Ryobi Mulcher After A Few Months Use 

Glad you liked it.

Thank you for your kind comment

Glad the video helped you. The machine really is very impressive what it can do.

Thank you, it was fun to make.

Hi thanks for the comment. The Mulcher is basically a shredder and pulveriser and so the branches get cut into small pieces and the leaves get pulverised, so I would say it would handle small amounts of leaves and flowers but bear in mind the same mechanism that both cuts and pulverises also is what feeds the branches in. I would say that if you put leaves and flowers in you will have to use the provided plastic stoker to pusher the loose stuff into the mechanism. I will do a test tomorrow and get the video up later in the day so look out for it, it may help you make the decision. Cliff

@@clensmedia6514 awesome, thank you Cliff you’re a legend! I’m wanting to get all the greens chopped up so I can start my composting system. From my understanding it’s best to add in kitchen scraps as chopped up as possible to spread equally. I have some branches from trees that had to be pruned around the backyard but I’m planning to use the little I have as part of my brown layering in the compost once it’s mulched down. Along with mulching up leaves during autumn. Looking forward to warmer weather soon🤞Maybe not so much as a mulching system yet, since I won’t have a regular amount of trees/branches once I do the initial tidy up but it’d be good to have in case that changes. Or once the new fruit trees I plan on planting need ongoing pruning but that may be a few years away 😋 Who knows maybe I’ll find some jackpots like you did with the neighbour’s pruned trees.

Good question, I did not time it but on reflection somewhere between 30 mins to an hour.

Yes it works well with leaves and such, you may want to see my other video on what else it can do.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_yA8CzRmzaY.html

The crushing blade will generally grab and feed the branches through, it is my experience if you try and put to much in it will need a little assistance by pushing. Cliff

I have the same one and find if you are mulching thinner branches it will need some help to feed but thicker branches it will pull through easier

Hi Dave the model we have is the crushing one, hope this helps you. Cliff

Hi sorry for the delay, model RSH24455

I read a lot(!) of reviews on a range of brands and models ... decided on this (new yesterday), depends on what product you want out the end of the shredder. Also (in NZ) Ryobi give 4 year replace/refund guarantee - hard to go wrong with that. One brand in particular (I won't name) apparently will only honour guarantee if product is returned unused!!! In spite of having one of that brands electric (plug in, no thanks to battery versions) line trimmers, that put them out of the running. Repeat: first, think carefully about what product you want from the machine.

Crushing shredder - end result is what you'd mulch around trees etc with, think "arborist mulch". Ryobi's other (impact) version is also called a "mulching" shredder, the end product being what you'd put into your compost bin. Look for videos that show close ups of the end product. I watched one (video) yesterday which convinced us this was the one to get - the crushing version, as we wanted the end product to mulch around trees and a no dig garden. Bits are roughly 1/2" in size, though vary as you might expect. For what we wanted, perfect - new yesterday, and one sessions use. Four year refund or replace guarantee is alright too (in NZ).

You know you're not wrong, I was so impressed with it that I was on the hunt for more to do with it. Even now sometimes when I am driving around and see a small pile of branches on a nature strip I find myself saying should I or shouldn't I. I think I have problem.

@@clensmedia6514 lol.... and the Men's Shred self help community is born🙂👍

@@sgntbilco I Love your sense of humour

Without getting into a flaming war but some people can’t help themselves, I totally understand the concept of how this Mulcher works and as a person who has spent 40 odd years working in heavy engineering I have a pretty good handle on the physics involved but what Jonathan has assumed by watching my video and what in practice was happening is in polar opposites. Guess what sometimes even a pulling mechanism requires a little bit of assistance to get going. I will leave it at that. Thanks for your comment.