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I use an electric Al-Ko 1300 W shredder, It's a tough little sod, I got it second hand for £25. It eats its way through anything up to about 3.5 centimetre branches.
I will invest in a petrol one maybe next year, but this serves me well till then.
I usually just stand it in the trailer and shove it all through.
Iv got a entec timberwolf 18/100 and its brilliant its towable and chips really well for what i need it for im going to make a trolly for it so i can get it into back gardens. I used it the other day chipped laurel hedge prunnings into a pile at the back of a shed to leave for the customer to allow to rot down and then use as mulch. Id buy a greenmech cs100 or jo beau m300 m400 if i had the money but i dont have enough work to warrant having one yet. These chippers are used widely by tree surgeons and arborists as they can get them into rear gardens and leave the waste onsite, and are a professional machine. Also why would you pay for dumping when you can chip and leave to rot down to utilise, in my mind a chipper saves time and money...
Greenmech CS100, £4400, 17hp briggs and stratton key start, takes up to 4" timber, fits into back of transit sized van or small trailer, also fits through most garden gates. Highly recommended. Dont bother with anything smaller than this, otherwise your just wasting your time.
We are also at this stage. We have an Eliet Major, but find it too slow. We have just cut 2-3ft of this years growth from an indigenous hedge, which just refused to shread and continually clogged the machine.
Where do we go from here?
There are a couple of good posts in the archive on chipper shredders.
We use these : http://www.saelen-industrie.com/AN/multi-vegetation-chippers-COUGAR...
They are a hybrid concept and work well. We process ~80% of our green waste (leaves/grass excepted) & minor tree works thru them and/or use them back the yard to create our own stock pile.
We also used to have two Eliet Pro Major's that would go in vans (and ultimately anywhere..) but disposed of one lasy year. That leaves us with enough flexibility.
Importers and our dealer were great, bringing them out to site for us to use for an afternoon to see what worked best.
If anyone wants any more info, then shout...
Some excellent replies chaps thanks , i will have a think on it to decide if spending 4 figues is worthwhile , i normally use my old shanks mower to mulch up hedge cuttings etc but as i said at the start of this post im getting a lot more clearance work so a chipper / shredder that can cope with branches and vegitation would be a huge advantage to me .
Paul i have been known in the past to use a chainsaw myself to mince up waste but feel i would be happier using the correct tool for the job ..
i have a Handy chipper shredder. its petrol and does a decent job, easy to pop in trailer etc and as has been said, mulches and so waste is left as a weed supress on site. Saves loads of time, diesel ( for the journeys in van) and solves waste problem.
However, i wouldn't reccomend it as the blades/ hammers are almost impossible to change ( lots of cursing and bruised knuckles) and parts are also hard to get.
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