Firstly this is a chipper, not a mulcher or shredder so consider really what you need as the methodology between these are different and also consider what material you are going to process and how much. The C4 is aimed at the smaller property owner for home and occasional use and any gardening contractor or those who would use it more than once a month would be advised to consider a bigger machine. Personally I would have preferred the larger C7 but for the amount of use this additional cost could not be justified.

Built quality. This is exce...Read more

As a gardener I purchased this chipper to save me from driving 30 minutes to the dump, I had spent many hours researching and reading reviews it all seemed good but the truth is it does very little for the price, ($1850). It works great on slim straight branches like peach trees but a waste of time on all other general gardening debris under 35mm as it doesn’t have the weight to get pulled through. I have contacted Hansa and their reply was to post the debris down with a stick which is time consuming or buy a bigger one, the worst part is I ca...Read more

Being on a rural property with a large garden means we almost always have items that need chipping. When we lived in the Brisbane suburbs i had one those electric chippers that basically chews very slowly through everything. Armed with that experience and knowing that a small machine like that simply wouldn't handle what we now needed to do I trundled off on a tour of the mower type shops in the area... Long story short found the Hansa. This machine is built solidly, and has a quality Honda engine perched on the top. Starts every time. The only...Read more

Having wasted time and money on slow performing electric I moved onto the gruntier petrol machines. I have a need for regular shredding of bush and hedges around the property and the C4 does get rid of cabbage tree leaves when they are mixed up with other branches - previously led to a jam and then untangling the mess.

Would give the machine 5 stars, but is early days - used 4 times and grunty as - gets the chopped material out fast and glad I purchased the bag as well as the ejected stuff is spread! I want to dump it in places I cannot ge...Read more

I needed a chipper/mulcher to aid me in clearing a very over run coastal section. In particular I had A LOT of flax to chew through. My uneducated budget was $1000. After extensive research on available chippers and mulchers I discovered that very few boasted the capability of shredding tough fibrous material like flax. The Hansa C4 was one of the few that could but was precisely twice my budget. Not wanting to do multiple 2hour round trips to the tip I bit the bullet and I'm so glad I did. I've since chewed about 100 cubic meters of foliage an...Read more