Flowtron Ultimate Mulcher 8-Amp Electric Leaf Shredder With Free Safety Goggles #LE-900G | 
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| Brand: Flowtron
Category: Home Improvement
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 15283
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 20.8
Dimensions (in): 23 x 19.4 x 19.2
Model: LE-900G
ASIN: B001CHDMW8
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| Features:
| • | 1-bushel electric leaf shredder; special positions for grass, thatch, pine needles | | • | 8 amp motor, 21-inch hopper; reduces 11 bags of leaves to 1 bag | | • | Light, rugged polyethylene funnel and housing; some assembly required | | • | 36 heavy-duty cutting lines and legs included | | • | 17 pounds; limited one-year warranty |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Great for Sycamore leaves. Hard to put together. November 13, 2008
I have several large sycamore trees. In the fall the leaves pile up like snow drifts. I live in the country and I would load the leaves in my pickup truck and unload them in a ravine on my property. Mulching takes about the same time, but now I have mulch for the garden. I put the mulcher on a 60 gal Rubbermaid garbage can. It fits rather well. After the container is full, I roll it to the garden and empty it.
I think that Flowtron needs the services of a good engineer to design an update. If I did not have a well stocked workshop, with a large woodworking vise, I would not have been able to assemble this unit without assistance. It's hard to describe, but you must hold the black pieces together, while inserting a bolt. Extremely difficult for one person.
Overall, I am satisfied with the mulcher. It does what I purchased it for.
 What a time saver November 11, 2008
For the last 10 years, I have used a hang on shoulder vacuum mulcher. That was a very inefficient process. Now, I rake my leaves into a pile. Locate the lightweight Leaftron near the pile. Mulch the leaves. I now have extra time to finish up my other fall projects.
Good little machine November 10, 2008
This electric leaf shredder works very well, even with wet leaves. I intend on keeping the shreddings and using for mulch and so it is worth it to me. If you intend on bagging yours, I am not sure it is worth the money and extra effort/time to shred them. Shredder is not tall enough to attach a bag to its bottom. What I do is set the shredder up on a tarp and then feed leaves with a standard size flat snow shovel. You can't load too much at once because it gets blocked up, and you MUST remove all branches from your leaves - any thicker than a strand of yarn and it destroys the nylon shredder cords, and these cords are not cheap to buy. I will see if regular weed wacker cording will work.
Does the job October 13, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This leaf shredder works as advertised. We tested all of the settings from coarse to fine and the leaves were reduced accordingly. Very easy to operate and maintain. It is very powerful, so it is noisy and dust flies everywhere - but it certainly does the job. Anything that enters the funnel that is too big or sturdy (twigs, pebbles, etc) that you might find in raked leaves is thrown to the side. Watch as you shred and you can see when to turn off the shredder and remove items that can't be shred. Very good product!
Great for leaves and only leaves October 1, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Does exactly what it's supposed to do, chop up LEAVES (about 10 bags worth) down to one.
It doesn't do twigs well, vines, or anything thicker than a pencil. You will go through the cutting twines pretty fast.
Overall it's worth having if you have lots of trees on your property.
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