Fantastic machine, especially for the price. It chomps its way through nearly any branch that you can fit into the feeder slot. It does NOT like excessively leafy or succulent materials though. tending to clog up (then you can hit the handy Reverse button). Remember to occasionally remove the chomped up results from under the exit chute, or the exit chute can block up, preventing new material from feeding through. And for a long life for the machine, store it under cover, as there are metal bearings on the chomping wheel that will rust up in time, IE if always stored in the rain. Otherwise, a briliant machine.

Purchased this item today, after my very old Ryobi finally called it quits.
Unfortunately; I found it next to useless - despite spending some time on adjustments, etc
The best we could obtain was smaller sticks - not mulch.
Returned it (good old Bunnings return policy!) and purchased, the much cheaper Rapid Shreader. It works brilliantly!
Apparently quiet Shredders use a different cutting mechanism that, whilst very low noise, seem to be inferior to the impact cutter of the Rapid Model.
This review is not aimed at Ozito, as I suspect other brands that use this technology would perform similarly.
Save some money and use ear plugs, is my advise.

I have had mine for a few years now and cannot fault it at all.
I am amazed at how well it works; if a branch can fit in the opening it will be mulched.
Saves a heap of room in the bin. I have used a high speed mulcher in the past, but the Ozito works so much better.

Purchased an Ozito silent mulcher from Bunnings for the express purpose of mulching heavier types of garden waste up to 40ml dia which it does quite easily,but it does not handle green stems to well as it tends to crush rather than cut and this can cause the shute block but this is not a major problem, they say they are silent and going by mulcher standards they are certainly silent, could use it early on a Sunday morning and no one would know, it handled 30 ml dry gum tree branches with ease, the 2400 watt strong motor took every thing in its stride. The other selling point which i took into account was the three year replacement warranty. this in it self gives me peace of mind should any thing go wrong .

This machine performed well for the first 3 years then began squealing and squeaking at the end of the blade shaft (a bushing). There is no way to lubricate this bushing, and on the whirlpool forums you can read how people who have stripped their Ozito Silent Shredders down have found extensive rust in this location. One fellow actually cut a hole in the side of the machine to enable lubing of the shaft end. I'm not prepared to make this modification, so I've contacted Ozito for a replacement. I'll follow up in comments as to what happens.

We have a lot of bamboo to shred every few months and this unit makes very light work of it. Big branches get chomped up nicely too, provided they are thin enough to fit through the hole.

When shredding moist material the outlet does get a bit clogged but is super easy to clean out. Would be handy if there were hooks on the sides of the outlet to keep the bag from collapsing onto the floor.

A bit heavy but the wheels work well enough. Would be ideal if it was lighter so I could somehow mount it above my green bin and shred directly into it...

Bought mine over 10 years ago, back then, it was a GMC. Does the palm leaves every year with the occasional jam and had to pull the gearbox apart one year as it was leaking oil. Clean out and repacking and works great. Think mine as finally died so looking for a new one (striped thread for the mill adjustment bolt). 10 years+ was not expected so happy with it.

Clogs up so tightly, that when one tries to loosen the blade using the Allen key provided the allen key thread tears away. Next thing to try is to remove the side panel manually, but alas, three prong screw heads (imagine a phillips head but with three slots rather that four) ensure no normal person can open the casing. Stuffed. Useless.

Very disappointed motor is not even handling small twigs keeps cutting out will be in touch with manufacturers. How can they promote a product that is inadequate. So will be taking it further as manufacturers should follow up on their product as warranty isn't long enough. Expect more from Ozito.

This thing is unbreakable, Ive tried!. If a pair of long handle loppers can cut it, it will shred it.
The mulch is a bit chunky. Not that pretty for feature garden beds but for everything else perfect.
I've just finished 5 hours of use with no hassles. Highly recommended.

I am very satisfied with this product, well worth the money for domestic use. I have spent my afternoon shredding branches from native trees and shrubs (bottlebrush etc). All done with ease. The bag included with the shredder wasn't great and tore after a few fills, but I preferred to use a large plastic tub instead anyway. Recommended.

We did some really heavy pruning on some mop tops and ended up with a huge stack of branches as tall as our house. As an alternative to hiring a skip we got this shredder. It chomped down about 90% of the pile, leaving only the thickest branches left. It didn't shred the branches perfectly, but it was certainly good enough for us to throw on the garden as mulch. It worked like a champion all afternoon. The bag it came with wasn't great for collecting the mulch, as it wouldn't stand up by itself. We just used a cardboard box to catch the mulch.

This unit will reduce a trailer load to fit into a garbage bag. Hard to jam with normal use. Outlet could be bigger and higher as it clogs easily on fresh cuttings. I think 40mm capacity claimed is a bit optimistic and would recommend about 30mm max, particularly with hard wood.

Got mine second hand, for golden cane fronds. It breaks them up into a "messy" mulch which I put straight back onto the garden. Brought a bladed shredder first - total waste of money. The silent shredder eats everything I throw at it. If it doesn't fit I split it with an axe and put it through. Jams occasionally on very dry wood or really wet leafy branches.

Love it :-)

This is just a brilliant piece of kit for the home handyman.
Sure it jams occasionally but it's awesome for the back yard. This thing has paid its way and then some over the years from thin vines to larger branches.
It's almost a little addictive when you get it going!