GeoTech GSB50 - Petrol garden shredder - Gasoline engine 5.5 HP

Garden shredders allow reducing weeds and twigs in an easy to handle and suitable size for composting. Shredding operations also allow reducing the material decomposing time.

The wood chipper shreds and compacts wood in a very small space and the shredded material can be used to produce humus (compost) to keep your soil and plants healthy and reach in nutrients.

The GeoTech GSB50 garden shredder features a max. 45 mm cutting diameter.

Warning: Like all wood chippers and garden shredders, it is not suited for shredding grass, leaves, pine needles, etc. (it is intended to shred branches, but it can also grind leaves, needles and others)

Garden shredders intended use:
- The wood chipper must grind only green branches and not dried ones (which would limit its shredding capacity and lead to quick deterioration of the blades);
- The branches must be preferably long, smooth and not knobby (otherwise the cutting diameter would be reduced);
- The branch cutting diameter indicated is the maximum, so it is advised not to shred larger branches. In this case it would be better to purchase a shredder with a larger branch cutting diameter;
- The cutting diameter can vary according to the amounts of wood (e.g: oak, olive, plum and peach are hardwood and can reduce the cutting capacity of the wood chipper);

Features:

• Engine type: 4-Stroke, single cylinder - OHV
• Cylinder type: aluminium
• Cubic capacity: 173 cm³
• Power: 5.5 Hp
• Starting: recoil start

Engine with belt drive.

Oil tank: 0.55 L

Petrol tank: 1.6 L

This gives the machine extraordinary sturdiness, protecting both the engine and the internal shredding unit from any kind of internal shock or kickback.

Nominal power: 5.5 Hp
The correct term would be "Commercial” Power, meaning the standard definition used until a few years ago by all well-known engine manufacturers.

* This technical feature is the one indicated in the main sales channels, even if it is higher than the real power of the engine.
Rated power: 4.5 Hp
It refers to the real power of the engine. This is the power indicated as official in the engine instructions manual.

The engine is PROVIDED WITHOUT OIL.
Please carefully read the instruction manual before starting the unit.

Shredder equipped with a single hopper.

The hopper is equipped with 2 openings for entering branches. One more specific for large branches (thus wide enough to allow the Operator using the pusher) and the other one more specific for small branches or green material (again using the pusher provided).

Focus on the dual opening.

The garden shredder is equipped with a pusher to help the Operator pushing in the material to be shredded.

SELF-FEEDING: once introduced the branches into the hopper, the shredder draws them inside the shredding chamber autonomously.

Large and highly-thick 2 shredding blades are mounted on a steel rotating roller.

The rotor is sturdy and entirely made of steel.

The 2 blades are reversible. Once completely worn on one side, instead of replacing them, the blades can be turned to the opposite side where they will have a new and sharp blade.

Focus on the wood chips. As you can see, the 2% of the shredded material ends up outside the collector. This is because the collector does not completely cover the space of the wood chips.

The garden shredder body is made of steel. It is well impact-resistant to shocks or kickbacks.

The wood chipper is also equipped with large 20 cm pneumatic wheels that allow easy transport.

Focus on the engine On/Off switch.

Focus on the safety device under the garden shredder. The machine does not start if the Operator has not correctly entered the collector. Focus on the safety key to lock the collector.

Thefront support stand is very large and provides stability to the machine. This allows to distribute the weight over a greater surface area, thus preventing the shredder from sinking into soft grounds.

WARNING: always check that you have entered the collector correctly. Otherwise, the machine won’t start.