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Does anyone have much hands on experience with chipper/shredders? I’m talking the big boys! We have a ton of very tall (probably 40 foot plus) old trees at Kilbourne Grove, and branches come down off them every year.
I could take them to the recycling centre in Owen Sound, but I really would like to use the ensuing results for mulch in my garden. As I am only up weekends, I really rely on a wood chip mulch to keep the weeds to a minimum. And leaves, I have LEAVES!!!!! I assume that I will be able to shred the multitude of leaves produced every year in one of these machines as well.
There seems to be two main players in the chipper/shredder game here. Troy-Built and Echo Bear Cat. I am not sure who makes the better product, so I am hoping for some feedback. If you have any experience with either of these two companies or chipper shredders in general, please leave me a comment.
I am a floral designer living in a tiny condo in downtown Toronto, Canada's largest city. But on the weekend, I am a gardener/frustrated architect trying to keep up with a 3/4 acre garden in Owen Sound, Ontario, a warm (to Canadians, Zone 5b, and a cold (to Americans, Zone 4b) garden.
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