Best 3 Garden Shredders of 2019
Here are the Garden Shredder Review’s choice for the Best 3 Electric Garden Shredders 2019. We don’t think there will be any surprises. We have chosed one shredder from each of the categories:
- Best impact garden shredder
- Best quiet shredder
- Best turbine cut shredder
In reaching our choices we rely extensively on our reviews of individual shredders. You can use the links below to read the full reviews.
- Longevity – how long has the shredder been around. Is it standing the test of time.
- Ongoing customer service
That said – onto the pick of shredders on sale in 2019
The Best Electric Garden Shredder of 2019
Bosch AXT 25TC (Turbine Cut)
The Bosch AXT 25TC has been our shredder of the year for the last 2 years. Before that its slightly less powerful predecessor – the 23TC held the top spot.
This shredder is so good that the only viable alternative is to look at the best of the smaller petrol shredders/chippers.
Pros
- Cuts just about any sort of garden clippings
- Enormous throughput – 230kg/hr
- Cuts branches up to 45mm – that is getting up to small log size
- Reasonably quiet – 89dB
- 2years parts and labour warranty
Best Impact Shredder 2019
Bosch AXT 2200
Pros
- Cuts up to 40mm diameter
- Copes with most types of small, soft green clippings
- Large capacity hopper for quicker feeding
- 90kg/hr throughput
- Lightweight – 12kg
- 853 reviews on Amazon – 3.8 stars
Cons
- Blade life not great – still better than practically any other impact shredder
- Noise – 105dB – that is pretty noisy
- No self-feeding mechanism
- No collection box
Best Quiet Shredder 2019
Bosch AXT 25D
Pros
- Cuts up to 40mm diameter with ease
- Great for larger, tougher, woody clippings
- 190kg/hr throughput
- Self feeding mechanism
- Very quiet. 88dB. You can have a conversation next to this shredder while it is in use.
Cons
- Jams a bit too easily with any sort of softer, green clippings
- Needs to be well set-up to shred well
- Recent spate of 1-star reviews on Amazon
Other Makes of Shredder
Bosch features strongly on this web site. That is not deliberate. It is just that in our reviews the Bosch machines provide the most innovative and all encompassing range of electric garden shredders on sale in the uk today. Over the last few years we have seen Bosch shredders come to dominate the market. Happily, other manufacturers are now providing better machines.
In the past we have included reviews on shredders from Ryobi, Qualcast and Draper. We are currently monitoring, and considering reviews on, machines from The Handy, Task Life, Einhell, Makita, Hilvert, Mountfield, Stihl and Worx.
Many of these makes may be well worth your attention – particularly if you can find a good deal. If you sign up for our free guide we will let you know when new reviews are available.
We have summarised some of the more popular alternatives on the bottom of the review pages.