I never use my Chipper for leaves; but, it has been invaluable to Chip all of the tress limbs and branches that fall around my property. And, it's great to Shred up the larger (dried) garden waste, and prunings/cuttings from bushes.
For leaves, I got tired of having to do so much raking. I found one of those "Yard Rakes" that I can pull behind my mower, and that has worked great for me. It's the cheap kind that "sweeps" the leaves/clippings into a basket as you pull it along {not the fancy and expensive engine-powered vacuum style}.
I just mow the leaves into a row, and they get shredded pretty good in the process... I run the Yard Rake down the row to collect the leaves, and then dump them straight into the compost pile.
Relatively cheap and easy... just like me!
