I recommend the 12 sheet cross cut from sams. The price hasnt increased in the last 2 years despite the inflation of everything else. It lasts a year if you beat the heck out of it like I do. I have two tops mounted on a 39gal wheeled trash can. We shred everything and it goes right into the garden.
That big shredder seems to be handling the cardboard well. You need a few of those to shred all that cardboard. Sounds like you have a good radio station on too. Love the tunes. What's the station?
Mine lasted about a week after I introduced cardboard! I opened it up and found a blown apart PLASTIC main gear. The other gears were metal. Built to fail on purpose...
I have broken a couple of the smaller ones after much use (like after a year), but they only cost $10 used on Marketplace or Craigslist, so it's well worth it. I use larger 15 sheet shredders now as they are built much tougher, and they haven't slowed down or broken yet.
