I have three black walnut trees(very large and mature) Purchased large one in August. What a pleasure to use and it was so much easy on my back. One would be best to purchase a smaller one also for the smaller nuts, they have a tendency to not be picked up with the big one.
This thing is beter than sliced bread. I have to date helped sell about 10 of these, should have bought stock in them. If you have apple trees or walnut trees to clean up after your life will be made easier with this tool and who doesn't need that.
I use the Wizard to pick up black walnuts; absolutely unbeatable. I can actually keep up with the harvest and that enables me to process many more nuts. Just looking at it, you'd never guess how well it works!
We've got an enormous Pig nut Hickory tree by the side of our driveway which produces a huge supply of pig nuts every August. They are hard, heavy, bright green nuts almost the size of golf balls. (It hurts when they plunk you on the head!) Until I bought the Nut Wizard it was nearly impossible to pick them up and they make an unsightly, dangerous mess on the driveway. But all my problems were solved with the Nut Wizard. It collects all the pig nuts (on both the driveway and the lawn) quickly, by simply rolling over them, with no fuss, and allows you to dispose of them as quickly as you pick them up. The only ones who don't like it are the local squirrels who have now been deprived of their usual August fare!
Ordered it by phone-the representative said she had a friend that had used it and it worked-bought it still being a little skeptical... it worked wonderfully. Have been hand picking up thousands of walnuts every year-this will certainly help save the back. The dumper works very well with a straight edged pail. Just wish it would pick up the pieces of the broken ripened ones that fall. Would consider buying another so two people could work at one time.