Customer Reviews for Brush Master 5 in. x 3.5 in. 15 HP 420cc Self Feed Gas Chipper Shredder with 120-Volt Electric Start, Trailer Hitch, Gloves, Goggles

This chipper is much better than the 6hp models advertised for home use. The difference in cost is worth it.

the protectors of rubber came off in the first use and the bar at the shoot holds the mulch up from coming out so had to use a pitch fork to remove it. the oil must be filled to the rim for machine to run and a little hard to get to the oil pour spots. A little hard to roll unit around but over all a good cutting machines up to 3 inches round :)

Easy to assemble works like a charm. Had to replace the belt after the first time I used it. That was easy too.

Easy set up and works amazing!!!

Works great. Love the electric start. Easy to put together. Glad I have an ATV to tow it because its a beast to move around by hand.

Doing a splittingly great job. Only wish it could pick up the branches and leaves itself. LOL

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Does a great job and love the idea of electric start even though the regular way is easy too.

Been using it for a few years now. No real issues. Does a great jobs with leaves and small limbs. A few design issues; difficult to change oil, chipper blade, leaves have be wiped off the pulley air intake frequently and the material has to be constantly spread away from the discharge. Once you get use to it though the issues are somewhat minor. Ideally, you can work much faster with two people. One person putting in material, other moving it away from the discharge. It will cut the time down in half for sure. If you have this chipper or, planning on getting one please use ear and eye protection and a GOOD respirator, not those cheap little mask. Spend the money and get one that seals with filters and save your lungs otherwise you will sucking in all that dust. Not good.

The crate was in good shape but, product was damaged inside the box when it arrived!

So far it has chewed through everything I have fed it. And most of it has been twisted oak. And I love the self feed feature. The electric start is handy since my heart attack.

Chipper exceeded my expectations. It says it will take a 3 x 4 inch branch, it will take a bigger one if it is straight and not too bent. The side shoot will suck in the branch so be prepared for that. The leaf shoot will take small branches (twigs) as long as they are dry. I dried them for a month and had no problems. After about 4 hours of chipping I had about 2 yards of chips. There were only 2 issues. The choke was mislabeled and the gas on switch was mislabeled. This made it not start but once I figured it out it started with ease. The electric start works nice too. The other issue I had was the clutch broke after about 4 hours but I called the manufacturer and they promptly sent out a replacement. Overall this is a great product.

This chipper was drop shipped in perfect condition. Took about 15 minutes to fully assemble. We had a row of bushes that were twenty feet tall and about 125 feet long and about 14 feet wide. This machine is powerful and reduced them to a very nice mulch pile. Wear ear protection because it is loud. Also wear eye protection and tight fitting gloves. My only advise is to exorcise safety and keep mulch from piling up were it exits the machine. Good powerful product. I suggest the electric start. It makes it so easy.

The bush master arrived on time and was easy to assemble. This looks like a sturdy and solid machine. The electric start was great. I ran the brush master 4 hours and it ate large and small branches with ease. The chips it produced was great for around trees and landscape use. Outstanding purchase.

I haven't had to use the electric start yet as the beast starts fairly easy by the pull start. I've chipped up some pretty good sized limbs with no problem at all. Very pleased so far.

This is a great wood chipper. Everything works great. I only missed a few bolts and nuts to put everything together but I really recommend this chipper.

will do everything that could expect it to do. It really does a great job . The beast has the power to eat up branches like they're toothpicks.

I had no problem setting up the machine and had no problem starting it. It is really a powerful unit. I rated it good quality instead of excellent because the weld doesn't look as good as it should on the chipper funnel.

The only remotely aggravating feature that should be changed is in the assembly stage where you have to reach through the base of the main large chute to attach the handles before you attach the chute to the main body. It is a very tight, clumsy fit. Outside of that, It works great & the electric start feature is a lifesaver.

works perfect just don't try putting in green palm leaves...... it will cost you a new belt. Live and learn... otherwise this is the bomb and works great.

We bought 15 acres a month ago and have a lot of brush to clear. My husband and I spent a day so far using this beast to grind up small trees- no issues, ran a long time on a tank of gas. We didn't have it hooked up to the tractor as it was under repair, but my spouse was able to push it around, though quite heavy. Never bought anything like this sight unseen over the Internet, but glad we did!

bag does not open ,mulch backs up shut ,may be shut to low.very good machine.