On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:30:33 +0100, Broadback wrote:
WaltA wrote:
I presume that the 3 blades are now part of 9a on the side not shown ?

Oh, sillyme ! When Broadback said
"There is a disk which has cutters on"
I imagined cutting blades like on mine, but now I see that
11"Shredder Rack Teeth"
I suppose those are the new cutters ?


Many thanks everyone for your help, indeed Walt it is as you described,
very clear. I have just happily shred my hedge clippings in record time
with no jams. I "turned" the piles yesterday so that the moister on the
bottom dried off,

Hi Broadback
It's good to hear that you are getting better results with it,
tis a shame that it needs a two stage process tho, I like to get my
jobs done all in one go before lethargy, and a can of beer, has a
chance to set in

It is very disconcerting to recommend a product to someone and then to
find out that the manufacturer has messed about with the design in the
interim and b*tt***ed it up !

It would be interesting to know from the other recommenders which
variation they have.

And it is a salutory lesson for me to look after mine with tender
loving care cos I will not be able to replace it :-!(

I am disappointed with the branch
cutter, I would have expected it to pull them through once started. The
result is the last foot or so cannot be chopped.

Did you note my suggestion of keeping a spare bit of branch as a
sacrificial pokeing device to get that last foot or so pushed thro'

I wonder if they have changed the way the blade is mounted wrt its
chamfer ? (might be worth an experiment if it is reversible.
I cannot remember which way mine is mounted but it does have a bit of
pull through, although sometimes the last foot or so slows down and
rattles a bit, so I usually use a helper poker.