Echo Bear Cat SC3206 Used Price & Common Problems

Verified reviewer: "As some have stated, this machine makes a pile at the discharge shoot. The reason for this is that this machine does NOT have an integrated blower, like so many other backyard chippers do. As a consequence, it makes piles instead of discharging the chips at much higher velocity."

Owner report (safety incident): "The next week, a pin holding one of the blades sheered off firing blades and shrapnel everywhere, some of which I still haven't found. This happened as I carefully fed in a branch of softwood of around 3/4 " diameter."

Owner report: "The top chute design with two changes of feed direction leads to items getting stuck very easily, usually deep down close to to the blades, which tempts you to get in there to unclog it. Don't! - Use a stick instead, but you will soon tire of this."

Owner report: "...it can't handle a 1 1/2 limb without bogging down the engine and dies... anything 1 1/2 and bigger it will jerk it out my hand and chip a few inches and dies."

Owner report: "I have edited this review and reduced the rating in the light of my need to replace the shredder knives after something caused the originals to shatter. Simple maintenance has always been an issue with this machine... I was also intrigued that the replacement shredders were hardened steel, unlike the castings that came with the machine and which disintegrated so noisily."