Tuesday, April 29, 2014

How to Remove Clogs from your Chipper-Shredder


Or Why Shredding Oleander is a Bad Idea

I've recommended using oleander as "shredder floss", feeding in a branch or two to clear out the small stuff that bounces around in the bottom of the brush hopper. It works great.

But when we started shredding a pile of trimmings from the neighbor's yard, the shredder stopped after a few minutes. So we turned off the shredder and did some exploratory surgery.

Shredder chute blocked by bark
Shredder chute blocked by bark

Oops! Totally blocked the exit with a mass of stringy green stuff.

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