Walmart has
Sun Joe 13-Amp Corded Electric Leaf Mulcher & Shredder (16:1 Reduction, SDJ616) on sale for
$73.83.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member
warre2m for sharing this deal.
Product Details:
- 13-amp motor reduces yard waste up to 1/16th of original size
- Sun Joe creates nutrient-rich mulch or compost
- 12-inch cutting diameter shreds up to 55 gallons of leaves per minute
- Smart Shred technology minimizes dust for cleaner air during operation
- Adjustable control dial for wet or dry yard waste
- Tool-free assembly, includes 20 replacement lines
- Conveniently attaches to leaf-bag-lined trash container for easy disposal
- Lightweight at under 15 lbs. for easy portability and storage
Top Comments
1. Standard size lawn and leaf bags do not work well with this. The legs are too short to allow the bag to sit underneath without it being all crooked. It's designed for plastic bags but you are a monster if you put organic materials in a plastic bag.
2. The air intake is grossly undersized and quickly gets covered in debris. You have to stop every few minutes and clean the filter.
3. It only has 2 strings that quickly wear out. I use the rino string that is supposed to last longer but you still only get about 10min of use on leaves before needing to stop and swap out the string. It should have 4 strings or at least be able to add something stronger.
4. Measure and precut your strings and have them ready to save time. I usually precut 10 pairs before mulching leaves.
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Last l, once most of the leaves have been picked up, I lower my mower deck height to not only mow the lawn but also pick up the remaining smaller leaves which I usually do it for my final lawn clean up before the season ends and the trees have shed 99.99% of their leaves.
So if you have a crap ton of leaves, or are trying to do them all in one shot after neglecting everything for months, then you are pointed to a different atta hment to replace the bag. It connects on like the bag, but it has a big ol hose and that goes to a fabric with a draw string on the end. You out that over a big ol trash bin, tighten, and vacuum away. You only need to replace the bins when they get too full. Help yourself out and get a larger wheeled bin, or make a dolly for your regular cheap 32 gallons. It will make what you described into a 2 bin job at most.
Like you said though, mulching the leaves down is probably best for huge lawns just from a time and effort standpoint. You just need to keep up with it and use a sharp blade. Once you get way too much, it's a problem to just try and mulch down.
Of course bigger branches and such need to be chopped up for burning or put into the bin.
1. Standard size lawn and leaf bags do not work well with this. The legs are too short to allow the bag to sit underneath without it being all crooked. It's designed for plastic bags but you are a monster if you put organic materials in a plastic bag.
2. The air intake is grossly undersized and quickly gets covered in debris. You have to stop every few minutes and clean the filter.
3. It only has 2 strings that quickly wear out. I use the rino string that is supposed to last longer but you still only get about 10min of use on leaves before needing to stop and swap out the string. It should have 4 strings or at least be able to add something stronger.
4. Measure and precut your strings and have them ready to save time. I usually precut 10 pairs before mulching leaves.
Turned out to be a waste. I never seemed to have enough fallen limbs to justify chipping. It also choked on leaves, despite being 8hp and new cutter blades. Got rid of it and have used our old Honda twin blade mulching mower ever since. To be honest, I only cut leaves when dry and sometimes go over it twice for optimal reduction. At times, there's not much more than dust when I'm about done. When finished, I got over it again but with the bagger on. Actually the first few times each fall I don't even need to bag it. But after several weeks, you can see the mulch building up and I bag it after that.
So if you have a crap ton of leaves, or are trying to do them all in one shot after neglecting everything for months, then you are pointed to a different atta hment to replace the bag. It connects on like the bag, but it has a big ol hose and that goes to a fabric with a draw string on the end. You out that over a big ol trash bin, tighten, and vacuum away. You only need to replace the bins when they get too full. Help yourself out and get a larger wheeled bin, or make a dolly for your regular cheap 32 gallons. It will make what you described into a 2 bin job at most.
Like you said though, mulching the leaves down is probably best for huge lawns just from a time and effort standpoint. You just need to keep up with it and use a sharp blade. Once you get way too much, it's a problem to just try and mulch down.
I also had another attachment that you mentioned - I think it was Worx or something but it didn't work out well. So I ended up giving it to one of neighbors.
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