WORX Trivac 3-in-1 Electric Leaf Blower/Leaf Vacuum/Leaf Mulcher, WG512

LOVE! THIS! YARD VACUUM!!!! We get these horrible, evil pine tree cone-thorn stickers that blow into our backyard. We have nicknamed the land mines because they are terribly painful if you step on them. They are difficult to sweep up due to that evil sticker on each one, they get caught on the pavement and the grass so we and our dogs have to navigate through them. This yard vacuum is amazing on them. It sucks each one right up and they are GONE!!! The back is large enough that I don't have to empty it for over a month. SOOOOO worth the price as it is now indsspensible! It is powered by electical cord and and I can use either my 50 ft or 100 ft cord which is probably more poweful than if it were battery operated but I don't know. They only things I would change: 1) if it could have a lightweight rechargeable battery attached vs the extension cord that would be a little less hassle but not a deal breaker. 2) if the bag were place somehow so as not to get in the way of the strap and holding the vacuum. Sometimes I have to readjust the strap as the bag knocks the off my shoulder, but again, NOT a deal breaker.

This review is for WORX 12 Amp TRIVAC 3-in-1 Electric Leaf Blower/Mulcher/Yard Vacuum - WG512, $117 on amazon. My original TRIVAC 3-in-1 Amazon order arrived in a perfectly well sealed box and it was quite clear that the item was brand new, not used, from the way it was perfectly packed. I excitedly took it out of the box, installed the blower duct, switched from Vac mode to blower mode, plugged the TRIVAC into 120 VAC power source, turned the tool’s power switch on and . . . . NOTHING. I mean NOTHING. I confirmed that the 120 VAC power source was live and that the blower duct was fully engaged . . . and still nothing. I switched from blower to Vac mode and installed the vac bag. I turned the tool’s power switch on and . . . . STILL NOTHING. At that point I was figuring I was pretty stupid because I couldn’t get a brand new simple tool to power up. I checked the owner’s manual and it confirmed that what I had done was correct so . . . it turns out I received a faulty tool that managed to get shipped from the manufacturer without the final product-functionality-check. I returned the tool to Amazon and they quickly shipped me a replacement. The replacement has been working just fine, as the original should have. The reason I purchased the Worx TRIVAC was to suck up leaves that fall during the fall onto a crushed rock area at the front of my front lawn. The rocks are screened 1-1/2” and leaves tend to get wedged between rocks making it not possible to blow them off in the spring. In the past I’ve used a Troy-Bilt Lawn Vac to do the job but I always had issues with the leaves getting plugged in the 6 foot long 4” diameter hose and rocks getting sucked into the machine. This spring the Troy-Bilt vac’s gas engine bit-the-dust so I needed a replacement. I was hoping this TRIVAC tool would work and it has exceeded my expectations. On the higher speed setting it has enough suction to suck up the leaves but not so much suction as to draw any rocks up into its impeller. The suction inlet duct is straigt and 4-1/2” diameter so I had no issue with leaves getting stuck in it. Only issue I had was that holding the TRIVAC using its handle was putting a strain on my back so I added a club-shaped “handle” onto its end. I used two Size 72 hose clamps strapped around the motor housing to hold the club handle in place. See my photo and video. That addition of the rear handle to the tool worked great and prevented any back ache over the course of the seven, or so, hours that I ran the TRIVAC to suck up the leaves from the rock bed.

Within 24 hours I went from “what a terrible piece of ****” to “this is a GREAT machine”! The reason for my initial reaction is because within the first few minutes of usage a piece of mulch with JUST the right size got jammed sideways right in front of the mulching propeller, and I was not aware of it. All I noticed is that there was almost no suction and the barrel kept getting clogged with leaves! So, completely disappointed, I started disassembling it and cleaning it up in order to return it. That is when I discovered the jammed piece of mulch that was causing the problems. It had blocked the leaves from reaching the mulching propeller so of course they were not getting through to the bag! After I cleared it, it worked GREAT! I basically did my whole back yard without interruptions, and I have a lot of big trees with a lot of leaves! I tried the blowing, too, and it was VERY powerful, although I mainly bought it for the vacuuming function. I am 6’1” and I wish the barrel was just maybe an inch longer but, of course, it has to be a one size fits all. Also, it is just a little heavier than my previous one but not too bad.

This thing is AMAZING! I’ve been wanting one of these for so long. We have a lot of leaves that fall around our house, and I am NOT raking them by hand. I couldn’t! I got this delivered today and immediately put it together when I got home and went outside and used it. It gets EVERY LEAF. Some people might think they don’t want this because it’s corded, but to me that just means I’ll never run out of power and can be out there as long as it takes to get the job done!

Been looking for a replacement yard leaf vac/blower for quite some time. Thought I'd try Worx WG512. Read many reviews. Some very positive. Some negative. Unfortunately I fell into the negative category. I really wanted this to work. Concept is there - just not the implementation. Made of great heavy duty plastic. Love how rotation of a turning mechanism changes this from a blower to a vac and this is where the fault lies with the product. I rotated that lever several times in practice and heard it 'clicking' into position. Upon first several power ups - the unit would just not engage - even though it was plugged in correctly. After powering off and moving that lever - it finally clicked enough into position - that it would power up. This thing is also very loud compared to my previous other manufacture unit that I had originally for 6 years. I use different manufacturer blowers almost every other week - I have artificial turf for my backyard - So I use it to help blow the dog fur or leaves / twigs that have fallen. During the fall - units get a workout blowing all the leaves and then pulverizing them into small bits. (This is one thing I read in many reviews that the Worx was not great at - grinding up leaves - but unfortunately I never got a chance to try). As well - I have a backup gas powered blower to use (as I've had that for 12-15 years) and it still runs like a champ - but I dislike smelling of 2 cycle after I'm finished all the time. So I attempted to use the Worx blower yesterday and had power to the unit and it started fine on its high speed. Suddenly - I began to smell a burning plastic and then electrical smell. I powered off unit. Examined the motor and made sure the fins were rotating freely. Which they were. I started the unit back up - It began to run and went immediately from high speed to low speed on its own. At this point I powered entire unit off took it back into my garage. Got my gas powered unit out and finished blowing my backyard. Later I tried powering the Worx WG512 unit in my garage and unit would not even power on. Time to box unit back up and return it. I so wanted to try this Worx unit out - especially the leaf collection unit which will attach directly to trash cans. But due to the issues with this unit, and I'm not in the position to constantly exchange units with manufacturers - some would say that I got a bad unit. I just don't think the quality control of this is quite up to par. Finally - it was definitely a electrical issue with the motor. When I had the unit on my workbench and I was taking the tube off the unit - I noticed fine granules collect at the bottom of where the motor was. At first - I thought this was just fine plastic, but upon further review - these plastics looking pieces were actually the magnetic parts from the interior motor. I captured these in a ziploc bag to send back.

In my yard I have 4 old oak trees. Picture 4' trunks (diameter, not circumference.) Spring time is leaves time. Its brutal. One is next to the driveway and there are times I can hardly see the concrete under that one. I got this mostly for the driveway and street. As of this review, I have only used it once so keep that in mind as you read. I used my regular leaf blower to concentrate everything on the driveway into a fairly compact area then started vacuuming. At first I just held the bag versus throwing the strap over my neck. When I saw how little dust came out when in use, I did throw the strap over. It seemed like I vacuumed up a lot of leaves but when I went to dump it, the bag wasn't even half full. There was the dust. What came out ranged from leaves that had been pulverized into a powder to whole leaves that looked untouched and everything in between (see picture.) When I was done, I was amazed that it all fit into a single trash bag and that bag was about 2/3 full. Using the broom-and-dustpan method, I think it would have been about 4 bags. Word of caution here, it took the utmost of care to pull that bag from the trash can without tearing it. Don't fill your trash bag more than 1/2 to 2/3 full or it will be heavy. Even if you baby it to the curb, the trash man won't be so gentle and you'll have a mess to sweep up. I almost bought the trash can adapter but I don't think I will. You can't fill the can all the way if you're using a bag. The shoulder bag works well and is not difficult or too dirty to wear. It also empties extremely easy. If you stick the nozzle face first into a pile of leaves, it will clog. I tapped the end on a bare patch of driveway and that forced the clog through. All my leaves were dried out and dry so, ideal conditions for using this. There's a review with pictures where the reviewer rigged wheels on the end of the hose. That's a really good idea. What was left was small sticks. I know some went through but a lot of them didn't. I'm talking about sticks the size of chopsticks. I think they lack the surface area for the vacuum to pull them through. The broom made quick work of what remained. So, one use in and I like it. Hands down it beats the broom. That says nothing of its durability or using it as a blower, which I probably never will.

I have a 1/3 acre house in the suburbs but we have three massive oak trees so we have a huge amount of leaf cleanup to do every fall. If we rake and bag all the leaves, we end up with about 100 lawn bags (our neighborhood loose leaf pickup truck comes around maybe once or twice a season so its not really helpful). I got this specifically to keep from having to bag all those leaves, and it was definitely helpful in cutting back on the amount of bags we had to deal with. I just did our first leaf pickup of the season and had five bags of mulch (down from probably 30). It is much easier to just unzip the bag and let the mulch drop out....once we got the blower/vac/mulcher working. We ran into quite a few issues with this item though. First off, we were sent a defective unit and the Worx customer service line was zero help (told us to deal with Amazon because they were out of stock and didn't even offer a canned apology) so we got off to a bad start. Once we got our replacement, we discovered that the blower wouldn't work on an indoor power socket. Our house is about 100 years old, so we don't have any outdoor sockets. We've had a leaf blower in the past that we were able to use an indoor socket on (just ran the extension cord out the door), but this didn't work here. We were able to throw an extension cord over the fence to the neighbors, but it's definitely worth knowing before purchasing. The blower works fairly well, and we had three massive leaf piles assembled within about 30 minutes. The mulcher, though it saved us a bunch of space in leaf bags, is slow and clogs quite often. At one point, we had to use a metal file to file down a small twig that had gotten so jammed in the mulcher that it wouldn't move (that took about 15 minutes). The shoulder strap is nice, but after awhile the unit gets quite heavy, especially as the mulch bag fills up. It took us about two hours to vacuum/mulch those leaf piles. Still quicker and easier than bagging leaves or wrestling massive tarps of loose leaves to the curb. I think this would be a great tool for a small yard, especially if you don't already have a leaf blower and hate raking/bagging leaves. For our situation, it might be a bit underpowered, but its still a pretty affordable yard tool so I don't regret purchasing it. Just worth knowing about its quirks before diving in, and definitely don't expect it to solve all your leaf collection problems (its a laborious task any way you slice it). PS The mulcher also makes a spectacular mess. The bag is heavy-duty woven nylon and is porous so leaf dust floats out of it pretty consistently during use (even when zipped up). It will cover you in grime so highly recommend wearing a mask/eye protection.

Excellent - this is my second one - I purchased my first as a clearance item from a big box hardware store in 2018 and used it many times each Fall for the leaves I had. I lived on a lake and the home was surrounded by 25 extra large, oak trees - probably 100 years old - and this was my "go to" way to get rid of the leaves because we weren't allowed to bag them and my only other option was burning them. It even sucked up pine cones. Yes, I still bagged my mulched leaves but I took them to a place that collected leaves. My original was working fine but when I moved, I gave it to my neighbor. It turns out I have 3 trees where I live now so I needed another one. It's loud, but it Worx well. Definitely recommend this.

This is a powerful leaf blower that does the trick. The real reason I purchased it was the vacuum / mulch feature, and that works as well as advertised. It mulched what would have been multiple bags of leaves into less than a bag. I've only used it a couple of times, but the quality seems very good, and the price on Amazon was lower than what I could have purchased it locally at a big box store.

It was great

Me gusta que es robusto y tiene buena potencia en general se me hace un buen producto incluso tritura sin problema las pequeñas tramitas de un árbol de jacarandá

Great leaf mulcher. Easy to operate. Cord is a little cumbersome, but not as smelly and loud if it were gas powered. The mulcher is metal, so seems like it will be very durable. I did get some thick sticks which clogged the mulcher/fan blade but there is a window that you can easily open to clear out. Only thing is the dial has be completely clicked in when switching from blower to mulcher mode or else the device won't turn on.

Esta sopladora está increíble para mantener limpio tu jardín haciéndolo tu mismo, su principal característica es la de 3 en 1 sopla, aspira y tritura. La use para soplar, aspirar y triturar flores de bugambilia, ramitas de pino y la verdad lo hizo bastante bien. Lo único que no me gustó es que no trae el cinturón para colgar tela en el hombro ni tampoco lo venden por separado, tuve que comprar independiente también en Amazon.