WORX 13 Amp Electric Leaf Mulcher for Yard Leaf & Waste Shredding, WG430

I bagged by hand 350 recycle bags (50 gallon) last year, pressed and compressed. Beautiful scenic Massachusetts leaves. Do I have your attention now?When this device is properly used, it performs. I have now been through three weeks of leaf season, with a total of mulch in 25, 50-gallon recycle bags. The first few bags were done with the product as designed, the remainder with a couple of modifications. First, let me thank all those who offered constructive suggestions in the prior 25 reviews. I picked some good ideas out of there to make a solution that worked well for me.Let me set the stage: $1,000 for a commercial shredder/chipper is out of my budget. But I needed to do something. I have 12 very large, mature, 50-year old oak and maple trees in my yard. My landscaper quit fall cleanup on my 7-years ago, after his crew of five spent an entire day cleaning up. It's "too much" he said to me. A crew of three high school football players hardly made a dent in my yard, after laboring for six hours. It has been taking me six full weekends by myself to bag the leaves. There are no other options in my town, I don't own a truck. In a typical year, 250 bags was average. 200 after we pruned the trees, but soon after than the trees took off again, up to 350 bags last year.I started using it out of the box as-is. Rule number one: READ AND COMPREHEND THE !@$% INSTRUCTIONS. It is very clear it that it is only intended for leaves. Period. End of Sentence. Leaves. RULE NUMBER TWO: Pick up all the sticks and twigs from your yard BEFORE the leaves fall.Case 1: I want the leaves right into the 50-gallon bags.I tried the 4 corner tear mentioned, I did not like the results, especially since I have to lift and drag the full bag.MODIFICATION #1: I went out and got some aluminum tubing that fit over the legs, extending the height by somewhere around 8 inches.Result:I filled about 10 50-gallon bags of mulch with this method. Used the expander ring to keep the bag open. The bags barely touch the bottom of the orange chassis. I was extremely careful to keep the sticks out. I went through 2 or 3 sets of cutting line. It went fine, but a little slower than I had hoped. You have to "sprinkle" the leaves in, no pushing and cramming. The jury was still out on whether this was any faster than than bagging by hand. However, it reduced the bag count and cost and it saved me a lot of pushing and shoving. There IS leakage from the side but it only amounts to a few handfuls, definitely worth the convenience of having a bag setup to go in a minute.Case 2: Windy day, one more modification.MODIFICATION #2: Upgrade the cutting line to .105 inches (2,7 mm). I bought a 220 foot refill from Home Depot for a bit under $15 if I recall correctly. I came with a littler cutting tool right atop. I cut them to identical size. They fit into the WORX slot snugly, with a little force. If you want, you can ream/drill out those holed a little bit.Result:The thicker line eats leaves MUCH FASTER when all things are the same. I then got brave and went to a section of the yard and tried a pile full of mixed twigs (up to 1/8") and it just chewed them up. Granted, there was some line reduction at that time, but it's clear, that .105 line will make the job go much faster (I've done 4 bags so far with the .105) and it will handle small twigs so you don't have to obsess over every last one.Other observations:The stand, when used to hold the bag upright along with the ring to expand the bag top, make for a GREAT stay-in-place bag retainer on a windy day when you still have to hand-bag a few things (like pine needles). This is a very, very useful feature for windy days. I know I waste a lot of time on windy days trying to keep it open.Use a 12-gauge extension cord. Don't fool around. This is a 13 amp motor. You don't want the motor burning up because it can't get enough juice while you're pushing leaves in.Use goggles and be sure you position your shredder DOWNWIND OF YOU. I don't think a mask is required unless you have respiratory problems.Never, never, never stick you hands in to the rotating string. I did, it's not nice.I do not recommend wet leaves. wait for a windy day to dry them out first.SUGGESTIONS FOR THE MANUFACTURER1) Include leg extenders to accommodate a 50 gallon recycling bag.2) Include a skirt below the orange chassis which would go down the interior of the bag.3) Upgrade to .105 cutting lines4. Include Stupid Stickers all over the outside of the product just like ladder manufacturers do. DO NOT PUSH LEAVE DOWN IT. DO NOT INSERT STICKS. USE GOOGLES. USE A 12-GAUGE EXTENSION CORD.I have four more dreadful weeks of leaf bagging ahead. I cannot tell you what the reduction rate is because leaf fall varies by weather conditions each year. It still won't be easy, and it will take a lot of time. I'm hoping it saves a) money on bags, b) fewer bags to manhandle, c) less hours bagging d) less bending, pushing and shoving.The jury is still out, I will have my final verdict in December. So far it's a 5-star. It's no saviour, but it does appear to have some benefit.

WORX WG430 13 Amp Electric Leaf Mulcher for Yard Leaf & Waste Shredding, 11:1 Mulch Ratio, 53 Gallons/Min Fast Processing, Foldable Design, CordedINITIAL RATING: 3⭐️RATING LEGEND:3⭐️ good/overall helpful, but is challenging to use and maintain operationsREVIEW SUMMARY: As our trees grow so does annual bag volume(yrs 1-5: 11,24,33,52,66)This corded system aims to streamline yard waste disposal processing and reduction of piles of [dry] leaves using a bladeless line design.Actual reduction was 2:1…not stated 11:1.I may have been able to accomplish 4:1 —> which would create extremely heavy bags. (Don’t be enamored by marketing ratio nbrs)I remain optimistic this could be a helpful companion to use. I admit I found myself EXTREMELY frustrated, ongoing, battling the string change-out as often as needed and by their inherent-design.INITIAL FIT: Setup is actually simple with no tools required. Note: The framework is stackable NOT foldable per listing. Unit weight is manageable during setup plus easy to move it around the work area.Note: I did not / would not use the included band used to retain the bag to the unit. IMHO a 33gal plastic bag inside a 12-15gal tote is far more functional and practical.INITIAL FUNCTIONALITY: because of inbound heavy rain, I pre-filled 5x 33-gal bags EACH with 65 gal of compressed dry leaves(6.5 10gal totes loaded into each 33gal bag).The Worx reduced @ 2:1 ratio Vs. stated 11:1. The included trimmer string rapidly shed the last 1-1.5” after every time it was changed with their included string.That loss in turn creates a 4-6” wide+high outer crust of mulched leaves stuck against the wall that ceases to mulch or fall thru the openings.The 2nd design frustration was the motor air intake vents surrounding the pullout power switch. The leaves always found their way to the air being drawn in and that limits motor airflow and cooling capacity(and maybe lifespan)INITIAL PRICE: $118.99 Fall Vine Days.SAMPLE GENERIC COMPARISONS:Worx WG430 $119 11:1 ratio, 13ASun Joe SDJ616 $150 16:1 ratio, 13AFlowtron LE-900 $190 30:1 ratio, 5AINITIAL QUALITY: Overall product material is good + build is clever and of good initial quality. The motor maintains steady power and solid performance.The initial heavy trimmer line shedding(1-1.5”) is followed by another small eighth-of-an-inch amount of string thereafter.The rapid, early line loss negatively impacts the overall execution and outcomes plus increases time to results.I believe this is likely the case across all similar products, but I only have experience with this unit.Improvements could include:1. make legs adjustable height for uneven ground(basic design needs are included already)2. Either Relocate the vents and/or include extended ledge/shelf above them3. Design a removable trimmer line head, include spares in kit, for swap-out so string can be changed external to hopper and drop back in a whole assembly.VALUE FOR MONEY: Good power. IMHO the rapid/near instant trimmer line reduction limits full potential.- PRODUCT LISTING OVERVIEW - ~HIGH-CAPACITY LEAF MULCHING: 13 Amp electric leaf mulcher processes up to 53 gallons of leaves per minute, helping reduce large piles of dry leaves and yard debris.~11:1 MULCH RATIO: Reduces up to 11 bags of leaves into 1, making disposal, curbside pickup, and composting more manageable.~BAG-COMPATIBLE COLLECTION: Mulched leaves discharge into a bag mounted underneath, helping simplify collection and cleanup.~LINE-BASED MULCHING SYSTEM: Uses a bladeless flex-a-line cutting system to shred leaves while simplifying maintenance versus metal blade designs.~EASY ASSEMBLY AND STRORAGE: Tool-free assembly and disassembly make it easier to set up for fall cleanup and store when the season is done.~WHAT'S IN THE BOX: (1) leaf mulcher, (24) cutting lines, (1) bag support ring.

Ok so this thing works so much better than the red Toro that converts into a bagger/mulcher. Saved me a ton of time, and a ton of bags, and some money. Our collection charges 50 cents per bag when they collect, on top of whatever the cost of bags are. Despite the videos showing folks collecting leaves in plastic bags, it's been a few decades since I've lived anywhere that let you put leaves at the curb in anything other than paper.Cons:This is the biggest one, it shows that you can use standard lawn and leaf bags with this, but be prepared to have to rip the bags to fit them on the rack. If you do it this way, you won't be able to pack as much into the bags. The bags are too tall for the legs.Pro tip for the con: DO use a heavy duty black plastic bag for collection, they hold significantly more than the standard lawn and leaf bag, and allow you to run for longer before stopping to empty the bag. My personal preference is to have a pair of bags set up with leaf chute in each, then use a couple spring clamps to clamp the pair of chutes together into essentially a big funnel. When the plastic bag is full, dump them into the dual bags, use a flat shovel to mash the leaves down in the paper bags, rinse and repeat. I swear I fit double what I used to in the bags using the Toro for mulching. I normally carry two bags to the curb at once, and I had to carry them one at a time because they were too heavy for me to grip.Expect to go through string trimmer string. You'll notice a major throughput decrease as the string shortens, I replaced it "early" in the interest of time. But, any appropriately sized spool of string will work fine if you just want to cut your own. I *believe* the string size is supposed to be 0.9 and I squeezed the Ego .95 string into it just to see if it would work. It worked, and I think it lasted slightly longer, but I think I agree with the "Lawn Ginja" on youtube ,that if you sub in thicker string you get slightly larger pieces of mulch. Ginja claims the sunjoe won the head to head test, but my wife and I were both looking at the results and were like "uh, no... definitely the Worx wins".Lastly, I cannot recommend enough to wear a mask and possibly eye protection. I wear glasses and it's been weeks and I swear I still have leaf particles in my eyes. You might feel silly with the mask but even with it I felt like I was blowing leaf dust out of my nose for days. Dry leaves will be turned into powder that blows around like crazy.I realize this probably sounds like a negative review, but it's not, I'm just trying to give a few tips that took me some time to figure out. I also have the Worx "ultimate leaf collection kit" or whatever it's called. It's the universal kit that replaced the bag on my Toro with a hose that instead blows them straight into a barrel. That was significantly better than the bag, but still doesn't at all compare to using this. It saves me boatloads of time, and I believe over the next couple leaf collection seasons will pay for itself. I 1000% wish I would have bought one of these my first leaf season, instead of the blower/vac/mulcher Toro the first two seasons. So much faster to scoop up leaves with a plastic rake and shovel em' in!

I was looking for something to help cut up the hay for our horses and came across this leaf mulcher. It was priced nicely enough that we took the chance to try it out and after some modifications we got a machine that is doing the job we needed it to do. The trimmer line that comes with it lasts for quite some time, is super easy to change out, and cuts the hay to what we wanted. This is a great machine with a big motor that handles the job we are giving it perfectly, and now that we have figured out how we can use it best we do not deal with jams or other issues. We fill up seven 30-gallon collapsible bags at a time, and it is still ready to do more. Definitely recommend you wear safety glasses and for people with allergies a face mask as it will spit out stuff as well as create a lot of dust.

I bought this mulcher to grind up my kitchen scraps and possibly some leaves but primarily to prepare green material for my composter so as to speed up the composting process.Here in the States the thing we call a mulcher is basically a line trimmer with plastic line on it whereas in Europe or Australia they have more serious machines with hammers or flails.I also recently bought a large Craftsman chipper/ shredder and that does a good job on larger stuff and twigs and wood.Its shredder part has a bunch of metal flails that spin around and basically pulverize material. When I tried it on kitchen scraps it did fine but splattered veggie goo everywhere and was loud and I could tell it would get seriously caked up after a while.That's when I decided to try the Worx out for its ease of use. I read all the reviews and understood a few flaws in the Worx unit that I felt I could improve on and the price seemed right.The first thing I did with the Worx before using it was take the string holder off and drill it out to hold .105" line instead of the wimpy stuff it came with.That was easy and not a complicated thing to do. I also removed the metal line cutter bracket as that catches material, causing it to cake up and then I trimmed the .105 line to cover the full width of the chute.Having it cut full width eliminated the problem of having stuff catch in the corners. When I reattached the line holder I made sure the cheap little plastic screw that holds that hub on was very snug. I may end up replacing that with a stainless steel screw and a lock washer because those things like to work loose.I tried it first with the metal stand under it without a bag and stuff fly's everywhere. Then I mounted the whole unit on top of one of those round plastic tubs people use to put beer kegs and ice into with the stand under that to keep the working height right and that caught all the mulch. It works fine and feels powerful enough to spin the larger and longer string. I did try throwing some twigs in and it didnt like that which surprised me since my Husky weed wacker with the same line on it will blast through twigs. Speaking of line, a tip for all you folks that complain about the junk trimmer line it comes with or how hard it is to find. Not all line is equal. Buy a spool of quality line from Stil, Husky or Echo that you'll get at a saw shop and get some miles out of it. All the hardware store and Home Depo stuff is cheap and wears out fast. Dont worry about it being round or square , thats marketing hype and its the quality of the plastic that matters. I have tried a number of brands in my weed wacker and the good stuff will last up to ten times longer.I usually think its kind of lame when people write reviews right after they bought something instead of month's later when they've had some history with it but I figured I'd better do it now before I forgot. I also think that my "modifying" the unit right away saved me some headaches later. Basically the thing looks like it will handle leaves without any branches or twigs, weeds and small plants and certainly veggie and fruit scraps. If it blows up you guys will be the first to hear about it but I doubt that will happen.

We have tons of leaves in our yard every year. This machine works wonders for mulching them fast and effectively. When two people work together to rake piles of leaves then mulch them it goes quickly. If putting small sticks in the mulcher you will have to change the trim lines slightly more often but we found it very easy to change the line. The only thing we changed was putting a lid over the top as it is mulching. That might be something that WORX’s could add to the package. A garbage can lid would work or a lid from a tub would also work. We are extremely pleased we found this product!

I’m using it for pine needles and it shreds them no problem. Better than I expected. This thing RIPS!The only negative is that sticks or pine cones that slip by break the line instantly, so I find myself replacing it about every 30 minutes. To really work the line needs to be full length, so even if it just breaks off the last inch or two you have to replace it. That said, it’s still the best way I’ve found to deal with the pine needles and I’d buy it again.

This is very new to me but I already love it. I used it for a pile of wet leaves and it did a great job! I then put some trimmings from a tomato plant through it. They were pretty wet but is still shredded them. Can’t wait for more leaves to fall!

مكينة طحن لاوراق الاشجار تعمل بشكل جيد ولكن المشكله انها تعمل بنظام الكهرباء 120v مما تطلب مني شراء كيبل + محول من 220v الى 110v لتشغيل الجهاز .

La he usado para hojas secas de bambú y cumple muy bien su función

We ordered gardening tool, but the supplied item was not fit for the EU market at all. We sent it back according to seller's instructions, but no further communication, action, or return of the finds spend on the item and the cost of sending back.

Feel ripped off by seller as does not mention it’s only supplied with US spec power and doesn’t work in the UK. Shocking treatment. DO NOT BUY

My main complaint with this product is its awful instruction manual: I spent (what seemed like) hours flipping back and forth between diagrams and instructions in an effort to assemble the machine. I was about to slit my wrists --- but then decided to see if Youtube had any useful videos. And YES, it did! Indeed, after viewing one such video it took me mere minutes to assemble my machine and get it running.At the moment I'm mulching leaves from my crab apple tree, my pear tree, and my linden tree. About 80 percent of the leaves end up reduced to small particles while the other 20 percent look merely chopped up. I can live with that ratio.I notice that I need to stop the machine fairly frequently in order to push through mulched leaves that accumulate just beyond the reach of the plastic tines. I'm OK with that too.Overall I think this machine is quite effective and reasonably priced. For sure, I much prefer it to struggling with paper leaf bags that tend to blow over in the wind. Most importantly, I now have a valuable source of mulch (and potential leaf mould) for my flower and vegetable garden.One last comment ... for the past few years I have been using a battery operated WORX leaf blower and a WORX weed-wacker. Both items continue to operate flawlessly.