VEVOR Wood Chipper Shredder Mulcher 12 HP HeavyDuty Gas Powered 6.7” 420cc 8.6kW

This thing is a beast. Very heavy. Super sturdy. Excellent fit and finish. Requires grunt work to assemble but fairly easy. I would not recommend the order of assemble as per the manual. Install the axle, wheels and front supporting leg first. Tip the machine up on its wheels and install small chute. Then install the handle on the main chute first to avoid the real possibility of accidently dropping a bolt or nut down into the machine. Then install the main chute and handle assembly. A 10 and 13 mm socket, ratchet and ratcheting wrench come in handy for assembly. This is a premilitary review. I have not run or used the machine yet.

Wasn't sure what to expect....I'm tired of bagging 50 bags of leaves to clean my yard so was in the fence about buying a chipper. Saw this model was $100 off so bought it. Box came damaged and on its side so I figured it would be going back but other than a small bend in the chute flange it was good. Took me about 20 minutes to set up...not difficult. Got some oil and slethanol free gas and fired it up. Started on second pull...it is loud so ear protection is a must. It comes with a nice size bag but the cinch string is very weak. Attempted to attach bag and realized the way it mounts is a very poor design. At first would not stay on but after tugging and adjusting it did. Started it up and moved the throttle to middle speed and started. It takes a bit to figure out how to feed it as it is a little nerve racking and at first I was shoving to much in. You need to feed in small amounts and let the machine feed them in ...once you get the hang of it....it works very good. I still got stuck a few times but I used a thin stick to my be the leaves around and it just sucks everything in. For what I need, I am very happy with this chipper. Four stars because of the discharge chute mounting (I have to get creative here because it is a bit frustrating) but really impressed with the power and ability. Did half the yard which is normally 20 or so bags ...did it in two and a half. I did chip some 1.5 sticks and it sucked them right in no problem. Very impressive. Thanks for reading.