Bandit 65 spout extension MK2

[Dean Lofthouse]

Now everything has settled down and broke in it isn't half as bad as it was when new Stu.

 

It still doesn't like deadwood though and the feed rollers constantly jam and you have to forward and backward the rollers to free them.

 

Other than adding a spout extension I have no further moans about it, good solid well built machine compared to some.

 

I'd buy another

[Stephen Blair]

is that small dead bits jammimg above the top roller and below the bottom mate OR the rollers cant handle dead wood:confused1:

[Dean Lofthouse]

Yes Stevie, big bits of dead jam in the gap the rollers turn in, it also happens a bit on sycamore which shatters and splinters.

 

Making sure the blades are razor sharp helps a bit

[Stephen Blair]

ALL rollers do that i reckon, i usually brush out the hopper when there is a build up, saves the hassle later. Why dont you make a shutter you can open and close to let the stuff fall down . Sat a 2" wide just before the bottom roller.

[Dean Lofthouse]

It has a trap door under the bottom roller which is supposed to let stones and debris drop out instead of going through the machine, it helps a little having that open but a pile of chip builds up rapidly under the chipper which you have to keep shovelling up

[Stephen Blair]

yeah my bandit had that too, it was a pita for building up and remembering to keep it clear, i forgot about that:blushing:

[skyhuck]

ALL rollers do that i reckon,.

 

Except for Schlieing!!!!

[Stephen Blair]

I didnt use my one enough to find out, they do have good rollers. I think less teeth and bigger gaps help, more crunch ability:biggrin:

[Jonny69]

Dean I am suprised you are still having problems with the feed rollers jamming. Have you got the MK2 bottom roller on yours? (is their stock bar welded in the gaps)

 

I had the bar welded on to my old style roller and the clearance between top and bottom roller lessened earlier this year, It is superb now. chipped 2 days worth of deadwooding, syc, beech and Lime in one hit last week and it stopped a handful of times on large splinters in probably 20-30 mins chipping.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Mine is stock bottom roller Jonny, they did offer to do the bottom roller but I had to take the chipper into them up north and leave it.

 

I asked them to just send me the new roller and I would fit it and send them the old one back but they wouldn't

 

You dont happen to have a photo of the bottom roller do you, I could probably weld stock bar in myself in an hour or so. Just need to know the thickness of the bar they use