs had a problem with deadwood if i remember right, what did they do to rectify it?

[Mr Ed]

put a cast bottom roller in.