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Comment by Zigmund Cieplinski on November 15, 2011 at 10:11pm

Hi BJ once you get used to it you will like it. I would see if there is a place I could put my foot on it to hold it back, mine dosen't do that.

William shredding your own wood for smoke chips is a good way to save money for smoking. I hope to be smoking some Steelhead Trout soon (as I catch some). Being able to pull it with a garden tr is a great benifit and I need to see if there is a way to do that with mine. It would be a bonus to have it built that way. From the one time I had Moose meat I would say it should be a delicasy if it is taken care of the right way. Wish there was an easy way to get it, none here in Ohio.

Comment by William Brooks Zone 7/OK on November 15, 2011 at 2:15pm

Thank you Zigmond I look it up on the web and compared prices and and so on with each shredder. I was at Lowe's the other day and looked at the Troy bilts they have which is only 2 models 8 & 11 HP if I remember right and you can hook them up to your garden tractor and pull to where you need them $589. & $700. and some thing. I sure could have used one today. I was thinking today that if one has Apple & pear trees and so on you could shred them up separate and use them for smoking on the grill and save some money by doing so.

Sure love that Moose meat I had tried some years ago when hunting Elk in the Tetons at Jackson Hole, WY  a friend had a permit to get Moose while we were there.

Jeanette If you have a seller in your house up there in Alaska you could do your compost down there providing you have a good entry way.

Comment by Robin (N.IL zone 5) on November 15, 2011 at 12:01am

Jeanette, Not sure this will help or not but here it goes :)

There was a episode of Dirty Jobs that had a sled dog breeder up in Alaska (don't know where and I know it's a big state) And he had a compost pile I remember it because he put the doggie doo doo in it which I thought was a no no for composting. I don't remember the name of the place but it might be found in the episode listing on wiki or imdb, since he has a business I'm sure you could call him up and ask for advice. :)

Comment by bj on November 14, 2011 at 11:44pm

Just in the last week or so I bought a chipper/shredder from Sears.  I didn't look to see whether it might be built by MTD.  Everything you said about yours is the same as mine.  I'm delighted with its performance but still wary of starting it myself.  I probably should have gotten one with an "automatic" starter.  :)  When I tried pulling the cord, the opposite wheel was lifting up off the ground like it might tip over toward me!  Does yours do that?

bj

Comment by Zigmund Cieplinski on November 14, 2011 at 11:14pm

Thank you Bonnie I am glad I could help.

Jeanette, I would try to just compost plant and yard waste that is not edible for the critters. If it will be eaten by them do not put it in the compost.

On the other hand, consider them a help in stirring up your compost pile for you and when they are done you just have to re-pile everything and they did some of the work, but I understand large bears are not like having a squirrel or chipmunk in your yard.  LOL and I did have Moose once and they are delicious. Shooting them at the compost pile is easier than miles in the woods in a swamp in a snowstorm, I would think. I live in Ohio, what do I know.  

Comment by Bonnie Hannum ~ Missouri, USA on November 14, 2011 at 10:55pm

Zigmund, thanks for all the great info on the chipper/shredder.  Like you, we have been using our lawn tractor to chop everything up and then till under.  Hubby burns the larger oak tree limbs that fall during the storms and I just think this is a terrible waste.  Now I'll have some "reading material" to show him what I've been trying to tell him about with the shredders.

Comment by Bonnie Hannum ~ Missouri, USA on November 14, 2011 at 10:49pm

Hi Jeanette,  I hope you are successful in finding others there who compost; it will be interesting to see what they come up with to keep the animals away.  I'm thinking it's a daunting task; would there be enough grass or green mulch to mix in to help the compost cook and in turn keep the smells down?   Interesting.  Keep us posted!

Comment by Jeanette Fuller on November 14, 2011 at 10:32pm

I live in Anchorage, Alaska.  I am hoping to find others in my area who compost successfully, and by successfully, I mean without attracting bears, moose and other wild lovers of free food. 

 

Comment by Zigmund Cieplinski on November 9, 2011 at 3:32pm

Hi William, I have had this one for a year, I had an older one that was not as powerfull, I think this one is apx 7hp and will shred up to 3 in branches. One chute is for branckes and the other is for plants and leaves. The chute for leaves has a lever that drops the end down to the ground and you just rake the leaves into it and it shreds them down by 10 to 1 and puts them into a 5 bushel bag for less empties, it is abt 4 ft long. The MTD is a good machine and they make products for other co.s and put their labels on the same product. We blow our leaves into big piles and than rake them into the shute on the ground and it makes the job easier. I trimed my Apple tree last spring and it ate everything. I would buy it again if I needed to.

Comment by William Brooks Zone 7/OK on November 9, 2011 at 9:38am

Zigmund I have been contemplating on a shredder over the past 6 months but haven't really checked into it yet. I know only of the more advertised ones but are they really as good as they say they are. Sometimes the well known brands are not that good and are more expensive. I have a lot of  trees I trim each spring Oaks and fruit trees as for leaves I use a leaf blower that vacuums as well and chops up the leaves and goes into a shoulder bag then I dump them into my trailer. How long have you had your shredder and what is the Dia. of branches it will chop?

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