Fantastic...mulched two huge maple trees in 3 bags, put it right back into my soil and already have earthworms working it the same month. You will need more line as they do wear out, especially if you are mulching some sticks and stuff, but the line is inexpensive.

I bought this so I could retire the dusty, heavy leaf vac bag that used to hang in my shoulder. in many ways this exceeded my expectations. This does not fit over any can (I tried 4 different sizes and styles) however, the elastic cord method of holding a leaf bag in place works great - very easy on and off. In total from my back yard I have filled 9 55 gallon leaf bags and this has held up well. Parts of my yard have a lot of twig to stick sized branches, I tried to pull those out as much as possible. On three occasions I had to shut the unit down to clear a thumb sized branch that slipped through, a tennis ball, and a piece of palm sizes fencing wire. Changing the trimmer string is easy, I've needed to so it several times. Towards the end of the day today the green section of the on-off switch got a bit sticky. It didn't want to stay on. The day was 32 degrees colder than yesterday, and there is a lot of dust and debris flying. I'll work with it - it should be fine.

Shredder works really well on wet %26 dry leaves. Small dry twigs are not too much of a problem, but this shredder really isn't designed to handle that type of waste. Twigs that are wet or thicker than 1/8" will wear down the cutting cord requiring frequent replacing. Larger twigs will also cause the cutting string to break and could even cause the motor unit to seize up. I got 2 1/2 years of use out of mine before the motor overheated and burned out. Recommend not overloading the feed chute, using short operating times (under 3 mins), with a short cool down period for product longevity Although this shredder does a great job on leaves, it is not practical for twigs, branched and continuous operation. As I found out, doing so will shorten it's life considerably.

It shreds leaves, even little twigs, better than in my wildest dreams. I am using the shreddings for mulch and I can fill a trash can in just a few minutes. That having been said, the switch died after 3 uses. I would have sent it back for repair, but I'm right in the middle of leaf season and it looks like it would just keep happening anyway. The switch gets dust sucked into it due to the way air flows through the machine. I took it apart and bypassed the switch. I am using it over a trash can instead of attaching a bag to all the bungee cord things around the bottom, so it is probably kicking up more dust than the manufacturer recommends. Taking the time to securely attach a bag would make the whole process take twice as long, so I am taking my chances. Would I recommend it to a friend? Yes, but only a handy friend.

Not super impressed. First the dumb hub flies off on first use, then the internal filter plugs two weeks later and darn near starts a fire. The product works great when it works, but going to probably go with another product next time. oh and don't bother trying to get parts. Rep on the phone had a horrible attitude and was less than helpful.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I am never buying mulch again. We are always trying to find ways to use what we have and this is a great tool for creating mulch from the numerous piles of leaves we have every year. We use the mulch in our gate den to keep the weeds down and loosen the soil. It's basically an inverted weed wacker with a big tub to drop the leaves into. It has rubber around the edge to keep your hands clear and a nice size tub for dropping leaves into. It blows through leaves pretty quickly to make fast work of a pile of leaves. I was given this item to test and it's so worth it. All my neighbors keep asking to borrow it over and over again.

This shredder does a good job for what I use it for. I do not use it over any sort of container. I like to make piles of mulched leaves then spread them out over time. Do not over feed the leaves into the hopper, in other words, don't over load! When feeding wet leaves, feed even a bit more slowly. You will get better results if you follow those two simply rules. The mulched leaves break down very fast which is a big help in the garden. No longer do I throw away leaves. Sticks yes! Leaves no. To be safe, I do use an 10 gauge wire extension cord.

This mulcher really shreds up the leaves for my compost bins but be careful not to get a rock mixed in with the leaves because it will punch a hole right through the plastic. And be sure to keep the ventilation holes clear. The cutting line doesn't last as long as I would have hoped. Also my on/off switch stopped working long ago so I just plug it and unplug to start and stop.

I love it. Attach a bag put leaves etc through and tie up bag.

The string didn't last but a few minutes.