WORX12 Amp Trivac 3-in-1 Electric Leaf Blower/Mulcher/Vacuum WG509 Metal Impeller for Fine Mulching

I got tired of paying someone to take care of the leaves that accumulate in my yard each Fall, so I decided to buy this Worx Trivac leaf mulcher to help me do the job myself. I have owned several Worx tools over the years, so I know that their quality is excellent. This device is actually a blower as well, but I wouldn’t call it a 3-in-1 device since the vacuum and mulcher features are really just one function (It sucks in the leaves and mulches them before depositing them into the attached bag). Since this mulcher requires a power cord, I would recommend using at least a 50-foot cord and maybe even a 100-foot one, depending on the size of your yard. After using this mulcher for an entire weekend, I am very pleased with it so far. However, I have 2 recommendations. First of all, make sure you don’t have any rocks, small tree branches, or other objects in the yard that could damage the impeller or cause it to get clogged. So I would suggest walking around your yard and removing any objects besides leaves that could cause problems when you’re using it. Second, it will be much easier to mulch the leaves if you rake them into piles first. I took a normal rake and went around my yard and created several small piles, which then made using this mulcher much more efficient. Also make sure you have a large garbage can ready so you can dump the bag of mulched leaves into it each time it fills up. Based on my experience with this leaf mulcher, I highly recommend it. The only thing that would make it better is if Worx came out with a battery-powered version so you didn’t have to drag a cord around your yard. But a battery-powered version might be too heavy and might not have enough power, so maybe that’s why Worx hasn’t done that.

I have a full three years of (hard) use since purchasing my Worx leaf vac/blower and can attest to the fact that it is incredibly sturdy and reliable. I have a massive leaf clean up to do every fall (about an acre covered with 100-year old oaks and maples -- enough leaves to fill anywhere from 75 to 100 of those paper compostable bags). My Worx vac has been a workhorse through the worst possible conditions: my leaves don't fall on grass, they fall on a hillside covered with rocks, and I can't avoid sucking up small rocks along with the acorns, sticks, and other hard-to-handle stuff. I occasionally have to pull off the vacuum attachment to clear the blades of whatever this monster has sucked up, but nothing seems to faze this machine.

If you only use this for leafs it’s great. This is my second one I’m buying because mine grenaded the plastic like most other that showed pictures of it breaking. But what they don’t tell you is the must have sucked up wood mulch or thicker branches. The con is if you have big leafy leafs it gets clogged at the opening like others have written. But if you take your time and work your way from the edge to the middle you won’t have issues. For the price it is worth it to me to buy again even after I cracked and broke my other one. It was my fault. I was clearing up my old decorative wood bark and not leafs

Having never used a tool like this I had different expectations than what it has evolved into.I have a pair of southern white oaks that like to drop leaves and acorns all winter. By springtime the drop has a tendency to choke out a bermudagrass lawn that is already starved for light and air. So every year at least 3-4 times during the season, I need to pull the bulk of this material out of the yard so the soil can accept amendments, pre-emergent, fert, etc. before greenup in the spring.Southern white oak leaves are small and they like to crawl under grass blades. Even when my lawn is cut to about 1" these leaves are still hard to extract directly into the mulcher/vac. So after slaving over covering about 1200 sq ft going inch by inch with a heavy mulcher, I figured out the easiest and most efficient way... Go over the lawn with my smaller and lighter blower and pile the loosest material in a small zone. Then vac this pile up. If any more significant material is left, try to rake it loose then repeat.This vac does not pick up the acorns but for the few that make it in, the mulcher makes quick work of it. I use the same strategy as above to pile up the acorns left over from vacuuming into a small area with the blower after vacuuming all the leaves. Then I'll pick up the bulk of it with an acorn roller and finish the rest off by hand.Random notes.-For leaf work, you really do need to set this to full power (setting 6).-The available blower feature is not that useful except when needed on occasion. I use my separate blower that is lighter instead.-It is as many reviewers have said, kind of heavy. It's not that heavy really but more so when adding the weight of the collector bag with the machine over extended amount of time, it gets pretty tiring pretty quickly. Make a habit of slinging the bag cross body as opposed to over the shoulder.-It's loud and dusty. Like it or not, the vac will pick up any loose dust on the ground and then diffuse it through the bag and into the air. My neighbor's car has a healthy layer of dust and pollen on her car now after my 2 hour sojourn in the yard.-It can handle pretty much any material it can suck up. I should say though when I first got it as a like new used item (a lie btw as it was clearly well used), it would not do anything but buzz. After a bit of trouble shooting and reseating the parts multiple times, I discovered a hard twig inside the impeller that was sticking the entire tool. After safely removing it, it has worked like a champ ever since. It has in fact picked up twigs bigger than that one and minced them readily.-It seems to be most comfortable when held vertically and sweeping about an inch above the ground.-The bag does need to be emptied often. Fair enough though because you also have to carry it.CONCLUSION: I think for the fact that I have small leaves that can't be raked, this is a lawn saving tool that is inexpensive, effective, and over two seasons now, pretty durable. I have no regrets other than AW selling me a malfunctioning barely acceptable item as Like New but they have always treated me well otherwise. I fixed it, it works, moving on. I also changed tac and began collecting the mulch to be composted as there is a significant amount and I can combine it with my grass clippings. The vac picks up a lot of dust and dirt when used on dry ground and that makes for good structure for the compost. I'm very happy with this one, its on the wall in my shed, a place of honor and space savings.