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剪定枝の粉砕処理車

English translation: Pruned Tree Shredder

03:11 Oct 22, 2007

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Japanese term or phrase: 剪定枝の粉砕処理車

This is vehicle on display at an environmental fair.
What is the name of this in English?

Yo Mizuno KudoZ activity Questions: 188 (2 open) (4 without valid answers) (11 closed without grading) Answers: 46 Japan
Local time: 21:40

English translation:Pruned Tree Shredder

Explanation:
Well the company listed below that manufactures these calls them (ahem!) "Town Beavers" so perhaps you could call them:
"Town Beavers (Pruned Tree Shredders)"
or alternatively, "Vegetation Recycling Vehicles"
"Vegetation Mulching Vehicles" etc.

http://www.kyb.co.jp/english/products/category/08.html
(Scroll down to the bottom - it's the last Special Purpose on the page)
タウンビーバー（Town Beaver (Pruned Tree Shredder Truck)
Pruned trees are shredded to chips and are recyclable as compost on the spot.

From: http://www.minatogawa.co.jp/news.html
剪定枝の粉砕処理車（ﾀｳﾝﾋﾞｰﾊﾞｰ）
緑のリサイクルに貢献します。（チップ処理）
低騒音で作業効率を大幅にアップ。
時間・費用の削減を実現します。

Selected response from:

KathyT
Australia
Local time: 23:40

Grading comment

Thank you, kathy!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

Mulcher

Ruth Sato

3 +1

Pruned Tree Shredder

KathyT

Answers

46 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Pruned Tree Shredder

KathyT
Australia
Local time: 23:40
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 88

Grading comment

Thank you, kathy!

1 day6 hrs confidence:

Mulcher

Explanation:
I think that Kathy's answer is correct. I just wanted to say that "wood chipper" or "mulcher" are most commonly used in the U.S. I don't know who your audience is so I just wanted to give some options. I don't think that "pruned" or "vegetation" are necessary since they are implied. Also I think that "mulcher" gives you the nuance of recycling unlike "shredder" or "chipper" which give a nuance of just getting rid of the cut tree so mayber "mulcher" might be appropriate for an environmental fair.

Ruth Sato
Japan
Local time: 21:40
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4