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Sun Joe CJ601E Electric Wood Chipper/Shredder, 14-Amp, 16:1 Reduction, Green

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  • POWERFUL: 14 amp motor effectively chips and shreds branches up to 1. 5-inches thick. No load speed is 4300 rpm
  • MULCHING: Ideal for turning branches and twigs into nutrient-rich garden mulch, reducing your yard waste up to 1/16th its original size
  • PORTABLE: 6-inch wheels for easy portability
  • SAFETY HOPPER: Locking knob prevents the motor from operating when opened

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Snow Joe + Sun Joe

Snow Joe + Sun Joe specialize in developing innovative outdoor tools to keep your home looking beautiful throughout the year, whether the snow is falling or the Sun is shining. Our expansive line of outdoor power equipment, which includes manual, cordless, and electric tools such as lawn mowers, trimmers, tillers, and snow blowers, aims to simplify your yard routine to make it quick and easy to get your outdoor chores done.

Chip Away!

Create Mulch Quick and Easy.

Chipper Joe generates speeds of up to 4,300 revolutions per minute, making quick work out of the brush, leaves and branches crowding your lawn. Chipper Joe effectively chips and shreds wooden sticks and limbs up to 1.5-inches thick.

Quickly turn your yard debris into nutrient-rich garden mulch and do your part to reduce, reuse and recycle with the Sun Joe Chipper Joe electric chipper/shredder. The minimized wood chips are perfect for use as garden mulch around your trees and flower beds.

  • Powerful 14 amp motor effectively chips and shreds branches up to 1.5-inches thick
  • Safety hopper with locking knob prevents the motor from operating when opened
  • Compact design with 6-inch wheels for easy portability

Key Features

Powerful 14 Amp Motor

Chipper Joe is powered by a 14-amp motor generating speeds of up to 4,300 RPM to make quick work of the brush, leaves and branches on your lawn.

Safety Features

Featuring a safety hopper locking knob to prevent the motor from operating when opened and a reset button in the event the chipper is overloaded.

16:1 Reduction Ratio

Quickly turn your yard debris into nutrient-rich garden mulch. Effectively chips and shreds wooden sticks and limbs up to 1.5-inches thick.

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4.1 out of 5 stars
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4.2 out of 5 stars
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Motor 14 amp 15 amp 15 amp
Cutting Diameter (max) 1.5 in. 1.57 in. 1.73 in.
Reduction Ratio 16:1 17:1 21:1
Weight 25.4 lbs 26.2 lbs 38.6 lbs

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Quickly turn your yard debris into nutrient-rich garden mulch and do your part to reduce, reuse and recycle with the Sun Joe Chipper Joe electric chipper/shredder. Powered by a robust 14-amp motor, the CJ601E electric wood chipper and shredder generates speeds of up to 4,300 revolutions per minute, making quick work out of the brush, leaves and branches overcrowding your lawn. Designed for light-duty jobs, this wood chipper effectively chips and shreds wooden sticks and limbs up to 1.5-inches thick, reducing your yard waste up to 1/16th its original size. The minimized wood chips resulting from Chipper Joe’s efforts are perfect for use as garden mulch around your trees and flower beds. Easy to assemble and virtually maintenance free, the Chipper Joe electric chipper and shredder is ready to go when you are. Just plug it in and instantly start chipping! Unlike gas-powered tools, the electric-powered Chipper Joe means you don’t have to deal with smoke, fumes, unpredictable starters and costly tune-ups. The CJ601E also features a safety stop that automatically engages when the hopper is opened. The Chipper Joe electric wood chipper/shredder is ETL-approved and backed by a full two-year warranty.

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Customers say

Customers like the portability and ease of assembly of the lawn mower. For example, they mention it's light enough to cart around and easy to move around. That said, some complain about the jams. Opinions are mixed on quality, size, chipping, and performance.

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244 customers mention199 positive45 negative

Customers generally like the value of the lawn mower. They mention that it is a good value, cheap, and easy to store. Some appreciate the overall performance for such a low price. Overall, customers are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.

"...This is a great unit if you prefer to make your own mulch and at a great price! Another toy for the garden." Read more

"...I like the quality of the chips this machine makes, and knowing what chips I am putting in the garden as mulch...." Read more

"...], but this one is not only cheaper, in my opinion it is better too!..." Read more

"...A good value!" Read more

229 customers mention198 positive31 negative

Customers find the lawn mower easy to assemble. They say it's simple, repairable, and makes easy work of branches and twigs. They also say the instruction manual is well put together and manageable. Customers also mention that the tool is convenient and a great tool for beginners.

"...As far as assembly you only need to attach the wheels and stand. Easy to do and doesn't take long at all...." Read more

"...Installation is simple and quick (can even do without user manual)- Device weighs very little (is very light weight)cons:-..." Read more

"...So, all in all, exactly the right tool for the purpose advertised; simple, repairable (parts are online at the mfg.). A good value!" Read more

"...It is a great price and came quickly and was easy to set up. Excellent...." Read more

110 customers mention110 positive0 negative

Customers find the lawn mower easy to move around and use. They say it's light enough to cart around and carry up and down the basement stairs. Customers also say it is easy to maneuver and rolls across the lawn. Overall, they say it works well for light duty use and the wheels are a big plus.

"...Also less pulling the branches out of the hands.It is very light weight, and in my opinion does not even need wheels!..." Read more

"...of cake (it's really just the wheels and handle) and it's nice and light weight so carrying it around isn't to much of a chore...." Read more

"...Yes, many of its components are plastic, but that means that it is light enough that I (an average woman) am able to haul Sun Joe around my entire..." Read more

"...comes out are of pretty good size and consistency, and it's light enough to haul around even without using the wheels...." Read more

742 customers mention514 positive228 negative

Customers are mixed about the performance of the lawn mower. Some mention that it operates very well on small objects, the wheels work well, and the motor does well. However, others say that it does not perform well, the manufacturer seems to be incompetent, and it stalled a few times.

"...I also found it works great for cones up to an inch or so which is a bonus because they never really compost on their own and they add a nice red..." Read more

"...I find the machine works much better with new, sharp blades. When the blades are new, the branches will more or less auto feed into the chute...." Read more

"...The tolerances are so close that this renders the unit inoperable. This thing is simply built too lightly where it counts...." Read more

"...Motor rotates pretty fast, resulting in cleaner cuts, and finer mulch!- Works perfectly without overheating; motor stays hand warm-..." Read more

530 customers mention203 positive327 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the lawn mower. Some mention it's nice and light weight, and it mulches pinecones very nicely. However, others say that the quality control needs to be better, and the product is unique and fits a specific niche for yard work. Some say that they received a lawn mower with a cracked hopper.

"...Update: 6/4/13 it happened to me this past weekend: a blade broke after two hours but that's still over 12 hours of actual use...." Read more

"...The blades still seem sharp, but I did buy an extra replacement set since all reviews say they dull quickly which I can see happening...." Read more

"...Once for the motor that just died. The second time the plastic feeder chute cracked, causing the wood to misfeed and jam the motor...." Read more

"...was a piece of cake (it's really just the wheels and handle) and it's nice and light weight so carrying it around isn't to much of a chore...." Read more

265 customers mention183 positive82 negative

Customers are mixed about the chipping of the lawn mower. Some mention that it makes finer chips than what they see from arborists' chippers, and amazing how much quality mulch it makes in a short amount of time. The blades looked to be in great shape, while others say that both of the blades have severely chipped. The chipper doesn't chop up twigs very well, and jams up quite often. Additionally, different wood chips behave differently as you feed it through, and some small chips will fly at your face.

"...This electric chipper is much quieter, drops the chips down into a utility bin I put below the discharge chute, and will chip up most everything I..." Read more

"...Motor rotates pretty fast, resulting in cleaner cuts, and finer mulch!- Works perfectly without overheating; motor stays hand warm-..." Read more

"...Gloves are a must when feeding branches. Some (small) chips will fly at your face, so safety glasses are too...." Read more

"...The mulch that came out was also pretty good quality and size. However, after a few more twigs, it suddenly stopped working...." Read more

227 customers mention118 positive109 negative

Customers are mixed about the size of the lawn mower. Some mention that it works ok for small branches and twigs, while others say that the hopper is pretty small and limits the size that can be processed.

"...It can struggle a bit on larger sticks, even though they fit easily through the hole...." Read more

"...and position of the legs and discharge shoot, there is not quite enough room to fit a large plastic tote (like RubberMaid or similar)...." Read more

"...It works fantastic on straight limbs but with those with twists or off shoots, it takes more work to make it a size that will fit in the chute...." Read more

"...And the slot is too small to get many leaves through at a time even if you could dump them in...." Read more

104 customers mention15 positive89 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the jams in the lawn mower. They mention that it jams a lot when they get it above 1 inch in, and overheats. The leaves jam up the shoot, and the machine jams on the larger branches. The chipper does become jammed if you try to put larger limbs into it, and sometimes a jam will trigger the house circuit breaker.

"...When I try to go to the 1.5" twig, it inevitably jams up and turns itself off, necessitating opening the entire unit up to remove the offending..." Read more

"...claims he can do up to 1 1/2 inch diameter branches I found that it jams a lot when you get it above 1 inch in diameter...." Read more

"...Near the end of the session branches began to jam. I opened the unit to discover that the feed chute had shattered inside the shredder...." Read more

"...feed it a branch that was a little bigger than 1.5", and sure enough it jammed; but, once I cleared that, and sticking to stuff of the correct size..." Read more

This takes some  pretty irregular stuff--Watch it on this video
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This takes some pretty irregular stuff--Watch it on this video
In brief:* Branches do not need to be perfectly straight or free of smaller branches (see video) as long as the smaller stuff can bend enough to get into and through the slot.* This is NOT made for shredding piles of leaves, any green leaves, or wet leaves, but it might shred dry brittle leaves. ;~)* Designed for safety, but hearing protection, gloves, goggles and maybe a dust mask are worthwhile precautions.* Needs to be moved once the chip pile reaches the bottom of the outlet. :~0* As usual, "some assembly is required", which I did not find difficult.Details:This thing has a slot in the top which makes it possible to get branches in that have smaller, flexible branches sticking out, or short stubs of non-flexible branches. This makes it possible to shred some stuff that would not go into the machines with just a small round or square "chute". The slot is covered by a set of rubber flaps which I assume are intended to keep chips from flying out the top of the machine, but after a couple hours of use these flaps become bent downward (see photos) and don't cover the slot as well so stuff is a bit more likely to get out. The flaps also make it more difficult to pull non-smooth branches back out of the machine if they won't go through. The flaps also make it impossible to "pour" leaves into the machine. And the slot is too small to get many leaves through at a time even if you could dump them in.I made a video to give you a close-up view of what sort of irregular stuff you can shove into this thing.In the first segment I'm shredding up the small stuff from an evergreen shrub I cut down a few months earlier with my B&D pole saw and some black walnut branches that were cut long ago, so this is all dry stuff. For your entertainment at the end of that segment (about 2.5 minutes in) you get to watch me get a walnut branch that was a bit too "irregular" hung up where it would not go through the lower slot into the blades. That segment ends there because the camera battery died, but you didn't need to watch me open the thing up to pull the branch out anyway.In the second segment I am shredding some maple branches & "burning bush" trimmings that have only been lying around for a week or 2. As you can see there are green leaves hanging on yet, so this is an example of how it works on stuff that is not dried out. At the very end you can see the pushing paddle in action as I shove some leaves & small stuff through the slot. I uploaded a closeup photo of the chip pile that shows leaves & small twigs NOT chopped up much.After I shut the camera off I continued shredding for another 20 minutes or so until I noticed the machine sounding "muffled" or bogging down a bit. So I shut it off & opened it up and in doing so I realized that the chip pile had long ago reached the bottom of the outlet chute! I included a photo to show you how the machine had gotten filled with chips because the chute was blocked. Don't do that! Remember to move the machine when the pile reaches the bottom of the outlet. ;~) I was doing that before, I just didn't pay attention that time.Several weeks later I ran some black walnut branches through that had been lying around for a couple weeks and had been rained on the night before, so there were soggy wet leaves. Soggy wet leaves are worse than green leaves; they plug up the inlet & make the thing sound like it's bogging down. I think that's just a muffling effect though; it didn't seem to affect how it ate the branches I shoved through the leaves.As you can see, branches do not need to be perfectly straight in order to feed them in. And you can get some pretty irregular stuff in there as long as it is flexible enough or doesn't have rigid stubs sticking out too far; that last branch in the first segment just wasn't flexible & had that one fork sticking out too far. ;~)A couple times in the video you see me feed the larger stuff in bursts, pulling it up to let the machine rev back up periodically. Other reviewers have recommended that to prevent it from bogging down. I have been playing it safe instead of testing to see what happens if I just let it go; maybe someday I'll test that.Safety features:Rubber flaps over the opening to keep chips from flying out.The blades are about 8 inches below the top of the unit so it is essentially impossible for an adult to get a hand into the blades, but the blades do knock branches around & that can get you some bruises, and a "just the right size" child might be able to get a hand down there.The thing has a circuit breaker that shuts it off when the motor gets overloaded due to a jam or other problem.There is an interlock connection that forces you to have the machine closed up in order to run. I included a photo of this and the screw that holds the machine closed. The metal tab & screw are both long, leading many people to complain about how long it takes to unscrew & open the machine. I think they could be shorter if they were at the same angle.Other observations, tips:I jammed the thing after the first 5 minutes of use (causing the motor to stop), but it was no problem clearing it. The blades are mounted on a plastic disc and they stick above the surface of the disc a small fraction of an inch. This determines the thickness of the chips the machine produces. As a result of this necessary feature, there is a gap between the disc and the metal frame. Small twigs, etc. can be dragged under the metal frame by the disc without being cut by the blades, so they tend to go through unscathed. This cannot be avoided. There are also a couple slots in that disc (see photos) which can grab twigs & drag them under the metal frame when there is no blade in sight to cut it off. When I jammed the thing in the first 5 minutes it was because a twig that was not quite small enough to fit in the gap got dragged in & stuck there. I suspect it had gotten dragged in by one of those slots & wedged in & stopped the motor before a blade got to it.I would have expected this to be direct-drive with the blades directly connected to the motor but it is not. There is a belt in the parts list & you can see that the blades are clearly offset from the motor when you look at it with the top open.Whenever I use this or my AC powered chain saw I plug my 12 gauge extension cord into the socket directly below the breaker panel in the garage. I do this to control the length of wiring between the breaker & the machine. If I pick the socket closest to where I am working I don't know exactly how much wiring there is leading to the machine and it might be too long--causing too much of a voltage drop while the machine is running.I have had this for a year now, used it for maybe 5 hours, and have not felt a need to rotate or sharpen the blades.I recommend opening the thing up after every use just to see if stuff has accumulated inside or if something looks bad, and to clean it out.The only problem I had with assembly is that in order to get the screw holes to line up where the body attaches to the legs I had to turn the thing over & tap/pound the legs into the plastic with a rubber mallet.
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