... the funny thing is I routinely discharge landscape chips into the woods or off the road maybe down a bank ... sometimes I will sell a load of Apple or Sugar Maple chips, for the most part around here in a tight market I want to destroy top and limbs, haul what I have to ... stuff that...
Also when buying I figured the weight of the Disc itself, I bet my drum weighs less ... Morbark's pocket drum has me convinced ... I formerly had my heart set on a Disc for chip quality.... I keep a sharp knife, try to keep undesireables out of the infeed ... never adjust the anvil clearance...
.... sort of true, older style chuck and ducks will pass long stringy material at times... my 7 inch 1 knife drum with hydraulic feed makes landscape quality chips, never something that won't spread or shovel
... agreed about Drum vs Disc ... although discs make a nice uniform lanndscape quality chip, those Bandits are prone to infeed clogs beggining at the inside corner... wheras Carl is correct the Drum takes better advantage of a smaller chute by design
... buying new should really diminish the close dealer service thing. New machines generally run great. I live in Vermont the dealer that sold (and delivered) is in Westbrook, Maine ... probably five hours towing, they have a smaller dealer in Palmer, Mass... probably two hours towing. I...
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