This is a shredder that I have used for years. One day when I was using it to shred hedge trimmings, it started making a loud noise in the shredding area. I immediately turned off the engine and whenever I tried to restart it, it made a loud noise inside the shredding area the engine would run just fine, and I don't know how to fix it. If you do, if you're mechanically inclined and would like to come by and have a look at it see if you can fix it, come by and check it out. Give me a call and I will tell you all about it.