I was amazed at how many leaves can be shredded and fit into a 30 gallon garbage bag. The neighbors blow there leaves into a big pile but when I used the Sun Joe shredder and dumped them in the pile it hardly added to the pile. I like it because it is electric and doesn't need gasoline or a pull start. Can't wait to use it in the spring.

This is another one of those products that make me wonder whether the people who engineered and designed it have actually used it. First let me say that it does have a sufficiently powerful motor and does deliver the promised results. Not sure if it is a 16:1 reduction but it turned a big pile of leaves into a finitely mulched small pile so I'm happy with the result. What I'm not so happy with is the amount of time and labor it takes to get there. The fundamental problem is the hopper and feeder chute are too small. Once the leaves get to the trimmer lines it works great but the chute opening is so small that even average size leaves (oak/maple/poplar) clog and have to be forced through it. If there are any small twigs in the mix it jams things up even further. This means that once you fill the hopper with a load of leaves you have to manually push them through the opening before you can put the next load in the hopper. So by the time I put a load of leaves in the hopper, put my leaf grabbers down, pick up a tool to push the leaves through the chute, drop the tool and reacquire your my leaf grabbers, it has taken 30 seconds plus to process one hopper full of leaves. At that rate it would take forever to get through even a modest pile of leaves. This really makes it a two person job, one to load the leaves and one to push them down to the cutting lines with some sort of tool (I used a small 8" hand rake). Still not super fast but better. So while the concept is fantastic, I think the hopper and chute opening really need to be about twice their current size in order for the machine to be effective. While this machine does work and is better than nothing they could have made it much better than they did. Properly engineered I would have given it 5 stars, as it is I have to give SunJoe a failing grade on this product.

I wish I had found this 20 years ago! My house is surrounded by large trees, mainly oaks, which hold their leaves longer than most other trees. So dealing with leaves goes on well into the winter months, with final clean up in the spring. But this spring, clean up was different--I had found the Sun Joe shredder. It made short work of piles and piles of leaves. It was easy to assemble, easy to operate, and worked efficiently. The best part was the beautiful end product which I used to mulch my planting beds. What a bonus! It comes with replacement string, but I ordered an extra package just to have on hand. I've had no trouble replacing worn string. I use a needle nose pliers to help me grab the string and pull it out, but that is only because my 72 year old hands are not all that strong. The adjustable legs are also a great feature. I was able to set it up on a slope and keep it level and stable. I've used it with both wet and dry leaves, including small twigs, and it handles it all with ease. I watch for larger branch pieces as I am loading the hopper and toss them out. If I happen to miss one, and hear the clunking in the shredder, I just shut it off and pull out the piece. No problem. The controls are simple and easily accessible. Count me in as a big fan of this product! Looking forward to using it again in the fall.

I purchased my leaf shredder a year ago and the on-off switch went bad recently. I called customer service,told them what my problem was and received a complete new shredder within a week! It doesn't get any easier or better than that. They even payed the shipping costs BOTH ways. This product works great. What used to take me 20 large bags now takes 4. Love it !

This product performs better than expected. Mulches leaves and pine straw very completely and finely. Do change mulching strings after a few days of use; but , this is easy and only takes a few minutes. Would suggest using hand held plastic “scopes” for both loading and feeding the leaf hopper. Am pleased with this product.

Based on the performance of other products we own and the ratings of others, I bought the leaf mulcher. It works great on both wet and dry leaves and shredded what would have been about 8 bags of leaves into a tidy bag and a half! No clogging, just finely shredded mulch. Highly recommend.

My SunJoe was so much fun to use! Wish I had more leaves to mulch. I felt I was winning the battle on getting rid of the leaves. I LOVE the mulch it gave me...great for the garden and flower beds. My sister and daughter got one also and they are as excited as I am. It is a perfect product. Wish I had it years ago. I LOVE IT!

This product works beautifully. It reduces bulk leaves to minuscule particles. My only wish would be different blades. The string blades do a great job on the leaves but you have to make sure not to put any small branches in the hopper. Stronger, maybe plastic, blades would be nice. Also, a permanent catch bag would be nice instead of the plastic bags. But overall, this is a great product.

It did not serve my purpose well because of the nature of my leaves. My leaves had small twig-like pieces mixed in from a walnut tree that caused the shredder to clog. I had to keep shutting it off after short runs to clear the debris. I used it for half an hour and when I was done, the cutting strings were half their length from when I started.

I was looking for something that would shred my kitchen waste more so than leaves..example...lettuce, apples, egg shells..etc. This way I could put it in my composter and it would compost faster. It shredded but I got sprayed by residue that came flying out. Not nice. There is no cover for this so I use a round garbage can cover to avoid getting coated what shoots out. This does not happen when I shred leaves.