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Shredding Palm fronds

DoomsDave

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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Howdyall:

I'm going to do a Moose Knuckle on this thread and revive an old one (sorta, anyway).

There was a thread a while back in which someone asked about shredding palm fronds.

So, armed with my big-A'd shredder (10HP) I experimented, and found that most dried and wet palm leaves shred fine if you go slow and don't try to dump too many at once into the hopper.

This includes D. baronii, Pritchardia schautteri, Parajubes, Archontophoenix and Roystonea.

VROOM!

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Al in Kona Grand Master

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Be careful with palm leaves such as Butia, Pseudophoenix and other tough leaved palms - they can be a real problem shredding. Also other palm leaves that are very hard and thick where the leaf meets the trunk. You may want to not shred that part of the leaf that is so thick and hard. That's been my experience in griding up palm leaves in a shredder. Of course the more HP you have the better too.

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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Be careful with palm leaves such as Butia, Pseudophoenix and other tough leaved palms - they can be a real problem shredding. Also other palm leaves that are very hard and thick where the leaf meets the trunk. You may want to not shred that part of the leaf that is so thick and hard. That's been my experience in griding up palm leaves in a shredder. Of course the more HP you have the better too.

Most of the really hard tough leaves you describe come from either common palms here, or palms that won't grow here . . . .

I don't have an CIDPs, and Roystoneas shred well once they dry out a bit. Even the big Archies shred easy, no problem, though they'll bog the shredder a bit.

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or lost profits or revenue, claims by third parties or for other similar costs, or any special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of my opinion or the use of this data. The accuracy or reliability of the data is not guaranteed or warranted in any way and I disclaim liability of any kind whatsoever, including, without limitation, liability for quality, performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose arising out of the use, or inability to use my data. Other terms may apply.

Moose Grand Master

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I'm going to do a Moose Knuckle on this thread and revive an old one (sorta, anyway).

You need to learn how to use the fonts and colors before you can do a Moose Knuckle!

Hey now, I resemble that remark! :lol:

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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Okay, so this is a proper MOOSE KNUCKLE?

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or lost profits or revenue, claims by third parties or for other similar costs, or any special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of my opinion or the use of this data. The accuracy or reliability of the data is not guaranteed or warranted in any way and I disclaim liability of any kind whatsoever, including, without limitation, liability for quality, performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose arising out of the use, or inability to use my data. Other terms may apply.

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fiji jim

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Some machines shred, some chop. Most home-garden shredders are useless with anything but small type cuttings and pruning waste.

The machines that do work well with most palm fronds are the more powerful types with cutting blades. My favorite has two opposing blades, like a planner, fitted to a vertical flywheel powered by 6 HP. It operates like a hammer and anvil action and when the blades are sharp it cuts nice slices. The other, 8 HP, has the blades fitted to a rotating drum and also works well on fresh cut material up to 4" thick.

These chippers cut all fresh material from palms and trees. Better fresh and soft than dried out and woody. However neither will deal with softer, moister stuff like ginger and heliconia stems. They just clog everything.

Located on Vanua Levu near Savusavu (16degrees South) Elevation from sealevel to 30meters with average annual rainfall of 2800mm (110in) with temperature from 18 to 34C (65 to 92F).

The Germinator Mentor

The Germinator

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Okay, so this is a proper MOOSE KNUCKLE?

Dave Is that a synonym for Camel Toe?

Ed Mijares

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Zone 10a?

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