I think it was last year when there was a thread about this and we intended
following the advice but didn't get round to it - story of my life! Trouble
is, since we'd determined to buy a new one we gve a son the old one. It
worked well but was noisy.

Models might well have changed now - has anyone any ideas please?

I'd like one which will deal with branches up to 1" (25mm) thick - easily -
and which isn't too bulky and is relatively quiet.

TIA,

Mary
please don't say go to urg by the way!

Bought a Bosch AXT 2000HP recently (based on advice from this
newsgroup). Would have no hesitation in recommending it. Quiet,
efficient.


Frank




Mary Fisher wrote:
I think it was last year when there was a thread about this and we
intended
following the advice but didn't get round to it - story of my life!
Trouble
is, since we'd determined to buy a new one we gve a son the old one.
It
worked well but was noisy.

Models might well have changed now - has anyone any ideas please?

I'd like one which will deal with branches up to 1" (25mm) thick -
easily -
and which isn't too bulky and is relatively quiet.

TIA,

Mary
please don't say go to urg by the way!

"Frank" wrote

Bought a Bosch AXT 2000HP recently (based on advice from this
newsgroup). Would have no hesitation in recommending it. Quiet,
efficient.

I bought the 1600W version a few years back and it has been great. I would
think the 2000W version is much better, ours does up to 30mm branches (iirc)
and the 2000 does 40mm, that would save a load of time.

Henry

"Henry" wrote in message ...

"Frank" wrote

Bought a Bosch AXT 2000HP recently (based on advice from this
newsgroup). Would have no hesitation in recommending it. Quiet,
efficient.

I bought the 1600W version a few years back and it has been great. I would
think the 2000W version is much better, ours does up to 30mm branches
(iirc) and the 2000 does 40mm, that would save a load of time.

These posts are exactly the kind of thing I was hoping for.

Where does one buy these beasts?

Mary

Henry

In article ,
Mary Fisher wrote:

Where does one buy these beasts?

I was in Homebase the other day, looking at
shredders. I think Bosch were the type they
had there..... about £200 or thereabout?

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Mary Fisher wrote in message
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"Henry" wrote in message ...

"Frank" wrote

Bought a Bosch AXT 2000HP recently (based on advice from this
newsgroup). Would have no hesitation in recommending it. Quiet,
efficient.

I bought the 1600W version a few years back and it has been great. I
would
think the 2000W version is much better, ours does up to 30mm branches
(iirc) and the 2000 does 40mm, that would save a load of time.

These posts are exactly the kind of thing I was hoping for.

Where does one buy these beasts?

Mary

Henry




Several graded machines on Ebay regularly. 2000AXT £119 +carriage typically

Bob

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Where does one buy these beasts?

Mary

Henry




Several graded machines on Ebay regularly. 2000AXT £119 +carriage
typically

Thanks, but I've never done e-bay - it all looks too complicated!

I've already ordered it from Amazon, £174.97 including carriage.We're happy
with that,

Mary


Bob

Frank wrote:

Bought a Bosch AXT 2000HP recently (based on advice from this
newsgroup). Would have no hesitation in recommending it. Quiet,
efficient.

Yup second that. I have a AXT 2000HP as well.

(I think there is a more powerful 2200HP available now).

Good points: copes with thick stuff, very good on branches etc. Nice and
quiet. Recent experiance getting spares for it was also reassuring (the
5 fir trees I stuck thought it a few years ago seemed to take its toll
on its performance a bit. My fiend feeding it a bit of angle iron by
mistake was the final straw!)

Down sides: Not good on fresh soft greeen stuff - better to leave it in
a pile for a couple of days to dry out a bit before shreading.

Has wheels, but quite heavy to move about.


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Frank wrote:

Bought a Bosch AXT 2000HP recently (based on advice from this
newsgroup). Would have no hesitation in recommending it. Quiet,
efficient.

Yup second that. I have a AXT 2000HP as well.

(I think there is a more powerful 2200HP available now).

Good points: copes with thick stuff, very good on branches etc. Nice and
quiet. Recent experiance getting spares for it was also reassuring (the 5
fir trees I stuck thought it a few years ago seemed to take its toll on
its performance a bit. My fiend feeding it a bit of angle iron by mistake
was the final straw!)

Down sides: Not good on fresh soft greeen stuff - better to leave it in a
pile for a couple of days to dry out a bit before shreading.

Has wheels, but quite heavy to move about.

I Googled and in an Amazon review it says:

"the Bosch AXT 2000HP comes out as the best of a bad bunch"

The spec says:
Particularly easy to use due to its low weight and adjustable working height
10 Amp fuse

Twice.

It's £174.97 with free delivery. That seems very affordable but gift
wrapping isn't available :-(

They also feature the 2200, I'm going to look at that now.

Bosch AXT 2200 HP Silent Garden Shredder Our Price: £259.89 I wonder if
it's worth the extra ...


Mary



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Mary Fisher wrote:

Particularly easy to use due to its low weight and adjustable working height
10 Amp fuse

Adjustable, as in "with a spanner"...

10 Amp fuse... well I guess that clinches it then! ;-)

Bosch AXT 2200 HP Silent Garden Shredder Our Price: ï½£259.89 I wonder if
it's worth the extra ...

Depends on whether size matters!

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"John Rumm" wrote in message
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Mary Fisher wrote:

Particularly easy to use due to its low weight and adjustable working
height
10 Amp fuse

Adjustable, as in "with a spanner"...

10 Amp fuse... well I guess that clinches it then! ;-)

LOL! But my point was that these desirable features were repeated.

Bosch AXT 2200 HP Silent Garden Shredder Our Price: ?259.89 I wonder if
it's worth the extra ...

Depends on whether size matters!

He says not. I agree. If he'd said he preferred the larger one I'd have
argued :-)

What would have made him go for the larger one would be if it had a larger
capacity - i.e. branch diameter. Since they were the same and we only have a
small garden to service we really can't justify a bigger motor. I let him
say that.

Mary

On Thu, 19 May 2005 11:37:15 +0100, Mary Fisher wrote:

I think it was last year when there was a thread about this and we intended
following the advice but didn't get round to it - story of my life! Trouble
is, since we'd determined to buy a new one we gve a son the old one. It
worked well but was noisy.

Models might well have changed now - has anyone any ideas please?

I'd like one which will deal with branches up to 1" (25mm) thick - easily -
and which isn't too bulky and is relatively quiet.


Our local parish council has a community-owned shredder. As it's
something most people don't use very often but which helps cut down on
over-flowing bins and avoids a lot of garden bonfires, it was (I
presume) deemed to be something that would give some benefit to the
community. It means that we can use a much more substantial piece of
machinery than we would otherwise be able to justify buying. It might be
that there is something similar where you live, or if not, you might like
to consider trying to arrange the same. As far as I know, it works very
well here.

Kieran

"Kieran Mansley" wrote in message
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On Thu, 19 May 2005 11:37:15 +0100, Mary Fisher wrote:

I think it was last year when there was a thread about this and we
intended
following the advice but didn't get round to it - story of my life!
Trouble
is, since we'd determined to buy a new one we gve a son the old one. It
worked well but was noisy.

Models might well have changed now - has anyone any ideas please?

I'd like one which will deal with branches up to 1" (25mm) thick -
easily -
and which isn't too bulky and is relatively quiet.


Our local parish council has a community-owned shredder. As it's
something most people don't use very often but which helps cut down on
over-flowing bins and avoids a lot of garden bonfires, it was (I
presume) deemed to be something that would give some benefit to the
community. It means that we can use a much more substantial piece of
machinery than we would otherwise be able to justify buying. It might be
that there is something similar where you live, or if not, you might like
to consider trying to arrange the same. As far as I know, it works very
well here.

Thanks, Kieran, we've always served as a resource centre for the family and
community. It makes absolute sense.

I just wish that others would compost. Mrs Next Door won't but puts all her
lawn mowings into bags and gives them to me. The chap on the other side has
a gardener who takes away all the waste, no doubt for his own compost. Most
just dump stuff in their bins and refuse to give it away, they say they pay
for the service ... :-(

Mary

Kieran

Mary Fisher wrote:

I think it was last year when there was a thread about this and we intended
following the advice but didn't get round to it - story of my life! Trouble
is, since we'd determined to buy a new one we gve a son the old one. It
worked well but was noisy.

Models might well have changed now - has anyone any ideas please?

I'd like one which will deal with branches up to 1" (25mm) thick - easily -
and which isn't too bulky and is relatively quiet.

I bought one of these a couple of years ago, and have been very
pleased with it. Copes with large stuff without any trouble,
small material sometimes has to be persuaded towards the cutting
wheel, but that's not a problem.

http://www.gardenwise.co.uk/asp/product.asp?Display=[Product]118234

Chris
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Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh.

"Chris J Dixon" wrote in message
...
Mary Fisher wrote:

I think it was last year when there was a thread about this and we
intended
following the advice but didn't get round to it - story of my life!
Trouble
is, since we'd determined to buy a new one we gve a son the old one. It
worked well but was noisy.

Models might well have changed now - has anyone any ideas please?

I'd like one which will deal with branches up to 1" (25mm) thick -
easily -
and which isn't too bulky and is relatively quiet.

I bought one of these a couple of years ago, and have been very
pleased with it. Copes with large stuff without any trouble,
small material sometimes has to be persuaded towards the cutting
wheel, but that's not a problem.

http://www.gardenwise.co.uk/asp/product.asp?Display=[Product]118234

I'm going to get Spouse to look at the options before ahem I decide ;-)

Thanks to everyone,

Mary