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Talon 3HP Electric
AndyEMelbourne
Best shredder for a suburban block
I've had my Talon shredder for five years - picked it up from Kmart at a bargain clearance price $170?. I have a mature garden with dozens of trees and huge shrubs in the front and back yard that need to be heavily pruned on a regular basis. Most of my trees are deciduous and drop huge volumes of leaves every year. My Talon shredder just eats it all up. I use a lopper to cut up branches so they are as straight as possible so they can been fed into the side chipper chute. Any branches that are too thick, I try and split in half, but if it's too ...Read more
hard to reduce their size they end up on my fire pit. Initially I found it would block up, but the problem is easily resolved. 1. Keep your blades sharp. (Make sure you have at least one spare set. I've got three sets which I regularly sharpen using a chisel sharpening guide fitted to a linisher on my bench grinder. You can buy blades from Bunnings, Mitre 10 or various places on line. Try and buy genuine blades as they are made out of hard tool steel which will remain sharp for longer. If you don't have the skills to sharpen them yourself, shop around for a sharpening service - cheaper than replacing) 2. Remove the plastic shroud from the exit chute and attach your collection bag directly to the metal chute (if you do end up with a blockage don't stick your hands inside if the power is connected, otherwise Darwin's theory of evolution will kick in) 3. Make sure you don't use a metal push stick, use an oversize branch as a pusher. 4. When stuffing material in the top, make sure there are no stones, gravel or metal objects. The Talon shredder is virtually unstoppable. I've brutalized mine and it keeps on going. PS. Yes I have put metal in mine and suffered the consequences of damaged blades. Rusty pliers in with leaves is not good. Metal push sticks are not good, refer notes 3 and 4. So what do you do with all the chipped/shredded output? If I am chipping solid branches, I put it straight on the garden beds - spread thinly. But everything else gets put into two very large 400 liter compost bins (I don't Have or want a green waste bin)Similar opinion? Write a review on ProductReview.com.au!
Questions & Answers
Daveasked
Where can I buy a a complete cutter head, with blades and screws, for a Talon as200100 mulcher/shredder.
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Daveasked
Where can I buy a a complete cutter head, with blades and screws, for a Talon as200100 mulcher/shredder.
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Try Bunnings Special Orders. They used to sell the Talon brand.
Alternatively, detach your cutter head and take it in to Bunnings and compare it with the Ozito shredder they're currently selling. It looks like it came out of the same factory as the Talon brand, might be an interchangeable head.
With a lot of those items, sadly, you can find yourself up for an expensive part (and no guarantee) whereas for a few $ more, you can get a complete new unit, with a guarantee. (And your old unit is now rubbish). The head and the blades will be the most expensive part of the tool apart from the motor (maybe).
And while I'm content with my Talon at the price I paid for it and the amount of work I ask of it, I wouldn't buy one again. I'd go for the more expensive grinder-shredder machines, as against something with whirling little blades that are difficult to sharpen. (And easy to cut yourself with!)
Ranjith T.asked
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Start with Bunnings Special orders. They aren't sold by Bunnings under the same name anymore, but identical items are being sold under different labels.
A quick Google turned up:
https://www.outdoorking.com/chippers-shredders/talon-chipper-parts/talon-ryobi-mcculloch-homelite-chipper-blade-579250001
Which looks like the right part. They also have the weirdo screws at $2.75 ea - probably worth it, $11 for 4 screws. But! - I can't verify that this is a good company, I've never dealt with them.
I have sharpened my old blades on a belt sander - but even with gloves and locking pliers this is very dangerous. And you have to keep them cool, dunk them in water, or the steel loses its tempering; becomes soft.
Details
Category | Garden Shredders |
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Price (RRP) | $366 |
Power | 2200W |
Cutting Capacity | 40mm |
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