Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Assembly was quick and easy 15 minutes and it was up and running. Overall build quality looked good, all parts were present. Initial use was on fresh cut Spanish oak limbs ranging from 1/8 to 5/8 in diameter with leaves intact,and about 36 inches in length. Many of the limbs I had to break down at the wishbone forks to make feeding easier, though the unit will take the branch with limbs attached up to about 4-5 inches wide (span) The chipper did exactly that, it chipped the limbs with ease, the leaves however came out more halved to quartered. I was also able to do dried up grape vine, and Chaste tree and rose bush and live oak limbs. The unit is gravity feed but the angle of the chopping head will also "pull" if you will, the limbs in. I had to use the push paddle to get the leaves that filled the throat of the chipper to feed through. I did try to run a 1-1/4 piece of dried live oak through the chipper and it did take it but it stalled a few times. Even though it says up to 1.5, this should not be construed to think it will handle hardwoods up to that size continuously. Over-all I think this unit is perfect the typical home owner that wants to chip up various pruning rather then bundle and tie to put out for pick up. A few cautions: The push paddle is attached with a lanyard, be careful not to push the strap down the chute with the wood The unit is gravity feed, but the cutter head can pull the material in to some extent so be aware that limbs and leaves going in may whip around a bit and slap at you (wear eye protection) Consider the full size of your material, make sure the entire piece will fit, we tend to start with the small end only to find the top fatter end won't fit or feed. This is not an industrial tool and should be ran with a duty cycle in mind, run it for 10-15 min and then let it rest turned off for 5-10 min while you regroup your cuttings and move chip debris out of the way. (My opinion) I found it easier to place the push paddle into the handle slot when not in use, rather then try and fiddle with getting it into the designated holder clip If you find my review helpful please click the helpful button.