Skwerl's new chipper and chip truck

[SkwerI]

Well I like my little baby chipper but it's kind of slow for one man to operate and try to keep up with me on removals. He spends way too much time fighting brush trying to make it feed. So I'm looking at upgrading options, including this one:
https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/hvo/d/2007-altec-dc1217/6387155595.html

The seller buys and sells chippers, bought this one at auction along with 8 others in a single lot. They all come from Lewis Tree and were painted red, which is why he repainted it. I have my Altec guy running the serial number to confirm this info. Seller is willing to give me $5K for my Bandit 90 on trade and knock a thousand off his asking price, reducing my cost to $13K and my trade.

 

[Tree09]

Go Brian go!!!

 

[Bodean]

Yes. Great News!

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[MasterBlaster]

I've chipped at least a jillion pounds of brush through a 90, no problemo.

 

[squisher]

That would match the fleet really nicely Brian.

 

[sawman]

Moving on up,hell ya!!
Make that wood disappear!!!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Nice Brian.

My guy Mike will often try to force shat into our 12" that you can pretty much tell, it won't crush it. But he'll hold up a line of guys trying to feed it by forcing the issue with no success. It is often hard to teach some the mentality of just picking up the saw, nipping and cutting a little will speed things up. Again, finesse vs force. Some just will not over come the mental block.

 

[No_Bivy]

get a winch......or better a mini

 

[MasterBlaster]

Both!!!

 

[No_Bivy]

YES!

 

[No_Bivy]

mini will out perform winch though

 

[SkwerI]

Here's a less expensive option. Sometimes you have to dig using different keywords to find the right ad. This one didn't show up searching for 'chipper' but it showed up searching 'woodchuck'.
https://orlando.craigslist.org/hvo/d/2003-woodchuck-c-17/6308303847.html

 

[Steve Mack]

That looks good for the price but prices here are way different.

I get different results searching woodchipper than wood chipper, sometimes you can get a good deal if it's not listed right.

 

[SeanKroll]

trailor get less market interest than trailer

 

[SkwerI]

Anybody here in Tennessee that can check this out for me?
https://www.machinerytrader.com/listings/construction-equipment/for-sale/16926331/2008-altec-dc1217

It's in Covington, Tenn. 38019

 

[dstimber]

I'm north of Covington about an hour 30 mins away. Not sure if I could get down that way soon tho. A lot of people local are leery of baskins. Not sure why. I don't rekin we've ever done any business with them. The pics of the chipper look good tho.

 

[SkwerI]

Not a good sign when the locals avoid the place. Thanks.

 

[dstimber]

I personally or our business hasn't dealt with them. It's a massive place. Im guessing nearly a half mile on the side of the highway full of equipment. I think it's one of those places that just tries to run through inventory and turn it over as fast as possible. I will ask one of our loggers about the place. I know he has dealt with them a few times. He lives down there. I should see him tomorrow.

 

[SkwerI]

Cool. Thanks, Denver.

 

[SkwerI]

Well the guy selling the BB250 with no VIN tag finally found the VIN tag. I can't quite make out every digit but perhaps somebody here might have an inside track on how to check this info out? Brush Bandit is closed for the holiday weekend so nothing there until Monday.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Do that thing they do on headstones...

 

[SeanKroll]

A rubbing.

 

[squisher]

I don't think that works with a picture.

 

[MasterBlaster]

It just takes more rubbing!

 

[PCTREE]

Skwerlito, check this out

https://www.equipmenttrader.com/Farming-Equipment/listing/1994-MORBARK-2036+Drum+Chipper-123352753

if its close ask the dude if you can run some brush through it. This is 2 years earlier than my model 17 but the design looks very similar. Mine was a simple and dependable machine that chipped like no disk chipper could ever come close. Loved that chipper till the day it went in the reservoir..... RIP Franken Chipper