DuroStar (1.375") Electric EcoShredder Chipper

Got it. Set it up and chipped away for 3 hrs. Went back the next morning and moved to a new area. Never got any farther!!! All of the "one way screws" fell out during the 100 ft move. Tried to call to find out what size screws to get and DUROSTAR WONT TELL YOU. Sent them an email and have had it returned twice because the address in the booklet they included doesn't work. Not a lot of love for these guys and their lousy ?service?

Does a good job as long as all brush and trimmings are dry. Tends to bind up if brush is still green.

I have had it for two full years and it had exceeded my expectations. I use it only for limbs of trees, and it does a great job.

I have 4 acres of wooded land so have used it a lot.

Read many reviews and was hesitant, took 15 min to assemble, no issues. Unit is very quiet, no jams as yet but took time and did not stuff. Cuts quality size mulch, leaves straw and sticks. Very happy with results. Must be careful with size of sticks though. Do not allow to feed it's self on 3/4 to inch. Hang on and do them in stages. Very satisfied (so far). Also quick delivery!

The black plastic discharge chute is attached to a flange which is tack welded on the inside of the main chute. Debris catches between the main chute and the flange and plugs up the discharge chute. I was able to correct this by siliconing the space between the flange and the main chute. It is important to smooth the silicon so there are no ridges. The chipper now works great.

Couldn't get the wheels on, heavy, noisy, doesn't chip it slices and even small branches get stuck and you have to spend 2-3 minutes resetting. Blade gets dull fast, it is a piece of crap and I can't return it because I got it over the internet. Very big waste of money.

Flaw in the design of the drop chute. The material exiting the chute does not exit vertically because the chute is bent at an angle. Therefore the exiting material jams constantly. The motor trips and the chute has to be cleared. It is time consuming and unproductive.

I had a bit of trouble attaching the wheels. The unit arrived with the wheel covers snapped on so it was unclear how to put them on. Once I popped them off, it was pretty easy.

I was going to use it primarily for leaves and other garden material. I discovered quickly what others meant by it clogging up quickly. If you keep an eye out and make sure that material is coming out of the bottom, it's possible to avoid clogs (mostly). It was particularly problematic on leaves and stalks that were not completely dry. I did find that it was easiest to unclog if I laid it back so that I could pull out the trapped leaves, then turned it on while it was on laying down. I got to the point where I could unclog it in about 20-30 seconds. Unfortunately, I had to do that every 5-10 minutes.

Also, the feeder for leaves is pretty small. I was spending a lot more time bending over and picking up leaves than I was getting anything shredded. It was a combination of the size of the "hopper" for the leaves and the hole that lets them drop into the chipper area.

This year, I spent about an hour chipping things then quit and went back to filling bags to leave at the curb. I might try a different technique next year and I'll probably chip a bunch of smaller branches I have in piles around the property.

I had a bit of trouble attaching the wheels. The unit arrived with the wheel covers snapped on so it was unclear how to put them on. Once I popped them off, it was pretty easy.

I was going to use it primarily for leaves and other garden material. I discovered quickly what others meant by it clogging up quickly. If you keep an eye out and make sure that material is coming out of the bottom, it's possible to avoid clogs (mostly). It was particularly problematic on leaves and stalks that... more

Bought it in July of 2013, and I've had it for 1.5 years. It's a solid, good backyard gardener chipper. I use it several times a week to shred leaves and household compost.

It took a little while to figure out how to keep it from clogging (not too dry, too wet, too big, too powdery, etc). It is important to mix the right blend, but now I really like it.

Had a pile of Magnolia leaves which I wanted to make mulch from. Asked for help/suggestions from Chippers Direct salesman on the best Electric model .He said the durostar was the best they had!!

The durostar has a really bad design on the hopper . Can't get more then a small handful of leaves in then you must push them into the barrel one at a time.
if you have anything larger then a coffee can worth of material ,don't even think this is worth your $$$.

I have had it for two full years and it had exceeded my expectations. I use it only for limbs of trees, and it does a great job.

I have 4 acres of wooded land so have used it a lot.