buying a mulcher
I think we won't get around without a mulcher, especially as I'm cutting branches of weeds for my sheep daily. However we have no idea of mulchers. It should be a sturdy machine, maybe second hand but quality. How much petrol does a mulcher uses?
I would prefer having something hand driven, but this does not seem to exist.
It seems like you need to get something decent to do this job. I got advice on gardening australia (check it yourself). I can't remember hte name of hte thing but it costs about $2000 and the guy is happy with it. The cheap ones sound dodgy. There are battery driven ones but they don't seem to be as good if you've got a lot of work to do.
I wouldn't have a clue how much petrol a mulcher uses. Probably something comparable to a lawnmower but its just a guess and of course lawn mowers differ too in pretrol consumption. the thing is compared iwth chopping stuff up by hand, the efficiency of a decent muclching machine is incomparable.
2000 is much money! Maybe the same but second hand.
Check out ebay-
some very affordable , decent looking, motor drive ones there. 5.5hp , 15hp etc.
I'd stay clear of the electric ones, more trouble than they're worth I reckon
The PTO driven ones look good, hook up to the linkage on the back of a small tractor.
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G'day heftzweckeOriginally Posted by heftzwecke
Eat the sheep, and get in some goats. This way you get milk, cheese, a jumper and some socks, manure, and eventually a roast dinner or three out of your 'mulchers'.
Just a thought...
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We search a butcher for the male and the female I think we would give away maybe in return to butchering.
Its hardly permaculture principles but I am using an electric chipper, $310 Ryobi one. It chips what I cant pile into sticks/leaves to rot down and sticks/branches smaller than what are useful in the garden as supports and timber. It cuts 2" segments as its a gear/sprocket cutter against a steal plate so you end up with chunky bits rather than minced up sawdust.
Yes its a token chipper but I find it good for city use. IT allows me to return most of what I take off the plants/tree back to the same tree, hence it gets all the specific nutrient it requires and I am not bringing in organic material to make up for what was wasted/taken away etc.
If you have the space or a farm get animal labor, OR prune more often so your cuttings are not so large, or wait longer until the prunings are usable timber/poles.
Anyway I just thought I would say that a couple of the silent electric chippers are effective in built up areas and urban blocks.
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Last edited by charlesinnaloo; 19-08-2010 at 02:33 AM.
the best damn machine on the market the greenfield peacemaker, not cheap but you get top of the line reliability and endurance. if you get the 10hp model get the electric start.
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I asked Len the same question a year ago and took his advice. Mine has a Honda GSV 190 motor - pull start. It cost $1749 and it's a little ripper. I'm not very good with power tools but I can operate it easily. It uses very little petrol - I think the tank is 2 L and that lasts me probably 10 hours of use (I have never used it more than about 1 hour at a time though as it just flies though the stuff).
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