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Greenmech CS100 (which is about 5k incl vat IIRC)
Or Jo Beau who made several sizes of small chipper from a 2 inch m100 that weights about 30kg up to a 5 inch self propelled one.
As Gary says best to hire first before you buy anything.
Thanks for the advice
If you want a recommendation for one that will fit easily into most vans, has no 'sticky-out' bits and has some form of 'feed' then I'd recommend an Eliet Pro or similar. Main benefits are build quality, tri-blades and well angled chute. Often available as a hire machine, thus you can try before you buy. New, prices start at around £2k upwards
Search the Forum and you'll see some useful views...I'm biased as we use them :-)
Strange, Eliet are a Belgium company and (I think) are distributed by PDS in the UK. Never had problems with spares - suggest your dealers were spinning a yarn ?, but note that the blades can take several regrinds.
Pro-Spec machines will always cost more than domestic versions, so depends on your likely usage and as normal you get what you pay for in terms of durability and warranty etc.
Often come up as second hand from Hire companies at reasonable price. Strong engine means at worst new blades, a drive belt & can of orange touch up paint
We (Acacia) have a 3" Eliet Shredder for hire - acaciarental.com/eliet-shredder - it's a brilliant little machine for leaves and bits and they're really compact and light.
Not sure where you are but if you're S.E England and want to have a go before buying give us a call! :)
I got the new 4s Eliet major back in may. Its a fantastic machine, shredding stuff down so you end up with about 20% volume of the original amount. The blades can be turned round, it will cope with small stones & such, I'm very happy with it, as it allows me store the mulch/chippings, cutting down my trips to the tip.
It says it will do up to 2", not tried anything that big through it, but it eats leylandi branches/leaves/brambles, I just stuff armfuls at a time into it & it takes it all in its stride.
I got it for smaller stuff such as the above & hedge cuttings/tree prunings & it does what it says on the tin, & if I have anything near 2" I save it for folks who have wood burners, also I have a tree busta for bigger stuff.
I dealt with John at PDS, who was very helpful, I had an on site demo which sold it to me.
Rob