My lawn is shaded by large Live Oak trees, which shed twigs constan tly and acorns in season. Can this mower handle it?
794793
No! Ours broke (not just the blade but something with the motor) when it hit a rock. An occasional twig is fine, but not lots of them or other hard things.
325351
It is possible, but would depend on adjusting it correctly. I have used it to rake walnuts and dethatch my grass, also leaves in the fall.
1061822
I use this saw to cut wood when I have to make a quick cut and I don't want to bring out the corded skill saw. I found an inexpensive wood cutting blade that fit the arbor on Amazon. The only drawback is that cutting wood drains the battery very, very fast. One charge won't make it through a sheet of 1/2" plywood but it will make a couple cuts of a 2x4.
2250470
Haven't tried it. But, it sometimes gets grass wrapped around the wheel if cutting too long of grass. I wouldn't try it. Blades are sharp, but mechanics of the mower would make cutting wet grass a mess. ( I would think).
36711
Should be no problem with the leaves & small acorns. Live down in the south where there's mostly pine trees, magnolias, and burr oaks. Picks up and shreds magnolia leaves just fine and magnolia leaves are even worse than oak leaves with regards to being thick and never decomposing. This Toro I'm sure would have the suction to pick up the acorns, but I don't know how much they'd actually be mulched or what it may do to the impeller blades. Live and learn.
1988855
Not that I have tons of dead leaves in Florida, but it does great on the thick grass and bush on the farm. My guess is yes. Been very pleased with this mower.
359552
We have no acorns, so I have no firsthand knowledge. I would surmise that if the acorns are imbedded in thick grass, there would be few blowers up to that. All if can say is that compared to a gas model I once had that cost almost five times the price of this electric one, this Weed Eater is every bit as powerful.
1995315
no, just one season but it is still awesome. Finally quiet and clean air mowing. We bought the 19" wide mower. This will cut very deep (tall) grass by tipping front end up and plowing through slowly. No complaints except the fail safe switch which they improved on another of their products, so this may work fine now. We have a full acre with half of it in grass.
1829849
Wish I could answer this for you, but I don't have any oak trees around the immediate area. If I had to speculate on whether it could handle them or not, I'd have to say it could probably handle some, but not excessive, amounts.
977889
I don't think there is enough drag to negatively affect your lawn mower. As for crab grass, sure, it bends the grass over so it reflects light rays differently to cause the stripe effect. It makes my yard look great.
544746
We have a large patch (20 by 30 feet) of zoysia grass in our front yard. (Probably not the smartest thing for Wisconsin seasons but when it turns green, it is like a carpet!) Anyway, this part of the lawn is quite thick, but our WORX ECO WG780 19-inch cordless electric lawn mower is on its second year of mowing it just fine. Works well on anything we've had it mow including tall weeds and even leaves in the fall!
665467
For tight small places it would be fine.I'm not sure about tree roots but should react like a normal mower. It is rather flimsy and looks like a toy,but it does the job nicely. I was not happy with the catcher, but mulch mode is fine. For a small light weight mower,it is surprisingly hard to push and takes twice the time to cut my lawn. I would not like to push it up hills.Hope this helps.Lew Williams
2263695
Yes, but it is too large for this type of use. It was designed to be used primarily on grass, but with a little extra care, it should do the job. Keep it sharp!
1907030
It has done a decent job with leaves. I close up my pool before the acorns start falling, so I haven't really tested that aspect out yet.
36715
It would depend on how large, especially how wide the oak leaves are. If they are the typical oak leaves which are more vertical than horizontal, and about 1-2" wide, I'd say yes. However, the instructions state that you shouldn't vacuum up sticks or small rocks. I think this may apply to acorns too. The sycamore leaves that the Toro won't vacuum up are large and round, about 5-6" in diameter. Hope this was helpful.
629922
Ye s- it does. I have Zoysia Emerald grass. It's VERY thick. I can only make a mowing pass about 1/3 the width of the mower because of the clippings - and this is at once a week mowing. But it flings them forward and then you mow them 2x. I suspect the answer to this question is more a function of the type of grass you have and the amount you are trying to cut. I really don't want to have to mow more than once a week -but if I don't - it's VERY HARD and clogs the blades, etc
13511
Yes! I have a different variety of grass in each separate area of my yard, and the reel mower does especially well in the areas with thicker grass like St. Augustine.