I have a willow tree which litters the yard with thin, wispy willow branches. Will this chipper shred them up for me? Thanks for your comments.
449788
There is nothing on the market that will do it better. If you can let the branches dry out you will get better results.
449789
I read the review mentioning trouble with green branches and I agree somewhat. I guess, the answer is 'it depends.'
449790
That was our first task..a whole curly willow tree.. The answer is yes. But the machine will clog on the greener branches. Although it will add time to unclog...unclogging is relatively simple and quick. The drier the branches the easier for the machine.
449791
I have used this for branches ranging from one inch to 1/4 across (rose of sharon, christmas pine, etc) . It likes a long straight woody branch. Not so good on highly branched hedge cuttings like a privet etc.
449792
I have had the best results with small, green branches and the least with grass-like plants and larger branches or dry ones. I usually end up with a pile of mulch where I have to separate the longer, stringy pieces from that which I can really use for mulching around the garden. I burn what I can't use ( maybe 15%.) You could bag it and put it in the trash. This unit will take care of a good part of our waste with the rest that's too big going to the landfill.
1278453
It should, it does everything else. Probably have to keep chipper rinsed out. It does oak fine.
1944519
It easily mulched quarter inch branches I put a one inch board by quarter inch piece of wood it was more chipped palm branches would be mulched I believe. My small pods just went through the machine.
1964715
Hmm good question. It will probably pick up the leaves and maybe the blossom possibly the pebbles.
1870302
It picks them up, but not as well as it picks up larger nuts. The flexible wires are almost too far apart for small nuts like acorns although I have picked some up a few times. Generally I rake acorns and pick them up with a shovel.
77030
I don't see why not. I had a lot of piles of branches and twigs from all different types of trees and as long as 8 feet and up to 1" in diameter piled up at the back of my lot and when I bought this chipper, I spent about an hour and chipped everything up without any problems.
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I used my CMM1000 to shred leaves this year. Raked them into 4" to 6" high piles, went over the piles with the mower with collection bag attached. Then raked 4" to 6" high piles again, and mowed over them a second time. Any leaves remaining after two passes were raked up the old-fashioned way :-)The bag fills up fairly quickly, so I had my wheelbarrow nearby and just kept dumping the shredded leaves from the bag into it. Had to keep making sure the chute between the blade and the collection bag was kept clear of debris too.I thought it worked pretty well. How did things work out for you?Regards,Mark Widmer (New Jersey, USA) I used my CMM1000 to shred leaves this year. Raked them into 4" to 6" high piles, went over the piles with the mower with collection bag attached. Then raked 4" to 6" high piles again, and mowed over them a second time. Any leaves remaining after two passes were raked up the old-fashioned way :-)The bag fills up fairly quickly, so I had my wheelbarrow nearby and just kept dumping the shredded leaves from the bag into it. Had to keep making sure the chute between the blade and the collection bag was kept clear of debris too.I thought it worked... » Read More I used my CMM1000 to shred leaves this year. Raked them into 4" to 6" high piles, went over the piles with the mower with collection bag attached. Then raked 4" to 6" high piles again, and mowed over them a second time. Any leaves remaining after two passes were raked up the old-fashioned way :-)The bag fills up fairly quickly, so I had my wheelbarrow nearby and just kept dumping the shredded leaves from the bag into it. Had to keep making sure the chute between the blade and the collection bag was kept clear of debris too.I thought it worked pretty well. How did things work out for you?Regards,Mark Widmer (New Jersey, USA) « Show Less
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Yes, it sucks up oak leaves. We have an oak tree adjacent to our pond and it does the job it needs to for us. Just need to empty often if there are a lot of leaves.
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It may be powerful enough to blow such debris, but not to vacuum it. Making mulch from twigs and acorns seems to me to be more what you'd expect from a wood grinder. I can say I really like my blower-vac and that I have not had any trouble using it while avoiding vacuuming up little rocks or whatnot that would damage it. For an older lady like myself, this is far superior to raking and bagging leaves.
745333
yes, it would work well as long as any branch material is less than an inch long.I use it for saw dust
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Pamela; this blade does a better job than my Forrest woodworker two. I use it 90-92% on hardwoods both crosscut and ripping.I have used this to rip pre-finished Brazilian cherry flooring. believe me ...this is hard stuff!!Do yourself a favor & get the blade.
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I bought this chipper for my 88 year old mother-in-law and she had it 3 days before she sold it to someone else cuz it would not do the job she needed it to do. To be honest I think it would have problems even with twigs. Sorry...:(
728140
No, it will now shred branches that large. It will handle small twigs that always get mixed in with leaves when you rake or blow them into a pile.
1581566
not really sure how to answer this one... I'm guess that the serrated part of the blade would cut branches, but you may be there a while. you might want to invest in a folding tree saw if you need to cut branches down
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It will shread a lot of leaves, but you have to pace yourself. Also, If you are going to shred Palm Fronds you want to use the branch chipper, remove the leaflets and split them up into 3-4 parts (depending on size of frond), roll up and feed the leaflets through gradually, then finally feed the rest through.
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I would not recommend this chipper for shredding anything. There are other machines that are better shredders. You might look at something advertised as a 'leaf shredder' rather than this type of 'chipper.'
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Depends on how heavy the rocks are. On the low setting it blows leaves across the gravel/pixie pebbles I have without moving them much. Bark goes all over the place, though.