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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: $165.88
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Avg. Customer Rating:  68 reviews
Sales Rank: 251
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 63 more reviews...
 Aviod problems with assembly November 20, 2008
Read the assembly instructions and the review by u12soccercoach but modify his comments as follows:
You don't need two people if you follow the instructions about removing the yellow top and PLACING A 2X4 UNDER THE MOTOR by the power cord. Actually, I used two 2x4's and that really helped.
Axle assembly: No need to move the bolts to the outside but be sure to leave the bolts attaching the legs to the axle VERY loose to allow easy movement.
Attaching the leg assembly to the motor housing:
Hint: Place the small end of the hex wrench thru the leg and the solid aluminum barrel to keep them aligned while inserting the first bolt. If you experence any problem with binding - loosen the bolts attaching the axle to the legs.
I love the small chips the chipper produces but assume shredding leaves will be a very slow process; but, hey this is a $200 unit not an $800 one.
Easy to move about and so quiet.
 waste of time and money November 17, 2008
Anything thicker than half an inch - the machine stalls, even if you try to feed it in short bursts. Once it stalls, you have to unscrew three nuts, and the main one (with a safety power-off) is located so close to the body of the machine that you can only make a quarter of a turn at a time, otherwise your fingers get caught between the nut and the machine. Once you unscrew all the nuts and lift the top, you do not see anything wrong there, no bits of wood stuck between the knives or anything, so you replace the top, screw the nuts, start it - and then you go through the whole procedure two minutes later, for no apparent reason.
Waste of time and money if you want to chip branches, even small ones. OK for twigs - but even then you do not produce real chips, you mostly get torn pieces of twigs 3-5 inches long.
 McCulloch 14Amp Chipper/Shredder November 4, 2008
McCulloch 14-Amp Electric Chipper/Shredder #MCS2001
It is very easy to use and easy to fix it's jam-ups. It even works much better than my old gasoline operated MTD 421-645 Chipper Shredder.
Electric Chipper/shredder November 2, 2008
This is a very good product for most non-industrial projects. It is one of those items that are not used every day, but, when you need it you need it. It certainly reduces what used to be bags upon bags of branches and other garden debris, into a couple of bags of useful mulch.
 Solid but limited performance October 30, 2008
This chipper/shredder is solidly built but slow in performance of either of its functions. The shredder's capacity is limited to only a handful or two at a time and needs manual assistance in feeding the leaves through the narrow opening which separates the hopper from the shredding mechanism. The chipper's stated ability to handle branches up to 1 inch diameter is exaggerated for the oak branches I've been feeding it.
Assembly was a chore to perform alone due to the weight of the motor, and attaching the legs to the housing isn't intuitive as the width's differ.
While the end product is satisfactory, it takes such a long time to complete either task that I really wonder if it is worth the effort involved even for my small home property.
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