Hi,
Thanks Dave54 & Ktuludays; things aren't what they used to be and generally for the worse; in my day machines were made from solid cast iron which was not only very heavy but gave many lifetimes reliable service unlike now when aluminium/ pressed steel sheet or plastic is used for cheapness. Like you Dave54 I too dislike plastic wheels with a passion; our 30 year old petrol mower has wooden wheels which I turned and added; the plastic wheels died years ago.
Very strange indeed Colin that yours has washers and circlips securing the wheels which I suggested in my first post as an option. A washer and split pin would be another option. It is strange though mine having only plastic bungs to secure the wheels.
Thanks adonis for pointing out the warranty invalidation which of course is correct; I didn't receive a warranty with my Bosch shredder because I didn't buy it at normal price through a Bosch dealer or agent; I bought mine through Gumtree at under half price even though the shredder was brand new still in it's original carton; as advertised the carton was slightly damaged due to storage but other than this the shredder was brand new; I bought it from a private address in Poynton paying cash saving a lot of money.
I'm delighted with the Bosch shredder having used it extensively over two weeks shredding masses of laurel and conifer; due to my fault I jammed it a few times but managed to clear each jam; it has a reversing function but generally this wouldn't work in a jam because to reverse it would pick up and then jam the other way locking the drum solid; do you find this with your Bosch Colin; I found that if the shredder wasn't feeding correctly I could simply pull the bin out then put my hand under the drum and pull away a good handful of shredded material then it would reverse and clear itself; there are safety devices to this shredder so if the bin is removed it won't start but the best thing of course would be to pull the plug before playing around. The shredder suffered two really bad jams and I had to use a big plain screwdriver from beneath after tipping the shredder on its side to clear the jam; this needs doing with a great deal of care and patience because otherwise damage could be inflicted on the cutting blades or castings so I ensured the screwdriver blade didn't come into contact with the edge of the cutters. This Bosch is rated at 40mm cut but at this it does struggle so after the first bad jam I didn't use it to its maximum; however the performance is brilliant; putting long heavily leaved laurel branches into the shredder and watching the shredder chomp through them is most impressive.
Bosch have made a nice shredder in the AXT 25D but on mine it was let down by the wheel falling off which was most unexpected; not the end of the world but I thought I'd add my modification just for a bit of interest; fortunately I have plenty of kit to sort these little jobs out but many owners won't have access to such kit then it will be a bigger problem to them.
Things certainly don't go right these days; I've just tried to order two Thornton's chocolate hampers these reduced from £60 to £30 with a special "Promo Code" I copied and pasted the code but at the checkout it's demanding £120 so no thanks I'll try again later; I find this a very easy way to send Christmas prezzies at least I do when it works. Everything I do these days seems to have some degree of hassle involved; regarding the wheel falling off the shredder; this is a small price to pay considering the saving I made on buying the shredder so I'm not complaining in the least.
Thanks for adding the picture flash; so there is still some genuine British Engineering top quality around; well done Qualcast for this; pity Bosch don't adopt the idea.
Kind regards, Col.
