Champion 338CC Chipper Shredder (Long Term Honest Review) - Not All Good 

Oh the clips from earlier in the year when there was no snow... :(

Great job with the chipper. Love the videos . keep them coming.

Thank you guys for this review. We are planning on getting one this spring, so this gave us some good food for thought. I like how practical you are in your review. You should make more reviews...well maybe not all on your own dime ;-)

Watching this with GREAT interest! Betty and I need one of those for The Ole Church 5 Acre Homestead!

Thanks for sharing great review justing looking for something to make mulch for the garden

Just used mine for the 1st time today mainly shredding leaves, it was a best. Did us the branch part for a few limbs. Agree with the bag hook up, after two bags I ran it without the bag and placed a flat piece of wood on the ground to displace the mulched leaves win win, so much easier, the leaves were going back as ground cover in the same location anyway. I used Trufuel for 4 cycle engines, yes a tad costly but better for me than the mixing stuff, I use Trurfuel in all my lawn equipment. First start every time, even after the backpack blower and lawn mower sitting the whole winter. Thanks for the hones review....

The shedder/ chipper is super useful for the chickens & garden!!! Much better than a burn pile! Blessings! 💜

"Starts on a dime" love it. Thanks for the review.

Thanks for sharing I was curious to use in the wet and you guys did it in the snow so one less fear. Great work and the chickens enjoy it and will not allow the elements to disturb. We purchased ours last year used it today before the rain and works great 😊 ❤🎉. PS agree about the bag not the best.

thanks for the review.

What a great review! I don't think I have ever seen it done better. Very thorough guys. I don't have little kids around so I would likely remove the rubber guard in that chute not long after I put it together. I might also find some clevis pins to replace the bolts on that chute. Depending how often jams happen. I almost think a hardware cloth box would be better than a bag is. I have a small electric chipper that has many of the same issues that you have touched on with yours. Collecting the chips is one of them for sure! My dream chipper is PTO driven and you need a tractor for it. This may ultimately be where you have to go in your situation. Looks like another fun day on the homestead from where I am sitting! Thanks for sharing!

I don’t have a fix for the bag problem, but a workaround may be to put down a tarp to catch everything easily. Great idea to make your own mulch. I make chips with a small electric chipper that I add to my compost after aging them - I got that from one of Charles Dowding’s compost videos.

I just bought this chipper. The bag they come with is different now. It's a more open mesh white bag instead of the canvas. Maybe contact Champion and let them know you're not happy with the bag, maybe they'd send you the updated bag. I haven't noticed chips coming out anywhere they shouldn't. I experienced the same thing with a nearly 3" piece of wood getting wedged in the choke point. From their point of view it keeps people from doing stupid things with it, but conversely causes this problem. I might cut and weld this differently in the future.

A purpose built shredder shreds really well. A purpose built chipper chips really well. Combine the two into a single machine, and the results are only satisfactory. I think the minimum engine size would be about 8 hp for around the house and maybe an acre or less. I have a 30 year old relict from the past with an 8hp engine. But I only chip and shred small amounts of landscape debris around my home. I would certainly go bigger if I have what you have. It all boils down to $$$$$$ vs $.

Thank You this vedio help me so much thank you for your time

Hello O'Driscoll Family Homestead! We are new to your channel and are enjoying the videos! We are a family farm located in central Iowa and we share life on RU-vid as well! I am a 13 year old girl and I run our RU-vid channel! We are a farm but we homestead as well! I enjoyed the video and am looking forward to more!

Love watching your channel! Im just learning how to comment as we normally watch on the tv. I often have questions bc we hope to do the same things. Curious if you consider buying used machines?

try putting a large piece of plywood with a large tarp beneath that; this will free up the use of the bag: rake the shreds on the tarp to be able to continue shredding; then drag tarp with the shreds where you are storing them. Some time I use a broom to move the shreds away from the flume. GOD BLESS your efforts!

So far I see at least a few things which would help this product out. Those are: 1. a tow hitch for an ATV or garden tractor. 2. a taller chute option for filling a dump cart 3. What I did see on another channel is a modification using an HVAC boot, dust collection hose and a clamp. Might help with discharged product getting in to a vegetable garden, flower bed, or compost pile. There's lots of good PTO chipper/shredders out there for you to consider since I saw you mention the type of tractor. One thing which could work in your favor with a PTO model is using a grapple to bring your brush close to where you're going to chip or shred it. Check out Tim of TTWT or Sandy for grapple ideas. Also, some of those larger pieces too big for chipping would make good firewood.

Wonder if a bunchy cord would hold the bag on the chipper? May I humbly suggest putting 6 by 6 foot tarp , or larger under the chipper. When you get thru. Move the chipper off the tarp. And pull the chips to where you want to put them.

Good day y'all, thanks so much for the review... Excellent detail...as I'm going to need a chipper for hardwood, I'm glad I haven't purchased one yet as I'll need to do more research. Have you two checked out the TMG-WC42 chipper? I think it's got the power you need. Hope this finds you all well.

Any parts you have to remove often to un jam, or clean out the chipper. Replace the nuts with wing nuts. You may have to add a lock washer. But it want take long to find out. Will make it faster to take apart.

Simple fix remove the bottom feed shroud and wash the sap off of the string keeper with warm soap and water and rubbing alcohol mixture. I have the same machine and I love it. Had mine for 5 years and still going strong.

This is so so awesome!! So could you use this lard in any pastry baking, to replace shortening? You're probably thinking Im commenting a lot lately, Im just re-watching some older videos now that Im done work (I have time for those things 😊) Sorry for all the questions, I just think youre doing such an amazing job at this homesteading life, I admire you guys!! Bravo!

Thanks for saving me from buying this! Dont want to double my work by having to pick up half (or more) of the chips!

I am buying one today for branches in my yard and corn stalks in the fall. The smaller one would probably do in my case but I always opt to upsize just to make sure. In your case I think you should have steered to something in the 2000.00 dollar range for the amount of material you have and the fact you are producing mulch on a regular bases for your chickens. It is always frustrating when you buy something too small for the job intended but hey it happens.

In this chipper design are there bolts and thread banjos that impede branches inside the base of the hopper? I have a 224cc one that has these and caused my hand to get shattered fighting the snagged branches

This small, undersized, and underpowered chipper may be adequate for up to an acre-sized lot, but it is totally inadequate for the amount of land and trees you have. You should choose a prosumer/pro-grade chipper in the $3000+ USD range, with a capacity of at least 4.5". It's also highly suggested that you get a chipper-only machine rather than a chipper/shredder combination machine unless you have a need to create fine mulch. Chipper-only machines typically have a much larger chipping capacity for the same price and do a much better job of chipping than combo machines.

Nice

Great review I have a 5" pto powered on my tractor and they plug up no matter what size they are

this dude seems like he would be fun to have a beer with. canadians are awesome

Dom : "Do you have footage of that?" , Jenny "Yep!", Dom : "Oh god!" - LOL

"..it takes quite awhile..like, 5 seconds." Dang. What a drag.

I have the same shredder. I read how someone else had removed that rubber gasket in the feed-shoot so I did the same. Operates far better.

Wondering did you guys stop doing the worn compost? And any plans to tape your maple trees again? Any plans to buy a different chipper later on?

If there is a lip on the bottom of the chute you could use a bungee cord or Rachet strap.

fix for the bag - maybe knotting the rope after getting it secure on the machine and the tab is down in position...basically knot after to keep the tab from slipping up.

Bought one off market place yesterday. Removed the safety intake shoot and rubber within 5 minutes of use, totally different machine with those removed. Give it a try?!

nice chipper

Honestly, I feel you’re asking quite a bit out of that chipper. Seems like you need the big one that you can tow for that land. I have the saw chipper for my house in the city and it’s more than perfect.

Man I put a large branch in the Shredder and played myself. Lol

Put a hinge on it and wing nut on the other side and you only have one thing to loosen up and let it flap down why the manufacturer doesn't do this amazes me to

Can I invert the discharge shoot so all of the chips would fly into a cargo trailer

If I had just bought a wood chipper years ago it would have paid itself over a hundred times by now.

Is this better than the one in Fargo? That one seemed to lack the necessary power to do the job.

bag fix, elastic velcro strap with a buckle, or leather belt with buckle, this will sinch for strong hold

put a large tarp down to catch the chips

Not for long term use. Mine worked fine first season but crank ended up in two pieces at beginning of second season. Unfortunately must be a disposable tool.

I run cow and horse manure through the top hopper

🚨🚨 💁🏽‍♂️ I have a fix for your bag problem. Fix number one, take a coat hanger cut off a piece and run it through the string shoot of the bag just short of the opening so it is free to move As you tighten down or loosen the string. This will make the bag opening stiff enough to go on The Shute while the machine is at idle. 💁🏽‍♂️ Fix number two, there is a bolt just above the hook where the bag hooks on when you tighten it down. Remove the bolt, get a longer bolt, and a short coat hanger as in one you would put on a wall type of coat hanger. Or some type of hook. And bolted to the machine. This will give you something to wrap the string around and tie it off and you won’t have to depend on the slip grip. I will try to post a picture of where I am talking about if RU-vid lets me post on your comments. 💁🏽‍♂️ Ta-daa , and there you go. 38 years of aircraft maintenance ✈️pays off lol ,,, your welcome 🤣😂 🐎🐎🦅

Your assistant should also be wearing ear protection when standing so close by.

Wire Face shield: unused. Oh well.

I see you have a Kioti tractor. I HOPE you've sold that Champion chipper by now and gotten a mechanical or hydraulic infeed chipper for the PTO of that tractor. You could destroy piles like this in just a few minutes... and the trade up cost just wouldn't be that much. Plus one less gas engine to maintain.

Those little plastic wheels look like they won't last long.

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dang... ur not even working.. less talk more work