I have 4 maple trees that produce over 20 big yard bags of leaves each fall. Will this be powerful enought to mulch all those fallen leaves?
838465
I was very disappointed in this machine. Did a very nice job for two hours and then the motor quit. Returned it to Amazon in exchange for another. Second unit lasted about three hours before the motor quit. Returned it for a refund. I'd avoid this product.
838466
I don't see why that would be a problem, just keep the leaves reasonably dry, take your time, and don't overlaid the hopper. Wet leaves could plug things up and start causing problems.
838467
You would be much better off with a dedicated leaf mulcher. The one I have is made (or sold) by Worx, and is twenty times faster- leaves (if dry) can be dropped in by double handfuls- wet leaves, especially thin ones such as maple, are a little more difficult. These machines use a string line rather than blades, so can safely have an open hopper with a large opening.
838468
I would rather buy a blower/mulcher in 1. It will be faster. Just vacuum the leaves and empty the bag into a pile or the trash when full.
838469
It tears through leaves fine, "no sweat". But feeding them efficiently takes time, it would take perhaps half an hour to go through 20 large bags, just to push them down the chute! But the machine is fairly quiet and plenty strong, so the task in not onerous!
838470
yes. no problem, just don't shred too fast. I have even shredded some old walnuts that were laying around. love this shreder
838471
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. 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... » Read More 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. « Show Less
838472
It does a good job on maple leaves, but it will be a lot of work--especially if they're wet. Like the previous reply, it has a small top...I would recommend a bigger shredder or a willingness to spend a lot of time at the task.
838473
Leaves and small branches are not a problem, but if you have bags of them it is only a small top to put them in, the problem is the limbs, they state a certain size but you never have a perfectly round branch so it will not go thru. It only takes small branches, that is the only time it will stall.
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.
1731682
Yes it will but it's slow. It will pull grass and weeds out of the ground, roots and all. You will have to stop and rake the stuff out of the way as you move along the area. I have a mantis tiller which really tears up the ground but it doesn't pull the weeds out as well as the B&D. My battery lasts for about 30 miinutes, but I have 4 batteries so not a problem....
879882
Depends on the height of the grass and the type of leaves. Works on two inch grass cuttings and Black Locust leaves. Not great on oak or maple leaves.
1537693
Yes it does that very well. leaves and grass get pulled in very easily. you can even vacuum cut grass over gravel, the gravel is to heavy but it pulls leaves and grass up. cleaning up grass was what I used mine for the most.
1636985
In response to Aaron's question, my experience with this machine is really more to do with blowing autumn leaves off driveways and other garden areas, but I imagine that the blower would be powerful enough for what you have in mind. Plus it's small enough to get into tight spaces, but as I have not used it for this purpose I don' to give you incorrect information.
1631413
Yes, it will pick up small amounts of leaves; this a feature I like since we have a number of trees on or behind our property.
133562
Yes it throws the leaves on the ground, its a great tool! I love it, has nice power aswell, try to use it before it rains, heavy wet leaves will take a little longer
1766533
I can't imagine the problem as we shred over a thousand pounds of leaves each fall. The unit will mulch at almost any speed, the only difference being the amount being vacuumed. It slows the process of work if the unit is overloaded, so, it is important to find the balance between the load and the speed. Then too, we use a 32gal. garbage can with a 40 gal. plastic bag and Toro's accessory hose and cloth cover. We learned that the cover blows off, so we threaded a 1/4 inch rope through the string slide at the top and use bungee cord under the lip of the garbage can and above the rope -- no more problems. I hope this helps as we bought a new unit this past fall, but are still using the 5 year-old Toro as well, mostly for the vacuuming, saving the new unit. Good luck, the Toro is likely the most dependable 120 volt AC unit made.
488903
I am pretty confident it will, but I have never done it. I've used it mostly for cutting down small trees and brush and it works really well for that.
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.
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.
36710
Yes it will. I have an oak tree in my front yard and the acorns and the leaves were eaten and mulched!
879884
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.
2183168
Yes, absolutely, the Work WG508, will effectively vacuum those small leaves for you, it even vacuums the leaves from the sand, leaving the sand behind. I love using the work, its amazing.
1964717
I believe it will. It picks up small leaves and even grass clippings in our yard.
980445
Yes it does mulch. The bag it a bit small but the unit has great suction power. The unit overall is a bit big but does the job.
364384
I've used the bagger on my 46" mower to do my fall cleanup of leaves every year since I purchased it and it does a great job, not to mention I have quite a few trees so theres alot of leaves. the trick is to make sure you do your clean up when the leaves and grass are dry, I've never owned a residential mower no matter what the price that does a good job on wet grass or soggy leaves, they all get clogged up, besides you should never cut your grass when its wet, it doesn't mulch well or bag well and the grass gets matted down. but most importantly "it can be dangerous" especially if you have hills or your using a push type or self propelled mower. at least thats my opinion!....hope this helps.... I've used the bagger on my 46" mower to do my fall cleanup of leaves every year since I purchased it and it does a great job, not to mention I have quite a few trees so theres alot of leaves. the trick is to make sure you do your clean up when the leaves and grass are dry, I've never owned a residential mower no matter what the price that does a good job on wet grass or soggy leaves, they all get clogged up, besides you should never cut your grass when its wet, it doesn't mulch well or bag well and the grass gets matted down. but most importantly "it can be dangerous"... » Read More I've used the bagger on my 46" mower to do my fall cleanup of leaves every year since I purchased it and it does a great job, not to mention I have quite a few trees so theres alot of leaves. the trick is to make sure you do your clean up when the leaves and grass are dry, I've never owned a residential mower no matter what the price that does a good job on wet grass or soggy leaves, they all get clogged up, besides you should never cut your grass when its wet, it doesn't mulch well or bag well and the grass gets matted down. but most importantly "it can be dangerous" especially if you have hills or your using a push type or self propelled mower. at least thats my opinion!....hope this helps.... « Show Less