Well!
That was fun, wasn't it!
After the unpleasantness with our old garden shredder, when Growster committed a serious stupidity in not disconnecting the power after it jammed, (and nearly took out the church and half of the next village), we decided that a new one would be preferable to paying Tunbridge Wells poll tax people extra cash for just taking away garden rubbish.
It's a Mac Allister, like this one below.
It's pretty good at what it does; it's not going to have to do much more than what it says on the tin, and It's quiet as well. I'd recommend one for normal garden shredding, (and 'chips')!
There's one bit of the design, which has been put in for safety of course (remember the last one Growster), where one has to undo a milled wheel at the back, to release the motor connection, and also open up the front to hoik out the jammed-up stuff, which occurs regularly, if you are trying to shred anything half-damp.
This wheel, after a couple of turns to take out the tightness, then needs anything like thirty turns ('twizzles'), to completely undo, and it's a really awkward motion in an odd position, as you're half bending, and the old wrist takes a bit of a battering (Dupuytrens, and Carpal Tunnel - Mrs B was so, so close)!
So the single Growsterbrain-cell kicked in, and here we have: -
The Growstwizzler!
The three dowels fit onto the three-pronged wheel, and using a socket spanner on the electric screwdriver, the whole job takes just a few seconds, and with little or no pain at all! The same happens in reverse when the jammed stuff has been cleared, the nut is connected and the front is securely clicked into place!
I'm happy with the way it works, anyway, and the wild patch we keep for insects, wildlife, bees, etc., gets a new coat of mulch every now and then, so it's a win-win all round!
Thanks for listening, folks, and I bid you good day..;0)