Vermeer

[Rich Price]

Hey kids, 

Might finally be time to retire my trusty Vermeer 625. It has been a strong and reliable piece of kit, all be it a little slow. Does anyone have any experience of the BC160XL? I can't find much online about them but they're really compact and from what I've seen, as quick as any other chipper. Not sure anything comes close regarding over-engineering and longevity. "Ernie" has 3600 hrs on the clock and still as strong as ever. 

 

Any info gratefully received.

[treevolution]

If you are looking for a 6 inch turntable chipper then the greenmech quad chip is a great option.

 

Would be worth getting a demo.

[tre]

We all know that the best 6 inch chipper is an 8 inch chipper!

[PeteB]

Sound advice. If he needs something under 750kg then I doubt that there are many options!

 

Go for  a QuadChip if you need sub 750kg and like turntable option!

[josharb87]

A few years ago I was on a job with a Vermeer 160 and greenmech 130. We ended up parking the Vermeer in the corner and only using the greenmech. The 160 Vermeer was awful 

[Ian C]

Generally the yanks don’t do good small stuff, I run Bandit and love it but many don’t, if I was after sub 750 on a turn table it would be a QC if not on a turn table I would go tw 230 or forst st6p ,over 750k I wouldn’t have a 6” machine , I like the bandit 75 but many don’t so main stream it would be tw 280 GM Arb 200 or Forst st8 ‘ there just so much more productive , just my opinion .