Sun Joe 14-Amp Electric Wood Chipper & Shredder, 16:1 Reduction, 1.5" Cutting Diameter

Broken during normal use and following branch size limit guidelines. Internal metal blade shield/cover cracked, causing internal damage and unit failure. Called Manufacturer, was advised all outnof replacement stock and to contact Wal Mart or return in store. Boxed up as best I could took to store. Refund for defective unit. Was hoping it the unit would have worked out as I really needed a wood chipper in this price range. You get what you pay for.

The product description says that it can handle branches up to 1.5 inches in diameter. The problem is that you really cannot trim the branch down to that size even if you cut off side branches as close as possible plus the branches will not be straight. So, the practical limit is about 1 inch.

Chipper just sucks down the larger branches quickly , leaves small chips and develops little dust. Very small branches are a little more difficult to push through in multiples. It will be interesting to see how long the cutting blades hold up? Light weight and easy to store!

This works better than expected. It makes fast work of all the small limbs trimmed or fallen from my trees and shrubs. Converts them into a nice chip mulch. You can't force limbs through too fast or you may jam the unit and of course you can't put a 2 or 3 inch branch into it but it works very well for it's intended use of limbs up to about 1.7 inch diameter.

For price and performance you can’t go wrong with this chipper. Perfect for households where mulching branches is an occasional thing and the idea of reducing volume to a meagre 1/16th is beneficial. We culled dead thick branches from a back hedge about 100 feet wide and 10 feet high and the Sun Joe cut the job time in half because chipping was so much easier than cutting and wrapping the green waste the way our local curb pick up requires. The mulch was then easily added to a side garden and green waste bags. Set up was easy, less than half an hour to get going and we found the Sun Joe easily up to the task of crunching everything we put through it, even thinner branches with leaves, so long as you alternate with thicker, stiffer branches to help push things through. The machine is easy to move from spot to spot with the wheels and pull handle. If you can pull or push a golf cart it’s much like that. We happened to have a perfectly size bucket that fit under the discharge chute so that depositing mulch elsewhere was easy. If you’re someone who routinely is looking for ways to manage yard debris, the Sun Joe is the perfect tool to add to your garden arsenal. We’re so glad we went ahead and got ours. It made our hedge project doable and I’ll be more diligent with my trimming going forward knowing the Sun Joe has me covered.