El Bandito

Cartridge alarms. Blank shotgun cartridges make a LOT of noise. And a good flash (in the dark) used to put a few down the track with wires going across.

Used to use those to stop poachers in the old days...

Makes em run if you set them up sneaky...

A Bandit is a good machine...and built to last.

Mine was built in 1991...and has had 2 bearings and a new clutch since new.

Broke the tipper on me truck...and had to let all the oil out of it to get the ram down again...

The question is...where do I fill it back up again..??

Should I fill with hydraulic fluid..or oil..??

It's really just a case of those who can afford to charge high prices will do so.

Those who have kids and rent to pay for will go in cheaper...

It's a case of needs must when the devil drives...

We all have **** to pay for and if we cant afford it...then b+gger the future...

required for a bandit 90....

Anyone have any idea where to get a cheap one..??

I have been quoted £500...and that sounds a bit steep.

Only joking mate...any help would have been good...

My feet have never been so cold...

(apart from that night with the sheep in Yorkshire)...

_tt2:

i would have offerd to help but i would be even more useless with a corsa and aberdeen quite far

You ****...

and that's being polite....

Should have given us a shout mate bad news on the truck:thumbdown:

Cheers matey....doubt you could have got to me...

HI MATE what moor is it stuck on then jon

The cabrach....

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:001_rolleyes:After driving up a road that was closed due to snowfall and drifting...

I got the transit stuck....

After an hour of revving the **** out of it...I got her shifted....only to have the tipper go mad and constantly go up....even when the switch was off...

So the battery went flat....in 2 foot drifts...:crying:

After 3 hours.....a snow plough turned up...and gave me a jump start...:thumbup:

Shame it was a 24 volt system.....:blink:

So I now have a tranny...stuck miles out on the moors...in a 3 foot snow pile...with a flat battery...and melted battery wires....:cursing:

That's gonna be fun to get out again...:puke:

Who bothers with loler inspections anyway..???

Why do you need one..??

In 10 years I have never had one..

Here you go, numbered 1-10, could be anywhere on the chipper.

I got one of those...didnt know it was numbered though...it's had a few coats of paint....

I presume 1 is faster than 10....

I agree,as you say there is an adjustable flow control & it could have been on slow. This is for large diameter timber to stop autofeeding as much as possible as this wastes time & fuel, having a chipper that feeds fast & constantly autofeeds is unproductive.

 

The pulling power of the motors is 6167in/lbs of torque per wheel & 1646lbs of pulling power per wheel,in laymans terms a chuffin lot not to mention the hydraulic crush to assist.

 

If you lift the top feedwheel out of the way so the only thing pulling in the timber is the disc there is no difference, the wheels & toplift are just extras.

What does the flowmeter look like...and which way does it turn to speed it up...??

they make harder chain to cut through, then they make gas axes and angle grinders easily portable, we cant win!

 

i have a steel box in my truck, it fits my saws in and i can lock it, not the easiest thing to get into at the best of times, but it works.

 

When on site if im in a back garden i take it all through with me and then i know where it all is, the only thing that may stay in the truck is a brush or shovel till we need it, all valuable kit is in sight.

 

Its happening too much, are people cottoning on to us or is it just the times?!

I had my saws and blowers nicked twice from outside my house in Hampshire..they were chained to the seats in a truck on my drive.

I then got a steel box in the back of the van...and put them in there instead.

I had the entire van stolen about a week later. None of it was seen again...van included.

My view is that it is Apium nodiflorum, (synonym Helosciadium nodiflorum) commonly called Fool's water-cress

:thumbup1:This...like what he said.

japanese knotweed

 

Great chipper.... not sure if i'd want to drag it round with 3.5t truck though...

True that.!!!

The tranny does struggle a bit on hills when it's full of chip...

Trouble is committing to a 3 week stint means letting regulars down for three weeks

take it or leave it...

I would love the chance of three weeks work...

I would be surprised if you have any problems, it will never wear out. Just keep knives sharp & a good edge on the anvil & you will need to do nothing more, it will be a cheap chipper. If you need anything give me a shout.

Cheap...??

Cheap...??

It cost me £600...:lol:

pays for itself everyday...

It looks like a bigger version of your avatar....

I got one....

Havent had a problem with it yet...just interested in what faults it may have...

Any thoughts on these machines...??

Are they any good..and what are their faults and mechanical problems..?

Thank you guys....

That will do very nicely..

Thank you very much....

Off to fix it right now..

Recently had to fix my 020 throttle inside the top handle...but as I detached the outer casing....all the bits pinged out of the handle...

I have no idea how they fit back in.

Any ideas on where to get a diagram or something..??

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