Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I really wanted this to work, but I just can't recommended it in good standing. The theory makes sense, but the implementation is just not practical. The bottom line: if you feed it ONLY dry leaves then you are fine. But the reality is ... leaves are attached to twigs, so you inevitably put in very small branches/twigs. This negates any advantage it may have given you, because these small twigs cause the line to break off. It ultimately took me more time in replacing line and unclogging the hopper than any time/space savings. I worked with it for three weekends straight, each time trying to be more careful in not putting in twigs, but it was too much work and I finally gave up. Also after a few hundred start/unclogs/line replacement the motor is starting to struggle. After other reviews I am guessing it won't be long before it completely dies out. Much simpler to run my mulching mower over the pile of leaves than use this product.