Does your backyard appear to be covered with piles of brush and leaves, fallen tree limbs, uprooted saplings and all sorts of other garden waste? With spring well and truly sprung, it seems that these occurrences are becoming more and more common. This may lead you to question whether you need a chipper shredder or whether you should be looking into alternative methods of waste disposal. If you have found yourself in this predicament, you need to ask yourself these three essential questions:

  1. What do you need to chip?
    Take a closer look at the garden debris that you have lying around your backyard – what is the biggest size that you need to chip? Unfortunately, you probably won’t find a chipper shredder that can dispose of branches over 5 and a half or 6 inches unless you are willing to go commercial (and this will prove to be expensive).Don’t forget to consider your shreddable material, too. Weeds, grass clippings, leaves, kitchen waste and other flexible, green materials can shred very well, leaving you with a fine mulch that can actually be turned into compost. Most homeowners won’t require this capability, however, as their compost will be easy to turn.
  2. How often will you use it?
    Think about how often you can see yourself using the chipper. Do you only find yourself with a lot of garden waste after a big storm or during the spring after a big clean up? If this is the case, renting a shredder will probably be the better option. You should also consider how much renting will cost you in the long run.If you believe that you will need to dispose of garden waste two or three times a year, however, or if you have a garden that produces a lot of shreddable waste (especially during the growing season), you will most likely find that purchasing a machine is the more viable option. You will also be able to work at your own convenience.
  3. Where is your garden waste located?
    You need to determine how you will get your chipper shredder to the areas of your backyard where the piles of brush, downed limbs and other garden waste is located. You may need a towable model that you can take around your property as needed, in which case you will probably need to opt for a more commercial machine.This will also determine the size of the model that you can purchase, as you may need to take it through gates or down narrow paths. Whilst there is always the option of bringing the garden waste to the machine, this will actually double your workload and is not very practical. Make sure that your machine is on wheels. 

By taking your answers to each of the above questions into account, you can easily determine whether the purchase of a chipper shredder is right for you or whether you should be looking for an alternative solution. If your decision could go either way, it could be beneficial to hire a machine once or twice to see whether you find it useful or not. And, if you do end up buying one and deciding that it’s not for you, you can always sell it as near-new second hand and try to get some of your money back.

If you looking for chipper shredder in Australia contact Redgum Products Pty Ltd.  At RedGum you will find both chippers and log splitters engines powered by commercial Honda engines, which is a