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.

The Sun Joe worked even better than I expected. I have a lot oak trees and the leaves often have thick stems or twigs attached. After reading a number of reviews of this product, I wasn't sure how effective it would be at handling these leaves but I decided to give it a try. I was very pleased with the way it tackled these stems and twigs and they were wet to boot. It appeared to me that the degree of reduction was even more than 16:1. I couldn't have asked for more.

This device is being used to reduce leaves to mulch. The leaves are bepinning to fall and will be finished in a few weeks. The leaves will be used as ground cover/mulch. The advice to wear a face mask and eye protection is correct. Lots of dust is produced. Also a cap should be worn as hair will be full of dust, No problem !.

Awesome machine. it mulches leaves in not time. No more pressing down on them. the strings are surprisingly durable too. i threw away the legs and just screwed it to a 2x2 plywood, it sits on top of my bins nicely. not too much dust or noise. just stand from the other side of the wind and wear ppe. if you are using the leaf blower you are wearing them already anyways. great piece too, half what other brands cost.

This product is easy to use and easy to assemble. Only thing I wish for an improvement is that the legs were longer to support a bag to its full capacity vs being low and the bag will fold over onto itself causing to premature filling or false indication that it is full. I am grateful to make this purchase. It has save me money and time using less time to bag leaves, the efficiency of the shredder I find myself using less bags.

I had high hopes for this shredder. In our yard we have simple leaves and pine needles. The first attempt at shredding them was a dismal failure. Oh, it began spinning and started mulching alright, but within just a few minutes, the unit jammed. Ok, no big deal. We turned it off, un-clumped the jam, and restarted. Less than a minute later, another jam formed. This pattern continued several more times, and after each time, I noticed the mulched leaves to appear coarser than each previous batch. Within a span of 20 minutes, I noticed that the leaves falling into the bag looked very similar to the ones we had dropped into the chute. This was because the strings on this unit that shred the leaves had completely wore away. I understood that the strings would need frequent replacement, but after 20 minutes, on its first use, yet?

The power is better than the one I returned. I did not have to stop once and wait for shredding to clear. I don't (but should) need hearing protection -- it is not as loud. I did not have to change cutting line. Line provided said "What else ya got?".

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.

I love this product. Put in leaves (no large twigs or rocks) and out comes mulch!