I am thinking of getting this because I have a lot of mulch in the yard and small leaves falling on top of the mulch; will the vacuum feature effectively skim small leaves on top of a bed of mulch???? Raking and separating the leaves is a pain.
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It will not skim the leaves 100% efficiently. Some mulch will be vacuumed as well. It depends on the vacuum setting as well as the amount of moisture on the small leaves. The more moisture will force you to increase the vacuum power settings and this is what causes the mulch so be extracted along with the leaves.
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Yes, you can adjust the vacuum level and avoid picking up heavier stuff like mulch compared to leaves.
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In theory, the leaf blower works as a vacuum, but I have avoided using my leaf blower that way. It doesn't take much, according to other reviews, to break the unit. Why risk it?
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I found that unless the brushroll is active all the time, the cleaning head will quickly get clogged with dust and pet hair. Just one reason why I'm not crazy about this vacuum.
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Operationally I'd say no. Not a bad idea, however, as it is a vacuum based system pulling air and leaves etc into the cloth bag, the material the bag is made of has to have a certain weave/porosity factor to allow the air drawn in to flow through with the leaves and escape, otherwise the bag would pop like an overblown balloon. Just as easy to open the bag and dump the mulch into a yard waste recycling container.
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Yes this does cause less dust, but the manual recommends that it not be used on large areas which have dirt and small rocks. The spinning spindle which holds the cutting line actually rides along on the grass/weeds (in my situation), but I am usually tilting the machine slightly off of the ground anyway. After using it quite a bit after receiving it, I can say that this is a real monster of a weed cutting machine. It still starts on the first pull. I am sure that your gopher holes will not cause a lot of dust, and will prove no match for this machine. I just hate that I waited so long in getting one. I cannot say enough nice about its performance... Yes this does cause less dust, but the manual recommends that it not be used on large areas which have dirt and small rocks. The spinning spindle which holds the cutting line actually rides along on the grass/weeds (in my situation), but I am usually tilting the machine slightly off of the ground anyway. After using it quite a bit after receiving it, I can say that this is a real monster of a weed cutting machine. It still starts on the first pull. I am sure that your gopher holes will not cause a lot of dust, and will prove no match for this machine. I just hate that I waited so long in... » Read More Yes this does cause less dust, but the manual recommends that it not be used on large areas which have dirt and small rocks. The spinning spindle which holds the cutting line actually rides along on the grass/weeds (in my situation), but I am usually tilting the machine slightly off of the ground anyway. After using it quite a bit after receiving it, I can say that this is a real monster of a weed cutting machine. It still starts on the first pull. I am sure that your gopher holes will not cause a lot of dust, and will prove no match for this machine. I just hate that I waited so long in getting one. I cannot say enough nice about its performance... « Show Less
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I'm not sure if the vacuum will separate smaller items from mulch, however, I use the slower speed to blow small leaves and grass off, without disturbing the mulch and then vacuum. It's a great little machine and the 2 speeds accomplish lots. Hope this helps!
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It will definitely mulch the oak tree leaves with no problem. I have picked up a few small acorns with mine and it has shredded them, however, even with it's metal impeller, I don't know how well it will holdup if you were trying to mulch a lot of acorns, especially if they are large. Up to this point, I have had no problems with mulching leaves, small sticks or acorns. Sycamore leaves are larger than most oak leaves, including black oak, and the vac does a pretty good job of picking them up. Sometimes if you get a clump of leaves, you have to play with it a couple of seconds (put the end of the nozzle completely on the ground to maximize suction), but it will finally suck them in. Again, my previous experience had been with 7-amp models and the 12-amp model is a big improvement
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It can be done on the fly. I think putting leaves in a mound is faster, and I think getting the leaves out of the beds using the blower first does a better job. Maybe if you are just picking up leaves off of grass, it doesn't matter.
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Love mine! I use it to clear the sidewalk after mowing and getting leaves off the deck. It's not great for piles of leaves though not enough power. I have the weed eater and the blower and batteries are interchangeable. For lots of leaves you need a more powerful blower.
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This Item will move grass, dust, sawdust and dry leaves from hard surfaces pretty well until the battery dies. As far as moving leaves from grassy surfaces I think it's a stretch. If the leaves are light and dry like from a Linden tree perhaps yes if they are like Oak or Maple leaves, less likely and if they are wet forget about it.
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It can suck some small leaves in, but not a whole mess of them. I love the skimmer, because I have to plug my kreepy krawler into my skimmer to clean the pool, so when I do this , I cannot clean the surface. The skimmer motion keeps the surface clear of scum,small bugs and small leaves. I am happy with it.
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Like all vacuums, it depends on what you are picking up- small leaves & general dirt are fine, but anything larger or heavier, not so consistent results. Does not do much to remove pet hair!! I love it for kitchen crumbs & some of those hardto reach places In the house, but results for car debris are mixed
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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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It does really well with fine dust like drywall. They demo it in one of their videos I believe. I think it comes down to how well your vacuum performs and how frequently you empty the dust bucket.
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It should work fine. When I mow it picks up the clippings with no problem. In the fall I use it to pick up leaves with no problem. Blossoms? I don't see why it wouldn't pick them up also. It sure beats rakeing.
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Have not used as a vacuum. Doubt it will pick up heavier pieces easily. Might pick up some mulch with the leaves.