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Altec DC1317: Used-Buy Risk, Repairs & What to Check

Used Altec DC1317 buying guide, feed risk, repair costs and what to inspect.

Status: published
Used rangeresearching
Recallnone found
Known risks5
Sources4
Verified2026-08-19
Decision status
inspect

used pricing varies; see sources. Biggest documented cost risk: Feed. Buy only after inspection.

Confidence 54%
Market context
Not yet verified

Comparable set not yet verified

As of Aug 19, 2026
Wear Component Timeline

What can make the cheap machine expensive?

Feedmedium

Feed-chute plastic sliders: wear item, "thousands of hours" typical life

Cost not yet verified
Bearing overmedium

Bearing over-greasing: the same servicing tech explicitly warns against

Cost not yet verified
Wheelmedium

Wheel-hub bearing heat: tech also warns against over-packing the wheel

Cost not yet verified
A second video in the mined setmedium

A second video in the mined set ("AUCTION wood chipper DIAGNOSIS AND

Cost not yet verified
A third videomedium

A third video ("Replace Chipper Bearings", Arborist Blair Glenn) is

Cost not yet verified

Common questions

What fails on the Altec DC1317?

The most cited concerns in our evidence record: Feed, Bearing over, Wheel. See the risk breakdown above for details and sources.

From the research record

  • PRICE: Sourced from https://www.machinio.com/altec/dc1317/wood-chippers via the r.jina.ai proxy (14 listings returned): - Low end: 2019 DC1317, 675 hrs, gas-powered — $1,050 (Lexington, KY). - Mid-low: 2013 DC1317, diesel, government surplus/as-is, no key — $8,500 (two listings, Covington, TN). - Mid: 2013 DC1317, 2,872 hrs, "runs" — price on request (Eli
  • FAILURES: - Feed-chute plastic sliders: wear item, "thousands of hours" typical life per the dealer-service video, but the unit filmed had one worn enough to need replacement and prone to leaking as they age (video transcript: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2baBBfqE2s @ 00:07:30-00:09:41). - Bearing over-greasing: the same servicing tech explicitly warns a
  • REPAIR: - Disc/main bearing replacement part cost: "there's the brand-new bearing it's a couple hundred dollars for that part" — again from the brand-unconfirmed "Replace Chipper Bearings" video, presented as a disc-chipper-class cost analog only, not a confirmed Altec OEM price (video transcript: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn5AkDC9Gkg @ 00:02:43-00:0
  • LIFE: - Plastic feed-chute sliders: "thousands of hours" typical life per the DC1317-specific service video (video transcript: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2baBBfqE2s @ 00:07:33). - Machinio hours distribution for units still asking a price: mostly und
  • VIDEO (00:01:43 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2baBBfqE2s): "the old dirt and replace them as needed just going to"
  • VIDEO (00:01:47 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2baBBfqE2s): "and replace them as needed just going to"
  • VIDEO (00:01:47 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2baBBfqE2s): "and replace them as needed just going to point this out right back here"

Sources

  1. youtube.comweb · research-cited · accessed 2026-08-19
  2. machinio.comweb · research-cited · accessed 2026-08-19
  3. youtube.comweb · research-cited · accessed 2026-08-19
  4. youtube.comweb · research-cited · accessed 2026-08-19