RedGum GX200

Reasonable for domestic back yard use – Good machine when used in accordance with manufacturers recommended sized branches. The Redgum GX200 chipper’s mulcher chute definitely suits up to 10mm branches and the small tube for bigger branches up to 40mm. This machine is best suited to alternate between mulching green & dry garden waste - e.g: freshly pruned & pulverized green garden… Read more

waste clogged the discharge shute which was resolved by alternating mulching of green & dried waste to break the clogging effect.

Important to understand what you can and can't do with it.

For your odd tree here and there & clippings at home the Redgum does a great & fast job, a couple of hours & you can polish off a huge pile.

Note - I pushed the branch size limit & sent down 30mm branches (cut into smaller lengths) down the shredder shute which resulted in several finger blades being bent & blade spacer tubes being broken - damage which I acknoledge responsibility for.

Summary: for your average home garden or property it's perfect. If you want to do significant shredding work (many large trees simultaneously) or small country property work then go for a better model.

Redgum Chipper shredder – I purchased a chipper shredder with the GX200 Honda engine. There is definitely a technique involved, however once the machine had a few hours of operation, it seem to be a lot smoother and had plenty of power. I guess the engine needed a little "running in". It is not a fast machine, however i seem to find using it is somehow "de- stressing".… Read more

Overall very happy with the machine. Very happy with the service from the vendor. Torquepower in Wendouree Vic.

Powerfull – I would highly recommend this machine for power and reliability, however I have discovered it's weak point, after splitting numerous tons of timber the cast at the end of the ram failed and the ram at the base has slightly bent. I'm hoping I can make some sort of connection my self as removing the ram I think will be a big job?  Show details

Great Product with Excellent Honda Commercial Engine – I bought the Redgum GX200 and wasn't sure if 5.5HP would be enough, but after mulching and chipping for two days straight, I couldn't be happier. Well designed - sturdy - and safe. It is belt driven which minimises any load impact on the engine. Great machine - Highly recommended.  Show details

Hardworking little machine – My machine is equipped with the Honda GX200 (professional) engine and is called a Silver Edition, although I don't know what that actually stands for or means. By now, I have roughly split 40 Cubic Meter of various wood species and it hasn't let me down once. I have split, Red Gum, Gum, Oak, Blackwood, Cypress and Elm, and it has been able to… Read more

split every piece, even the ones with all the knots and forks in it as I usually receive completely cut down trees. Particular the Elm tree has been a tough one to handle and impossible to do by hand as the wood is very twisty and stringy.

The engine is lovely and has always started at the first go, and has never over heated on any of my jobs. The wedge is a bit on the small side compared to other (Chinese) brands, but the benefit is that you receive more point pressure, and is still able to split blocks of wood that are 4 times its diameter or more.

The only downside, is that the wedge might get stuck more often due to the smaller size, and that the protection bars to free the wedge from a block of wood are a bit on the small size. Occasionally a block of wood will skip over it, and push into the lever which result into an infinite loop of the block pushing the lever backwards, and the lever pushing the block backwards until you turn of the machine or something snaps.

This has happened twice to me now, and resulted into severing a connector. It is easy and cheap enough to fix, but still an annoyance that could be fixed by proper protection guides/bars, or replacing the lever with one that has a 90 degree offset.

In short, a reliable helper with only one minor flaw, which isn't completely free of user error.

Good machine – Good machine, but it is important to understand what you can and can't do with it. Redgum vs Bunnings chippers. At $1000+ it's more pricey than most but obviously is does better and you get what you pay for. I have used those cheaper (often electric) ones and they are a pain even for your home garden, I will never touch one again. For your odd… Read more

tree here and there and clippings at home the Redgum does a great and fast job. A couple of hours and you can polish off a huge pile. Even after a year without use it started instantly with one small pull of the cord - I was shocked. But always use fuel stabiliser for all petrol engine equipment.

However, I am one that pushes to the boundary and beyond. I use it for significant shredding of home garden green waste (very overgrown properties) and small country property maintenance. It takes a long time to do a lot of waste and you have to chainsaw them into smaller manageable pieces that fit the feeder. It is more than fair to say that my expectation is unreasonable as I am trying to do work that requires a $5000+ machine. Those machines have one intake chute for all debris including large wood, whereas the Redgum has the mulcher chute for up to 10mm or so and a small tube for the bigger stuff - a bit cumbersome.

Summary: for your average home garden or property needing 1-2 trees removed occasionally it's perfect. If you want to do significant shredding work (many large trees simultaneously) or small country property work then go for a better model. Or hire one.

Waste of money! – Got 5 hours use before blades were terrible and not sucking branches through. Taken it back to shop 3 times in 3 days each time the said gunk in blades just needed to clean up blades. Next time the reversed blades and now its back at shop waiting on replacement blades.... I want a refund!  Show details

Should have spent the money many years earlier – Wow! They claim it can split any Australian hardwood log. I find if it fits between the end plate and the splitter ram it will, and so far that seems to be true regardless of log diameter. It uses an easy start and reliable (genuine) Honda GX200 motor powering a massive hydraulic ram. They do not specify a tonnage claiming it to be an unreliable… Read more ·  2

benchmark of performance given the existing claims that cannot be substantiated made by many foreign imports. I made my decided to spend the extra and purchase a unit MADE for Aussie hardwoods, not the American or European pine and soft woods which seem to dominate the market. That choice seems to be vindicated given the increasing cost of firewood and my advancing reluctance to swing an axe each winter.