Wood Chippers

Collection: Wood Chippers

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Wood Chippers

A backyard wood chipper turns a Saturday brush pile into garden-ready mulch — and saves you from paying for curbside pickup or burning permits. Whether you're cleaning up after a storm or processing a season's worth of trimmings, this collection brings together the residential chippers and electric mulchers that actually fit a homeowner's workload.

Shop 15-amp corded electric chippers for an afternoon of light yard cleanup — the PS10, DB6610-W, and PS12A (with collection bin) make quick work of leaves, twigs, and branches up to about 1.5". When you're processing real wood, step up to the BILT HARD 224cc 7.5hp gas chippers, which power through limbs up to roughly 3" in diameter and turn an hour's brush into a usable mulch pile. The tow-hitch variant moves easily behind a riding mower or ATV when you'd rather bring the chipper to the wood pile than carry the wood to the chipper. Replacement gas engines (212cc 7hp and 301cc 10hp) are stocked for owners who want to keep older equipment running.

Pair your chipper with the rest of our forestry & winter lineup — a chainsaw or log splitter for the bigger material, and our leaf blowers & trimmers for cleanup. New to home mulching? The Wikipedia overview of woodchippers explains the disc-vs-drum design trade-off, and the USDA Forest Service private-land resources are worth a look if you're managing trees on a larger lot.

Chip the brush, mulch the beds, skip the dump run. Explore the full wood chippers collection and put your yard waste back to work.

Frequently Asked Questions

How big a branch can a residential wood chipper handle?
15-amp electric chippers (PS10, DB6610-W, PS12A) handle leaves, twigs, and small branches up to about 1.5" in diameter — ideal for ornamental trimmings and light yard cleanup. BILT HARD 224cc 7.5hp gas chippers step up to roughly 3" diameter limbs, which covers most residential pruning, storm cleanup, and brush-pile work. Anything bigger needs to be cut to firewood length with a chainsaw first.
Gas or electric — which wood chipper should I buy?
Electric (15A) chippers are quiet, instant-start, and need almost no maintenance — perfect if you have an outlet near where you work and you're mostly chipping soft, smaller material. Gas (224cc) chippers have the torque to push through hardwood limbs without bogging down, plus the mobility to work anywhere on a property. Buy electric for a half-acre lot with light cleanup; buy gas if you're regularly processing brush piles or working far from an outlet.
What can I do with the wood chips?
Fresh wood chips make excellent mulch around trees, shrubs, and along garden paths — they suppress weeds, retain soil moisture, and slowly add organic matter as they break down. Leaf-and-twig mulch from the electric chippers can be tilled directly into vegetable beds. Avoid using fresh chips directly around annuals or new transplants since decomposition temporarily ties up soil nitrogen — let them age a few months or apply them on top of soil rather than mixed in.
Do I need a tow hitch on a wood chipper?
Only if you'll move the chipper between work sites on your property. The standard BILT HARD 224cc chipper rolls on built-in wheels, which is fine if you can bring branches to a single chipping station. The tow-hitch variant attaches to a riding mower, ATV, or small tractor, so you can chip directly next to a fresh-cut brush pile and dump chips where they're going. For larger or wooded properties, the tow hitch saves real time.
How do I keep a wood chipper running reliably?
Two habits cover 90% of it: feed the right material (no rocks, dirt, or wet leaves stuffed in bulk), and keep the blades sharp — dull blades stall the engine and shred wood instead of cleanly cutting it. For gas models, change the oil after the first 5 hours, then every 25 hours, and run stabilized fuel if it sits more than 30 days. Inspect and rotate or replace cutter blades per the manual; most residential models go a full season on one blade set.