I have a LOT of acorns. How does it work with these?? will it pick acorns up and mulch them with no problem to the impeller??
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I would not recommend this machine for acorns. They are too tough and heavy. The TriVac works fine on grass, leaves, dirt, weeds, etc.
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The WG500 has a plastic impeller which may not hold up to the acorns. I have a few gum trees which drop those nasty prickly gum balls. Mine seems to mulch those okay, but it's not a LOT at one time. There are newer versions that have metal impellers, that might be the better option.
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I don't have a pine tree and live in a very dry climate but it does pick up small twigs from a blue palo verde tree and those twigs are larger and heavier than reasonably dry pine needles. As with any blower-vac, you can clog it if you try to pick up a huge pile of anything. Just work from the edges and it should do fine. I'm still amazed at how much better it is than my previous one from a different manufacturer.
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I have not picked up acorns, however, I have some hard pods from a sweet glum tree that really makes a bad sound if I get into any. I have since stopped using the vac on them and I rake them into a pile and pick them up by hand. Not to bad, better than damaging the vac.
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Sucking up and mulching Live Oak leaves is a strength of this machines performance. I have a Live Oak and it does a great job. It also does very well with Crepe Myrtle and clippings from shrubs. A bigger challenge is the large leaves of Magnolia trees - it picks these up "most of the time" but occasionally if they get positioned wrong in the intake, you have to give them a little help to get sucked in.
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In my case, it was definitely worth it. I have 3 very large maple trees in my back yard, and the diverter effectively filters out all the seed "helicopters" that would have surely clogged up the intake tubes. In the spring I need to empty out those strainers every day. If you have leaf guards on your gutters and no trees that shed floating seeds or tiny leaves, then you might not need them.
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It is very powerful and I have had several. I have used it to suck up acorns. I am sure it will. Great value.
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I have sweet gum trees in my yard and on the street and this unit does a wonderful job on those. But I can't give you reliable advise about stones. I do know that the WORX unit has a metal impeller, which is the first thing to break if the unit you had was equipped with a plastic impeller.All of the vacuums I have had until the Worx unit has plastic impellers and they broke within the first half hour because of how briottle the plastic was. I have used my Worx several times and have not had any problems with it as I vacuumed up the gum tree balls. And yes, it did mulch them.
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This picks up any size of nut from an acorn to a walnut. It'll also pick up other things of similar size I'm sure.
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This product was designed to pick up medium size nuts (pecans, hazel nuts, almonds, etc.) when you get to walnut sizes I do not think it will be as efficient. Also rocks are not symmetrical & are rough so that may wear the tines after a while. In tilling my garden I do not bother with small stones (golf ball or smaller) unless there are alot. Bigger than a small potato may jam the tiller if caught in it. Hope this helps...
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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.
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Hi This is Steve at Aqua Products, This unit is indeed designed to vacuum debris including leaves, sand and yes acorns. Be sure to empty the bag often. Note: Some stubborn debris that sticks to the bottom may benefit from units that Scrub or those that have Power Washing Jets - these help loosen that debris and vacuum it up more efficiently. If you would like more information please reach out to me at sferry@aquaproducts.com
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I have gravel and it picks up leafs but leaves the gravel. Some gravel will go up but will not make it to the mulcher
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Hi, the vacuums are brand new and have never been opened, so I have not used them -- plus I do not have birds. However, I think it's very likely it will pick up bird seeds and shells. The device is specifically designed to clean up after pets.
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I do not have acorns dropping into my pool.....but......I'm not sure if the plastic piece that sucks things up may be too close to the liner to go over acorns and pick them up. The plastic piece may just push them around. I would call Aquabot customer support and ask them. The number is on their website.
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We use it to pick up macadamia nuts and it works great for those, I would think it would be just as good for acorns.
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It may be powerful enough to blow such debris, but not to vacuum it. Making mulch from twigs and acorns seems to me to be more what you'd expect from a wood grinder. I can say I really like my blower-vac and that I have not had any trouble using it while avoiding vacuuming up little rocks or whatnot that would damage it. For an older lady like myself, this is far superior to raking and bagging leaves.
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Don't know about acorns. Mine picks up some small, hard nuts (like pistachio sized) without problem.