On 31 Aug, 09:59, Emery Davis wrote:
On 08/31/2010 09:14 AM, harry wrote:





On 30 Aug, 19:57, Gordon H
wrote:
I did some severe pruning today of a large Freesia shrub which was
becoming aggressive towards me...

Halfway through shredding the off-cuts my shredder started making
interesting noises that I could hear even through the ear defenders, and
soon there was smoke. * After dismantling and cleaning it, only a hum
could be heard, and it will have to be dumped.

Glancing through B & Q offerings, they all look rather plastic compared
with the sturdy B & Decker which has served me for about 20 years, in
spite of being left outdoors much of that time.

Any recommendations for electric shredders please? * * I am not entirely
sure whether the "silent" ones are effective, having read a few
reviews...
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Gordon H
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The shredders you but in garden centres are crap. *I have a "ALKO"
commercial one with a 3500watt motor. Had it for years.

Harry, this is very interesting to me as I'm considering buying an ALKO
shredder this winter. *Competing seems to be Viking (Sthil). *I've been
very happy with my Echo machines but their models seem much larger.

Have you ever jammed it with a stick that's too large? *Can you go right
up to the limit with hard woods like oak or chestnut?

Thanks for any info.

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Well if you get something in that it won't handle, it instantly
reverses and chucks it out. Doesn't happen often. There is also a
manual reverse switch on it. As long as it's wood and fits through the
hole/slot it will generally go throught machine and come out cut up
about 3/4" long and all splintered up. Rots down pretty quick. It's
best to wood through whilst it's still green ie immediately after
you've cut it down. hardwoods are no problem as long as they are
green.

If It's too big to go in the slot, it's big enough for firewood is my
policy :-)