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18 Reviews For Ryobi RSH-2455

  • username already exists 28th May 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Good Points: Solid, powerful and effective.


    Bad Points: I can't find any bad points on it.


    General comments: I just bought one of these Ryobi shredders. The first time I used it, it did pass a lot of material through with little more than a chip in the side every 2 cm or so. I adjusted the blade by turning the allen key slowly until I heard the blade very lightly 'skim' the plate and then tried it again. Perfect, faultless! There is so much power it just ploughs through even the heaviest branches.

  • Guest 11th May 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The Ryobi RSH-2455 got rid of a 40 ft tree in 2 hours!

  • Guest 4th May 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Initially after trying this Ryobi RSH-2455 shredder for the first time I was appalled...I thought it was useless. Branches just seemed to come through it unscathed.
    However the secret appears to be in adjusting the blade. After adjusting it quite a few times it worked a treat. I managed to shred 3 smallish trees in one day.

    So I have gone from being really disappointed to being very impressed in the matter of an hour. I have written this review only because others appeared to have been so crit ...

  • greef Rank: Lance Corporal 4th May 2009

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    Ryobi RSH-2455 is about as good at shredding as a piece of cheese. It doesn't shred! Not one jot.

  • Guest 2nd Mar 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    With the Ryobi RSH-2455 you have to crank up the cutter plate while the machine is shredding thick branches to get the required shred. The manual does not say this but their technical dept does. Apart from initial set up problems its a good piece of kit.

  • Peter D Stokes Rank: Corporal 12th Nov 2008

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    This Ryobi RSH-2455 'shredder' is beyond useless. I followed the set up instructions to the letter and it point blank refuses to shred. Complete and utter waste of my money. It is now on it's way back to the company from where I purchased it.

  • Guest 13th Jul 2008

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    I agree with all the negative comments on this Ryobi RSH-2455. It just puts notches into the wood and squeezes it a bit. It just bruises the leaves.
    We are SO disappointed with this machine

  • AJones 5th May 2008

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    The Ryobi RSH2455 garden shredder cannot chip or shred. Totally concur with all previous comments made. End up with a sausage which has numerous notches in it. Adjusted balde as per instructions but to no avail. Should have read the comments in the review centre first ! Will now go and buy a Bosch instead, after taking this useless piece of kit back first.

  • witold 8th Jan 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    The Ryobi RSH-2455 Garden Shredder is a good powerful crusher. It's not a masher or a moulcher at all. In assessing 40mm branch tolerance, one has to consider side branches which are capable ,as in my case, to deform hopper acting as a wedge. As a crusher it will produce good shreds for green bean. Good value for money if it is what you want.

  • 6966neil Rank: Lance Corporal 14th Nov 2007

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    The design is based on an off-centre rotating wheel with cutting blades that are meant to grab the wood, squeeze it against a plate, thus nipping the stem off into fairly long chips. This is a "one-pass" operation, and since it doesn't work, the stems just get ejected with little notches in them. Despite correctly setting up the RSH-2455 striker plate, I have fed it rose, bamboo and birch tree stems of various hardnesses, diameters and lengths up to 100 cm, and it has produced the exactly the sa ...

  • mistressjude Rank: Corporal 20th Jun 2007

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    The Ryobi helpline telephone number is in the handbook. On phoning it, we had a recorded message telling us to send them an email! Our opinion is that the Ryobi RSH-2455 garden shredder and the Ryobi helpline are not fit for the purpose for which they are intended; ie. useless!

  • doctormckenzie 25th Apr 2007

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    I've spent ages setting up. I get the little aluminium shards just like the manual says when it should be set up correctly, but still 1cm thick branches come out with some bark stripped off and a few notices. Once in a blue moon the Ryobi RSH-2455 garden shredder even manages to cut something, but not very often.

  • JOHNWASIAK Rank: Lance Corporal 16th Jan 2007

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    staff at B&Q were very helpful, and having returned my machine they set up another one which was just as bad.

    The Ryobi rsh-2455 garden shredder does not shred.

  • glasshalffull Rank: Lance Corporal 18th Oct 2006

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    The cutting drum on my Ryobi rsh-2455 shredder is lopsided. This means how ever it is adjusted it will only cut once per revolution of the cutter drum and will leave partial cuts/notches the rest of the time. The lengths spat out by the shredder are about 6 - 7 inches, which I guess must be the diameter of the cutter drum.

    The machine works by having cutting blades mounted on the outside of a drum. These blades pass close to an adjustable plate. The branches are dragged down between the cutt ...

  • glasshalffull Rank: Lance Corporal 18th Oct 2006

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    I agree with the previous reviews of Patkin and Angelabrison. I can also see the point made by mickhefferin, in that if the Ryobi garden shredder was well manufactured, it would be possible to set it up to work properly. My shredder has a lopsided cutter, and so it can only be adjusted to cut branches once per revolution, and hence, it spits out 6 - 7 inch lengths of notched branches.

    It's a pity, as it is a good design that should work, but shoddy manufacturing means you have a good chance o ...

  • mickhefferin Rank: Lance Corporal 9th Sep 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    All but the most awkward of branches are dragged in by the self feed and spat out in small 2cm chunks. I suspect the previous reviewer did not set up his Ryobi rsh-2455 properly. Too big a gap and branches get indented not cut. Small branches pass straight through. Set up correctly and even leaves are cut into 2cm strips.

    Bought to replace a rotating disc type shredder which was a waste of effort and time. This is far better, If you are going to buy a shredder, get self feed or you are was ...

  • PATKIN 23rd Aug 2006

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    I bought this Ryobi rsh-2455 garden shredder two days ago. It is absolute rubbish. You couldn't shred a paper bag. Twigs pass straight through and larger branches jam. A complete waste of money!

  • angelabrison Rank: Lance Corporal 29th May 2006

    Reviewer rating: 1 stars


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    It doesn't cut/shred items at all. Thicker branches have huge indents on them and cut into shorter strips, but not into small chunks. Thinner branches can often go straight through. Only if the larger branches are put through a few times does it start to look like mulch. Even using it as compost it would probably take too long to break down.