Bosch AXT Rapid 2200w Shredder

Warning! Avoid! I tried sharpening blades, replacing blades but it still spews out strips of material instead of cutting the branches. Completely fed up with messing around with this machine.

This machine does not draw the waste into itself: you have to push it through which is very slow. "Rapid"? I don't think so. I wouldn't rate it to cut anything thicker that 15mm. The final straw was that a circular magnet which is part of the overload protection broke and they are not available from Bosch, or anywhere else as far as I can see, which is really poor. See this fault on Youtube. It seems others have had the same problem. Go for one of the crusher types which pull the foliage through. Complete waste of money.

We wanted a shredder so that the trees and shrubs we grew could be useful again in the compost.

The Bosch was our first foray into the world of shredding (garden, not guitar). We chose it because of the expected quality from this brand.

This was in late May 2018.

The poor little machine failed to impress much from the start, eventually being returned when it stopped. The local importers (NZ) were very slow assessing and deciding what to do. After a while (weeds growing through the bits needing shredding by now) they decided to replace the motor/

Earlier this week, it just stopped, again. The local dealer Mitre10 gave a refund. We purchased a Morrison shredder, which has been going gangbusters ever since. It was cheaper too.

Brought this shredder as it was the best electric option available at the store I visited.

I can confirm that it happily chips freshly cut branches to about 35mm diameter. It's just digested the entire foliage of an unwanted, 8m tall privet.

Making sure you've broken the the branches into fairly straight sections is key to getting a good shred. The pokery thingamabob does a brilliant job of feeding stuff in without getting your paws near the whirly bits...

The only clogs I had were when I let the waste material build up to the point where the outlet became blocked.

Very disappointed. This was my first purchase of a shredder and not what I expected based on seeing the neighbours. This was the only product in B&Q and as I already have several Bosch garden products I was happy to buy this without researching first. That was a mistake. Having now read reviews I can echo those that tell of frequent jams with fresh green leaves and twigs, and of strings rather than finely chopped material. I too do not believe it could handle 40mm! It would kill it! I think the vertical position of the blade is bound to be an issue. The feed is very narrow as well, making this much harder it needs to be. The day after my purchase I found my local independent garden centre has a much more powerful, heavier shredder for only £129 when I paid £200 for the lightweight but flimsy Bosch - gutted! But when the blades are gone that's what I'll buy! That product has a bigger feed and the blade sits horizontally which us bound to cut through rather than jam.

Strips wood rather than cutting it - wood comes out in long strips. Constantly jams and requires unblocking. Very disappointed with this shredder. Returned it to B&Q for refund. Thank you B&Q, Newport Isle of Wight

This machine is poorly designed and constructed, and a constant source of irritation and frustration. It worked only more or less properly for 1 season (before, I had a very basic Black & Decker shredder which lasted 33 yr but this model alas is not available anymore). The blades become blunt very rapidly. It doesn't shred properly but spews out long strips of bark. It is constantly jamming, so you have to constantly open the machine, which is a tiresome procedure, and moreover it is safeguarded in such a way it becomes a nuisance (in the end the machine remained off after it was closed again so I had to bypass the security system). It is made to wear out rapidly, with the blades cutting against aluminium parts. Service is nonexistent, I was told I should buy a heavier Bosch model for my garden job (wich was perfectly within the limits of Bosch AXT Rapid 2200w job description).

Ok at what it does but mine has failed after only 70 hours of use. Expected more from Bosch. Wont be replacing from the same manufacturer. Gets clogged up very easily and only mulche very thin branches. up to about 12mm

This shredder is utter rubbsih. I agree with the previous reviewer, it is almost unusable. I bought mine at Argos on the strength of previous very good reviews of it. I paid £129 for it but having used it would not pay more than £5 for it. The problem is the tiny cutting head which appears to deflect twigs and immediately jam it up. I tried a variety of garden waste but it struggled with twigs of more than 2mm diameter (I am amazed that some folks seem to have had it cutting branches of 4cm!). It repeatedly jammed despite trying to feed the material in very slowly and I had to give up after an hour of fruitlessly trying to get it to shred anything. All in all probably one of the worst purchases I have made.

I am so disappointed with this shredder - it works perfectly, but has a pathetically small feed and when putting soft leafy stuff through constantly blocks you then have to unskrew a knob to get it all back out again. Time consuming to the point of unusable. The worrying thing is this seems to have good reviews, so what am I going to replace it with?!