WORX WG430 13 Amp Electric Leaf Mulcher Extended Review
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- Опубліковано 7 лис 2021
- WORX WG430 13 Amp Electric Leaf Mulcher Extended Review
This is my second video on the WORX Mulcher.
What do I like about it?
Can you use a different weed eater line?
What is the best way to use this thing?
Do I like it?
WORX has a lot of great tools. I am starting with the WORX Mulcher. I plan on getting some more great tools from WORX. Check out my WORX Playlist for more great videos.
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*_The best thing from youtube is that it makes you excited to get things done. You can benefit just by taking care of things around the house/yard_*
Yep after re-watching this video it made me want to go outside and do some more work in the yard. Sometimes I even get inspired to do chores by thinking, "that would make a good UA-cam video."
I love this machine! went from 90, 30-gallon bags of UNmulched leaves to 12 heavy bags of mulch. Thus, the Chinese ratio of UNmulched to mulched is not 10 to 1, but more like 7.5 to 1. Still, it is worth its weight in gold. In addition, I reduced two months of raking, lawn mower mulching, bagging, crushing, and delivering to the curb to TWO DAYS. I am a happy camper! Great gift for special occasions.
That's awesome! Yeah it really does reduce your yard waist.
OMG! This is the BEST review of Worx Leaf Mulcher. I love Worx products and have the regular leaf mulcher, but we got a riding lawn mower with a bagger and this will be perfect. Thank you so much for making and sharing this video. You answered all my questions! :) Subscribed! I am hoping a paper leaf bag will work in some way - I will figure it out. ha
Great to hear! Thanks!
@@ThatHobby I literally have at least 20 products from Worx. I got a 25% coupon and just bought it. Thank you! This really solidified my decision and am excited to get it. Their snowblower is really good too. In CLE Ohio, so it gets used a lot! ha
Thank you for awesome review; specially showing the use of different strings. I've thinking about getting this shredder since I have been using the leaves in my garden bed to use it as additive to my garden beds and as mulches to save money; also as fuel for my wod burning stove. Mulching them makes it more manageable. Thank you!!
Glad it was helpful!
Great video. I’ve been thinking about buying one of these.
I am glad you liked the video. I wasn't really sure what to think of the WORX Mulcher at first but after running about 30 bags of leaves through it I really like it. The trick is to load it slowly. If you over load it then it will burn up the weed eater line real quick. After an extended review I am glad I bought it.
EXCELLENT VIDEO. THANK YOU !
Your welcome I am glad you liked it.
nice review. love worx tools. sure to buy this one.😉
Yeah this thing is pretty nice. I want to get some more WORX tools too.
Great job on the video. Thanks
Thanks for watching!
Great video and the music slapped 🔥
Glad you liked it
I've had one for several years and am well satisfied with it. Bear in mind that you need to follow the manual in regard to what you feed into it (large amounts of wet leaves will choke it). Small twigs might be possible but overall you want to avoid pine cones, gum balls and the like. I wouldn't dream of feeding it rocks! It's basically a weed whacker on a stand and if you treat it right it will last you a long time. I've shredded 70 bags of leaves on occasion successfully (I'm a serious composter). If you abuse it, you'll find yourself swapping out the trimmer line more than you'd like to. I've found it to be cheaper to buy a .095 trimmer line (it WILL handle it) and cut it to the appropriate lengths and it works fine. After you've swapped out the line a few times, it'll become second nature. As far as the shredding ratio, I've found that 5:1 if a lot more realistic than the "marketing version" ratio of 11:1 I'd imagine that it would depend upon the type of leaves and the shape that there in. Safety glasses, a mask and gloves are a given with this. I also use ear protection. Overall, it was a GREAT DEAL!
Yeah I love this thing too. My biggest issue is that I have a lot of rocks in my yard. They are a big problem for me. I have an area under a big shade tree that I have been thinking about removing all the rocks and creating a dedicated mulching area. I have to keep up on the leaves or they will all blow into my pool and turn it green and this mulcher really helps to manage the leaves. So yeah if I can get past the rock problem I will be all set.
I have a much older machine that works the same way . I watch for walnuts and twigs, etc, I put a lot of maple leaves through it and after I'm done all the fine mulched leaves get spred out over the 5000 sq.ft yard for the winter to feed the grass , worms and birds finding something to eat . . And yes , wear safety glasses ,a mask and hearing protection ! They can keep those leaf blowers ,wat too slow and useless as a fine mulcher .
You are correct. I just finished 16 bags of leaves that were moist from our climate. The cavity does muck up from moist leaves. That only takes a minute to clean up with hand. Helps to feed those slowly so that you get very good chopped up leaves.
I keep out twigs or anything else.
Love mine.
I use my DR Power chipper with it's top hopper feed. I have a filter bag on the discharge that lets the dust exit but keeps the majority of the leaf material. It grinds the leaves up into little 1/8" pieces which work really well as mulch.
Thanks for sharing! That sounds like a great set up. Those things look pretty nice.
I just bought one. I have maple tree leaves which are quite large. I haven't used the machine yet ( its raining out now) but I think it will do fine. I bagged my leaves last year without mulching and I had over 20 bags. I am hoping to reduce that to 5 or less this year. The only drawback is that each bag will weigh considerably more. I may decide to compost if the leaves are chopped up good enough. I am going to buy heavy duty contractor rated yard bags at my local hardware store this year. They will hold more weight.
I used to have a lot of bags of leaves before I got the mulcher. But yeah they are a little heavy after you mulch them. I had to upgrade to heavy duty contractor bags 3 or 4 mil. should work fine. I made a video about it too if you want to check it out. ua-cam.com/video/0bERBLAOl6E/v-deo.html
Okay you convinced me I'm going to stick with my bag around my lawn mower
That's a good option too. I have fake grass and gravel landscaping everywhere else. So a mulcher makes the most since for me. What kind of mower are you using? I may eventually set up a corner in my yard for mulching with a mower.
The problem with lawn mower should you use for composting or mulch with large volumes is that you still have to put bagged leaves somewhere after mowing. Sometimes the leaves shredded into bags is time effective and much easier in long run and strategy.
Great job on video review. Ive done my reviews of various electric and keep coming back to the Worx for features. I hope Im not disappointed. Would you recommend a larger string? like a .095?
Thanks and yeah the .095 will fit but it is a little tight. I made my own from a spool of stihl trimmer line. It didn't seem to last any longer. The original Worx line actually lasts a little longer but it is a bit pricy. My issue is that I have gravel landscaping so I always end up with some gravel in my leaf pile and those little rocks destroy the trimmer line.
I bought this 2 years ago. I took off the line cutter and used a metal trim line; just cut it to match the case size. It's very loud. I'm looking to sell it because I found a better method. Using the weed eater with the Brute barrel, it cuts it into smaller pieces, and it is not as loud (I have an electric weed eater)
That's cool! I have a really nice STIHL battery powered weed eater. I will have to try it out. That sounds like a great video idea.
Sir u r doing great for society as well for keeping Nature. Good as it can be use for composting... Great.
Yes there are multiple benefits from mulching leaves. One it reduces the amount of yard waist you have to dispose of. This can save you money as extra trips to the landfill can add up. Second of all you can also use the mulched leaves in your compost and in your garden. This will also save money. The cost of fertilizing your yard and garden can add up as well. So yeah the WORX leaf mulcher is good for the environment and you wallet.
I got one of these after seeing a lot of good reviews, but I have live oaks, which have smaller, super thick sturdy little leaves. It didn't shred them up as much as I'd hoped, still lots of leaves completely intact. I may try running them through twice or putting down a little mesh over the holes so the leaves stay getting shredded until they're small enough to go through. I'm guessing this'll work well for thinner leaves.
I have a lot of small leaves too and a lot of them fall through as well. My leaves are a little thinner and I usually mulch them once they are dried out. It does seem to compact them really well. But yeah it doesn't break them up as much as I would like. I have not tried running it through a second time. I think I will give it a try and see how much of a difference it makes. Also pouring the leaves into the mulcher a little slower help too.
I like the bright orange color of worx, but the Sun one has large / medium / fine settings to shred everything down to DUST. Perfect for composting.
I like Sun Joe too. That's cool that you can change the settings on it. For the WORX I like that you can put a bag on the stand. It looks like you can do that with the Sun Joe too. The Sun Joe looks pretty cool. Even if it is a funky green. Lol I have a Sun Joe pressure washer and it has worked great. So yeah if you get the Sun Joe let me know how you like it.
@@ThatHobby I Saw another video and the WORX is faster to feed because of the huge funnel top, But the Sun Joe needs more hands on to shove the leaves down the top. Watch those Finger tips ! Ouch!
I want to turn my leaves into potatoes, leaf mulch + mushroom topsoil = perfect for garden potatoes. I'll get the WORX because the 13 AMP won't overload the outdoor power plug.
People should remember: 15 AMPS is the Max on a 15 AMP circuit, but you don't want to be running it all Maxxed out.
So for safety, 13 Amps Worx feeds faster and uses less electric $ .
To make superfine mulch, I'll cut my own grill reducer, with smaller openings, so the Worx will turn everything into dust.
Thanks for the great video !
@@ThatHobby I was right, the WORX works better, because of the funnel top... I have to pace myself, because you can't force feed the WORX a bunch of stuff (it breaks the cord and clogs it up.) But with a steady feed, it pulverized oak leaves to dust. Good job Worx!
Would love to see longetivity comparison of the WORX default line to the 2 different gauge weed whacker lines you used as comparison. I have a ton of leaves to process in my backyard and I noticed drastically reduced efficiency mid way through 2nd large pile. Of course it sped up nicely after changing out the line but it's such tedius work. I prefer to keep mulching and not spend time changing out the line, or at the least do so in much less frequent interval. Can you do the following experiment? 1) default line vs. 0.08, 2) default line vs. 0.095, 3) 0.08 vs. 0.095 compared to see the wear after doing similar workload?
It seems like the WORX trimer line lasts the longest. I have another trimer line to test out too. I like the video idea of comparing the different sizes. I have a lot of gravel in my yard. So feeding the mulcher slowly allows the rocks to fall through and puts less wear on the trimer line.
This is arriving on Tuesday and I will be testing with factory string, my aggressive string and some scrap romex
That's awesome! Let me know which string you like the best.
@@ThatHobby I have an acre worth of fully covered ground to test on!
@@ThatHobby I mulched an entire 4x8 trailer worth of the included red string line. It resulted in 1/2" pieces at the largest and dusted the rest. The aggressive string absolutely destroyed the leaves. I didn't see much larger chunks at all. I strung up the romex and backed out. It really taxed the motor.
@@JUMBOpin Wow that's a lot of leaves. It sounds like the aggressive string worked the best. What was the aggressive string that you used?
You can soak any trimmer line in warm water to make it more pliable. Like anything else it gets dry and brittle over time.
That's a great idea! I will try it out on some old trimmer line. Thanks for the tip. I just got some generic trimer line for the Worx on Amazon that I am going to test out too. I got a lot of leaves to clean up this weekend.
@@ThatHobby won’t hurt to add a little soap to that warm water. After watching your very through video I have decided to buy my son one. He had a lot of leaves as well. Again thank you for an excellent review.
@@williammoore4673 That's great! I am glad my video was helpful.
Enjoyed the video but the music I found distracting.
Thanks for the feedback. I will work on improving my music choices.
Great video!
Do you think this machine would be suitable for grinding hay? I have an old horse, who already has difficulties with chewing, and now I'm trying to find a solution for making chaff from hay. Is it possible to make 0,2-0,4 inches long dry grass pieces with it? Thanks!
I have not put hay in the mulcher but it should work for that purpose. It is basically an upside down weed eater. So you could test out a weed trimer on some hay and see how it cuts it up. I haven't measured the length of the cuttings. As the trimmer line wears down the cuttings will get a little bigger.
Please advise how to clean/maintain air filter to keep the unit running well, since dust is an issue. Thanks! CWB.
I have some leaves that I need to clean up and mulch this weekend. I will open it up and take a look at the motor before I use the mulcher to see how it looks inside.
Do you have to change the line often and is it easy to install? Nice job!
I have a lot of rocks and sticks in my yard so I have to be careful and load the leaves real slow. If I take it easy I can get 2 garbage cans into 2 black garbage bags before I have to change the line. It takes some practice to install the line. Once you get it figured out you can even cut down regular weed eater line and use it but the straight weed eater line designed for the mulcher is easer to install and last longer.
Installing the line is very easy. Don't make it hard. After a few replacements, my time for both was 60 seconds.
Traditionally, I spend two months processing my leaves (e.g., rake, fill bags, crunch, add more leaves, and leave them at the curb for pickup). Recently, I enlisted a student to blow a large section of my yard leaves into five huge piles that required 40 minutes. Then, I utilized my Worx Leaf Shredder for the first time. In six hours, I shredded leaves, producing 13, 33-gallon bags, which is equivalent to 97.5 unshredded bags. Thus, in one afternoon, I completed 45% of my yard, which normally requires 2 months for the entire yard. I have only 55% to go before the entire yard is completed. Thus, in less than two days, I will have accomplished what two months required formerly. Do I like this product? I should have bought the Worx when it first hit the market. It saves time, energy, and money, BTY, I replaced the nylon string 3x. That's ok. It took 60 seconds (for both strings) after I got the hang of it. My leaf yard work has been cut dramatically!
PS: To facilitate the leaf job, I recommend that you buy large hand leaf scoops to feed the funnel in a methodical manner that maximizes the operation. Don't overwhelm the unit; just feed it moderately and the nylon string will endure longer. This I discovered quickly .
Great tip!
That's awesome! Yeah unshredded bags are can add up fast. 97 bags compared to 13 bags! Wow that is amazing. Thanks for the great comment.
Do you think this would mulch straw well? I typically put it in a trash can and use a weed wacker.
I have not tried to mulch any straw but the Worx mulcher is basically an upside-down weed wacker. So if you can mulch the straw with a weed wacker it should work.
Was using the other string trimmer line more money savings?
The original Worx trimer line was $17 for a 24 pack and the generic trimmer line on Amazon is $10 to $13 for a 50 pack. Plus the official Worx line is still out of stock. So that looks like a cheaper way to go. As far as the trimer line that I made myself it was already in my garage. So it didn't cost me anything. When you make it yourself there is a curl to it so I prefer the generic Worx trimer line to making it myself. But I already have a bunch of trimmer line so I will probably keep making it for a while because I already have it.
i wanna see somebody use some steel cable then do a test video to see how it does grinding it up
The directions say not to use anything other than the official weed eater line. But yeah that would be interesting to see how far you could push this thing. The base under the head is plastic so the steel cable could cause some damage to the base. Plus there is a metal blade in there to cut the excess weed eater line. I have seen some sparks fly when a rock hits it. I have a lot of gravel in my yard. So the steel cable may cause some real fireworks if some rocks get in there.
@@ThatHobby yea its allways good to go safety first
We have a fig tree here and their leaves are huge. In Our Westcoast climate, our leaves are more often not completely dry. Can this handle fresh bug leaves? I want to make leave mulch out of them. Thanks!
It's pretty dry out here so I don't have a lot of experience with wet leaves. This mulcher is basically an upside-down weed eater. So you could try a test were you put a bunch of wet leaves in a bucket and see how well your weed eater breaks up the leaves.
@@ThatHobby Great idea! Thanks!
@@lizasklau Let me know how it works out. We have some lemon trees with big leaves but we rarely have any big wet leaves to test out the mulcher with.
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That's cool!!! I just checked it out. It looks like it is $9.99 shipping for 6 spools of trimmer line? The trimmer line gets a real curve in it when it's pre-wound though. So it may be tough to use in the WORX mulcher. It still looks like a good deal though. I will have to test it out. Thanks
Why are you bagging up the leaves? That's some much-needed nutrient for the tree and helps build up the soil quality. Brad Lancaster has done some great videos on how to capture rainwater using shallow excavations around his home and neighborhood, growing food on a small lot in Arizona. I like how that gadget chews up the leaves, helping them to break down in the arid climate. I wonder if it'd do well with my eastern leaves b/c the oaks and pecans around here drop tons every year. Great fertilizer, sure, but I wouldn't mind reducing the volume of the things!
The mulcher is basically an upside down weed eater with trimmer line in it. So a great way to test if it will work on your leaves is to put them in a bucket and try to mulch them with your weed eater. As far a bagging the leaves goes I do try to use the mulch in my garden but I am really overwhelmed with all the leaves blowing into my pool. So I have been using what I can and disposing of the rest. I plan to eventually building a mulching and composting station to save more or the leaves for our garden and for our trees too.
@@ThatHobby I feel your pain! Best thing I ever did was bury the blasted pool! 😆
Take off that string cutter and have an xtra 2 inches of cutting…take off that head and put on a universal weed eater head with 4 way strings or brush cutter blades…it needs more umph to it.
That's a good idea. I will have to try that.
How is it on dried grass
I don't have a lot of dried grass to test it on. I have fake grass. I have a few grass bushes that I have tried to test it on and it seemed to do fine. It is basically an upside down weed trimmer. So if you want to test it put some dried grass in a garbage can and try your weed trimmer on it to see if it cuts it up good enough. That is a pretty good way to test it out.
I know this vid is 1 year old but...what if you rigged 2 of their heads ...twice the mulching....though i suppose it would make replacing bottom line more tedious.
That would be cool though
The chopped leaves would probably accelerate composting time.
Yeah and they will take up less space too.
@@ThatHobby 90% sure I'm getting one of these before the leaf season. i have a fenced in area where I dump my leaves but this will allow me to boost my compost. Thanks for your response.
Seedpods? arizona seed pods?
We do get a lot of seed pods out here.
Maybe drill out the hole to get a thicker line thru it.
Yeah I was thinking about that too. I will have to do some research and see If anyone else has tried that.
@@ThatHobby Thanks for the review, I'm considering purchasing
@@ThatHobby I still think you are stuck with a misguided plastic distribution solution.
I bumped it to the .095 line and didn't have to drill a hole. I've had it for over 3 yrs.
First, modifying the hole will negate the warranty. Secondly, such would be a delicate operation, because of the intricate nature of the part. Lastly, the cord had been correlated to the motor so that they work in tandem. The present setup is designed to perform the task efficiently. See my above review of how I reduced 2 months of leaf raking and bagging into less than 2 days of leaf shredding (aided by a teenager who used a high-powered leaf blower to create 5 huge piles of leaves that I then shredded). This machine is a life-saver!
I've been using a lawnmower, run em over and yer done, much finer result and faster, recommended.
Great advice but I have fake grass and landscaping rocks everywhere else. So it would take some work to dedicate an area for mulching with a lawnmower. The landscape rocks will be flying everywhere if I try to mulch with a lawnmower. My weed eater is bad enough. It will shoot rocks into my pool and I have to fish them out. So the Worx mulcher seemed like the best option for my particular yard.
@@ThatHobby
Flying rocks is no fun, gotta agree on that, the lesser evil is preferable.
Im colleting mine from the woods and doing the mulch runs on govt grass, the battle to get enough compostable material.
I want hear how loud it is??..but you play port music
Thats a great video idea. I just happened to have some leave to mulch. I will film a short video and skip the music this time.
This thing gets kind of loud. Plays rock music instead of letting us hear how loud the mulcher is.
A few people have asked how loud it is. I made a quick video about how loud it is. Here is the link. ua-cam.com/video/xY0FuIEFFrM/v-deo.html
you are putting micro plastics in your garden with that method of mulching leaves.
That's an interesting point. We are all trying to cut back on plastics. It just seem like is everywhere now.
@@ThatHobby interesting....I posted the same feedback on a bunch of reviews of this product.....you are the only one who acknowledged the truth about the hypothesis presented;
- these string type leaf shredders put microplastics into your soil.
at least you didn't deny the obvious reality of certain things.....refreshing in an age of deceit.
Honestly, I think a double bladed lawn mower (honda makes some good ones) is your best, most effective, most environmentally friendly solution.... pile in 3 foot wide rows, mow back and forth.... mulch to the degree you want.....ultra fine mulched leaves will turn over in as little as 3 months with 1+ yard piles turned 3 times........ 1 yard of leaves left unmulched will take up to 3 years to turn over into usable soil.
I made a 20 yard pile this fall...turned it twice and then in springtime, one more turn, then screen with 1/2 by 1 screen, put in some lime and wood ash as screening.....wait a few weeks....it's good to go, best soil on the planet.
@@curiousbystander9193 The Worx mulcher may be better suited for reducing yard waste than for composting. If you are mulching for an organic garden I like your alternative. A lot of people are starting to look for ways to reduce there exposure to plastics.
@@curiousbystander9193 No big deal. Just buy biodegradable weedeater line to replace the plastic one.
@@jonothandoeser I haven;t seen that on the market....do you trust it? What's it made of?
Come on dude it’s not designed for rocks GEEZ!!!!
Yeah the rocks will destroy the trimmer line and they are dangerous too. We had a big dust storm last week and it blew a giant tarp into my yard. I could stake the giant tarp down in the corner of my yard and blow all the leaves onto it. That way I can do some mulching without the rocks getting in the leaf pile and messing up the mulcher. Not everyone has rocks in their yards but for those of us that do this could be a better option. Thanks
@@ThatHobby that’s being safe you already use mask and eye and hearing protection
Great machine it got a stand lol what a joke
It does have a nice stand. You can just set the bag on it. Some of the other brands use hooks and bands to hold the bag. They all seem like a convenient set up to process a bunch of leaves with though. I just happen to like this one better because of the way the bags fit on the stand.
Dissapointing review. Sounded more like a sales pitch. I would have preferred a more unbiased and thorough review. pros AND cons, how you think it compares to other options,etc.
The best thing about this mulcher compared to other brands is the stand. You can put a regular garbage bag on it thats really nice. The worst thing so far is the trimer line can burn up real fast. I made some other videos about this. Good luck in finding the right mulcher for your yard.
@@ThatHobby Yes, you mentioned that in the video. However, you still didn't mention any "cons" or how it compares to other products. Now it is obvious that this is not an unbiased review.
@@carljensen5730 I would be interested in knowing what mulcher you decide to get. Once you get it set up and running let me know what you think of your new mulcher. The only other mulcher I have had was a Portland mulcher/blower combo and it burned up after 6 months. The Worx mulcher is still running after a year so that's a positive for me and my yard. Good luck in finding the right mulcher for you and your yard.
Don't use music, let us hear how it sounds. Cheap music like this detracts from your production quality, the opposite of why most people think they're using it.
Originally I thought I was making the video better by adding music but several people have said they wanted to here how loud the mulcher is without music. So I made an update video. Here is the link. ua-cam.com/video/xY0FuIEFFrM/v-deo.html
Great job on video review. Ive done my reviews of various electric and keep coming back to the Worx for features. I hope Im not disappointed. Would you recommend a larger string? like a .095?
I made my own from a spool of stihl trimmer line. I think that is one of the best trimmer lines you can get but it didn't seem to last any longer. The original Worx line actually lasts a little longer but it is a bit pricy.
Great job on video review. Ive done my reviews of various electric and keep coming back to the Worx for features. I hope Im not disappointed. Would you recommend a larger string? like a .095?
Thanks I have had the Works for over a year now and it is one of my favorite yard tools. I set it up under a shady tree and blow all the leaves over there to mulch up. So far so good. I will have to make a one year review.