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Steve
2025-08-06 12:19:48
I've always dreaded yard cleanup, especially dealing with branches and fallen leaves. Piling them up for curbside pickup was a hassle, and burning them (where allowed) felt environmentally unfriendly. Then I invested in a small electric wood chipper, and it's been a game-changer!This little machine is surprisingly powerful. It handles branches up to a couple of inches thick with ease, turning them into manageable mulch in seconds. The smaller twigs and leaves are no match for it either. What used to take me hours of back-breaking work now takes a fraction of the time.I was initially concerned about noise, but this electric model is significantly quieter than a gas-powered chipper. It's still not silent, but it's definitely less disruptive to the neighbors and my own sanity. It's also much easier to start – no pulling cords or fiddling with carburetors. Just plug it in and flip the switch!The mulch it produces is fantastic. I use it to enrich my garden beds, suppress weeds, and create a nice, tidy look around my landscaping. It's so much better than bagging everything up and sending it to the landfill. Plus, it's saved me money on buying mulch.Now, it's not a heavy-duty machine designed for large-scale forestry work. If you're dealing with huge trees or massive amounts of brush, you'll need something bigger. But for the average homeowner with a typical yard, this small electric wood chipper is perfect. It's compact, easy to store, and makes yard cleanup a breeze. I highly recommend it!
Jules A
2025-08-02 11:16:11
Overall, this chipper does the job but I would like to call out a few tricks to avoid having to constantly open it up to clear the debris.I’m a small female that likes to garden and do light landscaping for herself. So this little machine has been great. First, I trimmed all the branches of the tree to a manageable size. And cut/separated branches with a lot of leaves. I’ll chop those with my leave blower/shredder. And also, for larger or irregular shaped pieces, those went in the “for the fireplace†pile.First, smaller twigs don’t always grind, letting 6†pieces slip through and clogging the output vent. Three things I did was put the .75â€-1.5†branches with leaves/twigs in, end first. Then, pull the bunch in and out a few times to allow the blade to chipper smaller. (The bulkier mass grinds up better this way and the main branch pushes through the little pieces). Also, every few branches, I took a small long twig and pushed it up into the output vent from the bottom to help occasionally clear out the twigs. This seems like a pain but it’s less annoying than opening up the cover every time it clogged up.The chipper grinds solid long branches with few offshoots VERY WELL. It catches the wood and feeds it through nearly all on its own.Another recommendation is to pre-break offshoot branches with your hands to allow for some flexibility as the branch gets fed into the top. I also suggest twisting the bunch if you feel it not feeding quickly. This is something you can guide by touch and feel.I liked that it came with extra blades. After two solid chipper sessions, it’s about time to flip the direction of the blades. I’ll probably also sharpen the duller ends at a later time to maximize its use. One other little snafu is that the “bolt†holding one side of the cover’s hinge seems to have popped out. But it’s an easy fix. Used a zip tie temporarily and I’ll use a screw and bolt when I get a chance.So far I’d chopped two large piles of branches for ~2-2.5hrs each. And I have 3 or 4 more piles left. I’ll report back after I’ve completed my job if there’s anything else I notice. Ultimately, I’ve been using the mulch to fill some garden beds. Cheers.
Ant
2025-07-24 15:41:10
Don’t buy if you want to use for heavy or thick branches. It did the job ok for thin branches. You get what you pay for.
A. Miller
2025-07-13 10:13:19
I had a similar LawnMaster FD1501 prior to this one and it was a workhorse for the money. But the Vivosun 15 amp is a constant pain to use.1. Fingers across the discharge catch small twigs & tiny branch ends that make it through the blades and then everything else backs up. This happens about every 5-10 minutes.2. I tried to chip dry wisteria vines that one at a time but the fibers would keep getting wrapped around the center of the blade wheel causing drag and the unit would shut down. This happened about every 4 vines. That's the point that broke me & I gave up for the day since I had a lot of these vines.3. The screw latch takes about 12-15 turns which makes #1 & #2 all that more painful.4. Branches up to 1.57 inches thick? Not really possible unless you are shredding a wood dowel. Branch irregularities reduce this significantly to maybe an inch. Lawnmaster could easily do 1.5 inches, this one can't.This is maybe one notch above useless if you got time for aggravation.
MoncrieffFamily
2025-07-12 12:44:10
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David Bailey
2025-05-25 14:09:19
We have a wisteria vine that grows like crazy every summer. It is up on a large arbor. It must be trimmed back every year to avoid collapsing the whole thing. In the past we have used a ladder and cut the big pieces down and then re-cut them and then stuffed them in the green bin over a period of weeks. It is a lot of work. This chipper was the perfect tool for the job and rendered the whole thing into chips that went out all at once. A huge time saver, and worth every penny if we only ever use it for this annual job. That you'll have no trouble with vines up to about an inch in diameter. The longer pieces worked even better and once you got them started, the machine pulled the vine all the way in. It was not as noisy as expected. Over a two day. It worked flawlessly.
Balrog30
2025-03-27 13:12:42
Overall, I've been happy with this machine so far. I used it to clear a backlog of stick waste from pruning trees and shrubs around my yard. I was taking that stuff to the dump, where they went into municipal compost. But I needed some mulch around my yard anyway, so this makes my garden more self-sufficient.PRO:- Simple to operate- Light and easy to carry to my basement for service and storage- Relatively quiet (use hearing protection, but doesn't bother the neighbors much)- Cut through everything I expected it toCON:- The assembly instructions were pretty terrible; I figured it out anyway, but they were completely missing steps- It's a bit top-heavy during operation... sometimes wants to tip sideways while feeding in long stuff- The output side of the machine could be improved (more below)My first real issue with the machine was that the screws for the blades seemed to be over-tightened in the factory. I could not free them by hand, even with WD-40 and a lot of patience. In the end, I had to borrow an impact wrench from a neighbor to get them off without stripping the heads. The instructions show hand tools being used, so I don't believe this was expected.The only material I've thrown at this machine that it could not handle so far, was some dry pine branches that someone asked my to chip as a favor. This is where the "output design" problem came in on my points above. The dry needles passed through the cutter, but would not clear the output chute without jamming-up. I suspect working with long pine needles would have gone better if they were fresh and green, but this stuff was very dry and brown.On a more positive note, getting replacement blades was easier once I noticed that many other brands have a completely identical cutter assembly. Look at the picture for most of the chipper blades on Amazon that are for the same sized branches, and you'll see that the cutting disc is exactly the same.
Leslie Calvert
2025-01-15 15:25:22
Its fun however I can see burning out this motor in a short period of time. I own a house with lots of mature trees and this may not be enough power. I believe if you are a townhouse / condo owner that is into gardening this product is great for turning small branches into smaller chips for either mulch / ground cover or easier disposal.
Mike Bridgman
2025-01-03 12:34:00
Don't often write reviews but I am very impressed with this unit. It does exactly as stated and was a champ today as it gave me 5 full bags of excellent mulch. Only had to open it twice in the two hour garden cleanup session both time because I put in a branch that was way above the recommended size. Even then the issue was the thick part got stuck on the way down not that it could not chop it up. A great buy and arrived next day just in time for some great weather to finish the garden.
JJ
2024-12-05 12:44:25
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