Well, I bought a chipper...

[canadiantreeman]

Not my first choice, but I've been renting the damn thing for so long it feels like I already own it. Well, looking at the papwerwork, had I bought it last year when I started renting it I would nearly have it paid off by now!!

2004 BC1000XL with 2550 hrs on it, 85 hp cummins diesel. Paid 13.5k for it. Now to put it to work buying me a chip truck!

I'll try and get pics up soon, but I warn you, I ride dirty!

 

[canadiantreeman]

This is the best pic I have yet. I would like to get a tipping kit for my pickemup and convert it into a quick and dirty lil chip truck.

 

[SouthSoundTree]

Congrats !!!

 

[atw]

that should make life a little easier

 

[RopeArmour]

Congrats!
I used the LoadHandler for last 10 years if you like to work hard its OK.
Dumperdog is at Princess Auto for 2799 8' hydraulic steel insert 6000lb max 2cubic yrd
Best of Luck!

http://www.globalindustrial.ca/g/ma...essories/dumperdogg-pickup-truck-dump-inserts

 

[brendonv]

Decent little chipper. Chips wood nice! Be careful chipping big stuff a lot. A friend tends to do so and all the welds around the drum bearings are cracked.

Good luck!

 

[bonner1040]

I hope you get a lot of hours with no a lot of repairs!

 

[canadiantreeman]

Thanks all. The machine is ubiquitous in our industry, so its like buying a Ford or GM...always find parts and such. And my relationship with Ol Cotter is really good, and being that he knows a hell of a lot mechanically and is willing to assist me in any future repairs, I liked the idea of buying from him rather than from a dealer 400 miles away. But, yea, I sure hope I can get another good year outta it without taking any substantial repair hits.

The life of a shoestring treeman, I wouldn't trade it!

 

[lumberjack]

Congrats on the purchase!

 

[treesandsurf]

Cool congratulations! Your life just got that much easier

jp

 

[mrdiesel]

Congrats, i have the same machine and it works great. I got a fracture around the drum from the drum slamming up and down trying to feed smaller lengths about a foot long. When you do the bigger stuff try to keep the shortest lengths over two feet long and she will run for years