Warning! Avoid! I tried sharpening blades, replacing blades but it still spews out strips of material instead of cutting the branches. Completely fed up with messing around with this machine.

This machine does not draw the waste into itself: you have to push it through which is very slow. "Rapid"? I don't think so. I wouldn't rate it to cut anything thicker that 15mm. The final straw was that a circular magnet which is part of the overload protection broke and they are not available from Bosch, or anywhere else as far as I can see, which is really poor. See this fault on Youtube. It seems others have had the same problem. Go for one of the crusher types which pull the foliage through. Complete waste of money.

We wanted a shredder so that the trees and shrubs we grew could be useful again in the compost. The Bosch was our first foray into the world of shredding (garden, not guitar). We chose it because of the expected quality from this brand. This was in late May 2018. The poor little machine failed to impress much from the start, eventually being returned when it stopped. The local importers (NZ) were very slow assessing and deciding what to do. After a while (weeds growing through the bits needing shredding by now) they decided to replace the motor/ Earlier this week, it just stopped, again. The local dealer Mitre10 gave a refund. We purchased a Morrison shredder, which has been going gangbusters ever since. It was cheaper too.

Brought this shredder as it was the best electric option available at the store I visited. I can confirm that it happily chips freshly cut branches to about 35mm diameter. It's just digested the entire foliage of an unwanted, 8m tall privet. Making sure you've broken the the branches into fairly straight sections is key to getting a good shred. The pokery thingamabob does a brilliant job of feeding stuff in without getting your paws near the whirly bits... The only clogs I had were when I let the waste material build up to the point where the outlet became blocked.

Very disappointed. This was my first purchase of a shredder and not what I expected based on seeing the neighbours. This was the only product in B&Q and as I already have several Bosch garden products I was happy to buy this without researching first. That was a mistake. Having now read reviews I can echo those that tell of frequent jams with fresh green leaves and twigs, and of strings rather than finely chopped material. I too do not believe it could handle 40mm! It would kill it! I think the vertical position of the blade is bound to be an issue. The feed is very narrow as well, making this much harder it needs to be. The day after my purchase I found my local independent garden centre has a much more powerful, heavier shredder for only £129 when I paid £200 for the lightweight but flimsy Bosch - gutted! But when the blades are gone that's what I'll buy! That product has a bigger feed and the blade sits horizontally which us bound to cut through rather than jam.

Strips wood rather than cutting it - wood comes out in long strips. Constantly jams and requires unblocking. Very disappointed with this shredder. Returned it to B&Q for refund. Thank you B&Q, Newport Isle of Wight

This machine is poorly designed and constructed, and a constant source of irritation and frustration. It worked only more or less properly for 1 season (before, I had a very basic Black & Decker shredder which lasted 33 yr but this model alas is not available anymore). The blades become blunt very rapidly. It doesn't shred properly but spews out long strips of bark. It is constantly jamming, so you have to constantly open the machine, which is a tiresome procedure, and moreover it is safeguarded in such a way it becomes a nuisance (in the end the machine remained off after it was closed again so I had to bypass the security system). It is made to wear out rapidly, with the blades cutting against aluminium parts. Service is nonexistent, I was told I should buy a heavier Bosch model for my garden job (wich was perfectly within the limits of Bosch AXT Rapid 2200w job description).

Ok at what it does but mine has failed after only 70 hours of use. Expected more from Bosch. Wont be replacing from the same manufacturer. Gets clogged up very easily and only mulche very thin branches. up to about 12mm

I am so disappointed with this shredder - it works perfectly, but has a pathetically small feed and when putting soft leafy stuff through constantly blocks you then have to unskrew a knob to get it all back out again. Time consuming to the point of unusable. The worrying thing is this seems to have good reviews, so what am I going to replace it with?!

Bought this after reading the above reviews, and they are all true this is a great bit of kit! It made light work of all my sticks twigs and the brambles, I just put an ordinary plastic rubble sack underneath and it left virtually no mess where I was working! It is not too loud and the pulp that comes out went straight on the garden . very happy. And to make things even better its now £109 at Lawsons !!

The Bosch AXT Rapid 2200w Shredder is better than i hoped. extremely fast shredding

Got this Bosch AXT Rapid 2200w Shredder a while back. It is a good looking and performing machine for the ecologically sound garden.
Reversible blade for when one side is blunt, Not too noisy, Self feeding on branches, Handles green leaves well, Easy and quick to clear if stops feeding properly, Fairly lightweight to move araound.

I have owned this machine for a couple of years. While it worked it was brilliant. Then came the day when for no reason it started to make funny noises! I took it to my local power tool & equipment repairer who told me something small had broken inside but Bosch small parts were unavailable & I would have to buy a whole new motor..almost the cost of buying new machine. What a shame. I will be lost without it. Think I will invest in something a bit bigger next time.

We bought this Bosch AXT Rapid 2200 shredder as it was on sale for around £100 and has received good reviews, including from this site. Our garden doesn't produce huge amounts to shred, so we didn't want to spend hundreds on a shredder. However after a recent clean up we had quite a bit to get rid off, and at this price for such a highly recommended brand, we felt it was a bargain worth buying.

The box wasn't the easiest to open - in the end I opened up the top. Once inside the instructions showed a different way to open the box, although I'm not sure their way is even possible! Assembly is quick and easy though - you will need a mallet/hammer to put the wheels on and a screwdriver to attach the shredder to the metal base.

In use the shredder is quick, devouring the first branch I fed it in a few seconds. It ate everything I gave it, pulling branches in automatically. On finer material you may need to use the shoving board provided to push it into the machine.

Anything less than about 3cm wide goes through fine, but larger branches (admittedly towards the limit of the advertised capability) can cause it to stall and cut-out. On restarting it eats the rest of the branch with no problem. This may be because the branches had been sitting around for a while and hence had dried out a bit - but it's not a major issue.

I was worried that the shredder would be quite noisy given that Bosch produce a 'quiet' range as well. However it wasn't as noisy as I feared - although I would still recommend some ear protection. Eye protection is also a must since the odd chip can be spat out the top whilst feeding material in.

Overall we're very happy after working through a pile of branches today. Practically I think it would be difficult to improve on this shredder - it certainly seems indestructible. After a bit of use you get to know how much to put in at once, what might cause a jam etc. and cut the material down to lengths that it can handle more easily.