It may be cost effective to check out your local tree service company. I
know that they can grind stumps/ shred limbs, etc. You wouldn' need to haul
the thing (shredder)and it's safer (you could be fish chum in an instant).

Good luck,
S
"rac" wrote in message
om...
i'm a nc newbie and have just started reading this newsgroup. here's my
dilema. i just built a house and i've got a little piece of woods that
i've
been clearing. i've got about 5 piles of brush, each about 4 feet tall.
i
don't have a chipper but would like to chip it all into mulch to keep
weeds
down in the woodsy part. i haven't been able to find a chipper to rent.
how big a chipper do i need and where might i find one to rent? the
biggest
branch might be 3 inches around. would it be less expensive to have it
hauled away? all opinions welcome and thanks.

robin in east durham