advice wanted, chipper/shredder

Hi all,

The piles of debris are growing! I need to reduce this stuff and hope a chipper/shredder is the way to go. It's holly, tree branches, general yard refuse. I can start gas engines if not totally balky.

There's a Snapper model at high 5 hundreds locally that chips 2.5 inch branches and has a separate shredder hopper. A little pricey.

Do you have any advice or favorites???

Thanks!