The life of a modern horticulturist is greatly facilitated by various auxiliary techniques. Today we will consider an electric garden shredder for grass and twigs. Let's find out what this device is, what functions it performs and what garden shredder it is best to choose.
Arrangement of garden shredder
This unit is intended for crushing grass, branches, flowers, fruits and vegetables, root crops, leaves, shells and other garden waste. In addition to grinding, this electric tool recycles all of the above wastes into natural fertilizer for your plants. You can use them for compost or for mulching the soil . And now we'll figure out how the electric shredder for the garden works.
The design of the garden shredder, or shredder, is a plastic or metal housing with an internal cutting element. It works from gasoline or (in this case) from an electric motor. The electric unit does not need a constant fuel supply, it works much quieter than the petrol engine. But it also has drawbacks: they include, first of all, the connection to the electrical outlet and the small power of the chopper. For example, they can not grind branches with a diameter of 45 mm.
Selection and purchase of a chopper
To choose exactly such an aggregate that you need, let's define how the garden shredders are classified.
- By size . This unit can be stationary and, accordingly, more cumbersome, or mobile, on wheels. The latter is designed for large areas and allows you to work exactly where it is now necessary. Pay attention to the size of the wheels - the wider they are, the easier it will be to move the chopper along the ground.
- By type of cutting attachment. This can be either a system of knives or a milling cutter. Both have their own service life, after which the cutting attachment should be replaced with a new one (replaceable attachments can be bundled with a chopper, and also sold separately). As a rule, garden shredders with a milling cutter are valued by consumers above. When buying the device, you should also take into account the size of the final product: shredded garden trash can look like large chips, or as fine sawdust. Fine fractions are best used for mulching, and larger ones for compost.
- By appointment. Some models of electric shredders are combined with garden vacuum cleaners for dachas. The classic model is the usual garden shredder, not equipped with devices for other purposes.
- By ergonomic indicators. The more expensive the shredder model, the more convenient it will be to use. Ergonomics includes such concepts as noise level, presence of such functions as reverse (reverse), automatic feed, pusher-pusher in the kit, etc.
- On safety measures. The immersion of large branches in an assembly equipped with cutting elements is always to a certain extent fraught with danger. To exclude all kinds of injuries, manufacturers
quality garden shredders include, for example, protection against automatic restart of the appliance after a power failure, as well as a system for locking the motor when the hood is tilted. Check also that the kit includes a mask and gloves. These little things, although they are not key to making a purchase, still play an important role in the operation of garden shredders.
The most common in the market of garden shredders are such models: Grinda, Caiman, Oleo-Mac, Black & Decker, Craftsman and others.