Vermeer or Bandit?

[Taupotreeman]

Ha, followed one of the local outfits down here the other day with there new truck. They have put real high sides on it and as it went round the corners I thought it was going to tip over. I usually carry a bin full with it spilling out the sides and back along with the rest that has landed on the roof blowing off on to cars. It's all bio degradable.

 

Still umming and arrring about the chipper but just heard that Asplundh has a bandit 90 for sale. Their gear is usually well looked after so might be worth buying second hand but not sure if the council would consider it.

 

Drew, all the new kit will need testing I'm sure as I'm bound to order a pile of gear that I have no idea how to use. I looked at Mason's set up a few weeks ago and it's all new to me. Jeez, I've only just progressed to a hitch climber. Mind you, that tree motion is looking pretty affordable all of a sudden when someone else is paying. Give us a yell next time you're down.

 

Adam, how long does it take you to fill the truck? She looks real small. great for all those small driveways though.

[atree]

Ian the truck is bigger than you think,but not too big,Depends what kinda jobs we are doing.Turbo as well

 

Turns on a dime aswell

[Taupotreeman]

Don't you just love that? My truck is similar. Never ceases to amaze me how tight the turning circle is. On the opposite side of the coin is my landrover which has the turning circle of the exon valdez. And the thirst too.

[atree]

Yeh on and when you tip the deck it automatically drives itself forward(if the handbrakes is off)

[The tree monkey]

Bandit 150 everytime! knocks the crap out of the vermeer!

[browncow]

From my experience, Bandits are tough, bullet-proof, heavy and expensive. Vermeer are pretty good, light to tow, compact machines but seem to have more maintenance issues. Morbark are built same as Bandit, tough chippers and cheaper than Bandit. Yes the service agent in NZ for Morbark is useless but Steve at Power X (Bandit dealer) can usually get you the parts you need as the bandit and morbark parts are often interchangable.

 

Drum chippers are good all round chippers as they swallow vine, bamboo, palms with less clogging or wrapping around the drive shaft/axle. They do suffer vibration damage a bit more than disc chippers when chipping big wood. Drum chippers are usually easier to change knives.

 

Having said all that, Vermeer, Bandit and Morbark are all good quality machines with there own pros and cons. Just don't buy a Hansa:001_tt2:

[atree]

Hey browncow, Are you another kiwi?

[Taupotreeman]

From my experience, Bandits are tough, bullet-proof, heavy and expensive. Vermeer are pretty good, light to tow, compact machines but seem to have more maintenance issues. Morbark are built same as Bandit, tough chippers and cheaper than Bandit. Yes the service agent in NZ for Morbark is useless but Steve at Power X (Bandit dealer) can usually get you the parts you need as the bandit and morbark parts are often interchangable.

 

Drum chippers are good all round chippers as they swallow vine, bamboo, palms with less clogging or wrapping around the drive shaft/axle. They do suffer vibration damage a bit more than disc chippers when chipping big wood. Drum chippers are usually easier to change knives.

 

Having said all that, Vermeer, Bandit and Morbark are all good quality machines with there own pros and cons. Just don't buy a Hansa:001_tt2:

 

Same question bud; are you a kiwi?

 

Funny you should mention the morbark dealer as he rang me today. The 12 inch is actually more than both the vermeer and the bandit although the 8 inch was about $8K cheaper than the bandit 9. I'm just a bit unsure about the morbarks. I know a couple of people who have had them and don't rate them as much as the others. I've been dealing with Steve at Power x (now Hydralada) who seems like a good bloke and from all reports so is the parent company. I have to say that I'm pretty much sold on a bandit, just got to get the powers that be to hurry up and sign the purchase order.

[DrewB]

hes a dirty kiwi sweating in the tropics........

[atree]

hes a dirty kiwi sweating in the tropics........

 

Come on own up??