Makita UD2500/2 Electric Shredder 2500W 45mm 240V, Blue, Large

Can recommend this product 100%. My friend has a Bosch one, which is a good deal cheaper, but it does not chop as thick branches. Smaller bucket, as well as it just dices with blades rather than this barrel-like blade. Which pulls the branch in, crushes as well as cuts the chippings. Perfect for malching the flower beds. Dealt with 12ft, 40mm branches as easily as 5mm green shoots. Length is not an issue and it does not really matter if side shoots are clipped off. It deals with them. (depending on size etc) yes, it is heavy I guess. But who wants to put a 12ft branch into a lightweight shredder? The only negative is as others have said. The bucket fastener is poor. it slides up to make a connection and will not work without it. It feels flimsy. But it works. And when it does break (as it does feel like it will one day, plastic goes brittle over time) I can see it will be easy to remove the handle and "fix" in place for good.

This is a heavy lump of kit and needs some muscle to manoeuvre and assemble from the outset. After that I would say I am 90% happy with the build quality. You have a very heavy shredder unit sat on the base which is supported by a sturdy tubular steel structure. I am a bit concerned that when you assemble it you are fixing plastic on plastic which also flexes a bit. However I assume they have done the maths and the stress levels are well within the tolerance of the materials. It operates well, chewing through all green wood passed through it as described. Because the receiver bin is enclosed it quickly forms a pyramid under the cutter and you have to disengage the safety lever and slide out the bin to redistribute the waste before restarting. I'd have preferred an open option where I could place my own waste bag underneath. As it is now you have to juggle a weighty bin to bag for disposal in my case. I went for this one as it is a trusted make and is about half the price of the equivalent Bosch shredder. The cable is of a good length. And remember, this thing weighs, if you have to shift it up steps it takes a bit of effort.

After 4 years of heavy use without once getting clogged or jammed, it's still working as well as it was when brand new. The annoying bin placement interlock is gradually wearing and becoming easier to engage. The annoying ledge just above the cutter is still annoying me. The fact that the Makita machine is still running after 4 years of heavy use is amazing. (Impact cutters are barely able to last a year and resharpening, balancing and replacing their cutter blades is a nightmare.) The chute is stil in very good condition - on most shredders, the chute's the first thing to deteriorate. Had a look at the online manual, it's been on a value engineered diet, down from 32kg to 27.6kg and the cutter and chip flow path appear to have been drastically improved. The highly annoying feed-in ledge is gone too. Think that after this detailed review Makita should send me a current production machine to review?

Used it today for the first time. Made quick work of all the prunings that I had. Managed branches up to 40mm. Got stuck once but auto reverse removed the blockage. Most impressed.

This will probably be the heaviest item of machinery that you have. Even though it's got wheels you really don't want to move it more than you have to So, well made, chunky, and I'm sure reliable, so why the low rating? Because it's a one trick pony, and doesn't do that trick particularly well The trick - perfectly straight branches with no side shoots from 1 to 4 inches in diameter. The machine reduces these tp chunks for composting very quickly - great Anything else - complete failure Branches with thin side shotts - jams Thin branches - does not cut all the way through Yes, I have adjusted it, no, that makes no difference Not recommended, particularly at the high price unless you have 1-4 inch prepared branches

Does the job. Powerful and quiet

This has basically done what it said on the tin and saved me a fortune in not ordering skips. And has turned all my garden waste into a compost heap instead. Easily munches through wood up to 4cm diameter and draws branches through well with a little guidance. Have found it best to alternate dry wood with fresh cuttings to keep blades clear. Excellent product highly rated. But….that annoying safety catch is so awkward to set and it won’t work unless in place. Very fiddly and annoying. So drop a star for that. I may yet disconnect that if I can.

A big beast! Heavy. Takes up a lot of space. Hard to move. Need a lot to shred to make it worthwhile setting it up. Difficult to align lock lever & retaining basket, without which it won't work. Difficult to feed soft thin branches with leaves. I'd say for the professional/ semi professional gardener, bordering on groundsman only( Masculine used advisedly)

Comprato per gestire il problema delle ramaglie di potatura e per la triturazione di bambu che ogni anno rappresenta un problema. Il prodotto è valido e di robusta costruzione come tutte le apparecchiature Makita. riesce a triturare tranquillamente rami fino a 3 cm effettivi - la testa tagliante è in acciaio molto solido, la parte più sensibile è la staffa in alluminio che chiude il gap tra la testa della lama rotnte. Tenda a consumarsi con l'attrito del legno - credo sia stata progettata in modo da non danneggiare i denti della testa tagliante. Un po fastidioso il cassetto inferiore che va inserito per il funzionamento in quanto il microinterruttore di sicurezza è incorporato. Il cassetto si riempe e soprattutto con i rami fibrosi come il bambu il trinciato/sfilacciato tende ad accumularsi sotto l'uscita della bocca di taglio e quando eccessivo viene ripreso dai denti della ruot di taglio, tendendo al blocco. Lo sblocco è automatico per i piccoli inceppamenti (il motore si autoinverte e riprova) quando invece deriva dalla ripresa dei detriti nella testadi taglio non riesce ovviamente a recuperarlo e allora occorre smontare le 4 brugole che tengono la calotta frontale e togliere manualmente l'inceppamento. Bisogna semplicemente prendere la mano per evitare la situazione. In sostanza non ne posso fare più a meno, l'alternativa era bruciare i rami o avere volumi di ramaglie in cui crescevano rovi. adesso ho bei cumuli di trinciato (anche di rovi) che mi producono ottima base per compost o - nel caso del bambu che tengo separato - un formidabile materiale di pacciamatura protettiva.

funciona mucho mejor sin el cajón, con ella tarda poco en acumularse debajo las virutas

Très bon outil pour le jardin. J'ai broyé plus de 8m cube de végétaux (sec et non-sec.) en quelques heures-. La machine n'a refusé qu'un seul morceau de bois trop sec et épais (elle se met en marche arrière pour que l'on puisse le retirer.) . Livraison en provenance d’Allemagne rapide et sans heurt. Je m'attendais à une machine super bruyante et ce n'est pas le cas. Montage facile (5mn'). Prévoir une rallonge de forte puissance pour l'alimenter.

Functioneerd inmiddels al jaren heel goed. Ideaal om takken e.d. klaar te maken voor de compost.

Ich habe mir das Gerät für den heimischen Garten geholt, hauptsächlich um den Rückschnitt meiner Kirschlorbeerhecke durchzujagen. Das Gerät war schnell aufgebaut und genauso schnell einsatzbereit. Alles ist solide, macht einen guten Eindruck. Lediglich die Schutzkappe am Netzstecker brach am 3. Tag ab. Die Bedienung über die Knöpfe ist simpel, dabei sehr schlicht gehalten. Unschön ist die Kontrollleuchte für den Fangkorb untergebracht. Zwischen den Knöpfen soll es rot leuchten, wenn der Korb richtig arretiert ist. Dieses Licht ist kaum zu sehen, das hätte besser gehen können. Aber das ist nur Rahmenwerk, wesentlich ist für mich die Schnittleistung Und die ist super! Ich habe nun jede Menge Kirschlorbeer durch das Ding gejagt. Am Anfang hatte ich etwas Schwierigkeiten, das Ding ist mir sogar einmal so verstoppft, dass ich es seitlich aufschrauben musste. Dies ging nur mit Akkuschrauber und viel Kraft, denn 3 der 4 Schrauben waren hammermäßig angezogen, einer dafür locker. Nach diesem ersten Missgeschick habe ich dann aber schnell rausgefunden, wie das Ding optimal befüttert wird: Am liebsten mag das Ding lange Äste mit mäßig Blattwerk. Auch 3m lange Äste sind dabei kein Problem. Man muss nur beachten, dass sich zum Ende her am Ast nicht zu viel Blätter verdichten. Denn dann kann es schonmal zum Verstopfen kommen. In dem Fall einfach das überschüssige Blattwerk nach oben rausziehen, mit einem dicken Stück holz den Rest nachdrücken. Man hört dabei sehr deutlich, ob der Motor im Leerlauf dreht, oder etwas schneidet. Einen neuen Ast einfach immer erst dann nachschieben, wenn man das Schneidwerk unten sehen kann, also kein Blattwerk unten fest sitzt. Dann frisst das Ding einen Ast nach dem anderen, ohne zu murren. Wenn irgendwann nur noch lose Blätter auf dem Boden liegen, kann man diese gut von oben reinstopfen und dann mit einem dicken Ast runterdrücken, auch diese werden dann super verarbeitet. Die Schnittdichte kann man dabei an der Seite über ein Rad einstellen. Für meine Arbeiten habe ich das Stellrad auf ca. 95% reingedreht. Mit dieser Einstellung werden sowohl Äste als auch Blätter sehr klein gehäckselt. Für mich eine klare Kaufempfehlung, ich liebe dieses Ding! Für mich erinnert es einfach an die blauen Minions, die ebenfalls alles fressen ohne zu murren....