Bought this product to clear a lot of ash, willow and elder brushwood that had accumulated over the winter. Assembly of main machine was straightforward but mounting of and wiring the battery for the electric start was a bit fiddly, particularly feeding the wires through the chassis. However, machine performed very well with no clogging in over 4 hours of running, and quickly filled a dump bag with chippings. Very pleased with the purchase and 50mm capacity no problem to us as anything larger we will chop up for wood burner. Would recommend product to other occasional users.

Quick delivery of the FM5 log splitter. Very impressed with this little machine and would recommend getting the version with a stand. Highly recommended.

I had a previous electric log splitter and hesitated about buying a pricier Forest Master item but can’t believe the difference in quality. Delivery was super efficient and build time was fairly straightforward. Excellent service.

Brilliant. Works really well and was delivered rapidly. Very well packed and easy to put together. Great support if needed.

Prompt order and delivery

Great machine, customer service average at best, left out part of the assembly instructions, phoned and they would email them through straight away, after an hour and a half rang again and the guy dealing with my issue had gone home !! Had an email and then had to dissemble engine and basically start reassembling from scratch.

No response to technical assistance enquiry, web site doesn’t work properly and is poorly supported. Products have weaknesses. Stock seams to be very limited. Parts ordered arrived as ordered. Generally eraly poor / non existent after sales service once you have purchased a log splitter. If I were buying again I would look at a different manufacturer.

I’ve already used the chipper very successfully and it’s chomped through a large quantity of apple, elder, rose, hazel and rowan prunings producing 5 heaped barrow loads. An excellent bit of kit. I’ve found that if you can’t easily insert the branch into the hopper, it’s best to lop it into straightish lengths as it might get jammed. If you try to push an awkward shape through the hopper into the blades, the machine stops and cannot be restarted until the hopper is swivelled up and the blades are checked/cleared. That’s relatively quick and easy to do. I’d give it 5 stars other than it’s not very easy to move around and could do with an exterior handle to pull it with. I might see if I can fit one myself. Having said that I can lift it into a barrow but it’s heavy. The delivery was very quick (next day), assembly easy ( other than the ridiculously long bolts to attach the motor) and I’ve always found Forest Master personnel very helpful when phoned.

Excellent, professional service, very quick delivery

Excellent chipper, does what it should!