PowerKing (4") 14HP Kohler Tow-Behind Wood Chipper Shredder

After reading previous reviews, I was surprised to find how easy it was to assemble this chipper. It took some planning and elbow grease but one person (me) could build it in 1 hour. Performance wise, the chipper can take all 4.75 inches of branch however it does bog considerably when chipping larger dead wood and it takes some finesse to keep engine rpm when doing so. As far as smaller branches, as long as they fit in the chute, the chipper eats em up great!
I found that when the safety switch, which is controlled by the safety bar, is connected the unit doesn't run, possibly a faulty dead switch... But easy to replace. So for now I won't reach my arm too far down the feed chute.
The chipper does tow behind a vehicle but it bounces and rocks bad above 15mph, will have to modify the chassis for road use.
The drum knives are easy to get to for replacement which is key to maintaining performance, as well as other maintenance issues like air filter and oil changes so that is a big plus for me because I plan on using this chipper heavily.
My last point, I've operated many chippers including 20inch diesel powered industrial choppers and this little guy rivals the performance for its size for sure. I will be looking forward to using it daily until all the metal rusts away.

After reading previous reviews, I was surprised to find how easy it was to assemble this chipper. It took some planning and elbow grease but one person (me) could build it in 1 hour. Performance wise, the chipper can take all 4.75 inches of branch however it does bog considerably when chipping larger dead wood and it takes some finesse to keep engine rpm when doing so. As far as smaller branches, as long as they fit in the chute, the chipper eats em up great!
I found that when the safety... more

Extended the wheel base before you tow this chipper! Waited a long time for this chipper only to pull it 10 feet with my Polaris before the whole thing flipped over. Bent just about everything on the drive side. Took me longer to straighten out the metal then it did to put it together.

Performance on FRESH cut brush is great! Don't even think about old brush. Over all I dig it.

Came in a large crate. The cab to curb service was essential as this crate was extremely heavy. I was expecting an assembled product and what I got was far from it. The hardest part is putting the wheel carriage on to the engine / chipper module. I solved this problem by leaning it to one side, inserting a two by four, leaning to the other side, putting another one, leaning sideways, another one, leaning to the other side, another one, and so on until I had built a crib high enough to bolt the wheel carriage in.

After that it was pretty straight forward. Make sure you have the safety shut off switch adjusted right before you start cranking. There is a brass pull that resets the mechanism and completes the circuit once the shut off switch has been activated. This machine goes thru stout branches quite quickly. Watch out for bigger pieces getting shot back out every once in a while. Work from the side of the machine and fence off the area directly behind the the hopper for safety.

Came in a large crate. The cab to curb service was essential as this crate was extremely heavy. I was expecting an assembled product and what I got was far from it. The hardest part is putting the wheel carriage on to the engine / chipper module. I solved this problem by leaning it to one side, inserting a two by four, leaning to the other side, putting another one, leaning sideways, another one, leaning to the other side, another one, and so on until I had built a crib high enough to bolt... more

Good machine for the money. I did not like that the parts did not assemble without drilling both flanges on the feed hopper side during assembly. Also the handle broke when I tightened it during assembly. And kill switch does not work properly as well. Other than those issues, it will chip a 2" branch and fingers real well, We burn the rest, so it works for us.

A great machine for the price. It handled branches I put through it very easily. Be careful not to over feed branches from bushes with very viney branches like certain evergreen landscape shrubs as these can cause machine to jam. Simply thin some branches off as you feed the machine and it will do the job.
Power King customer Service was excellent to help with any issues I had with this machine. Very customer driven.

This is a good quality product. Performs up to expectations. A weld on the exhaust chute split, but it was easily repaired and strengthened. We have worked it hard, and it does the job.