GS70015 15-Amp Garden Corded Electric Chipper, Collection Bin

I was weary of purchasing this because of the bad reviews but I saw a cheaper version of this had quite good reviews so I figured this could be a price point expectation? I've only spent 1 day with it, but chipped for about 4 hours straight and my initial impression is that this thing is pretty capable. I jammed it up so that I needed to actually unscrew the unit 3 times -- once within the first 5 minutes because I didn't know what I was doing, once because I was trying to be way too greedy with the branch I was putting through, and once unexpectedly. In all cases, I probably could have cleared the jam by using some channel locks or pliars and just pulling the branch out from the top feed / hopper and this is preferable as a first step if only because it takes like 40 turns to unscrew the bolt that allows you to access the blades. To me, three jams, 2 of them definitely my fault, over 4 hours is totally acceptable. Also to be clear, I mostly chipped dryer softwood, but did do a fair amount of hardwood and fresher, greener, wetter stuff. But here lies a few tips. 1. Use safety protection!! Full eye protection is a must. Branches will whip side to side unexpectedly. Use ear protection! It's loud and you only have one set of ears. Even gloves are recommended because sometimes when the branch whips and it's big enough it can hit you pretty hard. 2. Do not be afraid to use some violence! Many "jams" were avoided by just smashing the branch through the hopper using the provided hopper tool. Also whatever you can fit through the feeder will chip! I was worried in the beginning about not feeding anything too big, but it's really about how well you can guide it through the feeder, not so much the size of the branch (at least with softer woods). And this guiding process is a bit of an art (see more below) 3. Use a 12AWG/20A extension cord. Otherwise the voltage drop when this thing pulls full amps chewing through a big stick will result in big power loss! At least I assume that's the case and is the recommendation in the manual! 4. Hardwood is definitely.. harder. So use some restraint in combo with my violence recommendation depending on the wood. Violence on soft wood works pretty well. Violence with hardwood will likely jam the machine. Thus -- 5. Have patience and do some prep. The biggest problem is with wood that has sharp bends or big knots that you can't turn through the hopper feeding guide. If you or whoever you are working with prep the pieces for success, you will definitely have more fun feeding the beast. 6. RTFM! "Read the ___ manual". It has advice on alternating easier feeding wood between harder feeds ones to help keep the chipper clear and recommends wet wood in between dry pieces. I personally didn't have any trouble with the limited wet / fresh wood but I chipped 95% older, dryer, soft wood (which it absolutely massacres). 7. You will definitely improve with time! The amount of violence I used definitely decreased over the day as I learned how to find the best rotation technique to get the branches to feed more smoothly into the chipper. My only "critique" is that it does chip into fairly small mulch (which is called out in the item description). This is totally fine and expected but I am kind of curious what the larger mulcher is like as I think I would probably prefer that end product, but not sure. I had pretty low expectation but it met them, definitely. And by the end of day 1 with the thing, I feel it has already paid itself off for the price. In the beginning of the day I thought okay maybe this is about a 4 star, but once *I* learned how to use the thing more properly, I feel it is probably a 5 star product. I mean for the price this thing is a beast!! I'm sure there are use cases where this thing just doesn't keep up but for me, this thing cleans up! Too bad it will soon cost 2.5x as much with tariffs as it's made in China. Thank you to our wise King for lowering the prices of products for those of us that actually work for a living. I don't know about the cheaper chippers on Amazon but (electrical) safety wise this thing is also ETL listed and has overload protection. It claims it is "built to last". We will see! Recommended!

Great Chipper for moderate usage, slow but sure. Leaves rating 2 - it's a chipper so while it reduces the size of the leaves it really doesn't "mulch" then into fine material. Flower stems, etc. rating 4 - it mulches stems and harder material much better. However, stringy leaves such as iris, tulips, and ornamental grasses are a struggle and plug up the chipper fairly often requiring removal of the blade cover to remove the blockage. Creates fine mulch. Limbs and branches (nine bark & ornamental pear) rating 3 - limbs over 1", especially knots are a struggle. Knots in particular are tough. It does make beautiful bark! Challenge - the round paddle used to push material into the cutter head was the most frustrating factor in using this chipper. Leaves wrap around the paddle making it too tight to fit through the feed hole in the hopper. This means it is constantly stuck pushing and removing the paddle from the hopper feed holes. It was frustrating enough that I immediately looked for an alternative. Grab a 3/4" x 4" x 12" piece of wood, add a handle, and 99% of the struggles with feeding disappear! Major Failure - After 6 - 8 uses the blade holder retaining lock nut came loose causing both cutting blades to contact the upper shroud and break off. Not a big deal except that the company doesn't offer replacement blades or the lock nut which as I will explain is a blessing! My advice based on this is inspect the retaining nut after every use and MOST IMPORTANTLY buy the blades sold by Amazon in the 4 - pack for this model. The blades have turned this into a completely different machine! The cutting speed and efficiency of these blades makes it feel like the chipper has gained 1 -2HP. It now cuts material up to the 1 1/2" and those nasty knots with virtually no strain on the motor. Secondly, these blades pull the material into the blades while the OEM blades required you use a lot of force to drive the material against the blades. Without the new blades and redesigned paddle my rating would not been above 3 but now it's a 4, maybe 5! And one last caution. There is an aluminum shroud above the blade holder that must be removed to clear debris that becomes lodged between the shroud and holder. Phillips head screws are used which means care must be taken to clean the screw to prevent damage. Secondly; these are self-tapping type screws threaded into plastic. Make sure to rotate the screws counterclockwise until they fall into the threads to prevent cross threading the lower hosing which holds the motor. It will be unusable if the shroud cannot be tightened!

Update October 2019: I've used this thing on and off (I never throw away trimmed branches - it's free mulch!), finally the blades got dull. It was very easy to unscrew them, lazily drag it back and forth on a coarse sharpening stone for about 5 min, put them back, and the chipper works as good as new. I didn't realize it at first, but blades are double sided, so I could have simply flipped them and used the other side ... But I wanted to see how long my sharpening job will last)). When the blades were dull, it started jamming a bit due to last thick but short chunks getting caught in the blade, but not too much (with the cross "thingy" gone - see below - jamming isn't an issue at all, really. And that collection bin is still the best. Happy chipping!.. January 2016 original review: I have used this thing for a day, and so far I am extatic. I hope it’s going to be reliable; just in case I purchased a 2-year warranty. Honestly, I don't know why other two brands of wood chippers out there sell so much better than this one. They look awkward and don’t have a receiver container. I was a bit apprehensive to get it for the lack of reviews, but there were 2 things going for it: very similar “chinese wonder” had excellent reviews on youtube and seemed so easy to "unjam" (one knob), and the container to collect the output (which works out beautifully and is a good size). This chipper seemed very "logical" to me, it has all that a chipper needs to have in my mind, larger acceptable diameter than other brands on Amazon, and it seems to be well-made. I guess, the time will tell how well. In a few hours that I used it, the pile in the picture diminished by 2/3, and it jammed on me ONCE (my fault, I put a wedge-shaped chunk of wood in it, that was thin, but wider than recommended diameter), took me less than 1 minute to get it out and keep going. You gotta love that! I didn’t put sticks over 1 1/2” into it (as many people report that electric chippers don’t really live up to the max diameter promise. (I don’t have much of thick ones anyway). The chipper didn’t do all that well with thin brush, it processed it, but the length of the sticks coming out was 2-3”. Nor a major defect in my eyes. It didn’t do well with a clump of weeds either. It milled it into pulp, but I had to open it and clear the chamber. I don’t consider it a true jam (the blade was still spinning), because at that point the receiving container was full and might have prevented the stuff from coming out, I didn’t have another clump to give it a second shot. Either way, I’m fine with it. My main goal was wood chipping, and wood chipping it does. Also, I must say that it is rather quit. I have sensitive ears, and always put on ear muffs when using my table saw. With this chipper I was perfectly fine without ear protection. It looks like perfect gadjet for a weekend warrior. It definitely will not see much of heavy use with me. Some sticks and twigs from our trees (this load is an exception, we got rid of a large bush that was overtaking our patio). If I don’t have enough, now and then I might collect some branches in the surrounding woods to make more bedding for my bird cage (I find that grass or wood chips blend in bird you-know-what better than paper or newspaper:). This way I know for sure that it’s clean wood and it’s safe for my birds to chew on if they want to. I also had an idea to try this wood mulch for growing mushrooms. It appears that all “regular” straw that you get at feed stores is hosed with either herbicides, or pesticids or the conbination of the two. Mushrooms have a tendency to accumulate all kinds of junk, so I’d rather have something ecologically clean to grow them on. I am not sure how well this will work out, but I’ll see in a few weeks… Happy chipping!

I have waited to write this review so that I could attempt to use the machine under multiple conditions and deliver a meaningful evaluation of it. I have used this item on multiple different types of yard waste including the following: 1/8 to 3/4 inch dried shrub limbs, as well as freshly cut ones. Leaves, both dried and freshly cut. Cattail stems, both freshly cut and dried. 1/2 to 1 inch freshly cut and dried tree limbs. The machine only has two blades and they dull immediately. The limbs and branches from the shrubs and trees do not get cut, but the material starts to strip off as it bends its way through the mechanism and there’s no chipping of the wood and no shredding of the wood. What occurs is an extraordinarily slow and inefficient stripping of the limb that you’re putting in. The mechanism internally is a rotating disc with two blades, and ultimately portions of the wood get wrapped around the central spinning area and begin heating up. The machine will then begin smoking, and if you’re not careful will light on fire. When you put smaller things like leaves down it, the machine has such a large gap to accommodate the limbs that any debris just goes right through untouched. I’m not sure what this machine can actually handle as I’ve tried to put just about everything I can down it including what it says it’s meant to be used for which would be the smaller limbs and it does not perform as advertised. My biggest problem now is trying to figure out how to get rid of it. I would not recommend purchasing this and I will never use it again.

Item assembled fast and easy. First use amounted to about a half full discharge bin which required a lot of branches to create. The branches were 1/4” to around 1.5” in diameter, a few with small leaves attached. This item worked on anything I could fit into it in the sense that a nice size mulch is created. The work did not get done without issues however. There is a learning curve. As the branches go over around 3/4”, they need to be very straight. Larger very curved or those with bends would not pass through the small input hole because larger branches are too rigid to be pulled or push assisted through, but rather get jammed because of the geometry involved. The other thing I had to learn was you must be careful with larger branches that will start okay through the input hole, but have joints along the branch from side branches that were removed. The irregular shaped joints might exceed the size of the input hole across ihe joint’s widest dimension. Then the branch would wedge in the hole and stop feeding. Sometimes when a curved or bent or large joint filled branch jams in the input hole, it will also jam inside the machine at the cutter blade. A branch jammed generally cannot be pulled out from the top. It is necessary to unscrew the lock nut that secures the top of the unit, pivot the top open, and then the jammed branch can be dislodged. Sometimes a jammed branch in the cutters will stall the motor and pop a circuit breaker. In my initial half bin of mulch I experienced 10 jams. Two jams I remedied by pulling the branch back out from the top. Eight times I needed to open the top to free the jammed branch. Two of the ten jams popped a circuit breaker. As I gained experience, the frequency of jams decreased. In summary, this item works well when it does not jam, but it is very easy to jam and then it is a bit of a pain to work with. You must be very careful of the shape, irregularities, and size of branches you feed into it or your work will slow way down dealing with jams. It is not meant for fast, easy, high volume work, but rather patient, slow cleanuo of waste branches that occasionally accumulate in your yard. The machine is not fast even when not jamming, branches feed in slowly by necessity. As I said, it does make nice size and shape mulch, but requires a lot of branches to get significant volume of mulch. I would give it 3.5 stars because for the price it is okay if you are patient and careful with realistic expectations, but I would not go 4 and certainly not 5 stars because it is too fussy and slow to work with.

As long as you aren’t expecting something that works like a full-blown $2000+ gas powered chipper, which it is not, it works well for what it is. It’s best for branches - not leaves. You should get a leaf shredder for that. It works fine for smaller branches, but you do have to break off most of the twigs so they will fit in the hopper. I got this one because it was the only one I could find that has a hopper. The hopper isn’t very big, but it does help to guide the material into the holes. The slide-out collection bin is easy to pull out and empty. You’ll know when it’s full because you won’t be able to feed branches anymore. You will quickly get a feel for how much the motor can take before it jams by listening to it. If you feed the branches properly it will almost never jam. If it does jam, it’s easy to open the bin to access the blades and remove the jammed wood pieces. A word for the wise: watch out for those rocks. They are bad news. If you hear something clanking around and/or see sparks in the hopper, turn it off immediately and open it up, remove the rock, and see how badly damaged the blades are. I found it difficult to find replacement blades specifically for this unit, but there are blades for a couple of other brands out there that should work. Removing the blades is fairly easy, and you can do it without unscrewing the 8 screws that hold the blade guard assembly. All you need is a 6mm hex/allen wrench, which is included. For each blade, you access the outer screw from the front, and the inner screw via the access hole in the back. The instructions kind of show this. It’s nice that the blades are double-sided, as you can just rotate them to get double the use out of them. Sharpening the blades rather than replacing them is an option. I wouldn’t use a file or a sharpening stone unless you have a really good jig to hold everything at the proper angle, and it’s also very time-consuming. I have a pretty nice bench grinder with adjustable tool rests, so I can set it at the proper angle and sharpen the blades fairly quickly, dipping them in water frequently to keep their temper from being destroyed . I have been experimenting using the mulch this chipper produces for my fireplace. It works pretty well as long as you have a hot fire going, but it does use a lot of mulch. The mulch should also work outside around plants, trees, etc., but I have never tried that because I use redwood mulch and none of the branches I shred are redwood. So overall, it’s very good for light residential use. I’m happy with it.

I bought this chipper to shred my salvias and other small woody plants that I prune back starting in mid to late winter. I had to stop three times in one hour to clear path to the bin when chipping up my salvias. It clogs frequently as spinning mechanism gets clogged with small twigs and then it builds like a dam blocking all access to the collector bin. The worst part is that it takes 40 twists of hand to unlock fastener to clear jam. A safety feature prevents the chipper from starting if it is not fully tightened, so 40 more twist to secure it each time. This is a pain. It works much better on small woody branches – like from my crepe myrtle, with no jams at all. I read that many users have to frequently replace the blades, so I wanted to test how to do that before the Amazon return window closed. I could not loosen blade bolts at all, so I called American Lawn Mower for support. They told me there was a better tool available (than the cheap one provided with the chipper) and they would find one and send it to me. He took all my information, and I never heard back. I resolved this myself using 1 screwdriver to secure the blade support mechanism (per the manual), and inserting another screwdriver into the cheap tool provided with the tool to provide the leverage to remove the blade bolts. Changing the blades is more difficult than it should be. I wanted to rate this 3.5 stars due to the lack of product support, but I like this product, despite the flaws, so I have given it 4 stars.

I don’t know how I have existed on this planet for as long as I have without experiencing how fun a wood chipper is to use! Just flip a switch and watch it suck the limb in and spit it back out in little pieces! It holds the potential for hours of fun! I LOVE this chipper! It’s easy to assemble, use, and the collection bin makes cleanup ridiculously easy as well! I was able to just dump the wood chips into one of our raised garden beds which beats having to bundle limbs into a specific size for trash pick up. I do recommend wearing gloves, long sleeves, protective eyewear, and ear protection. I did operate this without ear protection and after an hour of use, I did have initial issues with ringing in my ears that went away shortly after I stopped using the chipper (which didn’t bother me too bad as I am already hard of hearing). Soft, fast growing wood from vitex and crepe myrtles were grabbed up and sucked in very quick and easy! The harder wood with prickly limbs like those from our elm trees required a bit more prep work in order to run through smoothly. I had to prune off all the little prickly limbs before running the main part of the branch through. There was an audible difference in how long it took to shred the hardwood limbs when compared to the softer wood limbs. Overall, I highly recommend this for hobby farms or suburban yards. You haven’t really lived until you have experienced the pure joy of feeding a branch into this chipper! My husband is a bit concerned but if they have a model made to handle large limbs and logs, I could see myself chipping up wood for the rest of my life!

Funciona muy bien no he tenido problema, es ideal para ramas de 3 a 4 cm de grueso. Si las ramas son muy delgadas se puede atascar y las ranas muy gruesas no entran. Recomendable para un jardín con árboles medianos.

I received several notifications that my shipment date was changed and then when I went to track it, it said that my package may be lost but it did come in later that day. The product works very well with branches but it is VERY difficult to put leaves through.

Que tritura ramas pequeñas muy bien pero me gustaría que su orificio de salida fuera más grande. La usamos para preparar composta

If you let the machine do the work without trying to jam pieces through it fast as I seen some people do on You Tube, it works just fine. If you put in branches with lots of green leaves, it has a tendency to plug up over time but it is easy to clear up. Demo video show lady putting leaves through the top but it is way too time consuming I consider it useless for shredding leaves. I am quite happy how it chipped the branches and twigs. It is far less noisy than gas operated chippers. Collection bin is a definite plus. As noted, the reason I did not give it five stars is it should not be advertised as leaf shredder (misleading) and it's tendency to plug up with branches with lots of green leaves.

Works like a hot damn, I've already put a tonne if branches through it ( even an old shovel handle )it can clog up if you put too wet of branches through it ( fresh willow bungs it up a bit ) but, it's easy to clean out and inspect. I don't use the collection bin it came with, I mounted it onto my yard trailer. That small bin filled up too quickly is all ( the bin is now used to hold empty beer cans in my shop )