This small chipper focusses on performance, quality and safety.
The Vermeer BC200 brush chipper will initially be focussed on the European market. It will be available in September 2020 and complies with European Union (EU) Stage V emission standards for non-road mobile machinery and EN 13525:2020 safety requirements specifically for forestry machinery, while offering new features that facilitate efficient start-up and operation on the jobsite. The new water-cooled petrol engine is fuel efficient and eliminates the need for diesel fuel additives and helps prevent issues with rapidly evolving emission regulations in the EU, namely growing prohibition of diesel engines in European cities. The BC200 features a Kubota petrol power engine.
The 43 kW (57 hp) BC200 towed brush chipper features an Eco-ldle engine control system that improves fuel efficiency and minimises operation noise, while a two-step turnkey starting process allows the operator to get to work more quickly than previous models that required a clutch to engage the starter. The BC200 also features a heavy-duty undercarriage, and infeed controls that allow for ease of operation and enable efficient machine feeding. An oversized infeed opening, strong pulling capacity and SmartFeed system, which monitors engine speed and stops or reverses rollers if needed.
Contrary to its predecessor with multiple service doors and panels on the exterior, the BC200 features a one-piece pivoting engine hood that provides full engine access and improves serviceability. And with a jack system on the upper infeed roller, the operator can access the infeed side of the cutter system to help remove any blockages. The longevity of the machine is supported by a four-stage powder-coating treatment system.
Like its predecessor, the BC200 features a 3-year, 1,000-hour warranty with the option to extend in several ways to align with customer need and preference. Optional maintenance packages are also available in 1,000-hour intervals. Source