Landworks Electric Leaf Mulcher & Shredder - 15-AMP, 1800W, Steel Construction, 11" Blades, 0.5" Cutting Capacity, 120V AC for Dry Leaves, Grass, & Yard Clippings

Works as advertised. Being a leaf shredder and not a wood chipper, it does bog down when large wet clumps of leaves get thrown in or larger sticks, but I was able to put handfuls in at a time and it shredded them into a fine mulch. I intend to use it for that purpose specifically, good bye ordering expensive bark mulch. I also plan to use it as a soil additive to my vegetable gardens. I thought it was easy to assemble, and while not super rugged, it's strong enough for the job. Any more sturdy and it would start to get heavy and not very movable.

First, the positives. First, it is extremely easy to assemble and all of the hardware fit together without any difficulty whatsoever. That's a big positive for me, as I often have trouble putting things together. Second, it creates very good mulch, cutting it to a fine grade, which is excellent for composting. Third, the operation is intuitive. Although I did use it, I could have put the hardware together without the manual. The only thing that I couldn't figure out was how to attach the collection bag, and that was the one thing that isn't in the manual, or in any of the videos that I have seen. That moves us to the cons. The opening to the bag is at least twice the size of the chute that the compost comes out of, and the collection bag is fairly rigid, so I haven't been able to figure out how to attach the bag. There is a roll of plastic strap that fits into the holes in the bag, and can be worked around through the channel near the top of the bag, and it fits well there, but I still don't see how that can be used to attach the bag. That's not a major thing because I can lean the bag against the chute and most of the the chopped mulch will go into the bag. This works reasonably well until the bag is about three-quarters full, so it can still be used. An advantage of being unable to attach the bag to the mulched is that I would have to remove it frequently because the mulcher jams up and shuts off a lot. My purpose for the mulcher was to finely mulch material that I would be adding to my large compost pile, and the mulch that it prouces is perfect for that purpose, except that I guess I misunderstood what was meant by "dry" when the description said that materials had to be dry. I had assumed that mean that I should let leaves dry out for a few days after a rain before trying to mulch them. I didn't realize that it meant that they had to be dead, brown, and dry. Compost requires both browns and greens. Dead, brown leaves are browns, and they have to balanced by greens, which include leaves that are still green. The problem with this is that the Landworks Electric Shredder & Mulcher won't mulch greens without frequent jamming because these leaves still have moisture inside of them, although the outsides may be dry. It will mulch them but only if I add a very small amount of material at a time and, even then, it will shut off frequently, and have to be manually unjammed, and that's not the easiest thing to do because my arms are too short to reach inside of (with the power off, of course). I have had to use a stick to free the blades, and my fingers to manipulate as much of the green material from the chute as I am able to. I am trying to think of a tool that might make that easier but haven't come up with anything yet. Perhaps Landworks should produce and include one with their product. Dry, brown, dead leaves will mulch easier. Then again, I could crumble them with my hands, although the mulcher is much faster for that. I have only been using it for a day, so perhaps I'll figure something out. If so, I'll add any new information to my review. Probably, I will continue to try to use it to mulch greens, and see if I can come up with a way to do so without it jamming so often. Maybe if I mixed the greens with the browns, but that wouldn't be ideal since I like to layer my compost pile with a layer of greens, followed by a layer of browns, rather than mixing them together; although I might find that this will work as well. Our autumn leaves haven't dropped yet, although that could happen anytime since I live in Maine. I get a large volume of leaves in my yard since there are Norway Maples all over the place and they drop a lot of leaves, along with billions of helicopter seeds. Another plus will be that the mulcher chops the material fine enough that I won't have to worry about these seeds germinating on the edges of my compost pile, if only I get can find a way past the frequent jams. 2nd day: Today, I mulched a pile of green cuttings that consisted of recently cut weeds, as well as newly cut lily fronds and stems. The shredder/mulcher produced excellent results from this, but not without frequent jams. In the process, I have learned to reduce the number of jams by feeding very small amounts at a time and shutting it off to clear out the exit chute frequently. It's not that the machine is incapable of mulching these green plants, but that they get stuck in the grating on the exit chute. I think I'll carve a hook onto a wooden dowel that I can use as a tool to clear out the chute, since I was unable to find a commercial product for that. I think it will do a better job of shredding autumn leaves, even though they will be a mixture of green, yellow, orange, and brown leaves, but I'm not sure yet. It's too early here in Maine for a significant fall of leaves, but I did pick up a bucket of leaves that were mostly green, and it processed them without jamming. Given that the fall leaves are what I mainly bought this for, it will be good if it can handle that without too much trouble. I also shredded the cardboard that came with the machine, and, not even including the box itself, which I didn't shred because there was too much tape on it, I was able to produce three-quarters of a bag of shredded cardboard just from what came in the box. It shredded the cardboard, which I first cut or tore up into smallish pieces, without any difficulty at all, except that about a fourth of the cardboard ended up on the ground rather than in the bag. For the most part, I will use my indoor shredder for cardboard, although shredding cardboard is a good way to clean out the blades and grating on the shredder/mulcher after using it on green material. I can't speak to its longevity yet because I've only had it for a day. I'll be playing with it again tomorrow. October 1: Since my initial review, our leaves have begun falling and I have had the opportunity to process autumn leaves, primarily maple and oak leaves, along with thousands of maple seeds, and the mulcher processes these just fine, with no jams whatsoever. Although I don't make a habit of adding an lot of wood, it will process twigs up to around a half-inch in diameter without difficulty. I still don't like the way that the bag works, as it has to be sort of propped up against the machine, and the force of the maching ejecting the processed mulch sometimes knocks the bag down. Some kind of a hook that could be used to hold he bag in place would be an improvement. However, my initial experience trying to process lily fronds, in which the machine jammed repeatedly, does not occur when processing leaves. I don't try to dump a bunch of them in at once, and it works pretty well that way.

we use to chop compressed peat and black cow potting soil it must be dry --mix it in a cement mixer 1st ---we taped a bag to the outlet & stick the end of the bag in a 5 gallon bucket to stop the dust works great no more clumps in the seed starting mix not strong at all but works fine --feed small amount at a time

Works but not great. Jams very easily. Not worth the money

I don't like writing these reviews but it didn't handle leaves or cardboard. I have it another try with really dry leaves and I got nothing. Maybe a had powered one might did the job.

I recently purchased the Landworks Electric Leaf Mulcher & Shredder, and I must say, it has been a game-changer for me. This 15-AMP, 1800W machine is an absolute beast when it comes to tackling dry leaves, grass, and yard clippings. The steel construction is incredibly sturdy, and the 11" blades make quick work of any debris in its path. I love how it effortlessly shreds through up to 0.5" diameter branches, reducing everything into fine mulch that's perfect for composting or garden beds. The 120V AC power ensures consistent performance, while the user-friendly design makes operation a breeze. I highly recommend this mulcher to anyone looking to simplify their yard maintenance routine. It's a powerful tool that delivers outstanding results every time.

Metal so even if left in the sun it will be OK. It would never occur to me to put wet leaves and twigs into this shredder. If you read the instructions, it actually tells you NOT to put wet items in the shredder. My previous leaf and small twig shredder used weed-eater string, instead of blades, but most of it was made of plastic, so it eventually cracked after being out the sun a while. I even had a large galvanized tub covering that plastic spreader. As well, you had to replace the weed-eater string numerous times. I know at some point this unit will need the blades sharpened, but I don’t mind doing that to get an all metal leaf, and small twig shredder.

I was skeptical but it worked like a charm, love the steel blades, only tried it on dry stuff so I can't speak of wet leaves but for mulching palm fronds that I already put trough the chipper it worked great