Hardly dare ask another question about shredders . . . but here goes:

I want to produce chips to make paths with, compost-making is
secondary.
Which sort of shredder does that best: spinning-blade type or "silent"
cog-wheel type?
Thanks

¨P.S. Just where can I find the uk.rec.gndg faq's, especially the
shredder faq?

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Hardly dare ask another question about shredders . . . but here goes:

I want to produce chips to make paths with, compost-making is
secondary.
Which sort of shredder does that best: spinning-blade type or "silent"
cog-wheel type?
Thanks

Absoluteley no contest--cog-wheel type-Have a look at Bosch.

¨P.S. Just where can I find the uk.rec.gndg faq's, especially the
shredder faq?
Not certain there is owlt on shredders but here it is:-
http://home.clara.net/tmac/urgring/urgfaqs.htm

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Hardly dare ask another question about shredders . . . but here goes:

I want to produce chips to make paths with, compost-making is
secondary.
Which sort of shredder does that best: spinning-blade type or "silent"
cog-wheel type?
Thanks

Absoluteley no contest--cog-wheel type-Have a look at Bosch.

As the owner of a highly efficient heavy-duty spinning-blade shredder
with which I am very happy, I would be interested to know the reasons
for your very strong opinion.
Janet G

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Hardly dare ask another question about shredders . . . but here goes:

I want to produce chips to make paths with, compost-making is
secondary.
Which sort of shredder does that best: spinning-blade type or "silent"
cog-wheel type?
Thanks

Absoluteley no contest--cog-wheel type-Have a look at Bosch.

As the owner of a highly efficient heavy-duty spinning-blade shredder
with which I am very happy, I would be interested to know the reasons
for your very strong opinion.
Janet G

I would as well! I have used a spinning blade shredder for the past 7 years
and have got rid off mountains of branches up to 50mm thick. The shreddings
make great paths and mulch around my hedges and woodland areas of the
garden. The only down side of the spinning blade is that it is noisy (well
mine is anyways) and I find that I end up having to wear ear plugs. I
haven't used the "cog" type and would also like to hear the pros and cons of
each type,

regards,

David

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"Rob" wrote in message
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Hardly dare ask another question about shredders . . . but here goes:

I want to produce chips to make paths with, compost-making is
secondary.
Which sort of shredder does that best: spinning-blade type or "silent"
cog-wheel type?
Thanks

Absoluteley no contest--cog-wheel type-Have a look at Bosch.

As the owner of a highly efficient heavy-duty spinning-blade shredder
with which I am very happy, I would be interested to know the reasons
for your very strong opinion.
Janet G

I would as well! I have used a spinning blade shredder for the past 7
years
and have got rid off mountains of branches up to 50mm thick. The
shreddings
make great paths and mulch around my hedges and woodland areas of the
garden. The only down side of the spinning blade is that it is noisy (well
mine is anyways) and I find that I end up having to wear ear plugs. I
haven't used the "cog" type and would also like to hear the pros and cons
of
each type,

regards,

David



I bought a Bosch 2200 HP ( 2.2Kw) after taking advice from this group a few
years ago. Previously I had used the spinning blade thingy's and found them
too noisy and slow..
This machine certainly gobbles anything I chuck at it and seldom jams.
The only disadvantage is that the material produced is slightly larger than
that of the blade models but if necessary you can re shred to obtain finer
stuff.
I appreciate that it is important to compare like with like and in this case
price seems to dictate the quality of the product.

On 21 Mar 2006 13:34:28 -0800, "Rob" wrote:

Hardly dare ask another question about shredders . . . but here goes:

I want to produce chips to make paths with, compost-making is
secondary.
Which sort of shredder does that best: spinning-blade type or "silent"
cog-wheel type?
Thanks

¨P.S. Just where can I find the uk.rec.gndg faq's, especially the
shredder faq?

The Bosch range of shredders have a slow-speed helical cutting screw
that cuts woody stuff into roughly inch long bits. When I shred
leylandii prunings, compost them and then use them as mulch, these
woody bits are always the last to rot away. I should think they'd be
quite good for paths.


--
Chris

E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net

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"Rob" wrote in message
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Hardly dare ask another question about shredders . . . but here goes:

I want to produce chips to make paths with, compost-making is
secondary.
Which sort of shredder does that best: spinning-blade type or "silent"
cog-wheel type?
Thanks

Absoluteley no contest--cog-wheel type-Have a look at Bosch.

As the owner of a highly efficient heavy-duty spinning-blade shredder
with which I am very happy, I would be interested to know the reasons
for your very strong opinion.

I've owned both types.

I found the spinning blade shredder hard work in that I had to push the
garden waste in and it continually clogged up.

I now have a Bosch worm drive type which is excellent - it's the type I
would recommend.. After advice obtained on the UK DIY newsgroup I
selected the Bosch AXT 2000 (not to be confused with the lesser shredder
with a similar number - ATX200).

I purchased a 'graded model' from an Ebay trader

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/GARDEN-AND-LEISURE

for £144 inc postage. It arrived within a few days of placing the
order.

The auction price of this item doesn't seem to rise above the opening
offer price - unless everyone in this group suddenly starts bidding for
the same item. They seem to put on one or two AXT2000 shredders each
day.

I have no connection with the above company apart from being a satisfied
customer. Details of the same shredder they still sell are at:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BOSCH-AXT2000-...EN-SHREDDER-GR
ADED_W0QQitemZ7752816609QQcategoryZ42228QQrdZ1QQcm dZViewItem

A graded model is a nearly new returned to the retailer but refurbished
by Bosch/Qualcast and with a full manufacturer's 12 month Return To Base
(RTB) warranty.
--
Alan
news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com

Rupert wrote:

I want to produce chips to make paths with, compost-making is
secondary.
Which sort of shredder does that best: spinning-blade type or "silent"
cog-wheel type?

I bought a Bosch 2200 HP ( 2.2Kw) after taking advice from this group a few
years ago. Previously I had used the spinning blade thingy's and found them
too noisy and slow..
This machine certainly gobbles anything I chuck at it and seldom jams.
The only disadvantage is that the material produced is slightly larger than
that of the blade models ....

I have a 'silent' Bosch shredder with the feed screw mechanism. I've not
used any other sort to compare it with, but I've shredded a great deal
of material which I've used for paths.

One aspect that seems to work well for that purpose is that the pieces
are of a fairly uniform size. The pieces are chunkier than the stuff my
neighbour's spinning blade shredder produces and they seem to last
longer and look better when used on paths.

Thanks everyone, this has been really helpful.
Unfortunately (for this) I live in Belgium and cannot sensibly take
advantage of this ebay.co.uk offer.
However, I have found a new Bosch ATX 2200 for 350 Euro (about 240
GBP); that's about 100 E's below list price so I think it is the way to
go.

Having hired and borrowed the fast spinning type, and finding them clog up
every 2 mins, I bought the cog type without trying one. It was just as bad
and has sat in the garage for three years unused.

It would be fine on branches, but I don't have any to chop up. It could
handle sunflower stems and sweet corn stems IF you can manage to ge them
dried before the autumn dampness sets in.

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Hardly dare ask another question about shredders . . . but here goes:

I want to produce chips to make paths with, compost-making is
secondary.
Which sort of shredder does that best: spinning-blade type or "silent"
cog-wheel type?
Thanks

Absoluteley no contest--cog-wheel type-Have a look at Bosch.

As the owner of a highly efficient heavy-duty spinning-blade shredder
with which I am very happy, I would be interested to know the reasons
for your very strong opinion.
Janet G

I would as well! I have used a spinning blade shredder for the past 7
years
and have got rid off mountains of branches up to 50mm thick. The
shreddings
make great paths and mulch around my hedges and woodland areas of the
garden. The only down side of the spinning blade is that it is noisy (well
mine is anyways) and I find that I end up having to wear ear plugs. I
haven't used the "cog" type and would also like to hear the pros and cons
of
each type,

regards,

David



I bought a Bosch 2200 HP ( 2.2Kw) after taking advice from this group a few
years ago. Previously I had used the spinning blade thingy's and found them
too noisy and slow..


I think that the cheaper spinning blade models are the ones which are
unsatisfactory. I started with a little Al-ko but now have a large
Viking which was relatively expensive (about £300 from memory) when I
bought it about five years ago but has a very large intake chute, very
rarely clogs and eats up material very quickly.
Janet G

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Hardly dare ask another question about shredders . . . but here
goes:

I want to produce chips to make paths with, compost-making is
secondary.
Which sort of shredder does that best: spinning-blade type or
"silent"
cog-wheel type?
Thanks

Absoluteley no contest--cog-wheel type-Have a look at Bosch.

As the owner of a highly efficient heavy-duty spinning-blade shredder
with which I am very happy, I would be interested to know the reasons
for your very strong opinion.
Janet G

I would as well! I have used a spinning blade shredder for the past 7
years
and have got rid off mountains of branches up to 50mm thick. The
shreddings
make great paths and mulch around my hedges and woodland areas of the
garden. The only down side of the spinning blade is that it is noisy
(well
mine is anyways) and I find that I end up having to wear ear plugs. I
haven't used the "cog" type and would also like to hear the pros and
cons
of
each type,

regards,

David



I bought a Bosch 2200 HP ( 2.2Kw) after taking advice from this group a
few
years ago. Previously I had used the spinning blade thingy's and found
them
too noisy and slow..


I think that the cheaper spinning blade models are the ones which are
unsatisfactory. I started with a little Al-ko but now have a large
Viking which was relatively expensive (about £300 from memory) when I
bought it about five years ago but has a very large intake chute, very
rarely clogs and eats up material very quickly.
Janet G

Yes you are correct. The cheaper models make a big song and dance about
making a lot of noise and very little else.
I once had a big 7.5HP American blade driven machine which I was assured I
would never clog. It did not like grass clippings and very green stuff and
clogged. Two hour job to resume normal service.
The manufacturers are rather guilty about not distinguishing between a
shredder and a chipper.