Earthwise 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!

This is truly an amazing machine. I don't have a very large yard, but I am definitely pleased that I made the right decision to make the purchase. I have been trimming some overgrown scrubs in the yard and this machine has not only saved me time in disposal but saved me disposal space. For those of you that have done yardwork, you understand how bulky yard trimmings can be. You trim and trim and all of a sudden you have a mess of debris that needs disposal. It is usually relatively easy to trim branches and the like, but it is very time consuming and tedious to get these bulky items into the green yard waste container. With this Earthwise woodchipper/shredder, it not only makes disposal faster, but it minimizes the space it takes to dispose of this material. You will be surprised how all the bulky cuttings are reduced to extremely small amount of material. The attached picture shows what the shredded trimmings look like. In fact, with this machine, you don't actually have to dispose of the majority of the debris because you can put it directly back into your yard as mulch. The debris from this machine drops into a sturdy 10.5 gallon plastic bin. I prefer this big, solid, plastic bin versus dropping the debris into a bag like many other machines do. The machine is easy to use. You easily get the hang of it as you start putting the branches in. I did have a few clogs over several hours of use, but I was aggressive with the machine and kept feeding it. The machine is easy to unclog so this issue shouldn't deter you from getting one. This problem is probably universal to all chipper/shredders. The machine prefers branches over leaves because of the moisture content of the leaves. The excessive leaves are how the machine sometimes gets clogged. The clog is easily and quickly cleared. I like that this machine runs on electricity vs. gas. With electricity, there are no smelly and unhealthy gas fumes. With common sense, this machine is safe to use. The one feature that I don't like about this machine is that the lock knob to access the blades and inside of the machine is a screw lock knob. I believe the lock knob is the screw on type because it prevents someone from accidently opening it. It takes effort and deliberate action to open it vs having just a latch. I was so impressed with this machine, that I ordered one for my brother. I wish I found this machine earlier when my dad was still around. He would have liked and benefited from the ease of use and time savings with this machine. As another reviewer mentioned, he wishes he had gotten the machine years ago. I can't agree with him more. This machine is well worth the cost when you consider the time savings and the reuse of the debris as mulch. It is a win win situation. Originally, I was going to hire a gardener to trim the overgrown shrubs which would have cost a minimum of $500. I figured I could do it myself with the right equipment. Get yours today and you will be pleased you did.