Abstract: The shredding machine includes a housing with a lower shredding chamber located in the upper part of the housing. An upwardly extending trunk is mounted on the housing. A hopper is mounted on the free end of the trunk and the lower portion of the trunk constitutes an upper shredding chamber commencing with the lower shredding chamber. An electric motor supported in the housing has its output shaft projecting into the flower shredding chamber. Upper and lower cutting means are mounted on the shaft, the upper cutting means rotates in the upper shredding chamber and the lower shredding means rotates in the lower shredding chamber. A feed duct extends through the trunk and the upper shredding chamber. It terminates just above the lower shredding chamber. The upper cutting means shreds material fed to the machine through the hopper and the lower shredding means shreds material fed to the machine through the feed duct.

Abstract: A lawn mower of the cutter reel type having a free running front roller, a driven rear roller and a cutter reel therebetween, the catcher being positioned rearwardly of the rollers, the rear roller being adjacent a lower deflector plate which deflects grass cuttings upwardly and rearwardly from the reel above the rear roller and into the catcher.

Abstract: A clutch of the slipping belt type wherein the belt is lifted away from engagement with the driving pulley so as to avoid localized wear on the belt which would otherwise take place.