You get the snot slapped out of you with a Chuck and watch if it gets eaten by the eating machine.
You don't get the snot slapped out of your if you Chuck and DUCK, Throw and GO. "Use the big steel shield!" The side of the feed tray. If you are on the other side of the big, steel shield, stuff doesn't hit you.
Throw and go, sometimes going back for another throw.
I'd like a 9" Bandit, but I think it would eat at about 1/3 the rate, and cost a lot more. It would be lighter and go places I can't push/ pull my 4400 pound 7'4" wide chipper.
I almost always wear a face shield or screen, with my glasses, when doing tree work. To not wear one while feeding any chipper seems unnecessarily dangerous.
There are pluses and minuses to everything. Any reliable chipper 6"+ is better than no chipper. You're not married to it for life. I never intended to keep my chipper this long, but I know that I want to keep it even when I buy a second one. Its still HUNGRY.
Its great to buy what you want in the end. Sometimes you need stepping stones.
Look into a grapple-truck greenwaste service.
What is your budget and tow vehicle capacity (weight and chips)? How much do you chip onsite, not hauling?