SuperHandy Leaf Mulcher Shredder Electric Waste Management Heavy Duty 120V AC 11" Inch Cutting Blade 0.5" Inch Cutting Capacity for Leaves, Grass, & Clippings

I use this to shred all the ornamental grasses I have in my landscape and I have lots of it. It does the job really well. It's best when the material is nice and dry. Wet material, even a little amount, bogs it down and clogs the wide mouth screen at the discharge port. Over 2 days, this machine never stalled on me once. Not once. And I got 4 bags of awesome mulch for free, using the bag that came with it which is probably the size of 2 bags store-bought mulch. I grab a sheaf of 6 foot tall switchgrass in one hand, so maybe 3-4 inches in diameter, and feed it slowly into the blades, holding it until there's only about a foot and a half of the length left, then let the rest get sucked into the blades. This avoids the possibility of the grass wrapping around the blades. Shorter grasses, like prairie dropseed and autumn moor grass, I sprinkle in and it gets shredded without any trouble. I had about 15 stands of switchgrass piled up. Some of it was wet in the middle after being rained on. I spread it out and let the sun dry it out quick. There were some wet leaves mixed in which bogged the motor down a bit but I don't think that's a dealbreaker by any means. Feed it slowly and steadily and reap free mulch. I stopped at one point to clear the discharge screen after it got clogged with the little bit of wet material I did attempt to send through. I also used it for a plant called amsonia hubricthii that shreds into a fibrous cottony material, but it gets stuck in the blade bin corners. I opted to burn the rest of that plant material. Also shredded dead annual and perennial flowers. It didn't come with a push tool like it says it does. It's sturdy and lightweight enough to move around easily and fits in a corner of my garage. Assembly wasn't too bad but I had to figure out which size wrench I needed to tighten the bolts (5/16th) and those nuts that have plastic in the center (10mm). The picture for attaching the wheels is misleading, the sequence of pin, washer, wheel, washer and cap is wrong. Took me 10 minutes to sort that out but I think I got it right. It should be washer, wheel, washer, pin, cap. I have 3 tools now that I use to make my wildlife friendly gardening chores a breeze: a B&D leaf vac/mulcher with backpack collection bag for oak leaves (you gotta get the backpack style), and it does shred wet material fairly easily. A Ryobi cordless battery grass shear that works on everything but woody plants (I love this one, cuts through plants like butter and the battery lasts forever), and now this shredder mulcher. Right tool for the job is key. Everything gets recycled and stays on the property. I feel efficient, capable and proud of a job well-done. I don't have to move huge piles of plant debris into heaps on the curb and wait for it to be collected. I don't have to buy heavy, expensive, unsustainable plastic bags of mulch or have mountains of it dropped in my driveway for shoveling. Ugh (been there, done that). For reference, I'm a 65 year-old female and capable of some relatively heavy chores (5'6', 145 pounds) but prefer to make these chores something I don't dread.

I use this to chop my donkeys' hay. The vet recommended this since they are getting older and one is dropping quite a bit of hay as he chews. This mulcher is terrific! I actually bought a second one to be sure of always having a working one. After about 6 months the engine quit on the first one.It's still under warranty. I contacted customer service. After a couple of emails back and forth, they sent a new engine. After 7 months the second one quit. I'm in the process of contacting them again. So far so good. They are super easy to use. My donkeys are eating more which makes me happy! Just got an email. The new engine is on the way.

I ordered this mulcher in July but didn't have occasion to use it until October. It worked fine for about 15 minutes. Then it started shutting off. I read you should let it "rest" after 20 minutes of use. I did that. From that point on it runs for about 15 seconds then shuts off, whether it has leaf material in it or not. I've followed all the guidelines in the manual and on Amazon troubleshooting. I called the manufacturer help number(which is on a sticker on the machine)twice, had to leave messages, with no response. I sent a message to the manufacturer via Amazon and received a reply that they were busy moving warehouses and would contact me using the phone number I provided. This is the message I received from the manufacturer:Oct 5, 2023 12:15 PMHello,Thank you for reaching out to us. I do apologize for the delay as well. We have been in the middle of a warehouse move so we have been quite busy! If you would like to leave a good number to reach you at however, I would be happy to give you a call to get this situated.Best regards,BlakeI received no further communication from the manufacturer. Now I have a 50 pound orange piece of metal that doesn't work. SuperHandy they are not!

You can make compost so much faster with chopped up leaves! I had been using my Toro blower/vacuum which did a great job chopping the leaves but even a small stick would clog it and I would have to stop too often to clear itout. This chops them just as good but much easier, faster and can chopped the smaller twigs along with the leaves. I have a favorite $40 tool that I usehttps://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00RD1EWTY?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title to scoop up the piled up leaves.... a snow shovel! Yes, it works great to feed the leaves slowly into the hopper. I used the handle end to give the leaves a little nudge if I happened to drop too many in and it keeps you a little further back for safety.I received the Super Handy mulcher yesterday, put it together today by myself in about 40 min (64yo female, not mechanically inclined) and it was easy. Onlything the instructions did not explain was the clips that holds the wheels on has to be spread out. I had several piles of leaves ready to go and I can't believe how fast I got it done. It is kinda loud but tolerable. It is sturdy, easy to roll around and made with what seemed like quality steel. I used a brick to hold the top of the bag (that comes with it) down on top of the output shoot. Some powdered leaf debris does escape out the sides of the bag when it's getting full so I will probably empty it when it is half full going forward. Just put some chopped up leaves with some fresh cut grass and a bit of vegetable scraps to get those microbes active, in your compost pile or tumbler, wet it down a little and keep it damp, toss it with a pitchfork (or turn the tumbler) every couple days and you will gave black gold for your garden/flower beds in no time! You can do this! My method worked so well I just had to share! Get your heirloom seeds and get growing people!😊