Re: Shredders?

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Jim- You tip for using my mower is a good idea. I have been using my mower too. It seemed to work well. Now that I recently have added a fourth large composter (4' x 8') I am looking for a way of processing larger volumes of leaves, grasses and muchroom manure.

 

It seems that during the summer every time I come home from a trip the grass bin is heaped up from several nieghbours dumping all their grass clippings in my composters (at my invitation). I have saved many of the large clear plastic bags full of leaves from last fall for the composters this spring. Some guys just keep creating work, eh? lol.

 

bill missen.

 

 

> Friends- I hope to purchase/rent a shredder to shred leaves, etc. for my
> compositors this year. Does anyone use an
> electric-powered shredder to shred leaves, grasss, etc. for compost?
> What brand is it? Do you like it?
>
> bill missen.
>
> Bill,
>    I just use my mower.  It blows them one way and chops them up.  Keep
> pushing them till they pile up. They will be well ground then put on the
> bagger and suck them suckas up.  Dump in cart or bags and take them
> where you want.  The drier they are when you do it the more they will be
> chopped up.  The shredder would be useful though if you had quantities
> of sticks.  Set the mower as short as rocks will allow.  It wont hurt it
> in the fall.  I mow 3 inches or more all summer.  Then in late season I
> drop it one one notch each week.  Never drop it all at once.  As you
> probably know, even if you bagged it that would be the worst thing you
> could possibly do to a lawn.  I turned down a high paying contract job
> because they wouldn't let it be done properly and I wouldn't have my
> name associated with what would certainly happen.  That lawn was the
> biggest mess in an expensive neighborhood.  They cut better than 2/3 off
> in one cutting and left the clippings lay just like the customer
> wanted.  Guess who was offered the job the following year.  Luckily I
> was able to start in the fall and had it back in decent shape before
> winter.
>
>
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