How does it work turning over mulch?
869674
It would work great on mulch as long as there are no large chunks of bark and other material that will get caught in the tines preventing them from spinning.
869675
Never really tried turning mulch. I would think it would spear the pieces of mulch. I'd rake the old mulch and then use the Weasel.
869676
That would be a pretty good additional use for this thing. I think it would be perfect for the job.
838474
The real answer depends on you and how much time you want to spend mulching the leaves. Essentially you have to feed the leaves by hand; i.e., a handfull at a time. You cannot dump a bag of leaves into this machine. First of all, it will not let you. I have a similar situation and am building an adapter to widen the top so that I can more easily put a tub of leaves on top and tip them into the machine. I like this device because it is quiet and easy to start; just flip the switch. If you are doing up to a half dozen bags, I think you could be happy. If you are attempting to do 20 bags you will be disappointed; it will take a long time. T.
1786607
I use mine on troybilt self propelled . The mounts on the end of each arm open and clamp around the handle. above the deck. They allow for angle adjustment. If you mount really low you can still use the bag if not mulching.
2183166
The unit works well. Taking the head on and off can be a challenge, but is manageable. Mulches very well. Worth the buy.
1139872
No, the aluminum fins in the bottom of the spreader that sift the fertilizer will not handle mulch. And the small opening that the fertilizer drops through would stay plugged up, for sure.
728142
That's pretty much all it does:) it is like a weed whacker, upside down, with a funnel on top.not a wood chipper. My brother used it for mulching weed s and i reccomend tossing in a load, then cover it until it is done, repeat. (It kicks up some fine dust. Still, I would reccomend it.
1214878
In my experience it will not effectively mulch, especially if the material is moist. I have found that this unit works best on small branches and not much else. Having the first unit fail and the second one perform much less than advertised I would not recommend this unit for anything other than small dry branches 1/2 inch or smaller, and I am hesitant to recommend that.
2067327
Very simple, it adjusts just like a conventional push mower. Levers by the wheels push in, and you can raise or lower it there.
1656830
I don't use mine...mulches great, the bagger hooks on ...real simple....great mower!!!!
888533
There is a dust port on the back of the unit. As I recall, it is kind of small. To use the dust port, you are going to need a ferocious dust collection system. When this thing gets going it turns out a lot of sawdust. I use mine outside of my shop for that reason; moving it back and forth. I can't handle that big a pile of wood shavings very well in the shop. After use, I wind up sweeping and shoveling. The sawdust is kind of fine and I doesn't make very good mulch.
2124319
I have a manual aerator (four prongs on an angle, straight handle on top with a T for handholds) same thing I use to turn over the soil in my gardens. I use this once or twice during the season to turn over the material without moving the container.
49467
It's not a good tool for creating mulch from the items you've described. The Chipper Joe has a 2" diameter feed hole, so it's really meant to be used for chipping small tree branches. Works great for that. Sun Joe sells another tool that is designed to create mulch from soft items like vegetable peels, old fruit, leaves and so forth. I love my Chipper Joe for small tree branches. Works great.
186520
I've not had a good past experience with mowers when trying to mulch. So my expectations were really low when trying this mower for mulching. It must be the blade design. This lawnmower works great mulching. No, awesome. Best value mower I ever bought. My house lawn is 5/8 acre in California.
1607694
I use the edger to make a vertical cut straight down, all along the edge of the bed, and then follow up by using a pointed shovel to dig a roughly 45-degree cut on the inside of the edge of the bed (about 4-6" away) to where the vertical cut is. Then I dig out the sod or dirt from the trench I've created and haul it away. Mulch the bed and fill the trench with mulch too, and you have a clean edge on a nicely-mulched bed. This blog post (not mine) has a good explanation: http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/2012/07/how-to-edge-flower-beds-like-pro.html (I use wood chip mulch to keep down weeds instead of leaving the edge uncovered (nature abhors a vacuum and will soon cover the dirt with weeds). Hope this helps -- the Radius edger works pretty well for me too, in case you were wondering.
557427
The blades won't really mulch by themselves. They will cut the clippings smaller, but the block for the chute keep the clippings under the deck for them to be cut up finer. It usually works pretty well as long as you do not let the grass get too tall. If you let the grass grow too much, it will clump up under the deck and will leave unsightly clumps in the yard. Mulching works best on dry grass that is not allowed to grow very tall.
1988854
I've never used it to mulch but I suspect it does a good job. Great lawnmower. It is a bit heavy and takes some effort to push but that's due to its solid construction. Never had to pull twice to start it...and that's a plus.
1513688
The blade that does the mulching is built into the power head and acts as the vacuum sucker/mulcher and blower fan. As such you cannot vacuum with the unit and not mulch at the same time.