"Halmyre" wrote in message
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On 30 Sep, 12:50, Stephen wrote:
Hello,

I was considering buying a garden shredder. As I understand it there
are two types: one that has rotating blades, like a large food
processor. The pros are that it will cut leaves into a fine mulch but
the cons are that they are noisy, the blades quickly blunt, and they
don't like thick branches.

The other sort is supposed to crunch the waste between cogs. These are
supposed to be much quieter and require less servicing and cope with
thicker branches but apparently they do not shred leaves. Leaves get
spat out whole, unless you can feed them in amongst some wood.

Have I got that about right?

I quite like the silence and reliability of the second type but I feel
that although we prune branches, I would expect we would want to
dispose more green matter than wood. Does these mean I need the first
type?

Are they really noisy? Do the blades blunt that quickly? Can they be
resharpened at home? What size branches can it cut without
complaining?

I understand there is a third model made by Bosch that uses a helical
blade. How does that compare? What are its pros and cons? Would that
work in my situation?

I have seen Bosch ones at all the DIY stores but I also noticed Aldi
and Focus are selling Einhell models, much cheaper than the Bosch. Who
are Einhell and are their machines any good?

Thanks,
Stephen.

The thing I found about the bladed ones is that after a couple of
seasons the blades are practically welded to the plate and require
lots of swearing and effort to undo the screws.

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Halmyre

I have a petrol chipper/shredder. Very expensive but one of my best buys.
A job which would have taken 3 hours with my old electric B&D now takes less
than an hour. It is noisy but it can cope with branches up to 2 inches or
more in diameter. My borders all have a layer of chippings around 3 inches
deep at this time of year. By next summer most will have disappeared!

Lawrence

"Stephen" wrote in message
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Hello,

I was considering buying a garden shredder. As I understand it there
are two types: one that has rotating blades, like a large food
processor. The pros are that it will cut leaves into a fine mulch but
the cons are that they are noisy, the blades quickly blunt, and they
don't like thick branches.


I have a JCB shredder. It will cut branches the size of broom handles all
day but hates fresh leaves, they choke it up. I just wait until everything
I want to shred is dry.
I use the results for my chicken runs.

T