Bambi Bucket Servicing

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Jabberwocky
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Bambi Bucket Servicing

Postby Jabberwocky » Sun Jan 24 2021, 21:40

Hi
Where is the best place for reliable service for Bambi Buckets? Sydney based but open to options.
Or are you better to service them yourself?

Thank you.
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Re: Bambi Bucket Servicing

Postby havick » Mon Jan 25 2021, 05:10

Do it yourself.
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Re: Bambi Bucket Servicing

Postby SpinnyThing » Tue Jan 26 2021, 08:07

Doing it yourself is pretty much the norm. If it’s an old school single drop they are simple to sort out and maintain. If it’s a bambi max it can be a bit more complicated, you can buy spare parts ( 3-4 week wait) and should have a little kit of spares. If it’s got rips or tears it’s easy enough to take it apart and take it to a canvas maker. They usually have enough gear to put a good patch on it.
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Re: Bambi Bucket Servicing

Postby Jabberwocky » Tue Jan 26 2021, 21:04

Thanks for the replies and to those who sent pm’s. In house it will become.
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Re: Bambi Bucket Servicing

Postby havick » Tue Jan 26 2021, 22:38

Anything Bambi with a variable valve (ie bambi max), it’s worth opening the control box and resealing it as they tend to leak (even new from the factory).
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Re: Bambi Bucket Servicing

Postby Jabberwocky » Wed Jan 27 2021, 06:19

I’ve found that anything that comes back from ‘where you’re meant to send them’, is best to be looked at yourself as it’ll probably leak too. Thanks for the tip havick. Cheers.

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