Landworks Mini Wood Chipper Shredder Mulcher Heavy Duty 7HP Compact Design 3" Inch Max Capacity

I've had this chipper over 2 years and have run many branches through ranging from poplar to hickory. I've replaced the blades once, not that it wasn't still functioning, but you start to notice more shredding vs chipping. I have not had a single issue with the engine though I'm careful to use only ethanol free gas which is less likely to cause issues. I wouldn't call this a shredder, I wouldn't put anything other than wood in it. It will self feed a branch. It's hard to say what size will choke it since it depends on the hardness of the wood. It won't do more than 1.5 inches of hickory. Fresh cut poplar runs through like butter and smells so good. Fresh cut crepe myrtle is a stringy mess that has to be good and dry before shredding. It takes some experience. Sometimes you're best off putting in the thick end first if it's not too thick. Otherwise it's good to push the branch end in first and then you can gauge how much of the thick end it can handle, usually pulling it out, give it a small turn and feed again. Also, it's a very good idea to have a nice straight piece to keep to the side to help push small branches through. If you run this without gloves and eye protection you're asking for injury. When I replaced the blades I noticed the shell wasn't put on correctly and it overlapped in the wrong direction. This was causing wood to get shoved into the gap. It wasn't a problem, but I did notice it when I changed the blades and it was an easy correction. I've seen reviews where people have problems with durability. I have probably 30 hours of chipping time on this without issue and no complaints.

Original Review: Bought this two years ago and as you can see, I've had some issues. The fault mainly lies with the weak welds and thin metal they used. Shortly after the warranty expired is when the welds on the wheel base snapped. I've used it quite a bit and on uneven/gravel terrain, but nothing too crazy so this shouldn't have happened. Called/emailed customer service at Great Circle not expecting much since of course it was out of warranty. The first rep (Blake) still seemed willing to help after some back and forth. Then a few days later another higher up rep basically tells me I'm SOL and can pay for the replacement once it arrives from a several month backorder. No thanks. Thankfully I have a gifted mig welder and was able to fix it with my super amateur skills. Thought that was the last of my problems until the welds around the chute completely failed. Since this was in a much more awkward spot it difficult to try fixing their shotty work. Plus, the metal seemed to be much thinner there. Filled up two wheel barrows of chips and was back to where I was before, except worse this time because I don't believe any amount of welding or skill can salvage the chute. So now I have an expensive and useless paper weight that lasted a collective maybe 3 weeks of use across the span of two years, because there's no real way to wheel it around without the chute. The design could also use improvements. Many of the bolts you need to frequently access are in terrible/tight spots, causing busted knuckles if you aren't careful or taking forever to unscrew. The carb doesn't have a heat shield over it and melted my $50 wheel barrow tire when it got within 6 inches. The plastic screw head for the chip director/deflecter broke almost instantly. The list goes on. Update: After my attempt to fix the in-fed chute welds failed I realized I'd have no choice but to buy another one, so I reached to Great Circle again and thankfully dealt with Blake. He explained that they've since upgraded the metal/build quality for that part and sent a replacement, for free. I haven't needed to weld it, but the metal does seem a bit thicker. Ironically enough right after receiving it, my repair welds for the wheel base failed. Realizing this would continue to happen I asked Blake about purchasing a replacement for it as well and again, he sent one for free. Both parts took some time to ship but it's great that he was willing to make things right. I can't speak for all of Great Circle's customer service, but Blake has been excellent and is the reason I'm changing my rating from 1 to 4 stars. If they were to upgrade the thin metal and accessibility issues for the out-fed chute as well I'd give it 5 stars. A bolt that's crucial to keeping it in place is impossible to screw in without taking off the carb and filter cover. This bolt came out and I didn't realize the vibrations would cause the thin metal to snap where two bolts secure the other side. It's also unweldable, so I've rigged up a temporary solution and am working with Blake on buying a replacement since it was technically my fault that happened. Either way I'm just glad to have a functional machine again, largely thanks to Blake. Final Update: I received the replacement outfeed chute and installed it. After a few uses the carb now appears to be shot. It'll fire up after a few pulls and run decent, but once the engine is warm and you turn it off (to move locations for example) it won't start until hours have passed and it's totally cooled down. Done with this machine, bought a like-new Champion for half the price of this one and wish I would've done that to begin with. Learn from my mistake.

If your goal is to make small pieces of wood out of tree branches, this tool will do the trick. It definitely prefers drier wood, although bone dry makes more dust than chips, and it doesn't handle small twigs well as they can sneak around the blades and come out largely unscathed - and tend to cause blockage in the output chute. It handles thick branches surprizingly well, and I've learned how to deal with "gnarly" branches that have shoots going every which way. Initially I cut all these into relatively straight pieces, which is a very tedious process. I've since learned that if you stuff in (the base end, obviously) of one of these haphazard branches, more times than not when the lowest junction reaches the blades it will separate the branch into two pieces, allowing the part that was not going to fit to be repositioned as it feeds in. Obviously, you want to keep your hands out of the hopper and be sure nothing you are inserting or that you are wearing can get snagged to pull your hand in.

Fait le travail et pas de problème jusqu'à maintenant presque 5hrs d'utilisation intensif