![]() The Bosch handles both wood and leafy materials, as was amply demonstrated when I fed it half a fig tree, green fruit and all. Like an enormous masticating juicer, this quiet, electric-powered 2,500 watt turbine model uses a bladed drum that spins relatively slowly under massive torque, trapping, crushing and cutting branches up to 45mm in diameter against a solid plate. If you’re after a top-performing garden shredder that is almost as quiet as a field mouse while being relatively cheap to buy, then this one is a shoo-in. Instead I simply poured the contents into my garden waste bin. Granted, the fully-leafed beech branches I tested it with remained in one mangled piece as opposed to being completely cut all the way through, but that didn’t bother me because I wasn’t considering using the mulched results as garden fertiliser. Its drum simply churns continuously, chucking the remnants of bushes and trees into its ample 50-litre collection box. And that’s why this writer is such a fan of the brand.īeing of the drum variety, the Cobra is exceptionally quiet in operation – in fact it makes far less noise than a cordless lawnmower. ![]() In fact, there are spare parts for almost every part of this machine – and every other Cobra product. I did that but was amazed to discover that spares are readily available. ![]() Also be sure not to try and push in a branch that is clearly too big to fit through the soft rubbery porthole or you could damage the cutting plate. Just be sure to lop off any nubs and stalks beforehand and give it time to complete its task before stuffing in another branch. This model accepts branches of up to 4cm in diameter though, in essence, it will swallow anything you can fit through the top-mounted portal. On at least two occasions, I fed it about 25 beech tree branches with full foliage one after another and it just kept on churning. This writer has used the Cobra QS2500 on a number of occasions and it has excelled every time. Similar in both design and function to the popular Bosch AXT 25 TC, this drum shredder impresses in a number of ways but mostly on price. The Cobra QS2500 is our favourite garden shredder for performance, low noise level and price. Likewise if you just want the job done quickly, we would recommend something tougher and more powerful.Doesn't cut larger branches all the way though If you plan on doing larger projects, then we would recommend something tougher, such as a drum shredder. It is also good practise to have a safety cut off switch on an appliance like this, and this one does.įor most general gardening clean up projects, this Pro Tools shredder is a good tool to have. This model gives you 2,500 watts of power, so a tougher cutting capacity. In almost all other blade shredders, you get a 2,000 watt motor. The motor is bigger than most of this type. That is however applicable to any shredder that uses blades for chopping up. Most of the buyers did say that this was not that great for leafy style of garden waste. It can shred branches up to 4 cm thick pretty quickly. We do like the idea, that you can quickly check how full up the container is, with a quick glance. That will also reduce the amount of times you have to walk to dispose of the garden waste. The 50 litre container is also larger than many found on other shredders. That of course should save a bit of walking backwards and forwards. The cable length is good, and that will help a lot of people to be able to locates this at different spots around the garden. With almost two thirds of buyers giving this the full 5 stars, they are happy with their purchase. ![]() As blade shredders go the Dirty Pro ToolsTM Garden Shredder seems to do a really good job. ![]() Hopefully we have provided you with more than enough information. ![]()
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