Top Five Garden Shredders for this Autumn

As you begin to work your way through the essential garden maintenance tasks of Autumn, do you look around your lawn to see piles of debris scattered here, there and everywhere? Are there small branches, twigs and leaves, or tough stems from the vegetable garden that are no longer of any worth just floating around? If yes, then it’s very likely that a garden shredder would come in great use to you!

If you like the idea of cutting out the numerous, mundane trips to the tip that you’ve had to take, then a shredder really is the way forward!

What do they do?

There are so many advantageous uses to garden shredders, that they make such a great investment for all!

Some of their main benefits include:

• Reducing garden waste to a much smaller volume so that it can be managed into bags via a shovel
• Turns debris into mulch for use around the garden
• Allows you to make your own wood chip
• Turns old tough stems from vegetable gardens into finer shreds, enabling them to compost much more quickly,
• Saves you money if you normally pay for removal of hedge cuttings

At Just Lawnmowers we offer a great range of garden shredders from petrol to electric which both do a fantastic job at very reasonable prices.

We’ve compiled our top five machines, spread over a varied price range for you to consider. Starting with…

The Bosch AXT Rapid 2000 Electric Garden Shredder. This is one of our low cost electric shredders, aimed at the budget gardener who wants great quality. Its full of amazing features, from its high speed, high torque Bosch Power Drive series motor to its unique full width plunge feeder making it a superb garden tool to have. It’s able to shred branches up to 3.5/4.0cm in diameter, and has a hardened high precision laser-cut double sided steel blade giving you a great range to work with. The large on/off switch has an integrated child lock system, to ensure the best possible safety measures.  Weighing in at 11kg and a cable length of 4m, this shredder is priced at £149.00, giving you all you need out of a garden shredder, for a price that won’t break the bank! 

Second on the list, we have the Flymo Pac a Shredder 2500. When buying a Flymo product you immediately know that the quality of the item is going to be at a very high standard. They’re very reliable and have a very long working life, which is just what you want from any garden shredder! This electric machine has the ability to shred twigs and branches up to 40mm in diameter, which is all an added benefit of the 2500 watt motor incorporated within. All chippings are collected in the very large 62 litre container, which is incredibly manageable and easy to empty. This machine comes with some amazing features including the handy cable storage device which means no more tangled cables, and a plunger helping to push down any bits of matter through. The best part is, you can get all this for an amazing price of £219.95. 

Coming up third, we have the Bosch AXT 25D Garden Shredder. This is an ideal electric machine for hardwood branches. It has a patented fast feed hopper, with automatic feed for material up to 190kg. It can shred branches up to 40mm in diameter, giving you a lot to work with. This machine really does give the most convenient shredding, with its self feeding and quietness, allowing you to shred as much as you like, whenever you like! It’s incredibly simple to use with its touch pad control with pulse reverse, and has the featured cut and crush, drum cutting system.  This garden shredder is placed in the middle when it comes to price, and is placed at £269.00. The little extra spent on the AXT 25D really is worth it with its simplicity and power, making a great purchase.

Last up for our electrical shredders we have the Viking GE 250 Shredder with Shredder Unit. This truly is a spectacular performer when it comes to shredding! Not only does this machine shred branches up to a thickness of approximately 35mm, it can also shred soft greenery, flower cuttings, vegetables, leaves and bushy twigs with its sound proofed blade disk, and reversible cutting blade. The large self feeding chute allows very easy feeding of all materials when wanting to shred, and blockage free work is always ensured by its conical anti-blockage chute featured within. Obviously being a large garden machine, having safety features is key, and the GE 250 has electromechanical safety locking, so that when the chute is removed, the safety lock with large rotary switches prevents the machine from starting.  It’s easy to use with an innovative control panel, with a key pad and operating indicator. At a greater price of £379.00, it really is worth the extra money, just for the sheer greatness of this machine. It really is a product with a long lasting life and packed full of modern features.

Finally, a brilliant petrol shredder that we would recommend would be be the  Eliet Primo Petrol Chipper Shredder. This is one of the best shredders on the market. As well as its excellent performance, it provides a whole load of other features and benefits. It has an incredibly wide feeding aperture, ergonomic feeding hopper, transport wheels, and a truly spacious collection bag. What makes this shredder one of a kind is the way it cuts the wood. The chipper technology exploits the weakness of wood by cutting with the grain, and the high quality blades cut into the garden waste like like hatchets. The blades repeat their chipping cycle over a thousand times a minute which results in chips that are perfect for a mulching layer on your compost heap. Priced at £799.00, the ELIET PRIMO is a garden shredder for those who want to take their garden maintenance to the next level.

To visit our full range of petrol and electric garden shredders, click here. If you’re uncertain about which shredder will suit your needs, then call our highly experienced sales team now on 01263 820202 for helpful, friendly advice.