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Bosch Quiet Shredders OK for Mixed Waste?
I am looking for a garden shredder and answers to an earlier post were
pointing me in the direction of the Bosch quiet shredders. I am looking at the AXT2000 HP, which has the spiral cutting system, rather than the much more powerful AXT2200 HP, which is probably a bit over the top for my needs. I have used the cheap noisy type of shredder in the past and am not keen to repeat the experience, but before I commit to one of these quiet shredders, I would welcome advice on whether they are really suitable for the waste from my medium sized garden. I have a few trees and it is clear that these shredders have no problem with prunings from those. I understand that soft herbaceous stuff does not need shredding, but I tend to have a lot of shrub prunings and tougher herbaceous stuff to dispose of. The shrubs include stuff like Buddleja, Lavatera, Forsythia, Dogwood, Elder etc. The tougher herbaceous stuff that takes a long time to rot down includes Leucanthemum (Ox-eye Daisy)and Lupin stems. Has anybody any experience of using these shredders with this type of waste? TIA Steve |
Bosch Quiet Shredders OK for Mixed Waste?
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says... I am looking for a garden shredder and answers to an earlier post were pointing me in the direction of the Bosch quiet shredders. I am looking at the AXT2000 HP, which has the spiral cutting system, rather than the much more powerful AXT2200 HP, which is probably a bit over the top for my needs. I have used the cheap noisy type of shredder in the past and am not keen to repeat the experience, but before I commit to one of these quiet shredders, I would welcome advice on whether they are really suitable for the waste from my medium sized garden. I have a few trees and it is clear that these shredders have no problem with prunings from those. I understand that soft herbaceous stuff does not need shredding, but I tend to have a lot of shrub prunings and tougher herbaceous stuff to dispose of. The shrubs include stuff like Buddleja, Lavatera, Forsythia, Dogwood, Elder etc. The tougher herbaceous stuff that takes a long time to rot down includes Leucanthemum (Ox-eye Daisy)and Lupin stems. Has anybody any experience of using these shredders with this type of waste? TIA Steve Everything goes through ours but we tend to wait until we have woody stuff before attempting anything soft then feed alternate sorts of waste using a nice woody stick if it starts to clog. waiting until autumn/winter and of course everythings goes through no problem, its just actual weeds we dont put through. -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
Bosch Quiet Shredders OK for Mixed Waste?
Charlie Pridham wrote:
In article , says... I am looking for a garden shredder and answers to an earlier post were pointing me in the direction of the Bosch quiet shredders. I am looking at the AXT2000 HP, which has the spiral cutting system, rather than the much more powerful AXT2200 HP, which is probably a bit over the top for my needs. I have used the cheap noisy type of shredder in the past and am not keen to repeat the experience, but before I commit to one of these quiet shredders, I would welcome advice on whether they are really suitable for the waste from my medium sized garden. I have a few trees and it is clear that these shredders have no problem with prunings from those. I understand that soft herbaceous stuff does not need shredding, but I tend to have a lot of shrub prunings and tougher herbaceous stuff to dispose of. The shrubs include stuff like Buddleja, Lavatera, Forsythia, Dogwood, Elder etc. The tougher herbaceous stuff that takes a long time to rot down includes Leucanthemum (Ox-eye Daisy)and Lupin stems. Has anybody any experience of using these shredders with this type of waste? TIA Steve Everything goes through ours but we tend to wait until we have woody stuff before attempting anything soft then feed alternate sorts of waste using a nice woody stick if it starts to clog. waiting until autumn/winter and of course everythings goes through no problem, its just actual weeds we dont put through. I had one and found it fine. The only problem was that I have a lot of hedging, the trimmings need shredding. Doing it with the Bosch took forever. I now have a petrol shredder, its throughput is great, just throw the cuttings into its maw and away it goes. |
Bosch Quiet Shredders OK for Mixed Waste?
In article , takethisout writes: | | The shrubs include stuff like Buddleja, Lavatera, Forsythia, Dogwood, | Elder etc. | | The tougher herbaceous stuff that takes a long time to rot down includes | Leucanthemum (Ox-eye Daisy)and Lupin stems. | | Has anybody any experience of using these shredders with this type of waste? Yes. No problem with the 2200. A lot of leaves or other juicy material can cause trouble, though. I use a (shreddable) stick as a poker and unsticker - if it gets caught, I let it go and use another. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Bosch Quiet Shredders OK for Mixed Waste?
takethisout wrote:
I am looking for a garden shredder and answers to an earlier post were pointing me in the direction of the Bosch quiet shredders. I am looking at the AXT2000 HP, which has the spiral cutting system, rather than the much more powerful AXT2200 HP, which is probably a bit over the top for my needs. I have used the cheap noisy type of shredder in the past and am not keen to repeat the experience, but before I commit to one of these quiet shredders, I would welcome advice on whether they are really suitable for the waste from my medium sized garden. I have a few trees and it is clear that these shredders have no problem with prunings from those. I understand that soft herbaceous stuff does not need shredding, but I tend to have a lot of shrub prunings and tougher herbaceous stuff to dispose of. The shrubs include stuff like Buddleja, Lavatera, Forsythia, Dogwood, Elder etc. The tougher herbaceous stuff that takes a long time to rot down includes Leucanthemum (Ox-eye Daisy)and Lupin stems. Has anybody any experience of using these shredders with this type of waste? TIA Steve I started the previous thread - following the advice given, I went out and bought the Bosch 2000 HP Quiet Shredder. Homebase currently have them at £199. Be careful, there are very similar, cheaper blade-type Bosch shredders, with similar model numbers - easy to pick up the wrong one if you don't pay attention. Very impressed, quieter than I was expecting. As long as you don't try to feed too much green material in at the same time, it handles it fine. Supplied with a carefully designed metal hook which you can safely waggle around inside and shove stuff about as the hook is just too short to reach the blades :-) Last weekend it happily chomped up a load of prunings from a Horse Chestnut - branches to 25 mm, thinner twigs and attached juicy green leaves. Munched through buddleia, some leylandii, etc It also nicely deals with corrugated cardboard - the box it came in is now shredded into the compost heap rather than my having to take it down to the local tip! -- Larry Stoter |
Bosch Quiet Shredders OK for Mixed Waste?
Larry Stoter writes
It also nicely deals with corrugated cardboard - the box it came in is now shredded into the compost heap rather than my having to take it down to the local tip! But corrugated cardboard rots down beautifully even if you don't shred it ;-) -- Kay |
Bosch Quiet Shredders OK for Mixed Waste?
K wrote:
Larry Stoter writes It also nicely deals with corrugated cardboard - the box it came in is now shredded into the compost heap rather than my having to take it down to the local tip! But corrugated cardboard rots down beautifully even if you don't shred it ;-) A lot easier to deal with if shredded and I'm sure it composts faster if shredded! The best thing with a shredder is the reduction in volume - large cardboard boxes, heaps of prunings, etc disappear into a small heap when shredded! -- Larry Stoter |
Bosch Quiet Shredders OK for Mixed Waste?
On Jul 10, 5:37 pm, K wrote:
Larry Stoter writes It also nicely deals with corrugated cardboard - the box it came in is now shredded into the compost heap rather than my having to take it down to the local tip! But corrugated cardboard rots down beautifully even if you don't shred it ;-) -- Kay Kay, do you have any recent pics of your garden, the back one I mean, I would love to see how it has evolved. Judith |
Bosch Quiet Shredders OK for Mixed Waste?
In message , Larry Stoter
writes The best thing with a shredder is the reduction in volume - large cardboard boxes, heaps of prunings, etc disappear into a small heap when shredded! That is the basic ingredient of my compost. It's time-consuming though, and I'm afraid I mostly put prunings into my brown bin and let the council do the composting. They sell it to recoup the cost of collection. -- Gordon H |
Bosch Quiet Shredders OK for Mixed Waste?
In message , Gordon H
wrote In message , Larry Stoter writes The best thing with a shredder is the reduction in volume - large cardboard boxes, heaps of prunings, etc disappear into a small heap when shredded! That is the basic ingredient of my compost. With large cardboard boxes I fold them flat and let them 'weather' in the garden for a few months. After this period, and after some rain., it's easy to remove any plastic packing tape and/or staples. I then run my petrol rotary lawn mower over them to shed into small pieces for the compost heap. -- Alan news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com |
Bosch Quiet Shredders OK for Mixed Waste?
In message , Alan
writes In message , Gordon H wrote In message , Larry Stoter writes The best thing with a shredder is the reduction in volume - large cardboard boxes, heaps of prunings, etc disappear into a small heap when shredded! That is the basic ingredient of my compost. With large cardboard boxes I fold them flat and let them 'weather' in the garden for a few months. After this period, and after some rain., it's easy to remove any plastic packing tape and/or staples. I then run my petrol rotary lawn mower over them to shed into small pieces for the compost heap. I was referring to the prunings, and I take cardboard to the recycling centre at the local tip, but maybe I should retain the unpainted cardboard for composting at home... -- Gordon H |
Bosch Quiet Shredders OK for Mixed Waste?
Larry Stoter wrote:
[cut] : I started the previous thread - following the advice given, I went out : and bought the Bosch 2000 HP Quiet Shredder. Homebase currently have : them at ?199. Be careful, there are very similar, cheaper blade-type : Bosch shredders, with similar model numbers - easy to pick up the wrong : one if you don't pay attention. : Very impressed, quieter than I was expecting. As long as you don't try : to feed too much green material in at the same time, it handles it fine. : Supplied with a carefully designed metal hook which you can safely : waggle around inside and shove stuff about as the hook is just too short : to reach the blades :-) : Last weekend it happily chomped up a load of prunings from a Horse : Chestnut - branches to 25 mm, thinner twigs and attached juicy green : leaves. Munched through buddleia, some leylandii, etc How well does this Bosch or the 2200 model deal with thin twiggy stuff? For some time I have been using an Atika propeller blade type shredder which deals with this kind of stuff very well but it has failed and the replacement switch mechanism is expensive. I have acquired a new 'quiet' machine manufactured by the Belgium firm Varo. It has a screw type cutting mechanism and handles thick branches very well but thin twiggy stuff goes through more of less unscathed. Looking inside the machine there is a gap between the screw type blade mechanism and the wall of its enclosure which the thin twiggy stuff just passes straight through. Cheers Tom. Ps. The email address in the header is just a spam-trap. -- Tom Crane, Dept. Physics, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Hill, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, England. Email: T.Crane at rhul dot ac dot uk Fax: +44 (0) 1784 472794 |
Bosch Quiet Shredders OK for Mixed Waste?
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