Well engineered and safety concious,
February 20, 2009
By urbanhomesteader from Central Texas
"I'm approaching 100 hours on briers, elm, hawthorne (ouch!!) hackberry, grape vines and leaves. Some tips: Be sure to have loppers handy because the feeder won't let crooked stuff go down too well. Don't dump too much into the leaf hopper at once, steady as she goes and you'll get it done fast.
I always find a forked stick, about 3 or 4 feet long, to help push briers and small branches down the hopper.
don't kill the engine while stuff is still in the hopper. You may not be able to pull the rope to crank it again and then you'll have to take the hopper off.
If you run it without the bag be ready for clouds of debris, this thing has a powerful blower.
This machine seems to handle everything it is designed for and is plenty sturdy for the job. Excellent value."
What is your level of technical expertise? Home Handyman
goodbye, brush piles!,
August 14, 2008
By coltonb from columbia county, NY
"after using this machine for about 20 hours and chipping everything in sight - from huge piles of apple pruning, to dried willow brush, to 3" maple saplings - i'm impressed. it will power through whatever you can get in it.
that's the one caveat, though. if you've got lots of crooked branches (like my apple prunings, or the previous reviewer's pinon) you need to prep them to fit in the chute by chopping into straight-ish sections. that's the only thing keeping me from giving it 5 stars. well, that and now it seems everywhere i look i see something that needs clearing / pruning, if only for an excuse to fire up the chipper again..."
What is your level of technical expertise? Home Handyman
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