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McCulloch 14-Amp Electric Chipper/Shredder #MCS2001 | 
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| Brand: McCulloch
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $279.99
Buy New: $199.99
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Rating:  83 reviews
Sales Rank: 311
Color: BLK/YEL
Media: Tools & Hardware
Batteries Included: No
Size: M
Shipping Weight (lbs): 86.8
Dimensions (in): 0.2 x 0.1 x 0.1
MPN: MCS2001
Model: MCS2001
UPC: 019516880464
EAN: 0019516250250
ASIN: B000QFQ0BC
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Tamper included | | • | Rounded chute | | • | V-type blade | | • | ETop hopper design | | • | Environmentally friendly |
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Product Description
McCulloch chipper/shredders make quick work out of twigs and small branches. The 3-way feed makes it easy to reduce your yard waste in a minimal amount of time. You also save yourself money by making your own mulch. McCulloch, Electric Chipper/Shredder, Powerful 14A Motor, Shreds Brush & Leaves, Chips Limbs Up To 1-1/2" Diameter, Rounded Discharge Chute For Easy Clean Up, Easy Maintenance, Maneuverability & Storage.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 45 more reviews...
 love this chipper October 31, 2006
jamey (Apex, NC United States)
44 out of 44 found this review helpful
This chipper arrived about a week ago and I absolutely adore it. We live on a Very Heavily Wooded Lot and always have some kind of branch falling somewhere, so this thing is just the ticket. This is not an industrial sized chipper, so it won't handle "the big stuff" (which wouldn't fit anyway). It took me about an hour to figure out the best way to run it, but once I did that, it has been great and gets clogged very rarely. If you are interested in this machine, here are a few things: If you have a very large branch (or one made of a particularly hard wood), it's best to feed it carefully. Make sure that the chips don't back up into the machine if you are using the "bag band" so that a bag can catch your chips. And I've also found that it's not a bad idea to make sure that all chips have made it out of the chute before you shut it off if you plan to do stop and go chipping. All told, I am exceptionally pleased with the quality of this machine and am actually having fun with it. I'll have to ask the neighbors for things to chip when I finally get done with our backlog of branches.
Works well though not meant for big branches August 23, 2006
S. McClary (Oakland, CA USA)
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
I am finding the McCullough chipper/shredder living up to my expectations. It's not going to crush through material the way a big powerful gas-powered machine might. Don't be thinking "Fargo" with this one.
On the other hand, it is much quieter - not much louder than an electric lawnmower - and it works its way through leaves, vines, small-to-medium size branches perfectly well. Like other electric yard machines I've used, I really like the lack of fumes. Compared to a gas chipper/shredder I used to own (a big Craftsman) it is much easier to move around and store. And it is way easier to start.
It did get clogged a couple of times with too much small green stuff. Circuit breaker trips, and it's easy to remove the top and get at the source of the clog. Does slow things down, though.
All in all, a great little machine that is well-suited to smaller yards in the city and is a lot easier to use than larger machines. I don't know why these aren't more common in the U.S. - they seem to be very popular in Europe.
Does a nice job! July 4, 2007
Krista (Denver)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
A friend got this and recommended it for my needs as well. I really love it - this is a pretty hard-core machine - it's heavy and sturdy and easy to use. I am using to shred the branches from tree-pruning and it's perfect. Normally I'd have to bundle the branches for my trash company, but this allows shredding and bagging. Much easier. Works very well - I jammed it by trying to do too much at one point - there is an overload circuit that tripped. Easy enough to remove the chute, clear the jam and was back in business. The reviewer who said it's not for leaves is absolutely right. The leaf chute opening is small and you will spend more time trying to get the leaves into the chute than it's worth. Buy a leaf shredder with a bigger chute or just bag them.
A serious workhorse! December 6, 2007
David Lundy (Atlanta, GA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I've had this chipper going on 3 years now and have abused the thing beyond any reasonable use. It has its failings (which I shall detail to follow), but the bottom line on this little guy is that it's a WORKHORSE. I have (had) 1/3 acre of brush-choked land and decided to get this chipper to help with the cleanup project. To date it has performed above and beyond the call of duty! My father scoffed at me for purchasing an electric chipper. "Gas is better!" he said. Then he saw this guy at work and ate those words with an impressed smile.
Pros:
- Will chip up anything you can stuff down its chute. Literally. Obviously, you have to restrict such things to branches, brush, etc. but I've put a 2" branch down this critter's gullet and it happily gnawed away at it until it was gone! Granted, you have to go slowly, but it did it with no complaints. Pine cones, vines, green wood, dead wood, no matter, no problem.
- Chipped debris is quite small (relatively). I filled 4 big paper lawn bags with the mulch from five 2" thick chinese privet "trees". Lemme tell you something...that's no mean feat given the amount of foliage and branches those things have.
- Very tough. It's taken a fair share of bumps, knocks, clunks and about anything else that happens when you're chucking debris near it to shred. Kept right on chipping with no problems.
Cons (in order of severity):
- "Leaf chute" is more like a small slit. Do NOT buy this unit if your primary use is to mulch leaves and the like. The slot on the top is maybe 1" wide and 5" long. Enough to stuff small twigs and leftover debris in, but nowhere near big enough to handle a couple handfuls of leaves.
- Debris exit chute a tad too small. If you're throwing a big leafy branch at it, the output chute can get clogged up with shredded leaves and forces you to take your bag off, shove a stick up the chute and stir around until it unclogs. Not a huge problem, but annoying.
- Screws tend to rattle out of their holes. Once you tighten them down REALLY well, they tend to stay put, but I've had to replace three of the screws holding various pieces onto the unit. Not a big deal, as they're common sizes and none of the screws are critical to the safety or use of the product. Still annoying.
A few tips on usage:
- WEAR PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR! This is a chipper and stuff WILL occasionally shoot out at random. Plus, dust and light debris will float around and get in your eyes otherwise. I've been hit in the face on four separate occasions and had I not had glasses on, I'd probably be in bad shape.
- WEAR EARPLUGS! While this unit is relatively quiet when it's idling, it makes a racket when it's working. After an hour of standing next to it chewing away, you'll be glad you have those earplugs in.
- WEAR GOOD LEATHER GLOVES and LONG SLEEVES! This isn't so much because of the chipper, but the debris you'll be loading in. Without good gloves, your hands will get torn up. The sleeves keep your arms from looking like a cat went nuts on you.
- Go slowly! Thicker branches (1" or so) should be fed a little at a time. The chipper will stall if you ram stuff in there too fast. It's not hard to unjam, but a pain to unscrew the hopper, clear out and rescrew it down.
- When feeding green vines, wrap them up in a "bundle" and shove them in. DO NOT feed them one end first! TRUST ME. Unless your blades are crazy-sharp, eventually the blades will catch on the vine and yank it from your hands. I was whipped across the face by the end of such a vine and have a nice slash-scar on my nose from it. Thank God I had glasses on.
- If you put twigs and small sticks in the hopper (through the leaf chute) and they get "stuck", just toss in a small chunk of wood or some pine cones. They'll get tossed around by the blades and will stir up anything stuck in there.
- Buy the debris bag offered by McCulloch. It's WELL worth the investment. Trust me, it beats the heck out of having to rake up all the chippings.
Bottom line: if you have lots of brush or such in your yard, GET THIS MACHINE. It's a quiet, very solid tool for any outdoor renovation project.
Does exactly what I hoped November 14, 2006
S. Stygar (houston, tx United States)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
It was, as other reviewers mentioned, problematic to assemble. The legs come out at angles which don't match the angle the screws come out. It took about 90 minutes to unpack and assemble it.
I took it out back and ran some branches through it. It gets quite addicting after a while. It's like a pet monster you want to keep feeding. It took about 30 minutes to get the hang of how to smoothly add branches to it. The lights dimmed execution style whenever I stuck a big branch in there. It only jammed once when the exit chute backfilled which was entirely my fault for not keeping it clear. It took about a minute or two to clear it up and start back up. I had to stop as it was getting late but even now I can hear it calling out for more to eat.
If keeps working this well then it's a definite keeper. Being able to make my own mulch is very handy and much better for everyone than tossing branches into the trash.
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