RedGum GX390 Landowner Chipper

A couple of shortfalls but on the whole it appears to be very well made and would highly recommend it after 30 hours of use. Time however will tell the whole story so watch this space. The Engine is typical of all Honda products, cant be faulted and starts very easy for a larger capacity pull start engine. My gripes with the machine are very few, firstly, the underside of the inlet chute is a smidgen low for fuelling. Syphoning solved the problem given a few mishaps so wont happen again. The plus side to the Chute being a bit lower however is the inlet for the Chute is at a good height for feeding in product of all sizes. Any higher to help accessing the fuel tank easier would be a little uncomfortable for loading branches all day. The second gripe I have is clearing either Chute requires bolt removal instead of something a bit easier - something like you would see on a box trailer tailgate for example. Large green leaf matter such as you would find on Umbrella trees tends to clog the outlet pretty regularly as well so I have had this shute on and off numerous times now and its a pain. Branches of between 20 and 40mm spitting through the cutters at the same time helps blow the leaves through though. My final gripe I have is the lack of handles to lift the chutes off and on so watch the fingers when fitting them back on as the chute material is quite robust - so quiet heavy!! The powdercoated Chutes and body is a big plus for long term metal survival compared with cheaper painted units. Still no bare metal in the Chute after 30 hrs. The Blades are very easy to change or reverse when you need to. Done once so far, was about a 30 minute job. As for cutting/ chipping branches, the book says its good for 90mm and even though I dont go that large, it chews softwoods with ease up to at least 60mm. Given the shaft and bearing size for the drum, I'm sure it would handle larger materials though but I wouldnt given its a bit hard on the machine even at 60 mm - wood type pending. Belt adjustment is very easy and pushing it around is quite easy as well given large inflatable wheels. They do supply a small towbar for a ride-on mower or qaud which is also a big plus for acreage.. So all in all im very happy with it so far and if time proves differently I will ammend this review.