Small (garden) shredder/mulcher

[richyB]

I am running out of green bins for all the hedge trimmings. So I thought I would go for a wee, wee, wee shredder. I've looked on ebay there are quite a few different types. I could do with a bit a of advice on make and engine size if anyone could help me. Will mainly be for conifer clippings.

Thanks in advance.

Rich

[hazzygawa]

Do you need a shredder for conny clippings? They won't shred down much.

[richyB]

That's a good point, conifers was probably a bad example

I have tidied up a couple of neglected gardens and it seems to take longer chopping the rubbish up to fit in the bin than it does to cut the hedges, shrubs and conifers in the first place. Both times I filled their bins and had to bring the excess home in builder's bags, then it's a trip to the tip. So I thought I would shred it and mulch it, or at least have less bulk to move around.

I could be doing this all wrong, is there a better way?

[hazzygawa]

Get one of these

[AHPP]

Burn it.

[chris23a]

Dont you have a trailer to take the rubbish away? The smallest chipper i would recommend is the Greenmech CS100, anything smaller and your just wasting your time.

[richyB]

Dont you have a trailer to take the rubbish away?

 

That is the answer, this place is brilliant, it's obvious really I just could not see it.

Thank you.

 

The smallest chipper i would recommend is the Greenmech CS100, anything smaller and your just wasting your time.

 

Ooh, but now I want one of them

 

Cheers all for the replies.

[Mortimer Firewood]

We have just bought an elliet super major and its coped really well with everything even palm branches brambles. Its allso compact so it will go where the rubbish is . The only snag is the chute that feeds it is quite small so you have to ram it in but once it touches the blades its pulled straight in.

[tractorboy1]

We have just bought an elliet super major and its coped really well with everything even palm branches brambles. Its allso compact so it will go where the rubbish is . The only snag is the chute that feeds it is quite small so you have to ram it in but once it touches the blades its pulled straight in.

 

Which ellite have you got?

[agg221]

I have a couple of small electric shredders, which you're welcome to buy. Unfortunately I would strongly recommend that you don't!

 

One is a Viking (effectively Stihl) and it really isn't worth it, despite being a decent make. They aren't that quiet either, which was the whole point of getting one before we moved, as we used to live in the middle of a village - no engine but the noise of the chipping is still pretty loud. In the end I gave up and burned everything on the days when the wind was in the right direction not to hit the neighbours.

 

Alec