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"Sterling" wrote in message
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Anybody tried this or any other kind?

Get about a billion leaves every fall and I have a blower that converts
to a mulch/vac with a bag but it fills up so fast.

I'd like something that can take the odd pinecone or sweet gum seed ball
without croaking. If it could chew up ivy, that would be ideal. I don't
need it to do limbs or sticks.

Any input appreciated.

My rotary lawn mower does a good job. I usually just mulch the leaves back
into the lawn each week or so as they are falling. Not familiar with sweet
gum seed balls but it does a fair job grinding fallen pomegranates. For a
heavy accumulation of leaves, I used to pick up and bag them with the mower
(rear bagger with a large bag). With that shredder you'd still have to rake
them up.

So does mine. Put in a mulching plug if you have one or leave the bag
off with a drop down door. I have mulched piles of maple leaves that
were thicker than the mower was high, needed to tilt mower back and
usually take 2 passes but when done there is just a powedering of
maple leaves left, almost invisible. It won't work on wet leaves tho,
or at least not very well.

Currently waiting for the maples to drop so I can do the job.

Harry K