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5.0 out of 5 stars
AXT Shredder, 9 Aug 2005
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This review is from: Bosch AXT 2200 HP Silent Garden Shredder (DIY & Tools)
£240 is a lot of money to turn large bits of wood into small bits of wood, but this is value for money.
If, like me, you've bought one of those £70 "value" shredders, you probably never want to shred another piece of wood again. What with all the forcing the branches in, declogging it, opening up to remove blockages and so on, it really is hard work. The design was poor and the application even worse. Quite frankly, i've got better ways to spend my Sundays.
This machine works on a different principle and features what looks like a large cog which draws the branches in and crushes them against a metal plate. This produces around 1cm sized chunks of wood.
It's spectacular on large, long branches and was shredding them (without my 'help') faster than i could cut them off the tree. It struggles a little bit more on leafy stuff simply because there isn't the bulk to be drawn into the shredder.
The one teeny-weeny problem is that it could do with being higher off the floor because it fills garden bags so quickly.
If you're looking for a shredder, strongly consider this. Its expensive, but don't make the false economy of buying a cheap one just because you don't think you'll use it that often - you'll just end up wasting your time and money.
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92 of 92 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
2200HP Silent Shredder, 4 April 2005
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This review is from: Bosch AXT 2200 HP Silent Garden Shredder (DIY & Tools)
This is a serious bit of rugged kit. One gets the feeling that it has been designed. It is sturdy in use yet readily mobile. If necessary it can be lifted. It really is quiet. The electrics operate through a beefy pair of switches fed by a quality cable. The bag is just the optimum size so that when it is full, it can be carried and emptied without busting a gut. The shredding rate is just about right for the operator to continuously pick up stuff and feed it into the machine. First class! I would also recommend the Wilkinson Sword 220134 loppers to go with it as they both have similar cutting capacities.
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71 of 71 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Garden Godess, 7 Mar 2005
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I have to say not being a power tool person that it works like a dream, I had a rather large and intimidating mound of cuttings from last year, (one of those never got quite round to finishing jobs!) the shredder worked like a trooper. The branches and twigs were a little soggy and the snails made a bit of a crunch but went through(I tried to remove most of them). It jammed a couple of times but I just reversed the blade and hey presto it's going again. As a Sunday morning hangover gardener the 'Quiet' shredder does the business!!!
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