In message , herman
writes
Any advice please on most efficient electric machines complete with
shredder. Light enough for a woman to handle.

We have a Viking BE600 - brochure says it weighs 3.5Kg when empty. We
found it to be a very effective piece of kit, both as a blower and a
vac. The vac shredder is very good at reducing the volume of leaves.
The only problem encountered was that changing from blower to vac mode
was awkward until we got used to it.
http://www.stihl.co.uk/html/default_...tegory=product

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Robert