Please recommend a small chipper- Boxer x7 vs Vermeer bc700xl or....

[clydesdale6]

Bandit seems like a top tier brand and that is great. I think the 6 inch models have the small Kohler engines. Any of these "smaller" chippers have a diesel or very reliable platform that is desirable? Thanks.

 

[derwoodii]

Bandit seems like a top tier brand and that is great. I think the 6 inch models have the small Kohler engines. Any of these "smaller" chippers have a diesel or very reliable platform that is desirable? Thanks.

Bandit 65 come in various motor petrol or diesel and some differing in unit construction typical 6 inch high with 12 in wide infeed so better than Vermeer 6 inch

 

[derwoodii]

I run a bandit 65 for 20 years plus its great little machine chews all i feed it anything too large is fire wood

Next option would be Vermeer 900BC is better bit bigger machine but much more pricey

 

[Crftrapper535]

Personally smallest chipper I've used was a vermeer bc1000xl and I like it alot not to familiar with the other ones but I would say the vermeer and I don't how it is where you live but the vermeer dealers really close and always helpful

 

[mrhemihead]

$6-8k sounds good. Thanks.

Hard to find a good operating diesel chipper in this price range.

Owned a 2005 Vermeer BC935 with a Perkins Diesel engine. I was surprised when parts were available, shipped from the factory. Paid $6K for that one back in 2010. Good working machine, regretted selling that.

I never had a positive experience operating a gas chipper, which is why I would never own one.

 

[computeruser]

The older Bandit 6” with the four cylinder air cooled Wisconsin gas engine always impressed me when compared to the similar machine from Vermeer (6xx series).