The following link is to the exact chipper that my Dad has. He's had it since the early 90's and it still works fine. The feature I like is that the big leaf hopper folds down and you can rake directly into it. There is suction created by the shredder and it actually pulls the leaves and small sticks up the ramp and into the shredder.
This unit is adequate for chipping and does quite well if the blades are very sharp. It is underpowered once the blades are dull. With 3" branches, you have to hold back on the stick as you feed it in. Otherwise it sucks it in too fast and the motor is overwhelmed. If you are sawing up a lot of trees and need to chip a lot of big branches, you will want a bigger machine. If you mostly do leaves and twigs and the occasional large branch this kind of chipper is nice.
I like this machine because it came with a bag. Then you catch all of your material and can carry it anywhere that you need it. My big chipper doesn't have a way to bag, so I always have to rake up the results and load it up into something. That adds an extra step.
I posted that CL link to an older model because the more recent models don't work as well. They eliminated the fold down ramp and put on a huge hopper, probably for some safety mandate. Those safety features are really great except the material doesn't flow in properly and it gets plugged up. Then you can't reach in to clean it out and you have to take out 19 bolts to remove the hopper and fix a jam. Do that twice in an hour and you'll realize why I prefer the old model.
Here's the ad for a unit for sale in Ohio. I don't know if links like this are against the rules or not, but I wanted you to see the vintage of machine that in my experience works the best.
https://minneapolis.craigslist...
