Recommend me a garden shredder

[UncappedTag]

Budget upto £100. Argos do one for £80 that gets good reviews. Need one capable of doing 2 inch branches

[james_tigerwoods]

Waits for the "nice beaver" comment

[cuneus]

Over budget but you want the Bosch (screw type)

[UncappedTag]

james_tigerwoods said:

Waits for the "nice beaver" comment

Leave my missus out of it

[VxDuncan]

UncappedTag said:

Budget upto £100. Argos do one for £80 that gets good reviews. Need one capable of doing 2 inch branches

The cheap ones are utter crap. Please don't expect too much from it. Had a £80 special from home base, only wanted it to do one job - that was shread a small tree so as I could get it to the tip. Took me days, spending most of my time sorteing out the jams.... Seems that the majority of them won't take "green" shoots and just clog, being fussy for perfectly straight branches of between 1 and 5cm, leaving you with the rest.

[Simpo Two]

I don't see any 'DIY' shredder doing 2" branches. Those are logs!

[garycat]

cuneus said:

Over budget but you want the Bosch (screw type)

+1

2" branches will need one that you tow behind a transit. Most domestic ones will only go to 30mm and the quieter screw type ones are neighbour friendly.

You would need to pay £200 ish for a useful one that doesn't jam every 30 seconds.

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/82177/Landscaping/La...

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/65362/Landscaping/La...

[PH5121]

I have been considering buying one, for some bank hoilday gardening.
I think I will go with a Bosch AXT2000 from B & Q, at £109. I know it won't be brilliant, but it is better than me cutting stuff up by hand.
For more info google Bosch shredders, one of the results is Fred in the shed, he gives some seemingly good info about them.

[UncappedTag]

THe cheapy on Argoose goes upto 40mm.

[Don]

We finally bought a shredder - we finally need one, having a good few growing shrubs.

Paid £199

Simply couldn't find anything acceptable below that.

[PH5121]

I bought the cheapy Bosch from B&Q at the weekend, and all I can say is what a fantastic piece of kit.

If (like me) you are a reluctant gardener it is great. I attacked every bush / tree / shrub that I could, and filled my garden waste bin in one 3 hour session. I did more destruction than agent orange would have, but it has tidied the place up.

A good man toy for the garden!

[Deva Link]

Don said:

We finally bought a shredder - we finally need one, having a good few growing shrubs.

Paid £199

Simply couldn't find anything acceptable below that.

So which one did you buy and is it any good?

[Don]

Deva Link said:

Don said:

We finally bought a shredder - we finally need one, having a good few growing shrubs.

Paid £199

Simply couldn't find anything acceptable below that.

So which one did you buy and is it any good?

It was a Sovereign one. Seems fine. I can't find our one on their website but this is similar:

http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servle...

And cheaper too!

[Deva Link]

Don said:

Deva Link said:

Don said:

We finally bought a shredder - we finally need one, having a good few growing shrubs.

Paid £199

Simply couldn't find anything acceptable below that.

So which one did you buy and is it any good?

It was a Sovereign one. Seems fine. I can't find our one on their website but this is similar:

http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servle...

And cheaper too!

There shouldn't be any problem buying that to do a job, and then taking it back on the basis that it won't cut "branches" that are 540mm diameter.

Edited by Deva Link on Tuesday 5th May 17:02

[V10Mike]

Don said:

Deva Link said:

Don said:

We finally bought a shredder - we finally need one, having a good few growing shrubs.

Paid £199

Simply couldn't find anything acceptable below that.

So which one did you buy and is it any good?

It was a Sovereign one. Seems fine. I can't find our one on their website but this is similar:

http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servle...

And cheaper too!

Wow that's some shredder: "Will cut branches up to 540mm in diameter."

We have one of these http://www.morethanmowers.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_A... and although expensive it's highly recommended.

[Don]

Our box claims 40mm branches. I haven't put anything that size in it. Probably the thickest would have been 15 to 20mm and it ate them up.