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Worx Tri-Vac leaf vacuum?

Powered by something like a 12-amp motor, this new to me, plug-in, extension cord using lawn tool may be helpful along with the lawn rake and square trash can for doing fall cleanup/leaf removal?

Available at Lowe's in Gilford for about $120, or Wal-Mart in Plymouth for $130, the www.worx.com is a hand held leaf vac that deposits leaves into a trash can via a fat hose.

My question of course is; does it work well or ok or just so-so or what, and has anyone used one?

Yes, as everyone already knows, one can use it for 89-days and then return it for full credit to either Lowe's or Wal-Mart, ... probably because it then gets returned to the maker by Lowe's or Wal-Mart .... but beyond that returnable 90-day time limit ...... is it worth keeping ..... and does it do what it is supposed to do ..... namely, pick up leaves and mulch them by a supposedly 10:1 size reduction ratio?

If the leaves are dry, this design does a fairly good job as long as you do not overload it with too many leaves at a time. Forget about wet leaves or leaves that have been packed down.

R2B

Whats the difference you'll use it for the leaf season and return it anyway.

Check Amazon - $84.99 for the WG500 (free shipping) and $109.72 for the WG502

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Originally Posted by dpg (Post 213781)

Whats the difference you'll use it for the leaf season and return it anyway.

right on :D

For just six dollars, J.R.'s store, down close to Exit 23 on Route 104 in New Hampton, sells these 22" red plastic rakes that are flat or straight ended as opposed to a curved end, and these work terrific when used with a square trash can for my six little hillside yards all squeezed into a quarter acre. Notice that I call them yards .... as opposed to lawns :laugh:!

Nothing really can touch a rake when it comes to leaf removal .... but maybe I'll go take a look-see at one of these electric leaf vacs ....... just seems like a lot more effort to do the same thing....put leaves into a trash can ...... I dunno ..... or else there's the snow method......if you wait long enuf.....all the leaves get covered by the white stuff?

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless (Post 213778)

I have had one of these for 3 years. It works very well but like others have said wet leaves can be difficult. I do not have a large yard and this handles the clean up job well. Another thing to be aware of is using the right extension cord. Remember it is a 12 amp motor and that is higher amps than many electric yard tools you may already have. I use a 14 awg extension cord and have no issues but a 16 awg should work fine.
I also have the WORX 24V cordless trimmer/edger and that is an excellent tool.

Can I use a 16-guage, 100' grounded, x-cord with a 12-amp motor or is there too much resistance along the one hundred feet of copper wire? Probably, a 14-guage would be a lot better to carry the load, and that is a very expensive x-cord! For six dollars I'm sticking with the rake from J.R.'s Discount on Rt 104, New Hampton ..... no issues with wet leaves .... or x-cords ... plus it has greater exercise value built in!