3 Questions: Ease of emptying bag -- do leaves stick to the fabric inside? Can it handle extra large leaves? What happens if it sucks up a stick?
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It is extremely easy to empty bag and reattach. Large leaves are not a problem, they get ground up prior to entering bag. If it is a stick that is able to be sucked up, it will get ground up. Having said that I would avoid as many sticks as you can. Insides are made of plastic I assume.
1987056
John,I find the bag lets a lot if dust out....BUT it'll mulch just about anything you put thru it. For a small property like mine(110x40) it does all I ask it to. I will say this...the blower is really good, very powerful for such a small plug in but the suck on it is just ok. Wasn't expecting much from that...although it will suck up a ton of stuff directly beneath the opening...not much range. The bag attaches tightly but it's annoying to remove and empty.Hope it was helpful.
838469
It tears through leaves fine, "no sweat". But feeding them efficiently takes time, it would take perhaps half an hour to go through 20 large bags, just to push them down the chute! But the machine is fairly quiet and plenty strong, so the task in not onerous!
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Hi Eliyah. I can't tell if this is a known issue, however, it doesn't surprise me that some dust would go through the bag. It is intended to blow and vacuum leaves rather than dust, generally. In order for the vacuuming to work, the air must go somewhere. In this case, it passes through the bag, which is somewhat porous, and acts like a kind of filter. Very fine dust particles will pass through the weaving of the bag. I personally thought it did a pretty good job of mulching up my leaves and depositing them in the bag. There was some dust that passed through, but I kind of expected that. Try it on some leaves and small foliage and see what you think. Hi Eliyah. I can't tell if this is a known issue, however, it doesn't surprise me that some dust would go through the bag. It is intended to blow and vacuum leaves rather than dust, generally. In order for the vacuuming to work, the air must go somewhere. In this case, it passes through the bag, which is somewhat porous, and acts like a kind of filter. Very fine dust particles will pass through the weaving of the bag. I personally thought it did a pretty good job of mulching up my leaves and depositing them in the bag. There was some dust that passed through, but I kind of expected that.... » Read More Hi Eliyah. I can't tell if this is a known issue, however, it doesn't surprise me that some dust would go through the bag. It is intended to blow and vacuum leaves rather than dust, generally. In order for the vacuuming to work, the air must go somewhere. In this case, it passes through the bag, which is somewhat porous, and acts like a kind of filter. Very fine dust particles will pass through the weaving of the bag. I personally thought it did a pretty good job of mulching up my leaves and depositing them in the bag. There was some dust that passed through, but I kind of expected that. Try it on some leaves and small foliage and see what you think. « Show Less
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I love mine, but we don't have a lot of leaves. It picks up what leaves we do have, and the sand. Just make sure you clean it after every use.
1090715
Yes it will get leaves but may get clogged with a large amount. I noticed mine worked well until the little red button that sets the suction broke off - that was not covered by warranty. Just a heads up.
366331
Lots of leaves? I don't think any self contained unit will do that. But if you sccop out as many leaves as possible, it will take up the ones left behind. I think it works well. Sand is no problem.
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I used my CMM1000 to shred leaves this year. Raked them into 4" to 6" high piles, went over the piles with the mower with collection bag attached. Then raked 4" to 6" high piles again, and mowed over them a second time. Any leaves remaining after two passes were raked up the old-fashioned way :-)The bag fills up fairly quickly, so I had my wheelbarrow nearby and just kept dumping the shredded leaves from the bag into it. Had to keep making sure the chute between the blade and the collection bag was kept clear of debris too.I thought it worked pretty well. How did things work out for you?Regards,Mark Widmer (New Jersey, USA) I used my CMM1000 to shred leaves this year. Raked them into 4" to 6" high piles, went over the piles with the mower with collection bag attached. Then raked 4" to 6" high piles again, and mowed over them a second time. Any leaves remaining after two passes were raked up the old-fashioned way :-)The bag fills up fairly quickly, so I had my wheelbarrow nearby and just kept dumping the shredded leaves from the bag into it. Had to keep making sure the chute between the blade and the collection bag was kept clear of debris too.I thought it worked... » Read More I used my CMM1000 to shred leaves this year. Raked them into 4" to 6" high piles, went over the piles with the mower with collection bag attached. Then raked 4" to 6" high piles again, and mowed over them a second time. Any leaves remaining after two passes were raked up the old-fashioned way :-)The bag fills up fairly quickly, so I had my wheelbarrow nearby and just kept dumping the shredded leaves from the bag into it. Had to keep making sure the chute between the blade and the collection bag was kept clear of debris too.I thought it worked pretty well. How did things work out for you?Regards,Mark Widmer (New Jersey, USA) « Show Less
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yes - easy to pack up , unpack, and clean. We used it a few times last summer, and it packs away beautifully and easily. Looking forward to firing it up again this year. Sturdy and easy to use, would recommend it. Light enough that if you wanted to walk a bit to a campsite you could carry it in the bag easily enough. Need to let it cool down completely before packing it away though because the bag will melt otherwise.
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hard to explain but it works well--the two "flaps" have resistence when "open" and when you slide it into the leaf bag they are unable to "close"-the result is a bag that stays wide open. It has a flat side so you can lay it down and rake the leaves right into the bag--I have a zillion leaves and really liked it.
788567
We remove most of the large leaves first, but it does an awesome job on what is left. It can get clogged if you try to let it pick up everything. We are very pleased with the results.
1090716
yes it may suck in small leaves but any heavy leaf debris it cannot deal with. It is only a small apparatus.
713933
Yes it's pretty easy to empty out and it's plastic, so not very heavy. You can try to use thin trash bag liner to keep it cleaner, i didn't and so there was a lot of paper dust and particles stuck all over the place. I'm sure it's easy enough to rinse off if it bothered me enough, but it's been fine as is. Hope this helps. =)
1090719
It collects the leaves on the top but it won't suck it in if the leaves are too big. Although I've had this thing suck in pine needles besides the bugs and small debris, since my pool is under a pine tree. Hope this helps.
1669667
I can't say for sure since I've never tried that, but I think it will blow some of the ash out of the bag (and possibly into your face). I know when I suck up leaves in the dirt, it blows the fine dirt out through the mesh bag. I love this blower/vacuum, but it might not be what you're wanting. Maybe try a wet/dry vac? Home Depot has a cool little one that goes over their 5 gal orange "Homer" buckets, it's called the Bucket Head... it's really neat and would work for bbq ash, I'm sure.
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Great blower, not so much for vacuum. It does not mulch much, most leaves stay intact. It just sucks the leaves in a very small bag that fills up fast. It never clogged though, I used a different bag from an older mulcher that attached to a trash can and it helped. Would definitely recommend for the blower, not the vacuum.
980444
It does mulch leaves well... Unfortunately it has the plastic blades (as do most of the blower/mulchers) so you want to avoid sticks. It also does not do well with wet leaves, but none of them do. Make sure you give the engine a rest if you feel it getting warm or if the turbine starts whining. It is a a good idea to give it a rest every hour or else the bearings can burn out. Our lawn person used our last blower/mulcher to blow the autumn leaves into 4 huge piles, and then sat on the ground and fed the leaves into the the tube until the engine burned up. It took 4 hours to do it, but you get the picture. One word of precaution... this unit is EXTREMELY HEAVY, so if you don't have strong arms your going to be sore after an hour of use.