An absolutely wonderful tutorial. Really simply the best. Great close ups. Slow modulated speech. So very easy to follow. I hope I get years of use from it. I happen to have a collapsible bag in the garage! Thank you for taking the time to do this.
You're very welcome! And thank you for the glowing review. My wife (and muse) always urges me to act like my audience knows nothing about the product I'm reviewing and to show all of it's shortcomings as well. Enjoy your shredder!!
Best tutorial EVER! I have problems putting things together for the first time. Now i know each & every step to the whole process. I know i can do this! I have the Earthwise chipper shredder & i really like it. Now i am getting the leaf shredder. Will get the bag too. Thanks SO much!!!!
Great review. I was looking to judge the volume / minute for my application and your video let me do that. We have two trees in our front yard that drop a ridiculous amount of leaves. I usually have someone hold a grocery store leaf bag open and I use a rake in each hand like large claws after blowing them into a pile. Usually end up with around 20 bags of uncompressed (just hand - tamped down) leaves. My dad bought a mulching leaf vac but it has problems with large volumes and power is lacking because it's just a 40v battery unit. I think because of this review I'll end up grabbing this unit. If you feel there's any issues I might have with my application, I'd love to hear about it. Thanks!
We've been very pleased with this unit. The scooper we use is a nicety, the two rake method would work fine too. Just let the leaves drop in the top and the shredder does all the work. The only real complaints I have are: 1) The cutting line is somewhat difficult to change and they specify using their specific brand of line as it's not a standard size.
@@heliflyer7 Ahh good catch with the unusual cutter cord. Might be able to find a generic replacement. Might have to measure the thickness and see what's out there. Thanks for the reply! I imagine this unit cuts down the amount of bags you need quite a bit.
I am thinking the string wear contributed towards the 2nd and 3rd batch being similar. I assume fine is going to chew through it faster which is exactly what I would be using. Great video, I'm interested in something to grind leaves for composting and I think this might do the trick. Have a great holiday season. Thanks!
That really is a great question! I hope another commenter responds. Only thing I can think of would be the holes in the blade guard, in able to function, would have to be more than large enough to allow a finger to slip through. Higher danger factor than with line. That being said, I wouldn't want to come in contact with that either.
Works great, well priced and great customer support. However, the strings are a total B___H to change. And we can't get our hands on all the cool smaller cars you have over there!
@@heliflyer7 No, I have the notches to the outside where the hubcap attaches. But I did try it both ways. The axle threads will only go into the wheel; snd the nut is too big to fit into the wheel on either side.
String cutting is pointless. It wastes a lot of time. And your arms will tire with the opening being up so high. Not good for large quantities of leaves.
An absolutely wonderful tutorial. Really simply the best. Great close ups. Slow modulated speech. So very easy to follow. I hope I get years of use from it. I happen to have a collapsible bag in the garage! Thank you for taking the time to do this.
You're very welcome! And thank you for the glowing review. My wife (and muse) always urges me to act like my audience knows nothing about the product I'm reviewing and to show all of it's shortcomings as well. Enjoy your shredder!!
That's a top-shelf review! Straight-forward, to the point, detailed.... Thank you!
You’re welcome, thank you for the positive comment!
I just picked this up brand new for $10!!! Older couple said they never plugged it in once!
Congratulations, that was a great deal! I’m sure you’ll love it!
You guys are great. Thanks for the detailed review!
Our pleasure, glad you enjoyed!
Best tutorial EVER! I have problems putting things together for the first time.
Now i know each & every step to the whole process. I know i can do this!
I have the Earthwise chipper shredder & i really like it. Now i am getting the leaf shredder. Will get the bag too.
Thanks SO much!!!!
Thank you, glad you liked. The shredder is great, enjoy!
heliflyer7
Only problem Home Depot & Lowes are out of them. Amazon has, but more than double the price 😡
Check out: americanlawnmower.com/. Call them and see if they have one in stock. Good people to deal with.
@@heliflyer7
Great price, but out of stock also.
I’ll keep trying
Good luck!
Thanks so much for this great video. I purchased mine a few days ago and couldn't be happier!
You’re welcome, glad it’s working out so well for you!
great review! I also admire how fit you guys are!!! 💪
Thank you! She just did triathlon nationals in Milwaukee a few weeks ago, 3rd in age group.
Grandma ROCKS!!!!
You're right about that! To tell the truth, it's Great-Grandma!!!
Thank you for the video.. just picked up this unit and gonna try tomorrow.
Have you have any issues with it?
You’re welcome, it’s worked flawlessly ever since we’ve had it
Great review. I was looking to judge the volume / minute for my application and your video let me do that. We have two trees in our front yard that drop a ridiculous amount of leaves. I usually have someone hold a grocery store leaf bag open and I use a rake in each hand like large claws after blowing them into a pile. Usually end up with around 20 bags of uncompressed (just hand - tamped down) leaves.
My dad bought a mulching leaf vac but it has problems with large volumes and power is lacking because it's just a 40v battery unit. I think because of this review I'll end up grabbing this unit.
If you feel there's any issues I might have with my application, I'd love to hear about it.
Thanks!
We've been very pleased with this unit. The scooper we use is a nicety, the two rake method would work fine too. Just let the leaves drop in the top and the shredder does all the work. The only real complaints I have are: 1) The cutting line is somewhat difficult to change and they specify using their specific brand of line as it's not a standard size.
@@heliflyer7 Ahh good catch with the unusual cutter cord. Might be able to find a generic replacement. Might have to measure the thickness and see what's out there.
Thanks for the reply! I imagine this unit cuts down the amount of bags you need quite a bit.
You're welcome! Yes, your leaf bag budget will thank you :-)
@@Immashift On lowes site earthwise says that a .080 string would work.
Thanks for the info!
I am thinking the string wear contributed towards the 2nd and 3rd batch being similar. I assume fine is going to chew through it faster which is exactly what I would be using. Great video, I'm interested in something to grind leaves for composting and I think this might do the trick. Have a great holiday season. Thanks!
That's certainly possible, I hadn't considered that. Thank you for the comment and you do as well!
THANK YOU SIR‼️ GREAT VEDIO 👍
You are welcome, glad it helped!
Thanks, this was very helpful.
You're welcome, thanks for commenting!
Very well done. thanks!
You’re welcome, thank you!
hands possible to contact the string when put the leaf into the hook and press it .
You will have to try very hard to do it.
Why trimmer strings and not a big blade? Wouldn’t a blade be more effective?
That really is a great question! I hope another commenter responds. Only thing I can think of would be the holes in the blade guard, in able to function, would have to be more than large enough to allow a finger to slip through. Higher danger factor than with line. That being said, I wouldn't want to come in contact with that either.
Beast of a shredder, like the Sun Joe or Worx 430 we cant get any of these in UK.
Works great, well priced and great customer support. However, the strings are a total B___H to change. And we can't get our hands on all the cool smaller cars you have over there!
Great video. How well does this one work with sycamore leaves? :o)
Thank you. I can’t honestly tell you, as all we have is oak.
Oak, sycamore and gum shred about the same, providing they are dry and similarly sized.
Great tutorial-ty.
Thank you!
Thank you!!!!!!!
You're welcome!!!
What size sting does it take?
It’s a special size string that you have to order. .065 It’s too small and .090 is too big.
OK, my nut does not fit into the wheel. What am I doing wrong? The axle is not long enough to reach the outer side of the wheel
Do you have the wheel on backwards?
@@heliflyer7 No, I have the notches to the outside where the hubcap attaches. But I did try it both ways. The axle threads will only go into the wheel; snd the nut is too big to fit into the wheel on either side.
The nuts do fit the lag bolts. I think maybe I am missing two of the proper screws?
Let me check it out, I'll get back to you ASAP.
BTW, did you put the washers on in the correct sequence as per the video?
A dust mask would be a good idea
You’re absolutely right, particularly when the leaves are dry.
Cool.
What's with the pink shirt there buddy ?
I happen to look good in pink!
Gotta get granny moving!
Granny’s doing just fine! Lol
Granny looks pretty damn stout.
You got that right! That woman can go all day long!!
Use a snow shovel to scoop up the leaves and put into the hopper.
Certainly an alternate way of doing it.
These reviews of these machines need to demonstrate using wet leaves.
String cutting is pointless. It wastes a lot of time. And your arms will tire with the opening being up so high. Not good for large quantities of leaves.
For its intended purpose, it’s working well for us.
Why is that old broad doing all the work?
That old broad can run rings around your ass! Besides, somebody has to hold the camera.