Recomendations please regarding the choice and purchase of a garden
shredder.

We have just acquired a wheelie bin for (council) disposal of green
waste. The collection is fortnightly and I wish to get maximum value
for money by cramming as much as possible into the bin.

To this end I reckon that I should shred everything bar grass clippings
that is destined for the bin.

I also have a Lawson Cypress hedge that I'd really like to put out for
the bin men! Unfortunately it is 25 years old with trunks
proportionally huge, however I'm tempted to reduce it's height if I can
direct the suitably reduced branches into the bin.

Incidentally the bin will accept branches up to 50mm diameter by about
1m length but I think that putting anything that size in it is a waste
of the limited number of collections.

The bins are emptied by machine, unlike our domestic refuse
collection(!), so weight is not an issue.

TIA Richard

Get a goat then you can keep the bin for your DIY rubble, or disposing of
"Her Indoors!"

Seriously though, wheelie bins are great. I've had mine for years and have
got rid of all sorts of crap in it. Whenever I've put building rubble in it
I've always expected to see it still sitting unemptied by the kerb, but they
always take it.





"Richard Savage" wrote in message
...
Recomendations please regarding the choice and purchase of a garden
shredder.

We have just acquired a wheelie bin for (council) disposal of green
waste. The collection is fortnightly and I wish to get maximum value
for money by cramming as much as possible into the bin.

To this end I reckon that I should shred everything bar grass clippings
that is destined for the bin.

I also have a Lawson Cypress hedge that I'd really like to put out for
the bin men! Unfortunately it is 25 years old with trunks
proportionally huge, however I'm tempted to reduce it's height if I can
direct the suitably reduced branches into the bin.

Incidentally the bin will accept branches up to 50mm diameter by about
1m length but I think that putting anything that size in it is a waste
of the limited number of collections.

The bins are emptied by machine, unlike our domestic refuse
collection(!), so weight is not an issue.

TIA Richard

On Sat, 02 Aug 2003 17:42:50 +0100, Richard Savage
wrote:

Recomendations please regarding the choice and purchase of a garden
shredder.

We have just acquired a wheelie bin for (council) disposal of green
waste. The collection is fortnightly and I wish to get maximum value
for money by cramming as much as possible into the bin.

To this end I reckon that I should shred everything bar grass clippings
that is destined for the bin.

I also have a Lawson Cypress hedge that I'd really like to put out for
the bin men! Unfortunately it is 25 years old with trunks
proportionally huge, however I'm tempted to reduce it's height if I can
direct the suitably reduced branches into the bin.

Incidentally the bin will accept branches up to 50mm diameter by about
1m length but I think that putting anything that size in it is a waste
of the limited number of collections.

The bins are emptied by machine, unlike our domestic refuse
collection(!), so weight is not an issue.

TIA Richard


I bought a Bosch 2kW one a couple of years ago and find it quiet and
excellent. It works on a screw principle rather than a plate with
revolving blades. Unlike the latter, it rarely bungs up and when
it does there is a reverse switch which invariably resolves the
problem.

Recommended.



..andy

To email, substitute .nospam with .gl

I've got a Bosch 2kw shredder and I fully agree with everything that
Andy has said.

Wasn't cheap at £230 ... but worth it just for the fun you'll have.

Steve

Ricardo wrote:

Get a goat then you can keep the bin for your DIY rubble, or disposing of
"Her Indoors!"

Seriously though, wheelie bins are great. I've had mine for years and have
got rid of all sorts of crap in it. Whenever I've put building rubble in it
I've always expected to see it still sitting unemptied by the kerb, but they
always take it.



Hi Ricardo,

Unfortunately the bin has a very large permit stuck to it. This indicates
exactly what can and cannot be disposed of in it.

Cheers

Richard

Bosch 2000 without doubt but with the exception of leylandii why not mix the
shreddings with grass etc and make usefull compost

"Richard Savage" wrote in message
...
Recomendations please regarding the choice and purchase of a garden
shredder.

We have just acquired a wheelie bin for (council) disposal of green
waste. The collection is fortnightly and I wish to get maximum value
for money by cramming as much as possible into the bin.

To this end I reckon that I should shred everything bar grass clippings
that is destined for the bin.

I also have a Lawson Cypress hedge that I'd really like to put out for
the bin men! Unfortunately it is 25 years old with trunks
proportionally huge, however I'm tempted to reduce it's height if I can
direct the suitably reduced branches into the bin.

Incidentally the bin will accept branches up to 50mm diameter by about
1m length but I think that putting anything that size in it is a waste
of the limited number of collections.

The bins are emptied by machine, unlike our domestic refuse
collection(!), so weight is not an issue.

TIA Richard

Make that another vote for the Bosch.
But don't throw the clipping in the bin, spread them round the garden in the
autumn and lightly dig them in; by spring they'll be gone.

"bnd777" wrote in message
...
Bosch 2000 without doubt but with the exception of leylandii why not mix
the
shreddings with grass etc and make usefull compost

"Richard Savage" wrote in message
...
Recomendations please regarding the choice and purchase of a garden
shredder.

We have just acquired a wheelie bin for (council) disposal of green
waste. The collection is fortnightly and I wish to get maximum value
for money by cramming as much as possible into the bin.

To this end I reckon that I should shred everything bar grass clippings
that is destined for the bin.

I also have a Lawson Cypress hedge that I'd really like to put out for
the bin men! Unfortunately it is 25 years old with trunks
proportionally huge, however I'm tempted to reduce it's height if I can
direct the suitably reduced branches into the bin.

Incidentally the bin will accept branches up to 50mm diameter by about
1m length but I think that putting anything that size in it is a waste
of the limited number of collections.

The bins are emptied by machine, unlike our domestic refuse
collection(!), so weight is not an issue.

TIA Richard

Yes the Bosch 'Quiet shredder' is VG Get someone over 60 to get one from B &
Q with their diamond card. 10% discount on Wednesdays. Great.

"Richard Savage" wrote in message
...
Recomendations please regarding the choice and purchase of a garden
shredder.

We have just acquired a wheelie bin for (council) disposal of green
waste. The collection is fortnightly and I wish to get maximum value
for money by cramming as much as possible into the bin.

To this end I reckon that I should shred everything bar grass clippings
that is destined for the bin.

I also have a Lawson Cypress hedge that I'd really like to put out for
the bin men! Unfortunately it is 25 years old with trunks
proportionally huge, however I'm tempted to reduce it's height if I can
direct the suitably reduced branches into the bin.

Incidentally the bin will accept branches up to 50mm diameter by about
1m length but I think that putting anything that size in it is a waste
of the limited number of collections.

The bins are emptied by machine, unlike our domestic refuse
collection(!), so weight is not an issue.

If you are going to incur the cost of buying a shredder, why waste the
shredded material rather that using it as a mulch?

[Franz Heymann]

TIA Richard

On Sat, 02 Aug 2003 17:42:50 +0100, Richard Savage wrote:

Recomendations please regarding the choice and purchase of a garden
shredder.

If you can afford it go for the screw action type rather than high
speed rotating knives. The latter are incredibly noisy, ear defenders
are must and that's *before* you feed it anything...

We have just acquired a wheelie bin for (council) disposal of green
waste. The collection is fortnightly and I wish to get maximum
value for money by cramming as much as possible into the bin.

We have one but the only stuff that goes into it are the nasties that
we don't want in our own compost. Things like Thistles, Ragwort,
Dandelions, Ground Elder etc. Everything else compostable goes into
our (discounted by the council) compost bins for recycling onto the
garden.

Why not do similar?

--
Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

I shredded a large part of a big Leylandi a few years ago using a
big hired shredder ...

http://tinyurl.com/iumu

(http://www.hss.com/Fae.asp?syspage=w...2814&Division=
HIRE&Category=GARGARDEN&sysclearSQL=YES)

and very good it was too. Worked by grinding stuff up with a
toothed wheel working against a plate. Very quiet and efficient
but the output was a little coarse - maybe it is more accurately
described as a chipper.

I spread a lot of it out 1"-2" thick straight away over my
rhubarb and gooseberry bush bed. Looked awful the first year but
weathered and merged into the background. It took years for the
soil to reappear. In the meantime, decomposition made a barren
plot very fertile to the point of not ever needing fertiliser,
whereas before nothing would grow without it. It also kept the
weeds down very well.

W.

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On Sat, 02 Aug 2003 17:42:50 +0100, Richard Savage wrote:

Recomendations please regarding the choice and purchase of a garden
shredder.

Agree with everything that has already been said, but I abvise that you are
not tempted to cut costs by buying one of the cheaper versions. The biggest
difference between the cheapo shredders and the quality ones (like Bosch) is
that they do not have autofeed. This means that you have to stand over them
pushing the branches/ twigs through with a little poker type thing, whereas
with the Bosch, etc., you can leave the machine to do its job automatically.
The "free-ad" type papers are full of ads for second-hand cheaper shredders
where people have become disillusioned with theirs due to them being too
time consuming. Also agree with the comments regard to using the waste
products for mulch.

"Richard Savage" wrote in message
...
Recomendations please regarding the choice and purchase of a garden
shredder.

We have just acquired a wheelie bin for (council) disposal of green
waste. The collection is fortnightly and I wish to get maximum value
for money by cramming as much as possible into the bin.

To this end I reckon that I should shred everything bar grass clippings
that is destined for the bin.

I also have a Lawson Cypress hedge that I'd really like to put out for
the bin men! Unfortunately it is 25 years old with trunks
proportionally huge, however I'm tempted to reduce it's height if I can
direct the suitably reduced branches into the bin.

Incidentally the bin will accept branches up to 50mm diameter by about
1m length but I think that putting anything that size in it is a waste
of the limited number of collections.

The bins are emptied by machine, unlike our domestic refuse
collection(!), so weight is not an issue.

TIA Richard


I have a Ryobi shredder, it's not as quiet as a Bosch but it will handle
leaves and juicy stuff much better. It has three different inlets one for
leaves, one for clippings and another on the side for branches.

I previously owned a Bosch 1600 quiet shredder and I found although it was
very good for small branches and cuttings, it tended to block up very easy
with soft stuff. The reversing switch did not always clear the blockages and
then it was a pig to unblock.

Martin

If your going to shred everything why not compost it at home and use it as
Mulch, path material etc???

--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

The best advice I received when I bought mine was to buy the most powerful one you can afford.