THEGROW'ING 43 Gallon Dual Chamber Compost Bin with Built-in Nuts, Outdoor Rotating Composter Tumbler for Garden Backyard, Orange

Just got it put together and placed in the yard. Have the browns in it for both sides, now just have to save up some greens. I like it so far. Here are some assembly tips A short product review is at the end, and will be updated as the composter is used for a time: Assembly TIP1: Putting it together: When just starting on the barrel it will save you a lot of frustration if you put it together on a table, or something almost eye level. I used a large chest freezer. This made it so much easier to get the screw holes to line up. and hold the parts in place till I started the screw. Assembly tip 2: When putting the first 4 panels together I temporarily put 2 screws in at the top to hold the panels B, and 2 H panels together to sturdy up the pieces, while I fastened the bottom of them to the side panel A. Assembly tip 3: It is much easier to make sure the center divider D stays aligned if you open the feeder doors on part B. I removed them entirely. This allowed me to reach inside to make sure the divider strayed on the grooves. Altogether it took me 45 minutes, from the time I opened the box, to the time it was in the yard. This includes unboxing, giving the instructions a glance(you know, cause I'm a guy and we don't need them), gathering my superior quality tools, and putting it all together. Assembly tip 4: You will have nuts and bolts left over, they are to replace the built in nuts that are encased in the plastic parts if needed. There are only to nuts you need to use=, they are the ones to hold the barrel on to the frame. Product review: I love the larger sliding doors which, as I mentioned, can be removed when emptying the compost. Most doors on other barrel composters are much smaller, unless you go up to the $300+ price range. It spins on a metal rod which is connected to a hollowed aluminum pole stand. The stand is more wobbly than I would like but it is holding up. If it fails I will just thread the rod through some concrete blocks. Looking at it you'd think wow I thought it would be bigger, because you can't imagine fitting 20 plus gallons per side. You can, trust me, I did the math, my wife says I'm not normal. So far I am very pleased with the quality, the size, and how easy it is to spin and fill.

I've seen videos of people with an open air pile of compost or just a bin that they have to stick a pitchfork in and turn and turn the pile or put in a corkscrew and stir it. Man - that seems terrible. This tumbler on the other hand is downright fun. It's kinda like spinning the wheel on Price is Right but at the end you get great compost. The build is sturdy and i was able to put it together myself though having more people probably would help. Very stable in my yard even when unevenly full. The orange color is beautiful and it looks really classy. It's only 43 gallons so you aren't going to get a half ton of compost but for small yards should be fine. We'll see how fast it gets results.

There have been a lot of comments about difficulty in putting this together. I agree that there are some challenges. Here are the problems I encountered and how I dealt with them. 1. There are several holes into which you insert screws to connect pieces together. In many of those holes, the plastic is not completely cleared, so it's not possible to insert the screws. I had to get a sharp tool (like an awl) to clear out the plastic from the holes first. I recommend checking all pieces and clearing the holes before trying to assemble anything. If you see a nut at the bottom of a hole but you can't see a clear path to the threads of the nut, then you need to clear out the plastic that's in the way. 2. Some of the outer holes in the panels (part H for me) weren't fully open. I used the included screwdriver to punch through them to make them large enough for the screws. I'm guessing the screw holes are part of the plastic mold instead of being drilled after the pieces were formed. That would explain why some extra plastic creeps into the area for the holes. 3. In the central divider are several humps that are supposed to hold nuts. You add a screw from the outside through the joint of two panels into the nut embedded in the hump. But one of mine was missing the nut and I didn't notice until I had most of the thing put together. I've added a picture showing the edge of the divider with the nut missing. Once I reread the second page of the instructions, I saw they do mention manually adding nuts if they have popped out. So I partially disassembled the tumbler and grabbed one of the smallest nuts and tried to insert it from the bottom (by "bottom", I mean the bottom of the slot just above my finger in the photo). It was not possible to do this with just my fingers, and I also couldn't do it using the supplied screwdriver. What worked is partially threading a screw into the nut so that the nut remains vertical. Then I pushed the nut into the slot with the screw remaining horizontal and sticking out towards me. I held the screw with my hand to keep the nut properly oriented, then pushed the nut in with the screwdriver until it clicked in place. I removed the screw and it was ready to go. 4. They supplied 3 different nuts. The largest obviously went with the largest bolts for attaching the tumbler to the frame. The smallest (5mm) can be used if a nut is missing in the central divider as I mention above. But there were a few 5mm nuts that were thicker than the rest and I'm not sure what they were for. I did not see anything in the instructions explaining them. I suppose it's possible they're what's needed if a nut is missing from one of the panels (instead of the central divider), but there are no instructions explaining this. I did not end up using these at all. All in all, I think the tumbler itself seems to be of decent quality and I look forward to using it. It was just a bit annoying to run into these issues that aren't well covered in the instructions.

Easy to put together. Instructions are very clear and easy to follow. Material is good quality, the stand is very stable, while at the same time light enough to move around.

Very satisfied with the packing and the attention to details with the added hardware. Honestly took 30 minutes to assemble and I probably could have done it in twenty if I started with my electric screwdriver. Solid product, guys thank you.

The directions for putting it together are super vague, and if you don’t know how to put things together, you won’t be able to put it together. After 2 hours, it looks substantial enough to make compost.

This little guy works great, coffee grounds, tree leaves and other compost items, the order is low and smells earthy, not offensive, may be ordering another one since this one is full and leaves never quit falling around here. Keep it moist and give it a few turns every other day. Assembly is not for beginners, anyone that has built something using a drill may not have any issues.