LIDL

draward

:)Is the garden chiper in lidl any good. and the lawnmower thanks

Prowetod

Wondering about the chipper myself... Here is a link: http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20100304.p.Garden_Chipper

How much would a petrol chipper cost? Where could one get one?

draward

Between 300 and 650 for petrol one would love to get one of them.

Discodog

It's certainly cheap. The best "value" chipper is the Bosch Quiet Shredder. 4 of my clients have them & I have just finished shredding a big pile of cut shrubs with one.

This machine is different is that it has a corkscrew blade that rotates in a tube. Like all the small machines it is a bit slow but copes really well.

B&Q stock them:

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9219051&fh_view_size=10&fh_eds=%3f&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB%2fcategories%3c%7b9372012%7d%2fcategories%3c%7b9372021%7d%2fcategories%3c%7b9372064%7d%2fspecificationsProductType%3dblow_vacs___shredders&fh_refview=lister&ts=1267471159053&isSearch=false

katana1

Hi ,
I am sure that these are all good value.
The one bit of advice I would give anyone when buying an unfamiliar brand is to ring a local repair shop --Tell them the make and model --That you need a switch or a bearing for it and see if they --1-can fix it and 2-- can get the parts.
I bought a chainsaw a few years ago and its sitting in the shed as there are no parts available.
The above is what I do now if I am buying something.
Hope this helps.

Discodog

I agree with Katana. The problem with this mower is the lack of detail. For example is it a Briggs engine, for which parts are readily available.

A 3 year guarantee would indicate that parts are available but the devil is in the detail or lack of it.