Wood chipper

[Deleted member 294929]

Hello Gardener's

Can anyone recommend a good Wood chipper that's not too expensive.

Mainly to do branches

Bod

 

[Burnerman]

Plenty of machines like this around at various prices:

Bosch AXT 25 D Quiet Shredder (230V) - Machine Mart - Machine Mart

www.machinemart.co.uk

Slab cutter, quiet, around 2500W - long lasting cutter, and it will shred anything that you can fit through it's top 'letterbox'.
Is it big enough?
John

 

[Mottie]

Hello Gardener's

Can anyone recommend a good Wood chipper that's not too expensive.

Mainly to do branches

Bod

Is that for your tree that you want to trim? If so, it might be worth getting a tree surgeon round to prune it properly and remove all the branches if it’s just a one-off. Should be cheaper than buying a chipper and doing it yourself.

 

[Deleted member 294929]

Is that for your tree that you want to trim? If so, it might be worth getting a tree surgeon round to prune it properly and remove all the branches if it’s just a one-off. Should be cheaper than buying a chipper and doing it yourself.

It is I've already started the Butchering... I have about 3 or 4 trips to.the dump that can only be done once a week. So I'm going to make a drive for the car on the side of the house with wood chippings.

 

[Mottie]

I'm going to make a drive for the car on the side of the house with wood chippings.

Most tree surgeons are normally only too happy to give you their chippings. They regularly let a tree surgeon dump theirs off at our allotment for us to use as a mulch on paths and beds - I did all mine the other day. I don’t think chippings would be suitable for a drive though - the chippings on paths and beds breaks/flattens down and has to be topped up each year. When it’s dry and windy it will also get blown everywhere.

 

[Deleted member 294929]

Most tree surgeons are normally only too happy to give you their chippings. They regularly let a tree surgeon dump theirs off at our allotment for us to use as a mulch on paths and beds - I did all mine the other day. I don’t think chippings would be suitable for a drive though - the chippings on paths and beds breaks/flattens down and has to be topped up each year. When it’s dry and windy it will also get blown everywhere.

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I've got an ever growing garden... it may not be perfect but with a bit of maintenance and topping up each year I think it will help getting my vehicles parked every night..

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

What size branches will you realistically be regularly chipping? That's the key to determining the size of wood chipper you need, there's not much point getting a chipper that can chop up 50mm branches if you'll only chop a few up every other year or something. I picked up a Bosch AXT Rapid 2200 for £50 off Marktplace, realisitcally they're such simple machines so not much to go wrong and the blades can easilty be sharpened/reversed/replaced it seemed potty to buy a brand new one. But it maxes out at about 30mm, anything bigger I just cut it into manageable lengths but 99% its less than that but then we also have a garden waste collection service down here.

 

[Deleted member 294929]

What size branches will you realistically be regularly chipping? That's the key to determining the size of wood chipper you need, there's not much point getting a chipper that can chop up 50mm branches if you'll only chop a few up every other year or something. I picked up a Bosch AXT Rapid 2200 for £50 off Marktplace, realisitcally they're such simple machines so not much to go wrong and the blades can easilty be sharpened/reversed/replaced it seemed potty to buy a brand new one. But it maxes out at about 30mm, anything bigger I just cut it into manageable lengths but 99% its less than that but then we also have a garden waste collection service down here.

I'd say 50mm would be maximum. I've got Laura trees that take a trim every year and they do grow quick. I'll look on ebay

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

I reckon you'll struggle to get anything non commercial to do 50mm.

 

[Deleted member 294929]

I reckon you'll struggle to get anything non commercial to do 50mm.

I'm exaggerating anything too big will either get taken down the dump or in the fund pit.

 

[Notch7]

I’ve got a Bosch quiet shredder, it has a slow turning turbine action - much much quieter than the liquidiser blade types.

these quiet ones are so much nicer to use, mine will cut upto 40mm





hyundai do one for about £230, the Bosch is dearer.

 

[Deleted member 294929]

I’ve got a Bosch quiet shredder, it has a slow turning turbine action - much much quieter than the liquidiser blade types.

these quiet ones are so much nicer to use, mine will cut upto 40mm





hyundai do one for about £230, the Bosch is dearer.

Is this the one you have Notch?

Bosch AXT 25 D Quiet Shredder (230V) - Machine Mart - Machine Mart

www.machinemart.co.uk

 

[Notch7]

Is this the one you have Notch?

Bosch AXT 25 D Quiet Shredder (230V) - Machine Mart - Machine Mart

www.machinemart.co.uk

Well I’ve got an earlier version, but it’s basically the same.

it’s really quiet, it has like a turbine shaped gear wheel that chops up the stuff.

 

[Deleted member 294929]

Well I’ve got an earlier version, but it’s basically the same.

it’s really quiet, it has like a turbine shaped gear wheel that chops up the stuff.

Smashing. Quiet don't bother me I like to let the neighbours know I'm at it again

 

[HERTS P&D]

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Andy