Hyundai Electric Garden Shredder, 2400w, 230v, 4200rpm speed, Portable with 10m Power Cable, Detachable collection bag and 3 Year Warranty

I'm very impressed. I bought this to replace a much more powerful Stihl machine which I've had for many years. It was very effective but overkill for my needs and the motor finally gave up. I've given this Hyundai a good hammering since I took delivery with a large volume of hedge clippings and fresh green matter. It blocked once because I put too much in. It was very quick and easy to open it and clear the blockage. Just feed in small amounts at a time. If you have to force it in with the feeder tool its too much. That's when mine blocked. The bag is useful but I found that a standard plastic trug under the outlet works very well too. So far there's no sign of the blades going blunt. In any event they can be sharpened, and a replacement set costs a fraction of what I was paying on my old machine. So a big thumbs up!

Just used this for the first time and I was pleased with the results. Fairly simple to put together, but insert the axle in the legs before putting them into place on the body. The shredding mechanism worked well on the thin branches I had to dispose of, but it is quite noisy to operate up close. There is an excellent long electric lead which means I could wheel it over to the pile rather than the other way round. The unit feels sturdy and is ideal for what I need. I don’t have any larger branches to test it out, but it was good with what I had.

We had been considering buying a garden shredder for a long time - but we were put off by almost every shredder having some quite negative reviews - even the expensive ones. A local gardener suggested this one - and it has exceeded our expectations after a few uses. We were advised against spending a lot on an expensive one. The shredder makes short work of the prunings from the garden bushes and trees. A big heap of prunings produces about half a bag of fine shreddings which can then be spread as a mulch. Feeding the shredder is easy enough, and woody bits up to about 1.5cm diameter disappear quickly. The push tool helps the leafier bits go through. Sure it’s quite noisy, but it’s quick. The wire is plenty long enough and seems good quality. The shreddings all end up in the bag supplied - it is very functional for our needs. The machine seems to be well made and quite sturdy. Assembly was easy enough. It’s on wheels, so is easily moved. It is stable enough in use. I wish we’d bought this a few years ago.

When I first started using this machine I thought - wow...this is great. We had mostly soft branches of around 2cm or less, which we thought would absolutely be fine with this saying it can handle 40mm (4cm). Well, it started off ok but after about an hour of use, we notice the rubber protection flap inside was starting to tear -- not great given that we had even had it a day. We needed to do some slightly bigger branches - again, only 3cm - nowhere near 40mm...we also has some thinner harder twig-type ones. The flap ended up ripped more and we had a piece of wood flying out. I should have just got a refund at this point but was reassured this shouldnt happen and was offered a replacement. 20mins in and it started ripping... Rather than contact amazon i thought i'd contact hyundai as they offer 3 years warrant -- their customer service is terrible. I explained about the issue plus the fact the manual says 40mm and the sticker on the machine says 45mm -- they said this absolutely shouldnt be happening and should last much longer... they decided to pass me onto an engineer who sent me a pdf manual and said it can do 45mm...he ignored the bit about the fault. Eventually, after a lot of back and forth, they agreed to send a replacement part (after all the machine was fine...it did want it needed to do) I waited a week and then they said they don't have the part. I've decided to return the item and I have contacted Amazon about the product -- I would completely understand had i been using this every day for several weeks and i was pushing it to its limit and ramming 45mm branches down it -- but they were small branches, mostly soft new growth... the rubber should have lasted much longer. The fact that it has happened on 2 of them suggests this is a design fault -- and considering this is designed to stop debris flying out and hitting you...it's a dangerous fault Hopefully amazon will take it seriously and remove the item until hyundai make adjustments. It's a shame because apart from that I would have said it's a decent machine for the price

After comparing different shredders I bought this one and am really impressed. Having heavily trimmed two large trees I was left with two very big piles of branches, one from a giant bay tree and the other from a beech...this shredder dealt with everything incredibly well from the bay with lots of leaves to the dryer beech. I didn't push my luck with the thicker branches but it munched through everything up to 25-30mm and didn't block up once so I'm left with 20+bags of finely chopped material that's easy to deal with. The length of the cable is very useful and the noise isn't excessive although noisier with the thicker pieces...it really does pull the material through almost automatically and although I was dubious of the plastic bag which collects the chippings it really does work well and is easy to handle. Very easy to assemble using the spanner provided. Highly recommended!!

Can't fault this piece of useful equipment. Very easy to set up out of the box and simple controls for on/off and reset that are protected by waterproof see-through covers. Powerful motor that dealt with some very thick and knobbly branches. I did get one jam which caused a cut-out but was easily remedied by isolating the shredder, removing the top cover to reveal a short wedge of wood that had stubbornly refused to get shredded. Put it back together and within a few minutes after pressing the reset, I was back working again. The assembled unit isn't too heavy. The wheels help. However, being a narrow axle the unit tends to tip on rough surfaces when being towed. That being a minor issue, I can't mark it down. The upside is the reasonable price for a nice bit of kit that has helped clear up a part of the garden covered in branch cuttings some of which were 5ft (>1.5m) long. The chippings are now scattered under the base of the tree the branches came from so, another bonus!

If your cutting are mainly small branches with small amount of leaves then it’s fine but f@@ing noisy but works. My daughter had to get earplugs as she couldn’t stand the noise But green leaves clog it up. Vibrates a lot on your hands when pushing down sticks so must use gloves. Also glasses to stop bits flying into your eyes. I gave up with my bushes after 45 mins as had alot of leaves. Quicker to chop up with secateurs and put in council garden waste bin. It will be better in the autumn when leaves are browning. When cleaning cutter you have to open hopper by a large plastic nut. This is very frustrating as it requires dozens of twists to unscrew. Also when doing up you have manipulate hopper hinged lid to get it align with hole for this large screw cap. Then loads of twists to do up nut.

TL:DR - It works well, if you keep the blades sharp and allow the material to dry before processing. This is the most recent in a long line of garden shredders we have had over the years and is definitely one of the better ones we've owned. We've had both crusher and and rotating blade types of shredder and each have their own strengths and weaknesses. If you don't have the space or budget for both types of shredder, I suggest this is the one to get. It can handle most types of garden waste as long as you keep the blades sharp (they are easy to remove) , don't overfeed it, don't use too thick branches and you let the garden waste dry out first (especially if it contains green stalks and leaves - leave it for a couple of weeks to dry out.) If you pay attention to the above points, you should find this shredder works well. It produces fine chips that are excellent for the compost bin and it's not difficult to feed as the shredder draws stalks and branches in automatically. It only needs help, when material gets stuck in the feeder's mouth (eg when there's a fork in a branch). If you find it's not easy to feed, you could be trying to put too much in at a time, the blades are blunt, or the material is too wet. And, if you're feeding in long, whippy branches of rose bushes (for example), take care, as they can flail around as they're drawn in to the shredder. Re the blades - Hyundai doesn't seem to offer replacement blades at the moment, but the blades it uses are simple straight pieces of steel, that are easily sharpened if you have appropriate sharpening stones or grinding wheels. One more thing, don't bother with the bag that's included to collect the shredded waste, I use a gorilla tub. It's quicker to empty and you can see when the clippings are piling up, another common source of blockages.

Stopped working after two uses only!

Works great. Just make sure you don't put too much leaves in at a time or big sticks. Small brush from yard/garden cleanup to make my own mulch. I've sharpened the blades a few times. If shipping wasn't so expensive I'd get a bigger machine but this will do for now. The output is not always consistent. Sometimes it makes sawdust, sometimes flakes and sometimes like longer shredded sticks. It probably depends on blades sharpness and the type of material going in.

Died on day 1 Garbage