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Worx WG430 Review
Worx WG430 Review by Thomas L. Ford
I am buried in leaves after 4 straight weekends of rain. I have a 3-bucket lawn tractor, but when the leaves get deep it clogs constantly and needs to be emptied every 20 feet. So I bought the WORX WG430. You can't feed it faster than it can eat the leaves, or it will clog. However, if you feed it a couple of handfuls and wait until it grinds them up before feeding more, it works great. It grinds the leaves into almost a soil. A heavy-duty plastic bag of 30 gallons hold a rather large pile. It works with wet and dry leaves (you feed wet ones slower). If you change the plastic strings with each bagfull, it really works great. I have filled about 10 bags so far and just dump the contents in the garden as mulch. Sticks should be avoided. I live in the woods and have found it better to use bare hands to pick up the leaves so I can feel and pull them out before feeding the leaves. If one gets in and bounces around, you can power down and pull it out. Little twigs about the size of pipe cleaners go through fine. Finger-sized sticks need to be avoided.
Worx WG430 Review by John Barber (Baltimore, MD)
I have 5 large oak trees on my property and they produce a mountain of leaves in the fall. It takes years for them to decompose into mulch if simply left in a pile. So after reading about leaf shredders I purchased an 8 amp Flowtron shredder and used it the fall of 2008 and for part of the fall of 2009 when the motor eventually burned out. I then purchased a 13 amp Worx shredder and have been using that since. Here are my observations about both models that may help you decide which to buy.
Both shredders are basically inverted string trimmers with a funnel on top that directs the leaves through the spinning line. With both models you get nicely shredded leaves that turn into good dark mulch when left in a pile for about 6 months. It is a pleasure to be able to reduce a mountain of leaves into a manageable pile of mulch, saving the effort of bagging fall leaves for trash pick up and then buying mulch in the spring. Dry leaves shred faster, but they produce a lot of dust. Damp leaves produce very little dust and go into the mulch pile with some moisture which helps with composting. I prefer using the shredder after a light rain. The Flowtron fits well over a big plastic trash can which is slightly better for managing the shredded leaves. I use a tarp under the Worx which is fine, but I liked the trash can method slightly better. The Flowtron has some features that the Worx does not have, like selecting course to fine shredding, and adjusting the tilt of the bucket. I didn't really use these features and don't miss them on the Worx.
The downside is that these shredders require frequent line changes. The lines snap when they contact anything thicker than a pencil lead and to keep production up I find myself replacing them about every 5 or 10 minutes. I try to pick out the sticks, but inevitably some slip through and snap the lines. The Worx can use a slightly heavier .090 line, but it doesn't last appreciably longer than the .080. The Flowtron has a built-in line storage compartment which is handy since you will be changing lines frequently. The Worx would benefit from a feature like this.
In terms of design and build, the Worx is superior. Its motor is powerful, it is nicely constructed and the power switch is easy to locate and operate with gloves on. Out of the box there is much more assembly time with the Flowtron. The Worx snaps together in a couple of minutes. And for storage, the Worx breaks down nicely to store in a compact space. My experience with my burned-out Flowtron makes me wonder if the 8 amp motor is undersized. I am still working my way through the 2009 leaf pile, but I feel confident that the Worx will get me through this season and many more.
Worx WG430 Review by yardmanjd
After reading nearly every review posted for the WORX WG430 and the competition Flowtron unit, I bought the WG430. The the larger 13 Amp motor of the WG430 led me to believe it would be more durable and longer lasting. Assembly was intuitively obvious, and I did not need the manual for assembly. The manual was only useful in explaining the purpose of the orange plastic band (bag holder) included in the package. There was one loose screw and wing nut in the box from the plastic band, and the manufacture would do well to either tape these small items or seal them in a plastic bag to keep them from getting lost.
The WG430 proved quite effective at shredding up dry leaves and grass clippings. A mixture of fresh, green grass clippings and leaves picked up by my mower processed through the WG430 quite nicely, and the WG430 made a nice blend of green and brown material which should aid composting. Some whole leaves, grass clippings and vegetable scraps which had been in the compost bin for awhile and were fairly damp did not process well through the WG430, but I was not expecting good results based on what other reviews had indicated.
So far I see only two negatives for the WG430. First, the trimmer line used is too small and wears down fairly quickly. The Flowtron unit uses similarly small trimmer line, so this problem is not unique to the WG430. I don't know why the manufacture didn't use a much larger line to provide more durability since it is the cutting diameter that determines the load on the motor. I likely will experiment with some larger trimmer line. Second, the line cutter inside the trimmer base catches and causes material to hang up and accumulate at that spot in the tub. I'm not sure why this cutter is really necessary as one can easily cut the line to the appropriate length by other means. Eye protection and a respirator mask are essential, and ear protection is strongly recommended based on my experience. The WG430 is not extremely noisy, but several hours of continuous operation would be hard on ones ears.
Based on my limited use so far, I would recommend the WORX WG430 leaf mulcher/shredder for anyone who has a lot of leaves to handle and who wants to compost them. Assembly and set up could not be any easier.
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WORX WG430 13 amp Electric Leaf Mulcher/Shredder:: Features
- Flex-a-line bladeless mulching
- High mulch efficiency - 53 gallons per minute
- Tool free quick assembly, easy convenient storage
- 11:1 mulch ratio turns big piles into small ones
- Tool-less cutting line replacement, uses .090-inch x 13-inch trimmer line
- Item Dimensions: 0 x 0 x 0 inches; 0 pounds
- Brand: Worx
- Model: WG430
- Product Type: Lawn & Patio
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