SuperHandy Electric Leaf Mulcher Shredder, Yard Waste, Leaf Shredder

I use this to shred all the ornamental grasses I have in my landscape and I have lots of it. It does the job really well. It's best when the material is nice and dry. Wet material, even a little amount, bogs it down and clogs the wide mouth screen at the discharge port. Over 2 days, this machine never stalled on me once. Not once. And I got 4 bags of awesome mulch for free, using the bag that came with it which is probably the size of 2 bags store-bought mulch. I grab a sheaf of 6 foot tall switchgrass in one hand, so maybe 3-4 inches in diameter, and feed it slowly into the blades, holding it until there's only about a foot and a half of the length left, then let the rest get sucked into the blades. This avoids the possibility of the grass wrapping around the blades. Shorter grasses, like prairie dropseed and autumn moor grass, I sprinkle in and it gets shredded without any trouble. I had about 15 stands of switchgrass piled up. Some of it was wet in the middle after being rained on. I spread it out and let the sun dry it out quick. There were some wet leaves mixed in which bogged the motor down a bit but I don't think that's a dealbreaker by any means. Feed it slowly and steadily and reap free mulch. I stopped at one point to clear the discharge screen after it got clogged with the little bit of wet material I did attempt to send through. I also used it for a plant called amsonia hubricthii that shreds into a fibrous cottony material, but it gets stuck in the blade bin corners. I opted to burn the rest of that plant material. Also shredded dead annual and perennial flowers. It didn't come with a push tool like it says it does. It's sturdy and lightweight enough to move around easily and fits in a corner of my garage. Assembly wasn't too bad but I had to figure out which size wrench I needed to tighten the bolts (5/16th) and those nuts that have plastic in the center (10mm). The picture for attaching the wheels is misleading, the sequence of pin, washer, wheel, washer and cap is wrong. Took me 10 minutes to sort that out but I think I got it right. It should be washer, wheel, washer, pin, cap. I have 3 tools now that I use to make my wildlife friendly gardening chores a breeze: a B&D leaf vac/mulcher with backpack collection bag for oak leaves (you gotta get the backpack style), and it does shred wet material fairly easily. A Ryobi cordless battery grass shear that works on everything but woody plants (I love this one, cuts through plants like butter and the battery lasts forever), and now this shredder mulcher. Right tool for the job is key. Everything gets recycled and stays on the property. I feel efficient, capable and proud of a job well-done. I don't have to move huge piles of plant debris into heaps on the curb and wait for it to be collected. I don't have to buy heavy, expensive, unsustainable plastic bags of mulch or have mountains of it dropped in my driveway for shoveling. Ugh (been there, done that). For reference, I'm a 65 year-old female and capable of some relatively heavy chores (5'6', 145 pounds) but prefer to make these chores something I don't dread.

2 Years Update After 2 years, my unit is still working. I use it for dry leaves, small pencil-sized twigs, and acorns dropping from the deer without problem. As long as you have the patience to feed the machine in small bundles, I don't expect any issues. I use an old broom handle to stir the leaves, which sometimes sit at the opening. I stir atop the leaves not to the depth of reaching the blade. After use, I dust off the unit and store it in a shelter. It's not industrial, but suitable for compacting 11-13 bags in half. November 2023 1. Before assembly I lubed the cutting blades and tightened the preset screws. 2. I wasn't clear on the diagram for wheel assembly, and one of the wheels fell off after assembly. I don't think I have the pin for the wheel applied correctly. Later, I inserted the pin, similar to a bobby pin for hair, and twisted the ends together, which seemed to work. 3. It was weird that the top insertion tube was the only portion indicated for bolts and backing nuts. The base only had the bolt. 4. Once assembled, the wheels have the same floor depth as the back legs, which doesn't allow the unit to roll without dragging the rear legs. I will research if I can change the wheel for something bigger while maintaining stability. The machine is not that heavy, so I chose to carry the unit to the place of use, but this is not my choice for long-term patterns of yard to storage. 5. I did not shred on the 11:1 ratio as estimated. My shred was 4-5 full leaf bags to 1 full shredded leaf bag. Although the mulch ratio was less, I reduced the number of bags at the finish, which was the ultimate desire but due to the machine size I hoped for better output. 6. I worked in a sequence of filling one leaf bag and shredding, which facilitated the incremental feed and deterred the machine from clogging. I chose this unit versus a general leaf mulcher because I also have many pencil-sized twigs that fall. I did not have an issue shredding as long as the unit was fed in small increments. 7. The unit sits low to the ground, leaving the collection bag at a diagonal instead of sitting at a full vertical. The slant position supported a 3/4 collection fill before the shred began to back up in the collection bag. I also milked the shred particles further down into the collection bag after each batch of shredding. 8. The unit blew out a good amount of shreds during the collection, so I had to intermittently clean the pile of particles from under the machine. Eye, mask, and hearing protection are necessary because the shred dust will blow back on you. This unit is not quiet. The sound kept setting off my Apple watch to reach above-normal sound levels.

You can make compost so much faster with chopped up leaves! I had been using my Toro blower/vacuum which did a great job chopping the leaves but even a small stick would clog it and I would have to stop too often to clear it out. This chops them just as good but much easier, faster and can chopped the smaller twigs along with the leaves. I have a favorite $40 tool that I use https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00RD1EWTY?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title to scoop up the piled up leaves.... a snow shovel! Yes, it works great to feed the leaves slowly into the hopper. I used the handle end to give the leaves a little nudge if I happened to drop too many in and it keeps you a little further back for safety. I received the Super Handy mulcher yesterday, put it together today by myself in about 40 min (64yo female, not mechanically inclined) and it was easy. Only thing the instructions did not explain was the clips that holds the wheels on has to be spread out. I had several piles of leaves ready to go and I can't believe how fast I got it done. It is kinda loud but tolerable. It is sturdy, easy to roll around and made with what seemed like quality steel. I used a brick to hold the top of the bag (that comes with it) down on top of the output shoot. Some powdered leaf debris does escape out the sides of the bag when it's getting full so I will probably empty it when it is half full going forward. Just put some chopped up leaves with some fresh cut grass and a bit of vegetable scraps to get those microbes active, in your compost pile or tumbler, wet it down a little and keep it damp, toss it with a pitchfork (or turn the tumbler) every couple days and you will gave black gold for your garden/flower beds in no time! You can do this! My method worked so well I just had to share! Get your heirloom seeds and get growing people!😊

Below review is no longer makes sense, as the motor died after total of five days - within two weeks using it. While this shredder effectively reduces leaves to an 18:1 ratio, it unfortunately has significant drawbacks. One major issue is its tendency to frequently overheat and stop functioning. Despite the label's indication of a 'time-out' mode every 20 minutes, even with a substantial hour-long break, the machine struggles to resume operation, and when it does, it can only function for another 5 or max. 10-minute interval. It seems as though the machine can only effectively shred for a limited duration each day. Moreover, the shredder struggles to handle slightly moist leaves. No matter how dry the leaves are, it frequently jams when more than a handful of leaves are fed into it at once. Dealing with jams is incredibly difficult and time-consuming. I have no choice to compare the two devices I purchased SuperHandy and Worx vaccum/shredder: I thought they would do an amazing job together, but SuperHandy failed its part. Worx vacuum/shredder is the clear winner. The Worx device operates continuously, handles larger volumes of leaves, boasts a 16:1 shredding ratio, and is capable of shredding wet leaves. Additionally, it is significantly more affordable than the SuperHandy shredder. I had high hopes that this machine would efficiently handle all my leaf shredding needs, but unfortunately, it falls short in several critical areas. Perhaps something is wrong with the one I received, and reps can help me troubleshoot and/or replace. Cannot wait to see the outcome, because I haven't completed shredding all leaves.

It works well on dry leaves. All metal construction, metal blade (no trimmer line like some other models use). However there are some downsides: Wet leaves will clog it very quickly. That's to be expected though. You'll need ear, eye and hand protection. Again, to be expected. Yes it's electric but it's still very loud. Mine was missing a push paddle, which is a huge safety issue. After some back and forth with the seller, one is supposedly on it's way. But they didn't make it easy. The wheels are absolute garbage. The discharge bag is decent quality, but it neither fits the discharge chute nor attaches in any way, so expect a good portion of the discharge to go flying everywhere. This is really an unfathomable design decision. The on/off switch is small and located in an awkward position almost underneath the unit, and there is no emergency stop. Again, a poor and potentially unsafe design decision.

This machine has been an answer to prayer! We had tried gas powered shredders and hand held shredder vacs, but this is the best of all that we have used. Reliablility with simply plugging it in, yet powerful enough to do what we need to mulch - namely leaves, sweet gumballs, pine needles and small sticks. This reduces it all to a perfect leaf mulch that we spread around our property. The unit is also easily portable, so we take it to our kids’ houses when they need it. If you plan to dispose of your leaves you can easily fit four bags of regular leaves into one bag after shredding - saves the cost of leaf bags! We have gotten great use out of our Super Handy shredder over the past two years and would heartily recommend it to anyone looking to work smarter not harder!

This is a major step up from plastic body leaf shredders that use plastic blades or trimmer string to shred leaves. The six metal blades on the SuperHandy Leaf Mulcher make quick work of leaves and twigs. And the all-metal body is easy to assemble and easy to roll across the yard. The key thing to keep in mind when you use it is that slow and steady wins the race. Try to dump too much in at once and you'll bog it down, but feed it a steady stream and it will work all day. I use a 12 gauge 100 foot extension cord and have no issues. It hums along and shreds piles of leaves in steady fashion.

The thing is a hoss so itll go through some material for hours without a probelm but it is electric so if you have a large yard, youll need LOOONNNG extendo cords. My only real qualm about the machine is that it does get clogged VERY easy. It has a grate with 1" square holes. If you are using anything other than compeltely dry leaves, YOU WILL GET CLOGS OFTEN. The clogs stop the blades and the rotor, flip the internal breaker, and packs debris into the grate and every nook and cranny by the blades. You then have to unplug it(don't have to but I do for safety), stick your arm down the chute to grab any big chunks of wet debris that has matted itself around some of the very sharp blades and the square grate that stops everything too easily but it is pretty sweet, I must say. To combat frequent clogs and I mean frequent, I cut out 65% of the grate. I was getting EXTREMELY frustrated with having to stop, unplug, and unclog it every two HANDFULLS of leaves. After cutting out a large portion of the grate, I don't have any stoppage issues but I will confirm that the reduction rate is slightly less, but still, plenty mulched up. id say maybe a 7 or 5: 1 ratio, it does vary depending on the moisture of the leaves and material you're mulching but i could now put all the leaves i mulched back through in quicker time than it would take me to finsih the original pile once with the grate in tact and my reduction would be more than the original 10:1. Anyways, the wetter, the more it clogs and longer it takes, dry stuff is a breeze. Sticks can be sketchy but it's got heavy-duty blades so it handles most up to about .75-1 inch thick AT MAXIMUM and dont do it often, keep to .25-.5" thick twigs. Today, I just ran it for over an hour and a half, the engine wasn't hot, nothing smelled like electrical fire, it just kept running and running (once i cut the grate, do at your own peril)! I would recommend the mulcher for sure, but they need to do something about how stupidly easily this thing clogs, it's just ridiculously aggravating when youre trying to be efficient in the yard.