WORX WG512 Trivac 2.0 Review - Hybrid Leaf Picker

[@joeyulrich5431]

This may be the best, most thorough review ever. Thank you for the work you did on this.

[@MichaelHooo]

Thank you!

[@robanderson1311]

I bought it for my rock yard and love it… it Worx great 👍 😅

[@MichaelHooo]

@@robanderson1311 Nice!

[@icevariable9600]

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.

[@MichaelHooo]

Thank you Ice Variable!

[@ryanmatthews5376]

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 😄

[@MichaelHooo]

@@ryanmatthews5376 Thanks Ryan!

[@arethalarsen9295]

Thanks so much! You saved the day. Best video ever!!!

[@MichaelHooo]

@@arethalarsen9295 Glad you enjoyed-thank you!

[@MaryEllenKeskimaki]

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!

[@MichaelHooo]

@@MaryEllenKeskimaki Hope you enjoyed-thank you!

[@roseannkennedy6959]

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.

[@MichaelHooo]

Ah good point; I also do the same with my composter, however, I have not quite gotten to the valuable soil part haha.

[@jsmcguireIII]

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.

[@MichaelHooo]

@@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!

[@adame52]

This is an awesome review and so helpful! I rarely post comments but I appreciated this so much I wanted to say thanks!

[@MichaelHooo]

@@adame52 Glad you enjoyed-thank you!

[@fishologist]

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.

[@MichaelHooo]

Thank you fishologist! Happy New Year!

[@clifforddicarlo4997]

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.

[@MichaelHooo]

Interesting, thanks for sharing Clifford.

[@harrison4803]

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!

[@clifforddicarlo4997]

@@harrison4803 Hose is about 4 to 5 inches in diameter.

[@marco_mouse]

4:35 that is so cool how you can see yourself twice and time it out like that!

[@MichaelHooo]

@@marco_mouse Haha for sure-in the editor you have two clips running simultaneously and adjust them in frame as needed.

[@shanesanford6109]

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.

[@MichaelHooo]

@@shanesanford6109 Thanks man!

[@crossbones8956]

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.

[@christopherzimmer]

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!

[@MichaelHooo]

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.

[@gracefwalker3621]

This was a great video! Super informative and it saved me $$$. Greetings to that pupper you've got helping with the yard duties.

[@MichaelHooo]

@@gracefwalker3621 Haha I'll pass to her, and thank you!

[@JosephPCaroselli]

Great video. You saved me $100 bucks and it was very entertaining. Thanks

[@MichaelHooo]

Thanks Joseph-glad you liked the video! 😂

[@Malike420]

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.

[@MichaelHooo]

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-hn3xh]

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..🤗

[@MichaelHooo]

Thanks Diana-glad it helped 😂

[@DianaRojas-hn3xh]

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" 😁

[@MichaelHooo]

@@DianaRojas-hn3xh 😂

[@lindamahome2449]

Thanks for doing this video and sharing your experience

[@MichaelHooo]

Anytime-hope it was helpful!

[@asprywrites]

Man, this was a top notch review. Thanks a lot.

[@MichaelHooo]

Thanks Aspry!

[@Hank039]

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.

[@MichaelHooo]

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.

[@Hank039]

@@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.

[@Shadi2]

Not quite a fair comparison, because the blower should first blow the leaves into a single pile rather than raking.

[@JOEYP1970]

The dog is playing supervisor LOL....

[@johndaye2528]

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.

[@databang]

Thanks for the review. With all those leaves, make _leaf mold._

[@mikecoughlin4128]

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🤔

[@keithgway]

great work on the vid, one thing, coundnt you blow the leaves in piles and then vac/mulch?

[@TheBacontarian]

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.

[@rizguevarra3797]

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

[@MichaelHooo]

😂-thanks Riz!

[@AnthonyM1]

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.

[@MichaelHooo]

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.

[@ericgraham7026]

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.

[@MichaelHooo]

Thanks Eric-glad it helped!

[@plagueddb7]

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. 🤣

[@MichaelHooo]

Thanks plagueddb7-definitely would not want to inhale rocks haha.

[@BrayZap]

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

[@ogboost7610]

Bulk by hand. Small stuff that just keeps getting away from the rake and moved around by the wind is where the vacuum comes

[@ecaepevolhturt]

I love your reviews, very detailed. You must some kind of engineer.

[@MichaelHooo]

Thank you @ecaepevolhturt! I did study engineering in college. Wish you the best!

[@brockreynolds870]

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

[@1kontrabida]

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

[@jvz773]

Great review, thanks 🙏

[@peterschlieckmann7899]

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. :)

[@MichaelHooo]

Thanks Peter-yes, I enjoy being outside with her and she seems to have grown out of attacking the bag haha.

[@jeremypearson6852]

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.

[@kyleburt7304]

Have you had a chance to use the can tool yet? If so, recommended?

[@MichaelHooo]

Sorry to hear about that Jeremy-I have not had any issues with my collection bag so far.

[@harrison4803]

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!

[@barbarahardy6373]

Do the Bag and the Hose from the older model fit this new model ?

[@pokihsinchu9734]

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.

[@MichaelHooo]

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.

[@pokihsinchu9734]

@@MichaelHooo thanks really appreciate your input. And thank you for taking the time to reply.

[@MichaelHooo]

@@pokihsinchu9734 Anytime!

[@BigTony2Guns]

Super Video,Very Profession,,

[@MichaelHooo]

Thanks Tony!

[@tc871comments]

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.

[@MichaelHooo]

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.

[@tc871comments]

@@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.

[@hvostikhvostik5254]

I don’t think that vacuum it’s strong enough

[@gillprince7844]

Thank you

[@MichaelHooo]

Anytime!

[@terryguire1321]

You might have saved me a lot of hassle. It shouldn't be much slower than picking up leaves by hand, nor jam frequently!

[@MichaelHooo]

Glad to hear, Terry-as long as your leaves are not too contaminated with hard, non-leaf objects, it should not jam much.

[@funstuffonthenet5573]

Mine just kind of stopped working. I gave it plenty of wet leaves and it just stopped...

[@AnisBOUTEKADJIRETOff]

can he vacuum up the little rotten appels ?

[@MichaelHooo]

@@AnisBOUTEKADJIRETOff It usually gets jammed with wood chips, so unless the apples are really rotten and soft, I think it will occasionally jam.

[@paulvincent3825]

I’d like to know the dogs opinion. 😂😂😂

[@MichaelHooo]

She has grown out of attacking the bag now 😂

[@supermandbo]

Good job 👍🏼

[@MichaelHooo]

Thanks Darryl!

[@hilda3206]

great review but how to disassemble it

[@MichaelHooo]

Thanks Hilda! I have not needed to disassemble it since I have owned it, so I do not know.

[@CanarsieJoe67]

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-hq9pm]

Can someone give me instructions how to turn the blower on

[@mission51able]

I use a gas version instead.

[@menacexp]

not gonna lie 5:09 kinda comical watching him fuck around with the vacuum

[@MichaelHooo]

Definitely not fun when the Trivac jams-tires the grip pretty fast haha

[@menacexp]

@@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_jack]

Chords in a large yard make the device useless!

[@debrafreedland8745]

Yeah, it's hard to hear them at a distance.

[@MichaelHooo]

I agree that using this in large yards would not be advisable.

[@Trackhoe075]

Lol

[@ChrisEsty]

Not worth it.