Wood Chipper Shredder Mulcher, Heavy Duty, 7 HP Gas Powered, Compact Rotor Assembly, 3 Inch Max Capacity

The chipper started on the first pull with every start and ran perfectly. I chopped up a huge pile of brush. I love the large and long feeding chute and that it sends the chips out in the same direction as the brush goes in. I can fit up to 3", but it's best not to chip anything more than 2". If you feed it too quickly, especially with large pieces it will stall out. It is a fantastic machine, especially for that price range. It was easy to assemble. It's very easy to maneuver and it's small enough that it doesn't take up much storage space. When I ordered this on September 4th 2023 I thought it was listed as $439. The invoice price was $470. Today, October 2nd 2023 it is now listed as $699. That seems like an awfully big price jump in such a short time. Maybe the price of the unit varies according to availability. It's now October of 2024 and I still love this little chipper. I've put loads of brush through it. It still starts on the first pull and runs fantastic. The only issue is the welds on the muffler broke so now the muffler wobbles around on the top of the muffler pipe. It's a great machine for the price and I highly recommend it.

Is not truly capable of 3" diameter branches. It certainly cannot do thick branches of any appreciable length. I am comfortable feeding any branch of any length at 1-1/2" diameter and short branches up to 2" diameter. You do need to take care with gnarly wood. Curves and forks can be trouble. BUT... I do not think you can find a better chipper at this price. I have had one jam so far and it was easy to clear safely. With regard to assembly it is pretty straightforward. I did make one mistake that cannot be blamed on the product. When I was mounting the feed chute I dropped a mounting bolt into the knives. ARRGH! I had to do quite a bit of disassembly to retrieve that bolt safely. So don't do what I did! Once I had it complete it started easy and ran fine. It has the standard 15:1 size ratio which makes for good chips on a walking path or as mulch. This chipper will get a lot of use over the next few seasons as I clear about 1-1/2 acres of brush on my property. I am also looking forward using it on corn stalks and sunflower stalks from our garden this fall to prepare them for composting. So far I am a satisfied customer.

This will get its first actual try later today, but everything was in the box and the instructions pretty clear. A list of tools needed would’ve saved me some steps. Basically you need a set of metric sockets and wrenches, plus a pair of pliers and needle-nosed for the cotter pins holding the wheels in place. IIRC, 10, 12, and 13mm will cover the bolts and nuts. It is heavy, and someone with limited strength should get help getting the parts out of the box and lifting the engine unit. I assembled the carriage, turned the engine over, bolted the carriage on top, then flipped it over as it’s a lot easier to shift the carriage around to line up the bolt holes than the engine unit. Update: This works very well and produces excellent mulch. There is a slight learning curve as to how best to feed material into it, but once you figure that out it makes short work of yard debris. Larger pieces require that you feed them slowly to give the knives time to work them down. You definitely need good leather gloves to protect your hands. Knit gloves may snag on the branches and could draw your hands into the chute. Same goes for loose clothing like long sleeves. Wear ear- and eye-protection. Branches with side shoots will be pulled into the chute more easily if you squeeze them down a bit first.

I'm very happy with this chipper! Today was the first day I've used it and it did exactly what I needed it to do, including 3" branches. I topped around 15 to 20 trees in my backyard and needed a chipper for the clean up afterwards. I researched several chippers through reviews, videos, forums, etc. And came to the same conclusion that all chippers that says can handle up to 3" branches isn't necessarily true... so I thought!? I'll get back to this in just a moment. The box arrived in good shape. The instruction booklet was easy to follow putting it together. I took note from another reviewer that mentioned not to tighten the bolts down super hard as he had one snap off. It took all of 20 minutes to put it together. The only problem I had is that it was missing one bolt. I determined it fell out of the box during shipping as I found the washers in the box. This was NOT a seller forgetting to put the necessary parts in the box. It fired right up with no problems. I started feeding it with smaller branches and gradually worked up to larger branches. When I got to the 3" branches, I took another approach (based on what I didn't see in the reviews) and trimmed most of the smaller branches that was hanging off of it. From the reviews I read and watched on YouTube, most people was frustrated with the larger branches bogging it down and stopping the motor, or by jamming the chipper blades and having to unjam it. By trimming the smaller branches off the main stock it fit better through the small feeder hole where the blades are. I also hand fed the 3" branches by allowing only 6" to 10" at a time to be chipped, which in turn allowed the engine to catch up in between hand feeds. Yes it was a slower process, but not once did I have to restart the engine or unjam the blades. Finally thoughts; for the money, it's worth it if you have patience to feed the larger branches slowly with a little trimming here and there. I did look at the larger chippers the would do 4" to 6" branches (so they say), but didn't want to spend 4 or 5k for something that will see use maybe 3 or 4 times a year. I'll update my review if anything changes. Hope this helps!

I am always fascinated by how well designed some equipment is in terms of being able to ship it cost effectively and yet assemble it easily and this is a very good example. It works very well and it is a good size for me. I purchased a chipper rather than a chipper/shredder because of the smaller size. So far the only modification I would recommend is slotting the two lower bold holes on the feeder chute. Doing so allows the chute to be removed and installed more easily making it easier to store

Great for the money. The engine is a little underpowered but it is clearing all my brush up. Have used it for 6 days and it has only jammed twice.

Well built works great

déchiquetage des branches transformé en paillis et réutilisé sur le terrain.

Works great on small to medium size brush. Have to hold back the feed rate for larger size limbs 2-3" diameter or the machine will stall. Feed chute is low and will be somewhat hard on the back if processing larger volumes of material.