Just found another Brush Bandit 95 for sale. Disc is set at a 90 degree angle to the rollers instead of a 45 degree angle like mine. Perkins diesel and he's only asking $10,500. I'm seriously considering upgrading.
https://orlando.craigslist.org/hvo/d/chipper-by-brush-bandit-95/6324322931.html
Adjusted the throttle cable so it doesn't pull all the way out any more. Repurposed a small pair of needle nose vise grips for throttle control so that's working properly for now. Trimmed 1.5" off the top of the muffler outlet so that the elbow doesn't hit the chipper chute any more. Ordered...
I got it and got home with it about 1:30. It's had some use but it's in pretty good shape for the price. I need to replace the throttle cable and one of the bearings on the lower roller along with some sharp knives, etc. The intake is 16" wide.
Heading down tomorrow. Who knew this storm would blow up like it has? Getting home may be a challenge with all the evacuees on the roads. I'm leaving early so hopefully I can still get home in time to make a 2:30 appointment. On the other hand if it's bad I may not get home until after dark.
Well after sitting on it for a week I finally decided to pursue the chipper. I just emailed the seller with my phone number to set a time to drive down and look at it. Fort Myers is about 170 miles away if I drive straight down 17 or 210 miles if I stick with the Interstate. Hopefully he calls...
This little Brush Bandit 90 is still on Craigslist. The more I look at it the better it looks. Cheap enough that it would be hard to lose money on it. I have no way to easily incorporate it into my business model but I emailed the seller anyway. Only way I can even use it is to have another...
Many years ago I rented a Vermeer 935 for a big clearing job I had. Worked ok, was more finicky to feed than the bigger 1250 that I was used to. I think it would have worked much better with sharp knives. At the time I was considering buying one but like most tree guys I was dead broke almost...
Just did a quick Craigslist search and found this-
https://fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee/grd/d/brush-bandit-9-in-chipper/6246102365.html
BB xp90 $5500. Short on details.
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