Flowtron The Ultimate Mulcher 8 Amp Electric Leaf Shredder #LE-900

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Flowtron The Ultimate Mulcher 8 Amp Electric Leaf Shredder #LE-900

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

List Price: $169.99
Lowest Price: $139.88

Product Description:

Mulching or composting leaves, wet or dry, will never be any easier! The versatile design of this thermally protected machine runs on household current. It has a one bushel hopper capacity and it can be adjusted from coarse (8 to 1) to fine (30 to 1) particle size reduction. It can be used on a trash container with a bag inside for easy disposal or free standing on included legs. It flips over inside the legs for compact storage. 24 cutting lines included FREE!

Amazon.com:

The wide 21-inch diameter funnel swallows leaves as fast as you can feed them, mincing them down to fine mulch. This little unit is surprisingly powerful, and at only 17 pounds it’s so light you can mount it atop a trash can or bungee-cord a plastic bag to the outfeed and collect the waste. Out of the box, it goes together literally in minutes with just a screwdriver. The hopper tilts to 45 degrees to make loading easier, and the sliding control lever is easy to read, with settings for grass, thatch, wet leaves, dry leaves and pine needles. Double cutting lines are powered by an 8-amp motor on regular household current, and the motor intake filter comes out easily for cleaning. A built-in storage compartment keeps extra line at the ready, and changing cutter lines is easy. It’s a great unit for the homeowner, reducing 11 bags of leaves to just one bag of mulch, ready for use in flower beds and vegetable gardens.--Kris Jensen-Van Heste

Customer Reviews:

Rating:
Date: 2008-06-30
Used twice and no longer works
I used this twice according to instructions and it no longer works. I specifically bought it because it had a pine needle setting, but I would not recommend it for this. I am also disappointed with the service help I have received. It is unclear to me who is reponsible to take care of the non-working product - Amazon or Flowtron.

Rating:
Date: 2008-06-29
Almost Great!!
The idea is great. I typically have about 40+ bags of leaves and pine needles each year. If this could be ground into almost-powder and returned to the ground it would eliminate a few trips to the dump. The first time I tried this product it seemed to work great. It definitely needs heavier line (.095) AND a better center screw (it holds the spinning mechanism in place). It comes with a plastic screw which broke within an hour's use... not the easiest thing to replace. IMHO it really needs a metal screw. Then, the machine works great.

Rating:
Date: 2008-05-13
faster
was just what I was looking for could have gotten here faster in sat in one spot for 2 days

Rating:
Date: 2008-05-12
Leaf mulcher no match for my pile of leaves...
I am disappointed in the leaf mulcher and I had to return it. The first day it worked great and I really reduced a huge mound of leaves I had saved from the fall and spring. However about 5 hours into the process, it stopped running and the reset button popped out. The next day my husband tried it and it would only operate for a few seconds and the reset button would again pop out. I had high hopes for it because I didn't want a huge piece of heavy equipment that was going to rip my arm off. This seemed to be the perfect light weight, easily manageable machine but alas it could not stand up to the job I needed it to do. Rita

Rating:
Date: 2008-05-08
Bad, bad, bad
I just burned out my second one! The first thing that gets me about this item is that they come with a 5A motor, not 8A as described (I mean, just turn the thing over and it says 5A right on it, not to mention the breaker is 5A...). The motor is also not sealed or dust proof - which would make more sense on something like this that is a dust, particle producing machine.

Needless to say - I hate this thing! I have hundreds of bags of leaves to mulch and I get through about 20 dry bags of maple leaves and the motor burns out on me? This is crazy! You would think they would lose money selling these crappy motors, but apparently there are enough people who buy them and keep them with dead motors or something.

At least I bought from Amazon and I can keep getting replacements or my money back. I guess I will have to figure something else to get my leaves chipped up. :(

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