This may be the best, most thorough review ever. Thank you for the work you did on this.
@MichaelHooo2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@robanderson131111 ай бұрын
I bought it for my rock yard and love it… it Worx great 👍 😅
@MichaelHooo2 ай бұрын
@@robanderson1311 Nice!
@icevariable96003 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most thorough reviews I've come across. I'd make a comment about the efficiency of Asian analytics but it'll be misconstrued. The math ratios were far and above. I loved the dog biting the bag; use him/her in every video. I also loved the technical term of "nudging the leaves with your foot". Beautiful. Being about 1.5" shorter than you, it's a bit easier to vacuum up the leaves, but I still wish it came with an extension, I can feel your pain. Great video.
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ice Variable!
@ryanmatthews53762 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike, Honest accurate and well presented. I loved the test and was really surprised when the new tool lost the race which rarely happens in reviews the math was fun too! Keep up the good work 😄
@MichaelHooo2 ай бұрын
@@ryanmatthews5376 Thanks Ryan!
@arethalarsen9295 Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! You saved the day. Best video ever!!!
@MichaelHooo2 ай бұрын
@@arethalarsen9295 Glad you enjoyed-thank you!
@MaryEllenKeskimaki11 ай бұрын
Great video! Might I suggest you use your lawn mower to mulch/bag the leaves on the lawn. It is faster by far. I use my leaf vac for shrub beds, rocked areas, etc. as you demonstrated however my old Toro tube does not fit in some of the tighter spots, it clogs frequently, and it doesn't pick up big oak leaves very well so I am looking for something better. Not sure this is it but it does look much easier to unclog. Thank you for such a thorough factual review!
@MichaelHooo2 ай бұрын
@@MaryEllenKeskimaki Hope you enjoyed-thank you!
@roseannkennedy69593 жыл бұрын
Good video, it helped me get started with my vacuum mulcher. A point you missed is the one I purchased the unit for. I will compost the mulched leaves and make valuable soil. Many gardeners prefer to compost and keep the leaves out of landfills.
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
Ah good point; I also do the same with my composter, however, I have not quite gotten to the valuable soil part haha.
@jsmcguireIII Жыл бұрын
On another note, I actually enjoy raking/sweeping in the front of my house so I can talk with neighbors and not annoy them with yet another obnoxious noise. I learned this from the old-timer across the street who passed away years ago. He knew. And a little physical work is never a bad thing.
@MichaelHooo2 ай бұрын
@@jsmcguireIII I can definitely relate about the noise Perhaps staging the leaves for mulching at the end would be an improvement. Thanks for the comment!
@adame522 жыл бұрын
This is an awesome review and so helpful! I rarely post comments but I appreciated this so much I wanted to say thanks!
@MichaelHooo2 ай бұрын
@@adame52 Glad you enjoyed-thank you!
@fishologist3 жыл бұрын
One pf the best videos ever made! With the others made means you are very good at doing this. The real comparisons of time and money you did a great job. Everything including the noise! Dust and pros and cons! Worth watching and is a great example on how others could make videos.
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
Thank you fishologist! Happy New Year!
@clifforddicarlo49972 жыл бұрын
My experience exactly with the WORX 3-in-1 blower, vacuum, mulcher. I find that when "leafing" the lawn its best to use the lawn mower to first mulch the leaves from the lawn and then vacuum with "WORX" them. I find that mulching the leaves in the fall also fertilizes the lawn over the winter allowing me to reduce lawn fertilization. Although I have numerous large oak trees on my 4000 ft^2 lawn, I have not experienced the number of WROX impeller jams as you have shown on your informative video. I find that when cleaning leaves from my vast pachysandra beds the WORX proves more efficient than raking the leaves off of the pachysandra. My experience with removing leaves from basement window wells matches your experience exactly. One attachment that I use that you have not shown on your video is the WORX WA4054.2 Universal Leaf Collection System. Using the WA4054.2 instead of the leaf-catcher bag, I am able to vacuum leaves directly into a 96 gallon trash bin which greatly reduces the number of bag dumping operations. When the 96-gallon trash bin gets full [after about 20 minutes of continuous vacuuming/mulching], I simply roll the full trash bin to my mulch bin at the back end of my property. Mulching means that I generate free lawn fertilizer and save money on obviating the need for purchasing those leaf/trash bags from Home Depot.
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
Interesting, thanks for sharing Clifford.
@harrison48032 жыл бұрын
Clifford, I am interested in the Leaf Collection System. What is the diameter of the hose. I might extend the hose, from an old vacuum hose, if it will fit? FANTASTIC video, Mike!
@clifforddicarlo49979 ай бұрын
@@harrison4803 Hose is about 4 to 5 inches in diameter.
@marco_mouse Жыл бұрын
4:35 that is so cool how you can see yourself twice and time it out like that!
@MichaelHooo2 ай бұрын
@@marco_mouse Haha for sure-in the editor you have two clips running simultaneously and adjust them in frame as needed.
@shanesanford61092 жыл бұрын
Wow... Wish I'd seen this sooner! Very informative video. A+ on the production values bruh. If it's not already a part of your career, you know you can find work producing and editing videos! Thanks for making it.
@MichaelHooo2 ай бұрын
@@shanesanford6109 Thanks man!
@crossbones89562 жыл бұрын
Very helpful video. I just got one of these from Amazon, at $60. I figured this would be a good tool to help with lead pickup. Not a substitute, but something to clean up hard to reach places, and to generally save my back from bending over so much. I have about an acre and it has many trees, and I just mow over them most of the time. The rider does a good job of mulching and the grass seems to grow better because of it. I think this will be good for the front yard and sides of the house.
@christopherzimmer3 жыл бұрын
Phenomenal analysis! The 21 year payback period based on bag savings made me laugh out loud! It was agonizing watching you clear those jams. I think we all wish these devices would function like the municipal leaf collection trucks we see each fall. But they just can’t. Increasing the diameter of the feed tube would weaken the suction. Increasing the power of the motor to compensate would seem like a reasonable solution -but who knows what constraints factor in. The same “cons” were noted with the Ryobi version- but that one doesn’t convert to a blower. Anyway, great job!
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Christopher! I cannot stress how agonizing it actually is to try to clear the jams given the weight of holding the Trivac while removing jams in the propeller opening haha. Deppending on how "contaminated" your leaves are with sticks, wood chips, and other hard, non-leaf objects, jams can happen frequently.
@gracefwalker36212 жыл бұрын
This was a great video! Super informative and it saved me $$$. Greetings to that pupper you've got helping with the yard duties.
@MichaelHooo2 ай бұрын
@@gracefwalker3621 Haha I'll pass to her, and thank you!
@JosephPCaroselli4 жыл бұрын
Great video. You saved me $100 bucks and it was very entertaining. Thanks
@MichaelHooo4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Joseph-glad you liked the video! 😂
@Malike4203 жыл бұрын
Great Review ..convinced me this is not the product for me as we have a large yard with tons of leaves & High humidity so clumps of wet leaves everywhere. Thank you for your candor in this review.
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
I think you made the right move, the thought of using the Trivac on a large yard with a ton of wet leaves exhausts me just thinking about how long it would take haha.
@DianaRojas-hn3xh3 жыл бұрын
Just bought one With leaf Collection system.. After watching your Video I may end up saying the same "For this I'm out" lol... thank you for your Excellent demonstration🤓 Thank goodness I could return it if it doesn't work out..🤗
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Diana-glad it helped 😂
@DianaRojas-hn3xh2 жыл бұрын
Update!! well it turned out to be pretty good The leaf collection System worked amazing time saver 🧘♀️ It's true what you what usually takes me 15 bags I think I only had 5 "For This I have to say am in" 😁
@MichaelHooo2 ай бұрын
@@DianaRojas-hn3xh 😂
@lindamahome24493 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing this video and sharing your experience
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
Anytime-hope it was helpful!
@asprywrites3 жыл бұрын
Man, this was a top notch review. Thanks a lot.
@MichaelHooo3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Aspry!
@Hank0392 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the informative and entertaining video. Was really considering this after finishing up another season of raking. But I will wait for a really good deal to come instead of purchasing at full price.
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
That sounds like a solid plan-the Trivac excels in certain areas, but I would not replace raking with it. This fall I mostly raked for speed and used the Trivac a little bit in certain areas.
@Hank0392 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelHooo I winded up purchasing a refurbished one for $50. It will be here soon. Like you, I don't expect to replace raking, but expect to use it as an additional tool for some instances.
@Shadi22 жыл бұрын
Not quite a fair comparison, because the blower should first blow the leaves into a single pile rather than raking.
@JOEYP1970 Жыл бұрын
The dog is playing supervisor LOL....
@johndaye2528 Жыл бұрын
Bought this last year but never got to use it. Was stolen a week after buying it from my carport. Decided to go with the 509 this time as it seems easier to remove a jam and is a lil smaller, plus cheaper.
@databang2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review. With all those leaves, make _leaf mold._
@mikecoughlin41282 жыл бұрын
I did this review in my head yesterday. My wife was picking up the leaves manually after I had blown them all into a single pile. I was using the vac feature of my Toro unit. She had to stop and help me by holding the paper bag while we emptied the Toro cloth bag into it. Our cloth bag is longer so more awkward and slower to empty. Not even accounting for the lost time when she had to stop and help me, she was making a bigger dent in the pile faster manually than I was with the vac. We decided the vac was best for under and behind bushes against the house etc than open yard. I think it actually does a better job in the yard than in a pile. It needs a lot of air flow to suck up the leaves. You can’t simply stick it in the pile and have it work. Your video showed this as well by constantly keeping it sweeping back and forth over the leaf pile. I also have an attachment that includes a longer hose and a cloth “top” that you can fasten to a garbage can. This allows you to mulch directly into a larger container. I haven’t figured out how this actually helps though. You’d still have to empty the large container into bags🤔
@keithgway2 жыл бұрын
great work on the vid, one thing, coundnt you blow the leaves in piles and then vac/mulch?
@TheBacontarian2 жыл бұрын
Nice review, i was doubtful it would work well since other vids didn't really show it in action realistically (probably paid review). I haven't found a head to head of a leaf vacuum and dedicated leaf shredder yet.
@rizguevarra37973 жыл бұрын
Great Review.. this will definitely work for me.. mostly will do flower beds..most of my leaves which is not mine are from neighbors and the wind usually blows it to there side. Lol
@MichaelHooo3 жыл бұрын
😂-thanks Riz!
@AnthonyM13 жыл бұрын
Hi, could possibly give some insight. I bough the unit today and while in mulch mode fine dust came out thru the sides of the bag.....so bad that I was covered in dust-head to shoes.
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
Hi Tony, yes that sounds accurate and can happen if the leaves are really dry and mulched well. In those cases I have been coated with dust, which usually occurs when I open the bag and dump it in to a bag.
@ericgraham70263 жыл бұрын
Thanks for an excellent review. Your review has helped me decide that this product would probably not be for me. Thanks again. A very professional video.
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Eric-glad it helped!
@plagueddb73 жыл бұрын
Great review! I have rocks instead of grass(AZ) so you covered my only question! I didn’t want to have that machine inhaling rocks. 🤣
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks plagueddb7-definitely would not want to inhale rocks haha.
@BrayZap11 ай бұрын
Im thinking of getting one for black friday, if i have a small not even quarter acre yard and a small patio area out front think this will be good enough? Not as big of an area as yours
@ogboost76102 жыл бұрын
Bulk by hand. Small stuff that just keeps getting away from the rake and moved around by the wind is where the vacuum comes
@ecaepevolhturt4 жыл бұрын
I love your reviews, very detailed. You must some kind of engineer.
@MichaelHooo4 жыл бұрын
Thank you @ecaepevolhturt! I did study engineering in college. Wish you the best!
@brockreynolds8702 жыл бұрын
You need to get yourself plastic leaf scoops for loading those bags by hand. I cal them "clam shells" because they look ecactly like that. They are INVALUABLE
@1kontrabida2 жыл бұрын
i would buy a netting and lay it on the yard in sections so when its time get leaves out or clean ur back yard; it'll be so fast as either of those methods u just showed and u can do it anytime of the day or night
@jvz7732 жыл бұрын
Great review, thanks 🙏
@peterschlieckmann78992 жыл бұрын
Great review, but no matter what device you use, the blower or the rake, it must be fun working in the garden with your four legged friend. :)
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Peter-yes, I enjoy being outside with her and she seems to have grown out of attacking the bag haha.
@jeremypearson68523 жыл бұрын
The collection bags on these suck, I’m on my 2nd (only two years old) and the zipper has failed just like the first one. I think Worx needs to come up with a better design. I just purchased the leaf collection system that fits over the top of the garbage can, hopefully it will be an improvement. Other than the bag issue, I would recommend it highly.
@kyleburt73043 жыл бұрын
Have you had a chance to use the can tool yet? If so, recommended?
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear about that Jeremy-I have not had any issues with my collection bag so far.
@harrison48032 жыл бұрын
Jeremy, I had the same issue with a Toro bag. They replaced it a no charge but I had to be extremely careful, after that. So, it may be a common problem, another reason to purchase the collection system? GREAT video, Mike!
@barbarahardy63732 жыл бұрын
Do the Bag and the Hose from the older model fit this new model ?
@pokihsinchu97343 жыл бұрын
Thank you. May I ask, was the mulch quite small? I know that when it is wet, mulching may not be that great but, I was looking for a vacuum that would pick up leaves and mulch really really well. Like into small bits.
@MichaelHooo3 жыл бұрын
The mulch gets really small when I pick up very dry leaves-I remember getting dust-like mulch one time. Most of the clips of mulch I had in the video were from leaves that were partially wet, unfortunately. Mulching also improves if you lighten the vacuum load and take in less leaves over more, i.e. scattered leaves versus from large leaf piles.
@pokihsinchu97343 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelHooo thanks really appreciate your input. And thank you for taking the time to reply.
@MichaelHooo3 жыл бұрын
@@pokihsinchu9734 Anytime!
@BigTony2Guns3 жыл бұрын
Super Video,Very Profession,,
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tony!
@tc871comments2 жыл бұрын
Now let me explain what you did wrong. Your experiment for both raking and the device should have begun during the leaf collection process. By blowing the leaves into a mound it would have left behind all of those chunks of wood that kept jamming you up that slowed you down. So the real first part of your experiment is how long does it take to blow your leaves into a Mound versus how long does it take to rake your leaves into a mound. Also it should be noted that raking your leaves will do nothing to separate out all of that debris that kept causing the device to jam. It seems to me when used properly with all of its three different functions you might end up with different results.
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
Agreed, I believe changing the test as you explained would lead to different results-I have never tried blowing the leaves into piles (I prefer to rake). Based on my use with the device, blowing will most likely still carry some of the non-leaf objects, such as wood chips, to a leaf pile. Thanks for the comment.
@tc871comments2 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelHooo well I bought my own and followed my own advice. The only thing that I did different was instead of blowing it into a mound I would blow the leaves into a straight line across my lawn. I'm sorry to use this analogy but I really can't think of anything better. I then used the vacuum to snort up the thin line of leaves like a drug addict snorting cocaine. I did my entire lawn this fall and if it weren't for my neighbors Halloween decorations of that multicolored Autumn corn cob that squirrels like to hide oh, it would have never found its way into the impeller. All in all it worked great for the price I paid.
@hvostikhvostik52542 жыл бұрын
I don’t think that vacuum it’s strong enough
@gillprince78443 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
Anytime!
@terryguire13213 жыл бұрын
You might have saved me a lot of hassle. It shouldn't be much slower than picking up leaves by hand, nor jam frequently!
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear, Terry-as long as your leaves are not too contaminated with hard, non-leaf objects, it should not jam much.
@funstuffonthenet5573 Жыл бұрын
Mine just kind of stopped working. I gave it plenty of wet leaves and it just stopped...
@AnisBOUTEKADJIRETOff2 ай бұрын
can he vacuum up the little rotten appels ?
@MichaelHooo2 ай бұрын
@@AnisBOUTEKADJIRETOff It usually gets jammed with wood chips, so unless the apples are really rotten and soft, I think it will occasionally jam.
@paulvincent38252 жыл бұрын
I’d like to know the dogs opinion. 😂😂😂
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
She has grown out of attacking the bag now 😂
@supermandbo3 жыл бұрын
Good job 👍🏼
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Darryl!
@hilda32063 жыл бұрын
great review but how to disassemble it
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Hilda! I have not needed to disassemble it since I have owned it, so I do not know.
@CanarsieJoe672 жыл бұрын
I just received this exact one and it stop working after 15 minutes it got jammed by a small branch I clear it started again and just stopped. The propeller is free and I tried it on another outlet this product is terrible
@CoryGray-hq9pm4 ай бұрын
Can someone give me instructions how to turn the blower on
@mission51able11 ай бұрын
I use a gas version instead.
@menacexp3 жыл бұрын
not gonna lie 5:09 kinda comical watching him fuck around with the vacuum
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
Definitely not fun when the Trivac jams-tires the grip pretty fast haha
@menacexp2 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelHooo i ended up getting this and it works really well. When mine jams from twigs i just shut it off and let it fall out. I've only had to unjam leaves once but that's because the leaves were damp (and i've used it about 100x )
@kodak_jack3 жыл бұрын
Chords in a large yard make the device useless!
@debrafreedland87452 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's hard to hear them at a distance.
@MichaelHooo2 жыл бұрын
I agree that using this in large yards would not be advisable.