YardForce 12-Inch 13-Amp Leaf Shredder

[paperman42001]

I have a 42" leaf shredder that doubles as a mulching grass cutting device

[extremusmaximus]

@laverite

I’m not confident I understand all of your question but, yes, you do need to separate leaves & twigs.

As for the nylon line that shreds the leaves, it’s at the bottom of that funnel shaped hopper and above the opening that’s probably about 20" or so in diameter. The line feeds into 2 arms that rotate above the opening that drops directly on the ground or feeds into bags or containers you have to supply. It takes sections of nylon line that may be about 18" long and double up on each side of the arm.

If you want a more robust string, try using a #8 guitar string instead. Just make sure it is straight and doesn’t destroy any plastic parts from being bent up or down too far.

[onomea]

what’s the concensus on shredding documents in a hurry?

[k3nd0]

@dpn0121

Creates thatch and chokes out the grass

Well I’ve been doing it that way for years and my St. Augustine looks better than ever. My empirical evidence would disagree with you. I’m no scientist but I know plants need nitrogen(from grass clippings) and carbon(from leaves) to be healthy.

[fartfile]

Any input how this would work as a paper shredder and what the final “product” would look like coming out?

The shredder we have is a bit slow for my taste, not to mention it only handles 10 sheets at a time.

[lwang]

@onomea

what’s the concensus on shredding documents in a hurry?

probably better off burning it.

[laverite]

@lwang

I got those leaf blower that could be reversed to suck in the leaves, shred them, and the blow it out to a cloth bag or a attachment to the garbage can. That one does chop small twigs up, but it also gets stuck if the twig is too big.

This one looks like it is gravity fed, so it seem to go down pretty slow.

Any advantages that this one offer over the sucking ones offered from leaf blowers?

You have to rake up the leaves but then you can load in armfuls at a time. The hopper probably holds at least a bushel at a time and is continuously emptying itself and making more room while it’s in operation.