Vermeer BC 1000

[Xerxses]

A friend of mine is looking into buying a Vermeer BC 1000, 2000/2001 with a thousend hours on the clock...

 

Opinions? Good buy?

 

Anyone owns/owned one?

 

Advice please!

[Tree cutter Stu]

i want one but they are quite hard to find used.

[Stephen Blair]

i have only ever heard that they are good machines

[sean]

We use one at work. Had it about 3 and half years from new. It gets used all day everyday and we have had know real probs with it at all. Makes very light work of big stuff. recommended although i do not know about parts cost and the mechanics of it etc. Will look tomorrow and see how many hours its done now.

[tommer9]

Vermeer= overengineered, very reliable and easy to get spares for. B-trac engineering are the UK agents, and i have yet to find a more helpful and knowledgeable company. Go for it. Excellent machines, cant praise them enough.

[Xerxses]

Cheers guys! How does it compare to other machines; investment/runningcost?

[Graham]

Vermeer= overengineered, very reliable and easy to get spares for. B-trac engineering are the UK agents, and i have yet to find a more helpful and knowledgeable company. Go for it. Excellent machines, cant praise them enough.

 

Have to agree with above, We ran two smaller machines and they were abused to within an inch of their lives.

 

Typically Vermeer policy is: if 5mm steel will do the job they'll use 10mm.

[tommer9]

Cheers guys! How does it compare to other machines; investment/runningcost?

 

Well put it this way- how many threads do you see asking about changing bearings etc.....?

[18 stoner]

Glad you lot think they're ok, i collect my 935 tomorrow:blushing:

 

Oh, and B-Trac is now Vermeer UK.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I am a big fan of vermeer. First chipper I ever used was one, one on the NPTC was one and I agree with all the other comments here. I own a 7" Jensen but would have a vermeer anyday! Probably more comparable with its US competitors Bandit and Morbark but better than a Bandit imo.