Champion Wood Chipper Shredder Review After 6 years of Use

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Champion 338 cc Gas Chipper/Shredder is powered by a Champion 338cc single-cylinder, 4-stroke OHV engine.
Powerful chipper-shredder will chip most branches and shred most shrubbery and leaves into useful gardening or landscaping mulch.
Hardened steel chipper blades can chip up to 3" (7.6cm) max diameter thick branches.
Shredder chute will shred most shrubbery and/or leaves up to 1/2" (12.7 mm) max diameter.
12" (30.5 cm) Never flat wheels and handlebar make the chipper-shredder easy to move.
Includes 2-bushel collection bag to catch and collect mulch from both chutes.
Low-oil shut-off sensor automatically turns off the engine to prevent engine damage if oil level gets too low.
Vertical design for easy manoeuvrability and compact for storing.
I have been using this Shredder for the last six years. So far it is very dependable. I have only had to take the chipper unit apart for a significant jam once. That occured because I did not remove the bag soon enough. Just keep that in mind, don't let it back up into the machine.
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@Mr.SuperDuper-idk Ай бұрын

This guy is why I hate buying used equipment

@dingusfuzzklonnkt2755 4 күн бұрын

Yea I just bought a new champion despite 3 in my area for sale as used "for one project". I picked up an mtd a few years ago from an older lady whose husband had passed for $150 that appeared immaculate. Fresh oil, no gas, no rust. Took it home and it fired up on the 2nd pull and sounded beautiful. Put a piece of wood in it and it literally started to burn the wood instead of chipping. Pulled it apart and that old man rip had been bashing the machine so hard he bent the wheel and broke the screws on the blades. Needless to say other than the motor it was trash. Last piece of equipment I'll buy used unless I personally know the individual.

@m998hmmwv7 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful yard. Love the mulch boxes. Very nice. And it's a awesome machine. Iv had mine for 5 years and no problems.

@CaliforniaGardener Жыл бұрын

Good to hear! thanks!

@ivyfrazier8039 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Really helpful to see just how the chipper performs on larger diameter branches.

@CaliforniaGardener 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting.

@GARDENSTATEGARDENER 2 жыл бұрын

love your property

@CaliforniaGardener 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I really like it as well.

@guesswhoisme-bb6nc Жыл бұрын

it appears to me that you are in need of Blade sharpening. After 6 years you many need some equipment maintenance... Great Job I will be ordering this when I return home in march... Thank you...

@CaliforniaGardener Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah that is very possible!

@charlescoker7752 Жыл бұрын

The hopper has a larger throat opening than most chippers. Other chipper videos. Many have abandon using the hopper for leaves. Because You can only put in a small hand full at a time. And then you have to take a stick to push them into the blades.

@CaliforniaGardener Жыл бұрын

Yeah I toss leaves in, works fine.

@stevew3978 6 ай бұрын

At 11:30, you don't have to purposely reach deep down the chute up to your elbow to reach the blade. If you stick your hand down the chute, your hand or glove can get caught by tree limbs. The self-feeding nature of the cutting action will then pull your hand down the chute faster than you can yank it out.

@CaliforniaGardener 2 ай бұрын

Its not really that fast, I've never been grabbed by a tree limb or caught by a branch. Not sure how that would happen. I actually have to feed the wood into this one, if I don't push it in it doesn't pull it down, so not really self feeding.

@sunnybizz4857 Жыл бұрын

Very timely as I'm shopping for a champion. QUESTION, which chute would you use for garden trash like tomatoes with thick stalks and corn stocks, rotten tomato, potato, light shrubs?

@TheFishingDoctorsAdventures Жыл бұрын

Yes you can use it for that stuff.

@CaliforniaGardener Жыл бұрын

Yeah the top chute works well for the lighter stuff like you described.

@charlescoker7752 Жыл бұрын

May I suggest replacing the nuts holding the limb tube, and the clean out plate on the back with wing nuts? You may , or may not have to use lock washers. But would make it faster to un jam, or clean out the chipper.

@CaliforniaGardener Жыл бұрын

Yeah that would work for sure. I don't use it that often. Once to twice a year. So Not something I use daily.

@m998hmmwv7 Жыл бұрын

You want those bolts more than just hand tight. These machines create some serious G forces.

@charlescoker7752 Жыл бұрын

@@m998hmmwv7 Did I forget to say to put shake proof washers on the bolts under the wing nuts? I guess I did.🙂

@rondaszkiewicz4077 Жыл бұрын

That willow looks really green. At around the 7:50 mark you start chipping some bigger limbs, if those were not so green would the unit still struggle like that?

@TheFishingDoctorsAdventures Жыл бұрын

Dry stuff seems to go through pretty good since it Chios better. The green willow sorta tears off. So it can start to foul the blade.

@dirtmover123 10 ай бұрын

It shouldn't be struggling with these branches. If the blades are well maintained and sharp it should more or less pull them in on its own. You certainly shouldn't have to push them in with your foot! I actually find green wood easier because you don't get the same vibrations and kickback coming back into your hand.

@jameswordenjr.7628 4 ай бұрын

Signs that the blades need to be sharpened or replaced with a new set.

@CaliforniaGardener 2 ай бұрын

Yeah I'll have to try to sharpen them.

@charlescoker7752 Жыл бұрын

When was the last time you sharpened, or replaced the blades?

@CaliforniaGardener Жыл бұрын

Absolutely never. May need to sharpen them.

@retrojet 2 ай бұрын

@@CaliforniaGardener shine a light down the exit chute and check the 3 inch cutting blades...

@mikej9062 2 жыл бұрын

7:47 Brief stall, but it recovers.

@CaliforniaGardener 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah if you feed it too fast, can cause a stall.

@parallaxviewstft3921 Жыл бұрын

How would this machine work with bamboo stalks? I have sizes from 1/4 inch up to 3 inches.

@CaliforniaGardener Жыл бұрын

I hear bamboo is pretty hard but I suspect it would work.

@ilver5478 Жыл бұрын

Any problems come up as of yet? Great video

@CaliforniaGardener Жыл бұрын

No, I have been using it for about 6 years now without any issues.

@msemakweli133 Жыл бұрын

@@CaliforniaGardener Thanks for the video. Six years, problem-free, that's a good report, especially for the price. I'm shopping for a chipper/shredder, and will most likely go for this one. Any comments on the blades, spark plugs etc. Their life certainly depends on usage. What's your experience with them? Thanks.

@CaliforniaGardener Жыл бұрын

@@msemakweli133 I'm not really sure since haven't had to do anything to mine. I guess you could take the assembly apart and sharpen when needed.

@msemakweli133 Жыл бұрын

@@CaliforniaGardener Thank you. Great video!

@roygabriel1498 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like you have had better luck then me. Worked fine the first year but beginning of second season main crank broke in two. Not a long term unit in my opinion. Mostly rotten wood and poplar. FYI

@CaliforniaGardener Жыл бұрын

interesting, wonder why you had more issues. im happy with mine.

@frankpeel9777 2 ай бұрын

Did your unit have the current two year warranty? If so, did you put in a warranty claim? If you did, what was the result? Was the problem resolved? Knowing how companies respond when things go wrong with their products is, IMO, as or more important than just how well the products perform!

@roygabriel1498 2 ай бұрын

Was under 2 yrs but could not find receipt. Went no where without it.

@GunninWizard Жыл бұрын

How do you drain the gas from it? My gas went bad and I don’t know how to get it out.

@CaliforniaGardener Жыл бұрын

I don't know if there is a drain. You usually have to siphon it out.

@kevinvuong2630 Жыл бұрын

Just for reference.. if you need to drain the gas, at the bottom of the carburetor, unscrew the bolt on the side and it’ll drain out.

@TwistedNails710 11 ай бұрын

Or with the fuel valve turned off you can disconnect the fuel line going into the carb and place the end in a Jerry can and than turn the valve on and it'll gravity feed out of the fuel tank

@ColleenClement-hv3il Жыл бұрын

How many cc is this? 338 or 224?

@CaliforniaGardener Жыл бұрын

Not sure

@RCPSU4 Жыл бұрын

It looks like the 338cc model based on the shredder opening.

@markmonahan6744 Жыл бұрын

Can you tow it with an atv?

@CaliforniaGardener Жыл бұрын

If you attached a hitch.

@ethanlancaster76 Жыл бұрын

Dang that’s one heck of a juicer! Oh.. Wait… That’s a chipper?! No. No, it’s not it’s just a juicer on a wheelbarrow axle. 🤔😆

@CaliforniaGardener Жыл бұрын

Thats hillarious

@retrojet 2 ай бұрын

I don't bother with the bag, it slows you down... I set up a hard stop with some corrugated sheeting, so the chips pile up... just don't let anything get in the way!?!... 🙂

@retrojet 2 ай бұрын

...removed the deflector, too!! BUT BE EXTRA CAREFUL!!! Chips exit with machine-gun force!!!! 😎

@CaliforniaGardener 2 ай бұрын

Yeah I tried without the bag and they just shoot everywhere and dusty. I have bad allergies, couldn't handle that so I use the bag.

@retrojet 2 ай бұрын

@@CaliforniaGardener ......valid point... allergies are nasty... but do consider sharpening the blades... might make the cutting cleaner/faster?... slightly less dusty? Even though dis-assmbling the housing is a pain... it's good to get familiar with the innards... At the moment I'm trying to track down new replacement blades as Champion's are a bit pricey?... I think the dimensions are different to all the others out there?... Sharpened mine once, because I like the small chips from the 3 inch feeder, but the longer shredded stuff maybe due to less blade area, or blunt edges?... Anyway, great video.... and like others have said, beautiful property... thanks for doing it!

@glenncollins8717 Жыл бұрын

ok nice ok video ok right ok

@CaliforniaGardener Жыл бұрын

Ok then

@user-gr8rl2vb7p 8 ай бұрын

Судя по всему, пора точить ножи )

@rickabrams3422 Жыл бұрын

you sound like you are from Manitoba 😂

@CaliforniaGardener Жыл бұрын

I grew up in a prairie province so that could be. Not sure why it's funny though. You have a problem with people from Manitoba?

@rickabrams3422 Жыл бұрын

@@CaliforniaGardener not at all and sorry about that. i love the accent. i'm from ontario so plain old boring accent 😆

@troystallard6895 9 ай бұрын

I just bought one with a 224 cc engine from Home Depot. I've only used it for a couple of days, but here are my initial observations. Even though it has a smaller engine, it seems to chip larger branches better than yours. Maybe you need to sharpen the blades? Mine will honestly chip a 3" branch with no problems, as long as it's somewhat green. Stuffing a totally dry one in will probably kill the motor after three or four feet, if I don't control the feed. Long, thin whippy branches and vines don't do well when fed through the top chute. Instead of shredding, they tend to come out in five or six inch chunks. The idiotic safety cover on the side chipping chute stopped me from feeding those through there, until I removed it. End of problem. Everything that isn't mostly leaves now gets stuffed through the side chute instead of the top.... Mine is a cutting fool; I figured out in a hurry I should gather and prep a pretty big pile of branches before even firing it up. It isn't all that easy to start. Throwing my full weight into a pull still doesn't get it rotating very fast, and it usually takes two, three or even four pulls. When starting it cold, I've learned to choke it for the first pull or two, then open the choke. And I learned to step on its stabilizer foot when starting it, after one mighty yank smacked it right into my big toe. It's still sore.... Be aware that both the shredder chute and the chipper chute will sometimes aggressively yank material out of your hands, Wear gloves. And I have colorful marks and bruises on one forearm, from a flexible branch that whipped around my arm as it was suddenly grabbed through the shredder chute.

@CaliforniaGardener 9 ай бұрын

Yeah my blades are probably dull but these were dry branches.