Hansa C7 Chipper

Had mine 7yrs plus. Best piece of equipment I've ever bought. Simple to use and gutsy. I use it on the native gardens for mulch. Takes up to 75mm or so (anything bigger is firewood) self feeds and spits a mile. It's the only one I know that truly eats fronds. I have a bamboo wall out back and use it shred the lot for the green bin or tip. It can… Read more ·  1

at times get stringy bits wrapped around the disc, but undo 2 bolts & it's easy to free - my fault in the first place. For anyone who has problems with it, check your technique it's usually operator error. I do service it regularly and it never misses a beat. The knives are easy to remove and sharpen with most of the issue being sap. Just make sure the gap setting is right when you refit, and remember chippers are meant for green not dried cuttings. Changing the belts is simple enough when you get the hang of it. I love it.

I have owned my Hansa C7 chipper for 7 years now so I feel like I can give a proper review. I am on a large bushy block in Brisbane with lots of clumping bamboo, palms, hedges and trees. I have been using shredders for over 20 years but always… Read more ·  1

gravitated towards the cheaper models which were "ok" but not great, Then I bit the bullet and purchased the C7 chipper with the Honda engine and the all steel construction. I will never go back! The chipper rips through buddha and gracillas bamboo like paper and easily chips palm fronds, hedge cuttings and gum tree branches up to my wrist size. I have never had any problems - but I do make sure that the maintenance schedule is adhered too. So, every 12m I change the engine oil and spark plug, change the two drive belts ( bog standard A25 belts), and, because I use the chipper often, I also change the blades every 12m ( don't bother sharpening them - the cost is about the same as purchasing new blades). I don't have any real criticism of the machine - but if I was forced to say some things, they would be that you need to remove the engine entirely to properly drain the oil and replace the drive belts ( easily done though). The blades can "clog" especially with stringy bamboo, but it is a simple job to unbolt the cover to access the blades and pull out the offending material. One tip that I can give is that if your notice that the chipper isn't pulling the green waste into the blades, it could be because the drive belts need tightening, as opposed to blunt blades.

19 years and counting – I bought the C6 in 2004. It is no longer in the catalogue but replaced with the C7 with the 6.5 Honda engine. It is used about 15 times a year but when its is used it goes for 6-8 hours and helps clean up our native bush around the house and supplies a lot of mulch back onto the garden. I get the blades sharpened 2-3 times a year and it gets an… Read more ·  1

annual service. Caution with long strappy native grasses such as Mat Rush which wrap around the shaft but either lower them slowly in or cut them into 200mm lengths and mix in with other bushes etc. Listen to the engine and best keep the shoot as wide open as possible to shoot into a barrow or just fire the material back onto the garden. We rarely ever have to burn and a day in the garden leaves us with no heaps other than perhaps some light firewood. Branches up to 40 mm easy anything over to 50mm needs to be soft and green. Need to have someone handy to service to get a good life span. Clean it after use and I expect another 19 years. The old adjustment mechanism to set the flywheel in motion is a bit unusual and people have a tendency to throw it over a bity too quick. Belts replaced once and now I have given it a new set of blades it is ready do a lot more hard days work. The internal grease nipple broke off and needed replacement otherwise

Cost of blades – I've had my C7 since 2010 and it's been a solid reliable performer. The Honda GX 200 motor still starts on the first or second pull. My only complaint is with the soaring cost of the blades! The last set of blades I purchased was in 2018 at a cost of $90. You can usually get about 1 or 2 sharpens out of a set. I've located 2 businesses that… Read more

sharpen the blades accurately with professional grinding equipment. The cost of sharpening is about $50 a set, but this can vary. Their is no adjustment in the blades to account for sharpening, so they become too narrow and can no longer be used. I recently enquired at my local Hansa dealer about a new set and was told they are now $160!! Given that they need to be sharpened/replaced fairly regularly to ensure good performance of the machine, this makes it extremely expensive to maintain. Hansa has a good following and most buyers appear to be satisfied with the machines performance, but charging $160 for a set of blades in my opinion is outrageous given the frequency they need to be sharpened/replaced. Would ask Hansa to consider their loyal customer base on this one and review pricing. Other than that, a goodmachine.

Small Acreage Beast and Gardeners Best-Friend – After many years of broken promises and disappointing results from chippers/mulchers/garden shredders of most brands, the Hansa C7 has delivered and restored my faith in home chipping! I did some solid research before deciding to pay a premium for the Hansa C7 - and I'm stoked with my decision. I live on a 5-acre bush property with some manicured… Read more ·  1

gardens/orchards.

The Hansa C7 powers through wet, dry, fibrous, green and brown material with ease, managing both my tree/bush clearing and garden pruning.

The first few uses of the machine were a learning curve to understand the optimal way of working with it. But since then my C7 has been the most valuable tool in my barn! I no longer have expensive green waste disposal - I have a significant mulching and composting operation powered by my Hansa - my gardens have never looked better.

Design of the C7 is well planned. My most favourite observations: 1: At 95kg, surprisingly the machine is easy to move around the property by hand. (Additional tow hitch allows for moving across steeper parts of the property) 2: The self-feeding shute is excellent, and provides ease of use and safe operation. 3: Drive Engagement mechanisms are simple and easy to adjust 4: Honda motor is easy to start, powerful and reliable 5: The blades cut like butter through all material types

After reading some of the common challenges from owners in using this machine, I’d like to mention, that I have encountered all of these but overcame them with a better appreciation of my machine.. Trick for new owners... make sure you get to understand your machine - and read ALL of the manual properly 1 : Learn how to adjust the belt engagement precisely (see Hansa service videos as well) - belt tension is so important for performance and belt longevity - I took the covers off and got to know how the belt engagement worked and sounded when engaged properly so I could adjust the tension for perfect future performance every time. 2: understand and experiment with feeding combinations of wet/dry/green/brown materials for best performance

I have found that by using more common sense in how I utilise my C7, how I prepare my material for the chipper, and taking the time each use to clean and maintain my machine - she doesn’t miss a beat with frequent and challenging usage! If you always listen to your machine and engine as you work (through your ear protection ;), you will find the optimal way of working with it and getting excellent results.

Love love love this Hansa C7 machine. And looking forward to getting an additional Hansa C13 for my tractor on my larger property!

UNBELIEVABLE ! – I have 5 acres of what was scrub and trees and fast growing natives. Provided the Blades are sharpened in due course AND the Anvil is adjusted - this C7 machine has no worthy rival, at the price. Yep. I stalled it a couple of times but that was because I was testing the machines ability - and mine as it turns out. Clever preparation with types… Read more ·  1

and lengths of material/s pays dividends. A great and serviceable machine !! I got the C7 in 2020 because the Landscaper who was selling i did not realise its potential !! Lucky me as it turned out !!

Awesome - perfect for small orchard – Hi - Ken from Nannup, WA. This is one of those awesome products. I've written very few reviews before, but this chipper has been so reliable and effective over the last 4 years, I just had to pass it on. It's built like a tank - very rarely jams (only when I over-feed it!), and starts every time (thanks Honda). Safe to use (with hearing… Read more ·  1

protection), as the feeder chute is significantly longer than arm-length. I have 5 acres with plenty of hard river gum, black wattle and deciduous fruit tree prunings to manage throughout the year. Handles it all like a dream. Anything too big for this chipper is firewood. We highly recommend it.

One of the best garden tools I've ever owned – Tough and incredibly easy to start. Honda engine is a gem Goes through most garden waste effortlessly. I've converted a couple of reasonably large trees into firewood and a modest pile of compost. However, even with the blades in good (not perfect) condition tough, fibrous branches and twigs tend to he shredded rather than chipped so they… Read more

bend and block the outlet which requires regular clearing (pull them out by hand). No big deal bit a bit annoying. It can't handle really wet soft stuff; it accumulates in the outlet and blocks it requiring a stop, clean-out and re-start. In all fairness though it would require an enormous air flow to push that sort of thing out. The trick is to blend it with sticks or twiggy material but if you don't have that, it's a waste of time putting it through the chipper. Mind you that sort of thing can mostly go directly into the compost anyway.

Great machine, recommended for small acerage And/ or serious gardener – The difference between my old masport and the c7 is well like changing from an ozito to a metabo. Purchased from “Sunbury mowers and chainsaws”. Easy to start, easy to use. Having the high outlet with a high volume/throw capability is magic. The old masport dropped the cutting directly beneath the machine, hence stopping every few minutes to… Read more ·  1

clear.

C7 is the first machine I’ve had that I have been able to exceed my wife’s pruning rate!

Can easily deal with 2-3 m long cotoneaster limbs in one action. Ie thrown them in and there gone. Ditto for gum trees limbs. It will also take succulents if fed slowly, and there is no deflection downward on the shoot director and you can tolerate the staining of the unit with sap

On the negative side: the blade has a solid housing( good) that lifts up to clean, but the bottom half has no way to clear it out short of a vacuum cleaner. I jammed the unit once with the green leafy / flowery section of some wattle limbs. It clogged the outlet and filled the blade cavity with fines,; noway to drain housing when you wash it after chipping succulent

Also have jammed the unit when a limb was too long(again cotoneaster), it slowed the flywheel and jammed a cutting between blade and housing.

In summary a great machine, highly recommend with the few minor feed problems being rectified by experience. Spend the money it is well worth it. One tool you will not regret buying

Love it! – One the best in the market. Well designed and made. Been using it for a year with no problems. Best for palm leaves and tree branches smaller than 3 inches. Easy to operate and maintain. The supplier in Brisbane was a very nice and professional person. Show details ·  1

Hansa C7 is just amazing – The Hansa C7 is the perfect machine for a lifestyle block. I find myself using it 2-3 times a week and have owned it for a couple of years now. Its had a service (thanks to the excellent service standards of STIHL Shop in Richmond) - belt replaced but not much else. Of course, you need to take care of the machine and not overload it or put anything too large in but that is just common sense. Show details ·  1

Great mulching machine perfect for my needs – Bought the Hansa C7 to replace my old Superswift garden mulcher which died. What a huge difference a job which usually used to take a whole day down to just 2 hours with the C7. I mainly have pine trees, and it took all the prunnings whole, and the mulch goes straight on the garden. The engine is easy to start. I did have a blockage with some wet… Read more ·  1

leaves but I had powered down the machine not realising it was still processing which caused this. I Opened up the C7 which was easy to do, and used a blower which unblocked the machine and solved this issue. At full power mixing the leaves with shorter branches works well. The larger branches feed straight through. The C7 is very portable, and fits through my front entrance without any issues so I can use this machine all over my property. Wish I had bought one of these years ago. Also the height of the C7 is great for me I can transfer branches from my wheelbarrow straight to the C7, and more efficient now as no double handling is needed which saves a lot of time.

Absolute frustration – Have given up on this machine bought new. So frustrating to have to stop it constantly due to clogging. Won’t take anything slightly moist. So temperamental I’ve gone back to burning. Easy to start. Previously made all my own garden compost with another brand which was hard to start but chewed through everything.  Show details

Excellent. Wish I'd bought one 20 years ago – I've been burning all my garden waste for years.....what a pity. This machine is easy to start, easy to use, chomps up big branches, and produces mulch. It's all made with high quality components and finishes, and a Honda motor, will last me years. I've already sharpened the blades, easy to do and a delight to see how well it is all made.  Show details

The machine is more than adequate for our 1/2 acre property – The machine can handle most twigs and branches provided that you feed in with caution. I sometimes experience blockages with wet leaves and branches. The engine has been easy to start so far and has not stalled under heavy loads and seems suitably sized for the application.The only problem has been with one wheel which was damaged prior to delivery (the rim was dented) causing repeated slow leaks and flats. Hansa have now replaced the wheel.  Show details

8+ years and still going strong – To be honest I have no idea how long I've owned my Hansa C7 - it's at least eight years and I bought it second hand. It's a very well made and solid machine. The honda engine starts first pull every time. The wide chute makes feeding bushy stuff or branches that aren't straight easier - much better than other chippers that have a tiny tube… Read more

designed for broom-stick straight branches.

The self feeding design works well and the adjustable outlet allows you a bit of control over how far the chips go. Just be aware that the chips come out pretty quickly so trying to collect them in a wheelbarrow won't be very successful.

I have chipped up to 100mm branches however I chopped them up into 200-300mm lengths before feeding them in, otherwise the machine will bog down and stall - I don't recommend doing this, rather anything this big turn it into firewood instead. :-)

In all the time I've owned the C7 the only replacement parts I've used is two sets of blades. The first set I replaced when I bought it and the second set only because my watch strap broke as I fed a branch in so the chipper ate it - it was not a pretty outcome for the watch or the blades. :-(

The C7 is great machine and will serve you well for many many years.

Value for money – Hard to receive value nowadays but the Hansa C7 Chipper has been one.My honest opinion is if you maintain this machine ,keep the blades sharp and set correctly, grease the nibbles and follow manufactures recommendations this machine for the average household should last a lifetime.That would make it great value in my opinion.I made the mistake of… Read more

lending it to my neighbour and he dropped a set of hand held hardened secateurs into the machine, that was no problem for Hansa C7 they came out the chute in about 400 pieces and he then carried on chipping for the rest of the day.When I found out I checked the machine over for damage and only found the blades needed sharpening. I'm very happy with our machine and love the mulch.

What an awesome machine – I looked at a lot of shedders/ Chippers/Mulchers before I was prepared to spend my hard earned cash. I really liked the ruggedness of the C7. I had watched a lot of videos of this machine and I could not find much that showed people chipping or shredding palm fronds. This would be the main thing I’d be using the C7 for along with general… Read more ·  3

garden waste. I have a 5 Acre property with more palm trees than I could count in a day. Literally hundreds of them. You can imagine the mess they make. Well I put two tanks of fuel through the chipper today after picking it up from the dealer yesterday. Went over it myself just to be certain everything was good to go then got stuck into it. The C7 made short work of the palm fronds. I was very surprised at how effortlessly it chewed them up. Some of which had been laying out in the sun for weeks or months. I will admit that it had rained a couple of days ago so they may have been softened a bit, but not by much. Had the machine going for about 6 hours and still have some fuel left in the tank. I did manage to stall it twice getting a little over zealous with some tree branches that were pretty close to the limit. I found that if you have something right on the limit that might be a touch too much I just cut it into shorter lengths. This allowed the flywheel to chip away then regain its momentum. So far I haven’t found a palm frond that will stop it. I have had to trim some of the tree end of the palm fronds off if they are really wide as they won’t fit down the shute. But the rest goes through very easily. I haven’t inspected the blades yet, but I would imagine that chewing up hundreds of palm fronds will blunten them pretty quickly. I plan to buy a second set and swap them over, thus rotating them through the sharpening process. When it’s all said and done I’m very happy with it. Last thing..... buy some good ear muffs. Lucky I’m on 5 Acres and my neighbors are a fair distance. It’s pretty noisy. Lol. Worth every cent!

I’ll update this in a few days when I finish the rest of the block.

zero warranty – the machine is made very heavy, yet not strong enough to run up and down a ramp for transport. and the PR guy is not a reasonable person (like most) I've had bolts come loose and snap off, being soft metal. now I need to weld an angle between the axels to stop the tyres rubbing against the machine.  Show details

Fantastic Chipper! – I am a professional gardener in Melbourne and I use my Hansa C7 Chipper almost everyday. Has saved me a fortune in tipping costs as I just shred everything into the trailer. I can fit 3 trailer loads of rubbish into a single trailer and only get charged once! I have put entire trees through this thing and chipped it up. Only issue... get a… Read more

bottle of Locktight and make sure all nuts and bolts are secure as they will vibrate off with extended use.

Great Chipper - proud to say its Australian – Did everything i expected plus more. What a fantastic chipper. Makes me proud to be Australian with a high quality product like this going around. Never faulted once, and never did it let me down. The product is just QUALITY PLUS and unlike any other out there. Go Hansa. .  Show details

Nuts getting loose very often, machine stops frequently, unable to transport for repairs as it is to – Unless you have a Trailer, should not buy this chipper. Not good for average back yard, very heavy and nobody wants to transport. Very noisy. I asked the dealer to pick up and repair the Chipper that I would pay the cost, did not have any corporation from the dealer, contacted manufacturer who advise me to take to any Mover shop. Mover shop could not repair it.  Show details

Incredible, much better than expected! – Bought an electric 'mulcher' from a popular hardware dealership - it was a waste of money. Kept jamming and just couldn't do the job. After this disaster, we tried hard to justify the heaps more dollars to buy the C7. Simply we shouldn't have worried and should have bought the C7 first. It works brilliantly with everything we can throw at it on… Read more

our 9 acre property. It continually surprises us just how good it is at chipping and mulching everything we put through it, and gives us good mulch for our garden. Totally recommend this product.

Does what it says it will – Bought the C7 model for my garden maintenance business, after looking at other makes and models. I considered the C13 towable model but couldn't justify the extra cost at this stage. I'm also pleased it is NZ designed and made. If chipping mulch was a bigger part of my business operation then I wouldn't hesitate to buy the C13. I had an hour… Read more

clock installed by the retailer so I know what to charge clients and schedule maintenance. This machine has met all my expectations. Longer and thicker branches need to be fed slower so the flywheel maintains its speed. I often chip into wool fadges so I can then transport the mulch to where I need it in the clients garden. These are well designed and built machines, even the paint finish is hard wearing and it also has a genuine Honda motor. Very satisfied with this machine.

Great poduct – Had this chipper working hard for 18 months now , only had to sharpen blades as you would expect ,,, if your thinking about a purchase ,rest assured you will not be disappointed , we use ours every two weeks and mulch our garden , this machine eats eats and eats , 5 stars

Solid – Bought a C7 a couple of days ago. Agonized over the price, thinking about all the other things we could spend almost $3000 on... small motorbike.. Holiday in NZ! Took it out on its first job yesterday - it exceeded all expectations - non stop hard work most of the day, including through a period of steady rain. It has started paying for itself… Read more

already. Well thought out design, awesome build quality, awesome honda motor with 4 year warranty.

Will continue with reviews every 6 months.

October 6th 2016 Update: Hansa C7 Update

Still going strong, trouble free. When operating at maximum capacity / load remember to let the rotor rpm recover before feeding more heavy material in. Palm fronds and other flax type plants are a challenge, best solution is to feed them in with fresh cut branches. Found it to be very economical.. with light stuff it will work hard all day long on one tank of gas.

December 2017:

Had the blades sharpened for the first time. Simple process to remove and refit them.

Have seen comments about the rotor getting clogged & jammed with chips.. doesn’t happen often but just open her up, grab your leaf blower and blow the chips out. Only takes a sec.

December 2018

Still goes great, with no problems. I grease the two grease nipples before any big job, and change the oil ( easy job) every 6 months. Still starts first pull. Great quality.

Very solid, reliable performer for the home garden – After considering the cheaper alternatives, I decided to go for the Hansa as being NZ made, easy to service and with readily available parts/warranty should something go wrong. The online videos made them look plenty powerful enough for our one acre section. In summary, it's a brilliant bit of kit....plenty of grunt and easy to start and… Read more

operate. Servicing the cutting disc is easy too, and I've had the blades sharpened once so far. Adjusting the belt tension is easy, although I'm not quite sure I got it right recently, and after eight months of hard chipping, I've got to get a replacement belt as the first one has worn through. Highly recommended over the cheap, lightweight options (which, to be fair, I haven't used).

EDIT: After reading the manual, the correct belt tension is ~1cm of deflection, which is still a little vague, but now with a brand new belt, tensioned decently, it's running as good as new.

Very well designed machine that excels – Well the Hansa replaced a very ordinary Peacemaker that kept braking crankshafts and never did a great job. The Hansa shreds 10 times faster than the Peacemaker ever did and is a superior belt driven design. This means it's easier to start as the heavy fly wheel is decoupled reducing stresses on the motor. Great Honda motor runs smoothly… Read more

and starts easily.

Overall a very well designed and built shredder but expensive.

It's nice when a machine just does its job with no fuss!

Works well for certain workloads; with one key design fault – I purchased for a pretty large workload on acreage but this machine has one key design fault IMO. It performed well and can shred through branch sizes as described by the manufacturer. However if some of the thicker branches are too long it will stall as the fly wheel looses momentum. And this is where the design fault exists. On stall there is… Read more

essentially a bucket full of chips in the base of the flywheel well. And generally these are really jammed in there and you cannot restart the mulcher until these are removed and cleared out. Unfortunately the only way to access them is to attempt spinning the flywheel yourself by hand and this thing is fringing dangerous. So unless there is something I'm missing I feel this a major design fault and ultimately pretty dangerous.

After some time with this machine you will start to understand what its capabilities are and will have less stalls and therefore less finger loosing opportunities.

I do recommend this machine but if I had the cash to splash I would have gone the next model for my needs which would mean less use of chain saw.

My learnings from this purchase are as follows:

1. Buy the bigger one if you can afford it i.e. C13

2. Make sure you wear gloves. :-).

3. Have a good chain saw handy

4. Ensure the belts are aligned well for optimal performance from this machine

5. Oh and make sure you wear hearing protection these mulchers are really loud (but they all are noisy); awesome for neighbour relations

6. The directional shoot is not that effective in my experience as chips come out of there at ridiculous speed and will rocket out of a wheel barrow so don't waste your time and point it straight to the ground.

The Best Mulcher Shredder on the Market – I researched almost every mulcher for sale in Australia and Hansa products came up on top. I purchased the C7 model mulcher, have used it 3 times so far with excellent results. Ok it's not the cheapest one on the market, BUT it's Australian made, and the material and workmanship in the unit are top quality. I am a firm believer in you get what you… Read more ·  4

pay for. The cost of this unit with the ( towing attachment for my ride on mower which was an extra $140.00 ) all up $2990.00, and as far as I'm concerned I have the best product available.

November 5th 2017 Update: Hansa C7 2. 5 years After my first Review.

It;s now over 2 and a half years since I purchased my Hansa C7, I have had it serviced, as well as replacing the 2 cutting blades, a spare set comes with the machine, and I have resharpened the original set to use again.

My C7 still looks and performs the same as the day I first used it. If you follow the simple starting up and shutting down procedure which takes around 15 seconds to perform, this machine will last for years. I still believe its the best on the Market. ( and as I think I first stated I am No Way connected with the Hansa Company in any way shape or form. )

Great product – I looked at every chipper and the Hansa C7 was the best value for the money im very impressed by the way it worked it does every thing they say it can do and very easy to operate Shoot the mulch direct back on the garden of in a bin with the adjustable shoot Easy to operate just put what you need chipped down the shoot and watch it disapear