Tools & Hardware : Flowtron The Ultimate Mulcher 8 Amp Electric Leaf Shredder #LE-900
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Binding: Tools & Hardware
Brand: Flowtron
EAN: 0026713099018
Label: Flowtron
Manufacturer: Flowtron
Model: LE-900
Publisher: Flowtron
Sales Rank: 103
Studio: Flowtron
Features:- 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
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Product Description:
The Ultimate Mulcher quickly recycles yard and garden waste into nutrient rich mulch, solving the disposal problem. It can reduce leaves, pine neddles, grass clippings and even paper, wet or dry, from 11 bags into only 1. The mulcher is constructed of steel and rugged high-density polythylene for long life and easy maintenance, has a powerful 8.0 amp thermally protected universal motor with overload protection, and runs on an ordinary household current. Please note, this mulcher is NOT designed for sticks, twigs or branches. Moderate assembly required. It features:
A. Coarse to Fine Shredding Adjustment- special settings for pine needles, thatch, and grass clippings
B. Convenient Built-in Storage Compartment- holds replacement cutting lines, gloves, safety glasses, etc.
C. Special Tilt Adjustment- rotates 180 degrees for compact storage
D. Elastic Bungee Cord- holds leaf-bag firmly in place
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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
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Although this product is a bit delicate, it does a job on leaves, shredding them down to a fine mulch. This "weed-wacker" in a drum reduced all the leaves in my compost pile to useable mulch for my beds this fall and I'll use it to reduce this year's leaves into more manageable particles for composting this year. Just put it over a garbage can and you can easily transport mulch to any part of your yard. It does put a lot into the air, so protect your eyes.
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I just received my Flowtrom LE-900 this week. Today I used the ubit to much leaves dropped by two oaks, two lindens and one tulip tree. The unit performed better that expected. It handles the large leaves from the oaks and tulip tree with no problem. The Flowtron did clog at times when stems and sticks accumulated, but this was more of a nuisance than a deficiency of the unit. After all, this is "weed wacker" type of device, not a machine with blades. It was great to be able to set the Flowtron ... Read More
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We've had a good experience with the Flowtron LE-900. The unit took about 25 minutes to assemble, not too long compared to other build-it-yourself products.
The unit works well as a light-duty shredder as long as you keep the sticks out, which we were able to do. Only two complaints: first, the unit burns through the plastic cutting strips pretty quickly. We had to replace the strips about every 4 bags of leaves. If you don't replace them, you have to shake the unit to make the leaves ... Read More
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I've used this item three times, and have yet to encounter a problem. I've used it to shred apple, red maple, and lilac leaves. I haven't had a problem with minor sticks, and have yet to change the strings. I've placed the unit over a plastic garbage can to build up my compost pile, and have also just left the shreddings where they fall. All in all, it's a useful tool for my fall lawn care.
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Reports of the difficulty of assembling this product have been grossly exaggerated. There are only 5 parts(the two halves of the "funnel", the two halves of the stand, and the main unit itself), plus a hardware packet containing a small handful of screws, bolts, and spacers, the rubber handle grips, and the leg clamps. Assembly instructions and illustrations are more than adequate to assemble without difficulty. It is NOT a two man operation. It took me around 30 minutes to assemble the unit, but only because ... Read More
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