FAQs

Yes, there are bagging kits available for the SC800 and the 12P model shredder-chippers. Another option is to process the material onto a tarp for easy relocation.

Our units are equipped with a centrifugal clutch; therefore, you are not turning over the entire rotor assembly – just the engine. Additionally, the engines are overhead valve engines, which start more easily than an L-head engine. Our direct drive leaf-shredder-chippers do not use a centrifugal clutch, again the overhead valve engines allow for easier starting.

The shredder can handle acorns easily. We suggest one of our optional re-processing screens available with 3/4″, 1/2″, and 1/4″ round hole perforations. The most efficient way to process material you want finer than the standard 1″ perforated screen allows, is to put the material through using the standard screen first. Then process the material a second time using one of the smaller hole screens. The material stays in the housing until it is small enough to be discharged through the holes of the screen; the smaller the holes in the screen, the longer the material takes to be processed. Smaller material decomposes quicker than larger material because the micro-organisms can do their job in less time.

The vacuum-chipper-bagger or VCB is recommended for yards one acre or less.

There are four positions for the baffle plate (a metal piece which directs the shredded material) to adjust where the material is deposited. The highest position shoots the material the greatest distance from the unit. Many users place a tarp underneath this area and pull it away from the shredder-chipper for dumping. Some operators find using a bagging kit is preferred for ease of moving the material.