Shredder/chipper for home use

[HeadShred]

My venerable Viking GB370 shredder has finally died (after about 11 years) and I'm looking to replace it with something a bit more powerful. It'll mostly be used for shredding brambles, hedge trimmings and shrub trimmings, but some chipping of  1"-2" willow, beech and oak will be needed now and then (now in fact, as I've been renovating neglected trees and hedges, most stems measured in at around 40mm). I'm thinking about an Eliet Minor 4S. Has anybody any experience of them for this sort of use? The Major 4S seems a bit bigger then I'd probably need and more than I want to pay.

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

Have you looked at skarper chippers or hornet? 

 

Jack

[HeadShred]

Jack -

 

No I haven't, but I will. Though if they're "just" chippers it's not what I'm really after. Thanks.

[Rob_the_Sparky]

Thought about keeping the bigger sticks as firewood?  40mm is on the small side but oak and beech are nice on the fire.

[HeadShred]

Yes, I will keep the "bigger" stuff as firewood, at least eventually (wish the willow would burn well, I have quite a lot!). That's one reason I'm looking at the Eliet Minor rather than the Eliet Major - no point paying for extra chipping capacity if I won't often be doing it! At the moment I'm sorting out the garden and the thicker stuff will be used to edge paths, with the chippings making the paths.

[HeadShred]

20 hours ago, Jwoodgardenmaintenance said:

Have you looked at skarper chippers or hornet? 

 

Jack

The sites I looked at for Skarper chippers didn't show any prices. So I suspect this is the if-you-have-to-ask-you-can't-afford-it Rolls Royce sort of chipper! At least as far as my pocket goes. Thanks anyway.

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

10 minutes ago, HeadShred said:

The sites I looked at for Skarper chippers didn't show any prices. So I suspect this is the if-you-have-to-ask-you-can't-afford-it Rolls Royce sort of chipper! At least as far as my pocket goes. Thanks anyway.

Look on fr jones it's on there ? 

[Rob_the_Sparky]

I've not tried it, but if dry I see no reason the willow won't burn.  The arb waste I burn at the moment is mostly softwood that the web would tell you is not good firewood but I have no problem at all burning it.

[Dan Maynard]

Some willow spits so watch out on open fire, but I have burned loads in my wood burner - its not dense but if dry burns just fine.

Sorry can't help with Eliet, know more about chippers than shredders.

[HeadShred]

8 hours ago, Jwoodgardenmaintenance said:

Look on fr jones it's on there ? 

It is indeed, thanks. But more than I want to pay, or indeed can afford to pay!