well done HANSA thanks for given a Aussie a helping hand..... the hours you have committed to youtube mate its well deserved. if i'm ever in the market for a chipper it will be a HANSA now Well done.
Thanks mate lol... I think I spend more hours working on my TH-cam vids than in the garden these days! Yes, it's nice to get a bit of luck like this and I appreciate you recognising my effort. Cheers :)
Same here. if I ever get a property with my own garden large enough and I need a chipper this will be the one I get after seeing how well it works. well done Hansa for supplying the machine to Mark. and hope you have fun using your new machine too :-)
It's good to see a brand with an affirmative stand for it's product. I'm in Europe and for me the Hansa brand was totally unknown. I believe their positive action corrected the issue. Well done gents. ;-)
These are by far the best chippers on the market.I own a c9 model it Is easily 20 Years old . I use it in my business.It has a true self feeding Action.The secret is to keep the blades sharp.They are Easily removed and replaced on The machine.HANSA service is Second to none.
The story behind how Hansa started is amazing I used to sell their products in NZ in the naughties I’ve sold their PTO and petrol models They were super popular with hire companies because of their durability Most clients had had bad luck getting an effective small chipper that didn’t get stuck I remember picking one up from their workshop in Te Rapa, Hamilton Even then the hire companies were trying to buy him out. Seriously fascinating bloke, an East German emigre back in the day when that meant escape! We talked a lot of his trips around the Baltic in a sailing dinghy He just knew sound engineering, I think he was awaiting his daughter? To join him in the business at the time. I never once had any complaint about their gear once sold. That’s tough when shredding small items vs chipping thicker tree material Rare nowadays in the ever cheap world of Chinese knockoffs. Great to see Hansa still going strong.
A multiplicity of thanks for a brilliant video about a brilliant product. I have had the smaller C7 Hansa chipper for a few years and every time that I use the machine I tell my wife that "I love that machine." I just have a suburban block but with lots of trees and I found after using electric munchers for many years that they are are tediously slow and totally useless for palms. My wife and I saw a Hansa promotional video online and I knew instantly that I had to have one. I have loved that machine ever since. After having a couple of humungously big, 36 year old trees (macadamia and Lilly Pilly) trimmed this year, the Hansa C7 handled the lot except for some very thick branches. Not having to have a separate narrow chute to grind the thicker branches (like other brands do) is very good because little trimming of lateral branches is necessary to feed the big branches into the machine. I would recommend that Mark gets a full face mask to use with the Hansa as occasionally a chip will fly out of the input chute and whilst goggles will protect the eyes, they won't stop damage to your teeth like a full face mask will. This is especially so when the rubber flap inside the chute wears out and disappears as mine has. Bunnings will sell a full face mask with attached ear muffs that does the job well and is not very expensively priced. I also recommend wearing leather cloves as when the chipper drags in a branch, you don't want to have any chance of having your hand abraded by the branch. I have only recently started watching Mark's TH-cams and, like others, I have been influenced by his recommendations which seem to be stunningly honest appraisals of products. eg I have just installed my first Birdies raised garden bed and am delighted with it. The first plantings of zucchinis and cucumbers are rocketing away and I am delighted that I can tend the garden whilst standing up. Well done, Mark! Your TH-cams are terrific!
Great to hear about your C7 Bruce and thanks for the advice on the face mask! Glad you're enjoying "stand up gardening" it's the way to grow I reckon 😁👍 All the best mate!
OMG, I literally just bought one of these this afternoon! We obsessed over chippers for a long time and decided this was the best one for our needs. Not cheap, but a really useful machine. We’ve got 16 acres so there’s no shortage of chipping to do. Glad you like it. I’d hate to have to call and cancel the order. 😁
I don't even live in Australia / New Zealand, don't even have trees/branches, and now I want one. That was so satisfying. Big ups to them for keeping production local. Ausiess helping Aussies, what a wild idea.
Kudos to HANSA for helping out a hard-working bloke like yourself! It’s a grand gesture..enough to make one a customer for life. Great videos as always 👍
Hi Mark, just want to tell you I bought a C13 chipper based on this TH-cam video. I let Hansa know when registering. Keep up the quality videos. My wife and I think your hilariously entertaining and have inspired us to get our garden going. All the best, Carl
I got new Hansa chipper ten years ago. It is a good piece of kit and it will do an incredible amount of work. I would recommend one to anyone with a larger section, or to hire out. I now have more compost that I need! I used to hire one once or twice a year, but the hire companies don’t always set the blades right, and that can make them hard work to work with. So just make sure the the blades are set properly when you fit them after sharpening them to ensure it pulls the branches in nicely.
I love to see great companies like these working with Local you tubers, it’s great advertising and I’m really excited to see your hard work recognized.
thats so cool, Hansa as a company are the best .. Nothing but praise for them. Ive got the Hansa C21 and it is an absolute screamer. Keep up the great info and the garden looks great. too...
Glad you like your Hansa. I've had one for 6 years now. Still going strong and does everything I need it to. Really enjoy your videos, keep up the good work.
I think you were in your glory trying that machine! Boys and their toys! Good on you Mark! The chipper will make clean up much easier. Well done HANSA!
My wife & I put up with a small 2Hp Ryobi mulcher for approximately 30 years where mulching a decent pile of foliage use to take most of the day, but not anymore. I saw this video which I played and number of times then did some more research. Needing a portable unit and not too large, I settled on a Hansa C5. I have absolutely been impressed, as Mark said, "what a great piece of kit". Awesome Hansa!
Hey Mark and Hansa, I can confirm you just got another sale thanks to this sponsored video. I’m actually in NZ and didn’t even know the brand and had no idea it was made in NZ. I’ll be ordering one tomorrow after seeing the quality of the chippers you guys make
Mine is a Red Roo. Doesn't use a blade, has a hammer-mill. Will deal with somewhat soggy stuff too (like stable manure). 10 years old now and never a glitch. Couldn't live without it.
Bit of an eye opener that video. If I had known HANSA existed a few years ago I would have one. Next time. We have an acre of privet, wattle, dead Ti tree and all sorts of nastys. It would be unthinkable now not to have a good chipper. Compost for Africa, water retention during the summer, relatively clean processing. It's the full cycle and the garden is magnificent because of it. Pays for itself in no time. All the best from NZ!
I need a chipper!!! I couldn’t for the life of me figure out how to break down those palm leaves! Most of it I’ve been doing by hand and putting them at the wee bottom of the compost and praying they broke down at a reasonable time. Hansa looks sturdy and affordable without being cheap! I’ll give this a go mate! Thanks!
I'm in the states but a chipper / shredder was the best money I ever spent for my homestead. Not only for making compost that doesn't take forever to break down, but I found that chipping red cedar made for beautiful walkways around the property and since it is red cedar should last a long time.
I Mark I bought the Hansa C4 a number of years ago and it is my favourite piece of kit. These are very well made and it gets used regularly. No green waste has left my garden since. Just a tip, the blades last a lot longer if you chip fresh green branches or once the rain has softened up the palm fronds. Also you won't get the dust. Happy chipping.
That looks like an awesome and sturdy chipper to last for many years. I have a very cheap mostly plastic one to use to chip up my flower garden debris. The benefit of mulch around plants is amazing, especially for water conservation. So nice to see that Hansa was watching your video. Congratulations!
Im picking up the C7 model tomorrow for my Palm cleaning & removal business. A little bit smaller but will get rid of the palm fronds. So excited after watching your video. Been a subscriber for years. Im in Brisbane love your videos mate thanks.
Honda GX motor (11hp?) and belt drive. That's a total winner! It truly looks like a fantastic piece of kit. Just make sure you're up on the oil changes every 50 hours (or two blade sharpenings) with the right oil and keep good fuel in it, it'll run forever.
I hadn't heard of Hansa, but this was a great intro. I appreciate that they responded like this, and the machine has several nice features (e.g., belt engagement, easy access to fly wheel, etc.). Very impressed.
You convinced me! I bought one, the smaller c7. Apparently they are in short supply because of Covid supply line issues and a factory fire but I lucked into a good 2nd hand one. Thanks for demonstrating it and to Hansa for setting you up.
I bought my C13 about 7 years ago, and I've put up to 90 mm diameter wet cypress, cedar, elm, oak and eucalyptus through it. A very solid reliable asset and time saver. I wear my chain sawing hard hat with ear and full face protection as occasionally the odd sharp projectile can fly back out of the feed chute, particularly when chipping those dry dead branches. It's very tempting to watch the material as it disappears through the blades.
Nice chipper! I have a Cox shredder/chipper. Remember; After chipping sappy sticky green material, put some dry stuff thru to clean the blades etc Avoid putting fresh chips straight onto garden (Nitrogen draw down) Add this stuff to your green scraps to get a beautiful balanced hot compost.
Long time fan here here Mark! Love your stuff mate as always . It’s amazing to see the recognition and additional opportunities coming your way. Very few youtubers are as genuine as you in their content. Love from Brissie mate!
I have a the Hansa C16 my self, goes through my coconut palms and bamboo with ease but can clog up if you put too much greenery in at once such as fresh gingers and heliconias mix them up with some hard stuff,and your good to go. I'm very happy
Great stuff mark. I got this exact model about a year ago and its been fantastic. Easily handles all the palms, prunings etc on my acreage in Brisbane and easy maintenance too. Well worth the investment if you have a decent size garden and saves me on buying mulch for all the gardens in the process. Highly recommend Hansa.
Thanks for letting me know Steven! You've confirmed my impressions so far on this well-crafted machine. I was waiting for something to annoy me about it but it just "works" and I'm really enjoying the convenience of mulching everything whenever. Cheers :)
as Tim the tool man Taylor would say "more power ahhh ahhh ahhh" I was impressed by 13 hp,I was sold by how fast it sucked in that palm frond in.thumbs up
It's so great that you are getting this kind of support! You give so much great info, inspiration and entertainment - it's only right it comes right back at you!
HANSA, thank you so much for blessing Mark with one of your machines! His veggie garden will benefit greatly from all the compost! Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA -- 10/29/2019.
Great work Mark. I have two smaller choppers but this one looks so much better. Judging by the comments, I think this was a very wise offer by Hansa! All the best mate!
OH MY!!! I just bought a C7 last week. It was delivered today! AND today is the day I found your video. I have 20 plus Bangalow Palms that keep shedding and I plan on making lots of mulch :) I'll give you an update later :) Happy chipping :)
We have a Cox shedder, one of the best investments we ever made. Another great video Mark, make sure you get it serviced at least every two years. Greetings from Sydney mate, take care.
Kia Ora neighbor, Awesome of HANSA to help you out with a chipper and great to see a bit of Kiwi in your garden ! Now your a self sufficient mulcher. Just started doing a few TH-cam videos myself on gardening here in New Zealand, nothing better than growing your own food and helping others out to do the same.
Thank you for your service! We are in the US military stationed out in Japan. There is something special in serving your country through the military, so friend, thank you for serving yours. That looks like a great chipper but the way! We are looking into a good mulcher for our new florida homestead.
You have to show your kids in videos more, I enjoyed seeing that you where showing him how to use the chipper. Good on ya for showing them, most kids just wanna stay inside haha
Yep - all true. I've had my C13 for about four years on a small property, and it is absolutely bullet proof. One of only two products I've ever recommended online! Manages black wattle, river-gum, jarrah, grevillea easily. Very rarely jams, and so easy to remedy when it does. Hansa - you should be proud of your product. I'm currently looking at reviews to show a friend whose considering one.
Thats an awesome bit of kit mate. I could really use one of those around the garden. Fancy sending yours to me to the other side of the world :) Brilliant stuff and looks a quality machine
We brought a Hansa chipper the next one down from yours just love it - good on ya Hansa - Marks videos are fantastic you deserve the Hansa chipper Mark I hope you got to keep it- good on the kiwi’s
Cracking video Mark, the chipper looks awesome and certainly had no issues eating up those palm branches. Thanks for the demo mate, and well done Hansa, it looks like a tidy piece of kit. Cheers Adam
bought the 5~6 hp model. They are right, it will self feed a bit. I was using pruning shears/loppers to cut branches in the feed intake itself so they would go down the shute (probably against recommended procedures) and woosh.. in went the pruning loppers (1m or so), fed in with the branch...what to do? let things take their course and the Hansa ate the shears within a second. Afterwards the shredder didn't want to run so well (not only cutting was off but the belts seemed to smoke a bit) so I took it back to shop, who said a rep from Hansa came and had inspected the shredder and commented they had never seen anything like that before (making me feel a bit awkward). The blades were resharpened at the shop and they got me going again - well done!. Some more setbacks later on when my helpers dropped in oversize branches and the linkages/ belts gave way, but all repairable. Expect this things to happen from time to time and retighten the linkages or use locktight! (but don't expect to drop shears, that was due to stupid). Anyway, great robust product, can taken a real terrible beating (I have given it several), and great to support an aussie company. BTW eventually I replaced the cutters with new ones, and it is doing well.
Hey Mark, I know this is crazy but, I would love to see a video (or more than one even) of you creating a Greenhouse. (your Chicken coop was awesome by the way). I have seen a number of videos where people have even put their Greenhouse partially underground to protect it from cold winters. I have no idea how cold your winters get but a greenhouse that holds in the heat and also offers moisture to reduced the amount of water needed would be awesome. Another aspect of the greenhouse could be incorporating Vertical Farming practices to reduce the use of water. We in the USA are starting to find out that companies are actually buying up the WATER rights in various places. Thus turning water into an OWNED resource. Some states have EVEN gone so far as to make Rain Capture illegal (yeah, no rain barrels permitted). So a video with green houses and vertical farming videos that show exceptional food growth with minimal water use could be very cool to share. Additionally, there are places in the world where water is very scarce. So those kinds of videos from someone as awesome as you are as a farmer could REALLY make an impact. Just sayin'. Please give it some thought.
A gardeners dream! I'm so happy for you!🐍 I'm in the high desert, so lots of Brushy garbage bushes and rattlesnakes lots of rattlesnakes 🐍 so I can't leave any brush pile sitting around or I have to take a pitchfork and flip pile over a few times just to make sure.
Thanks for the great video! After my dad bought a chipper years ago, I realised I should get one as well. It has been a great help getting rid of branches. I tried to use it as mulch at first but most of it is poplar and maybe it was a bit too acidic. Now I put it on my compost heap, toghether with cow poo and crushed egg shells, it turns into proper compost.
I worked a chipper similar to that for a few months in my youth. It would take up to 3" limbs. Don't forget to vent your mulch piles if they're taller than a meter, to prevent spontaneous combustion.
Those are brilliant chippers …. it's Kiwi made of course. I have the smaller model than yours and it too handles palm fronds with ease. The Honda motors are bullet proof but you will find that you will have to have the blades sharpened regularly and it pays to have that done professionally as it's important to get the cutting angle correct
Good to see it can take palm fronds. I was looking at one website and the commenter was asking if it took care of palms and it was apparent that they didn't know what a frond was.
Nice to see a hard working man get some payback for the donated time spent to help others. Hope that bad boy makes a ton of mulch and helps make mountains of compost for ya mate. Well deserved and good on Hansa for recognizing a good home for that wood munching beast.
Mate you are the epitome of a True oye oye bloke keepin up n livin the spirit of AUS. If anyone saw this video with you n your Hansa running around in ya garden the first this they'd wonder is where's the dam beer, Cheer's matey 👍
40 seconds in and I was already hooked! I have way too small garden to justify a chipper, but it was pretty impressive. I am using Hugel culture for now for the larger pieces. Perhaps one day. Congratulations Mark on getting sponsored. I am a keen gardener since childhood and at one point I was thinking of making it into a career as a garden designer.... anyways you should contact companies you love and I am sure there will be some who would love to support you and that way can become self sufficient even more. Love from France. Katerina
well i can say that after seeing this I eventually went out and bought a hansa C3e shredder . I only have a suburban block , i have a few trees and some shrubs ( one soon to be gone spkiey bush from hell) . I researched a lot . some cheaper and a lot were more expensive , but for $1350 i bought hansa . Its Kiwi made and thats good enough for me , i was amazed at how small a mulch pile was left after i mulched a overgrown shrub this weekend , now only the spikey bush from hell to go .
@@massimilianotosi7585 its 30mm , it chews up branches well , but the smaller branches tend to go sideways so you may need to prod them through. dont shred dry branches they will blunt your blade real fast , also bushy branches can need a bit of help to get to the blade . I mulched a large 3 meter high shrub that we had let go , took a while but we got most of it shredded apart from the trunks and some larger branches . I looked at hire fees for a shredder , $200 to $260 for 4 hours , i spent 12 hours with my wife cutting and shredding this bush , so the weekend would have set me back $600 to $780 , I bought my C3e for $1350 new and I will be using it on a boganvillea that is a little bigger than my shrub was so you can see I will have broke even after just two weekends if i hired one.
Wowowow!! That thing is amazing! Congratulations on such a fantastic score, Mark! As fun as that looks to use, I bet you're going to have the tidiest yard on all of TH-cam in no time. I'm really excited for you.
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well done HANSA thanks for given a Aussie a helping hand..... the hours you have committed to youtube mate its well deserved. if i'm ever in the market for a chipper it will be a HANSA now Well done.
Thanks mate lol... I think I spend more hours working on my TH-cam vids than in the garden these days! Yes, it's nice to get a bit of luck like this and I appreciate you recognising my effort. Cheers :)
Same here. if I ever get a property with my own garden large enough and I need a chipper this will be the one I get after seeing how well it works. well done Hansa for supplying the machine to Mark. and hope you have fun using your new machine too :-)
Wish I could afford one.
It's good to see a brand with an affirmative stand for it's product.
I'm in Europe and for me the Hansa brand was totally unknown.
I believe their positive action corrected the issue. Well done gents. ;-)
I got a similar thing in europe for 1/5th of price. Good luck
win / win. Hansa gets a half a million people learning about it's product, and our friend here gets a quality chipper.
Shows what companies to buy from. They are so confident in their product they let people show and give honest opinions.
It's like a comedy sketch when they start shouting at each other with the ear defenders on without the thing running
LOL I wondered if anyone would comment on that... I think the whole neighbourhood could hear us! Cheers :)
Haha that’s funny
These are by far the best chippers on the market.I own a c9 model it
Is easily 20 Years old . I use it in my business.It has a true self feeding Action.The secret is to keep the blades sharp.They are
Easily removed and replaced on
The machine.HANSA service is
Second to none.
The story behind how Hansa started is amazing
I used to sell their products in NZ in the naughties
I’ve sold their PTO and petrol models
They were super popular with hire companies because of their durability
Most clients had had bad luck getting an effective small chipper that didn’t get stuck
I remember picking one up from their workshop in Te Rapa, Hamilton
Even then the hire companies were trying to buy him out.
Seriously fascinating bloke, an East German emigre back in the day when that meant escape!
We talked a lot of his trips around the Baltic in a sailing dinghy
He just knew sound engineering, I think he was awaiting his daughter? To join him in the business at the time.
I never once had any complaint about their gear once sold.
That’s tough when shredding small items vs chipping thicker tree material
Rare nowadays in the ever cheap world of Chinese knockoffs.
Great to see Hansa still going strong.
Hansa got a good deal.
A multiplicity of thanks for a brilliant video about a brilliant product. I have had the smaller C7 Hansa chipper for a few years and every time that I use the machine I tell my wife that "I love that machine." I just have a suburban block but with lots of trees and I found after using electric munchers for many years that they are are tediously slow and totally useless for palms. My wife and I saw a Hansa promotional video online and I knew instantly that I had to have one. I have loved that machine ever since. After having a couple of humungously big, 36 year old trees (macadamia and Lilly Pilly) trimmed this year, the Hansa C7 handled the lot except for some very thick branches. Not having to have a separate narrow chute to grind the thicker branches (like other brands do) is very good because little trimming of lateral branches is necessary to feed the big branches into the machine.
I would recommend that Mark gets a full face mask to use with the Hansa as occasionally a chip will fly out of the input chute and whilst goggles will protect the eyes, they won't stop damage to your teeth like a full face mask will. This is especially so when the rubber flap inside the chute wears out and disappears as mine has. Bunnings will sell a full face mask with attached ear muffs that does the job well and is not very expensively priced. I also recommend wearing leather cloves as when the chipper drags in a branch, you don't want to have any chance of having your hand abraded by the branch.
I have only recently started watching Mark's TH-cams and, like others, I have been influenced by his recommendations which seem to be stunningly honest appraisals of products. eg I have just installed my first Birdies raised garden bed and am delighted with it. The first plantings of zucchinis and cucumbers are rocketing away and I am delighted that I can tend the garden whilst standing up.
Well done, Mark! Your TH-cams are terrific!
Great to hear about your C7 Bruce and thanks for the advice on the face mask! Glad you're enjoying "stand up gardening" it's the way to grow I reckon 😁👍 All the best mate!
👍👍to HANSA for giving this top shelf of a man a chipper I had never heard of you be for and now I have 👌
OMG, I literally just bought one of these this afternoon! We obsessed over chippers for a long time and decided this was the best one for our needs. Not cheap, but a really useful machine. We’ve got 16 acres so there’s no shortage of chipping to do. Glad you like it. I’d hate to have to call and cancel the order. 😁
You are kidding me! 16 acres Janet - oh how I would love that much land to play on... All the best with your chipper! Cheers :)
I don't even live in Australia / New Zealand, don't even have trees/branches, and now I want one. That was so satisfying. Big ups to them for keeping production local. Ausiess helping Aussies, what a wild idea.
I love how real this is. No glossed over editing. Australia seems like a great place to live btw.
Kudos to HANSA for helping out a hard-working bloke like yourself! It’s a grand gesture..enough to make one a customer for life. Great videos as always 👍
Faith in humanity restored 👍😊 Well done Hansa!
Hi Mark, just want to tell you I bought a C13 chipper based on this TH-cam video. I let Hansa know when registering. Keep up the quality videos. My wife and I think your hilariously entertaining and have inspired us to get our garden going. All the best, Carl
I got new Hansa chipper ten years ago. It is a good piece of kit and it will do an incredible amount of work. I would recommend one to anyone with a larger section, or to hire out.
I now have more compost that I need!
I used to hire one once or twice a year, but the hire companies don’t always set the blades right, and that can make them hard work to work with.
So just make sure the the blades are set properly when you fit them after sharpening them to ensure it pulls the branches in nicely.
Wow, I would love a Hansa Chipper. If I buy one it will be a Hansa. God bless you Mark, you deserve it.
Suffering serious mulcher envy after seeing this! What a beauty!
I love to see great companies like these working with Local you tubers, it’s great advertising and I’m really excited to see your hard work recognized.
Aw man. We’ve been looking at these for a while now. I think my husband sold already. Will give them a call in the morning. Thanks Hansa team!
Best of luck Janine in whatever you and hubby decide - thanks for watching! Cheers :)
thats so cool, Hansa as a company are the best .. Nothing but praise for them. Ive got the Hansa C21 and it is an absolute screamer. Keep up the great info and the garden looks great. too...
Thank you for your service.
you’ve sacrificed part of your life so we can enjoy ours and for that you are truely appreciated.
👍 cheers mate
Glad you like your Hansa. I've had one for 6 years now. Still going strong and does everything
I need it to. Really enjoy your videos, keep up the good work.
I think you were in your glory trying that machine! Boys and their toys! Good on you Mark! The chipper will make clean up much easier. Well done HANSA!
I had too much fun when you used the riding lawn mower to tow it all over the garden. Priceless. 😂😂😂
Never knew how much I need I chipper.
👍
me too...
My wife & I put up with a small 2Hp Ryobi mulcher for approximately 30 years where mulching a decent pile of foliage use to take most of the day, but not anymore. I saw this video which I played and number of times then did some more research.
Needing a portable unit and not too large, I settled on a Hansa C5. I have absolutely been impressed, as Mark said, "what a great piece of kit". Awesome Hansa!
Hey Mark and Hansa, I can confirm you just got another sale thanks to this sponsored video. I’m actually in NZ and didn’t even know the brand and had no idea it was made in NZ. I’ll be ordering one tomorrow after seeing the quality of the chippers you guys make
Mine is a Red Roo. Doesn't use a blade, has a hammer-mill. Will deal with somewhat soggy stuff too (like stable manure). 10 years old now and never a glitch. Couldn't live without it.
Bit of an eye opener that video. If I had known HANSA existed a few years ago I would have one. Next time. We have an acre of privet, wattle, dead Ti tree and all sorts of nastys. It would be unthinkable now not to have a good chipper. Compost for Africa, water retention during the summer, relatively clean processing. It's the full cycle and the garden is magnificent because of it. Pays for itself in no time. All the best from NZ!
I am in NZ and would highly recommend Hansa. Pay a bit more than other brands of same size but far better build and will chip larger material
Great Machine, I have used it in my Lawn Care business and im so happy I chose Hansa.
Oh really, good to know! Cheers :)
So stoked they sent you a chipper! Will have to start saving for a Hansa 💪
Bought a Hansa chipper a couple of years ago. Brilliant machine.
I need a chipper!!! I couldn’t for the life of me figure out how to break down those palm leaves! Most of it I’ve been doing by hand and putting them at the wee bottom of the compost and praying they broke down at a reasonable time. Hansa looks sturdy and affordable without being cheap! I’ll give this a go mate! Thanks!
I'm in the states but a chipper / shredder was the best money I ever spent for my homestead. Not only for making compost that doesn't take forever to break down, but I found that chipping red cedar made for beautiful walkways around the property and since it is red cedar should last a long time.
I Mark I bought the Hansa C4 a number of years ago and it is my favourite piece of kit. These are very well made and it gets used regularly. No green waste has left my garden since. Just a tip, the blades last a lot longer if you chip fresh green branches or once the rain has softened up the palm fronds. Also you won't get the dust. Happy chipping.
That looks like an awesome and sturdy chipper to last for many years. I have a very cheap mostly plastic one to use to chip up my flower garden debris.
The benefit of mulch around plants is amazing, especially for water conservation. So nice to see that Hansa was watching your video. Congratulations!
Im picking up the C7 model tomorrow for my Palm cleaning & removal business.
A little bit smaller but will get rid of the palm fronds.
So excited after watching your video.
Been a subscriber for years.
Im in Brisbane love your videos mate thanks.
Honda GX motor (11hp?) and belt drive. That's a total winner! It truly looks like a fantastic piece of kit. Just make sure you're up on the oil changes every 50 hours (or two blade sharpenings) with the right oil and keep good fuel in it, it'll run forever.
I hadn't heard of Hansa, but this was a great intro. I appreciate that they responded like this, and the machine has several nice features (e.g., belt engagement, easy access to fly wheel, etc.). Very impressed.
Thank you Hansa! Mark you are so awesome and deserving of blessings to help you and help us!🌺🌞🌸🙏
Used Hansa chippers when I worked as a gardener. They are great!
You convinced me! I bought one, the smaller c7. Apparently they are in short supply because of Covid supply line issues and a factory fire but I lucked into a good 2nd hand one. Thanks for demonstrating it and to Hansa for setting you up.
Good on them for looking after a deserving gardener. Looks like a fantastic unit
I bought my C13 about 7 years ago, and I've put up to 90 mm diameter wet cypress, cedar, elm, oak and eucalyptus through it. A very solid reliable asset and time saver.
I wear my chain sawing hard hat with ear and full face protection as occasionally the odd sharp projectile can fly back out of the feed chute, particularly when chipping those dry dead branches. It's very tempting to watch the material as it disappears through the blades.
Nice chipper!
I have a Cox shredder/chipper.
Remember; After chipping sappy sticky green material, put some dry stuff thru to clean the blades etc
Avoid putting fresh chips straight onto garden (Nitrogen draw down)
Add this stuff to your green scraps to get a beautiful balanced hot compost.
So pleasant to watch, glad you got sponsored a chipper!
You lucky bastard! Haha! Well deserved. Better get that compost heap redone so you can start breaking down the mulch!
Thanks mate! Yeah, I miss those compost bays terribly... It's about time I got it fixed up. Cheers :)
2 points to remember, wood chips for soil fertility are best when chipped with leaf (don't separate ) , don't bury woodchips.
Long time fan here here Mark! Love your stuff mate as always . It’s amazing to see the recognition and additional opportunities coming your way. Very few youtubers are as genuine as you in their content. Love from Brissie mate!
I have a the Hansa C16 my self, goes through my coconut palms and bamboo with ease but can clog up if you put too much greenery in at once such as fresh gingers and heliconias mix them up with some hard stuff,and your good to go. I'm very happy
Great stuff mark. I got this exact model about a year ago and its been fantastic. Easily handles all the palms, prunings etc on my acreage in Brisbane and easy maintenance too. Well worth the investment if you have a decent size garden and saves me on buying mulch for all the gardens in the process. Highly recommend Hansa.
Thanks for letting me know Steven! You've confirmed my impressions so far on this well-crafted machine. I was waiting for something to annoy me about it but it just "works" and I'm really enjoying the convenience of mulching everything whenever. Cheers :)
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I love that it has a trailer connection. I have one that doesn't and I realize it is a real hassle to take it where I need it on my 10 acre property.
as Tim the tool man Taylor would say "more power ahhh ahhh ahhh" I was impressed by 13 hp,I was sold by how fast it sucked in that palm frond in.thumbs up
Never heard of HANSA before but through this video, I am checking their products out.
It's so great that you are getting this kind of support! You give so much great info, inspiration and entertainment - it's only right it comes right back at you!
Your videos are always so "chipper"! Especially today! Tom from Mesa, Arizona
LOL Cheers Tom! :)
This exact unit is what I was looking last week. Good to see it in action. Definitely on the wish list.
Awosme video Mark that's such a awosme company to give you one to review. Really shows how confident they are in their product.
HANSA, thank you so much for blessing Mark with one of your machines! His veggie garden will benefit greatly from all the compost! Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA -- 10/29/2019.
Great work Mark. I have two smaller choppers but this one looks so much better. Judging by the comments, I think this was a very wise offer by Hansa! All the best mate!
Good on Hansa for doing this involving you!
OH MY!!! I just bought a C7 last week. It was delivered today! AND today is the day I found your video. I have 20 plus Bangalow Palms that keep shedding and I plan on making lots of mulch :) I'll give you an update later :) Happy chipping :)
We have a Cox shedder, one of the best investments we ever made. Another great video Mark, make sure you get it serviced at least every two years. Greetings from Sydney mate, take care.
Mark, I really, really love your new toy :) Its a great addition to your garden.
Thanks Mary! Well, you've been supporting my content for a long time so you'd you know I love my garden toys! Cheers :)
Kia Ora neighbor,
Awesome of HANSA to help you out with a chipper and great to see a bit of Kiwi in your garden ! Now your a self sufficient mulcher.
Just started doing a few TH-cam videos myself on gardening here in New Zealand, nothing better than growing your own food and helping others out to do the same.
Kia Ora mate, and thank you. All the best with your garden and YT vids - you have a great climate for food growing there in NZ! Cheers :)
Oh wow didn’t know it was kiwi made. Might consider it now
Thank you for your service! We are in the US military stationed out in Japan. There is something special in serving your country through the military, so friend, thank you for serving yours. That looks like a great chipper but the way! We are looking into a good mulcher for our new florida homestead.
You have to show your kids in videos more, I enjoyed seeing that you where showing him how to use the chipper. Good on ya for showing them, most kids just wanna stay inside haha
Yep - all true. I've had my C13 for about four years on a small property, and it is absolutely bullet proof. One of only two products I've ever recommended online! Manages black wattle, river-gum, jarrah, grevillea easily. Very rarely jams, and so easy to remedy when it does. Hansa - you should be proud of your product. I'm currently looking at reviews to show a friend whose considering one.
I've got the smaller C7 and it is possibly the best thing I've bought for around the yard. It has done some serious work and is so reliable.
After watching this video took the plunge and bought a Hansa C7. What a ripper 👍
Thats an awesome bit of kit mate. I could really use one of those around the garden. Fancy sending yours to me to the other side of the world :) Brilliant stuff and looks a quality machine
Hi the Hansa range is coming to the UK very soon, keep an eye out @hentonandchattell
We brought a Hansa chipper the next one down from yours just love it - good on ya Hansa - Marks videos are fantastic you deserve the Hansa chipper Mark I hope you got to keep it- good on the kiwi’s
Cracking video Mark, the chipper looks awesome and certainly had no issues eating up those palm branches. Thanks for the demo mate, and well done Hansa, it looks like a tidy piece of kit. Cheers Adam
Hey Adam! Thanks mate :)
bought the 5~6 hp model. They are right, it will self feed a bit. I was using pruning shears/loppers to cut branches in the feed intake itself so they would go down the shute (probably against recommended procedures) and woosh.. in went the pruning loppers (1m or so), fed in with the branch...what to do? let things take their course and the Hansa ate the shears within a second. Afterwards the shredder didn't want to run so well (not only cutting was off but the belts seemed to smoke a bit) so I took it back to shop, who said a rep from Hansa came and had inspected the shredder and commented they had never seen anything like that before (making me feel a bit awkward). The blades were resharpened at the shop and they got me going again - well done!. Some more setbacks later on when my helpers dropped in oversize branches and the linkages/ belts gave way, but all repairable. Expect this things to happen from time to time and retighten the linkages or use locktight! (but don't expect to drop shears, that was due to stupid). Anyway, great robust product, can taken a real terrible beating (I have given it several), and great to support an aussie company. BTW eventually I replaced the cutters with new ones, and it is doing well.
Hey Mark,
I know this is crazy but, I would love to see a video (or more than one even) of you creating a Greenhouse. (your Chicken coop was awesome by the way).
I have seen a number of videos where people have even put their Greenhouse partially underground to protect it from cold winters. I have no idea how cold your winters get but a greenhouse that holds in the heat and also offers moisture to reduced the amount of water needed would be awesome.
Another aspect of the greenhouse could be incorporating Vertical Farming practices to reduce the use of water.
We in the USA are starting to find out that companies are actually buying up the WATER rights in various places. Thus turning water into an OWNED resource. Some states have EVEN gone so far as to make Rain Capture illegal (yeah, no rain barrels permitted).
So a video with green houses and vertical farming videos that show exceptional food growth with minimal water use could be very cool to share. Additionally, there are places in the world where water is very scarce. So those kinds of videos from someone as awesome as you are as a farmer could REALLY make an impact.
Just sayin'. Please give it some thought.
Well done Mark. You deserve a new toy!
Best commercial I've seen in years
Congratulations on your new toy 😂👍 well done HANSA 👍
VERY POWERFULL EASY TO MANEUVER, COMPACT AWESOME MACHINE THANKS FOR SHOWING
A gardeners dream! I'm so happy for you!🐍 I'm in the high desert, so lots of Brushy garbage bushes and rattlesnakes lots of rattlesnakes 🐍 so I can't leave any brush pile sitting around or I have to take a pitchfork and flip pile over a few times just to make sure.
Thanks for the great video! After my dad bought a chipper years ago, I realised I should get one as well. It has been a great help getting rid of branches. I tried to use it as mulch at first but most of it is poplar and maybe it was a bit too acidic. Now I put it on my compost heap, toghether with cow poo and crushed egg shells, it turns into proper compost.
I don't even need a chipper, that models not available in the u.s.a. but this guy's is so awesome!!! I watched the whole review
I worked a chipper similar to that for a few months in my youth. It would take up to 3" limbs. Don't forget to vent your mulch piles if they're taller than a meter, to prevent spontaneous combustion.
Well done Hansa, Great chipper. Will definitely look at a hansa when i am ready to buy. Well done mark, great review
Those are brilliant chippers …. it's Kiwi made of course. I have the smaller model than yours and it too handles palm fronds with ease. The Honda motors are bullet proof but you will find that you will have to have the blades sharpened regularly and it pays to have that done professionally as it's important to get the cutting angle correct
Thanks for the heads up on sharpening the blades Lance. Yeah, I'll get a pro at the shop to sharpen for me then... Cheers :)
He looks like he was having a lot of fun.
Good to see it can take palm fronds. I was looking at one website and the commenter was asking if it took care of palms and it was apparent that they didn't know what a frond was.
Congratulations Mark. That's the duck's guts!!
palms are very corrosive so hose him out after putting them through it.
BIG thumbs up mate!
Nice score, looks like a beast! Well done Hansa
Nice to see a hard working man get some payback for the donated time spent to help others. Hope that bad boy makes a ton of mulch and helps make mountains of compost for ya mate. Well deserved and good on Hansa for recognizing a good home for that wood munching beast.
Mate you are the epitome of a True oye oye bloke keepin up n livin the spirit of AUS. If anyone saw this video with you n your Hansa running around in ya garden the first this they'd wonder is where's the dam beer, Cheer's matey 👍
40 seconds in and I was already hooked! I have way too small garden to justify a chipper, but it was pretty impressive. I am using Hugel culture for now for the larger pieces. Perhaps one day. Congratulations Mark on getting sponsored. I am a keen gardener since childhood and at one point I was thinking of making it into a career as a garden designer.... anyways you should contact companies you love and I am sure there will be some who would love to support you and that way can become self sufficient even more. Love from France. Katerina
Congrats on the chipper mate 👍
They are a awesome piece of kit.
Thanks Ash! :)
Congratulations on the chipper! Looks like it will be giving you many years of great work!
well i can say that after seeing this I eventually went out and bought a hansa C3e shredder . I only have a suburban block , i have a few trees and some shrubs ( one soon to be gone spkiey bush from hell) . I researched a lot . some cheaper and a lot were more expensive , but for $1350 i bought hansa . Its Kiwi made and thats good enough for me , i was amazed at how small a mulch pile was left after i mulched a overgrown shrub this weekend , now only the spikey bush from hell to go .
Hi, I am looking for something like that as well. What's the max diameter it can shred? Thanks
@@massimilianotosi7585 its 30mm , it chews up branches well , but the smaller branches tend to go sideways so you may need to prod them through. dont shred dry branches they will blunt your blade real fast , also bushy branches can need a bit of help to get to the blade . I mulched a large 3 meter high shrub that we had let go , took a while but we got most of it shredded apart from the trunks and some larger branches . I looked at hire fees for a shredder , $200 to $260 for 4 hours , i spent 12 hours with my wife cutting and shredding this bush , so the weekend would have set me back $600 to $780 , I bought my C3e for $1350 new and I will be using it on a boganvillea that is a little bigger than my shrub was so you can see I will have broke even after just two weekends if i hired one.
@@blackg0076 thank you so much!
The trailer option is great and i couldn't believe how maneuverable it is. I thought it was compact for what the equipment is capable of.
Yes that's exactly right, it has some serious power for a hand portable machine! Cheers :)
Wowowow!! That thing is amazing! Congratulations on such a fantastic score, Mark! As fun as that looks to use, I bet you're going to have the tidiest yard on all of TH-cam in no time. I'm really excited for you.
Its so satisfying to watch the chipping waiting for more video