Didn't work for me. When the weather was warm (high 50's F) it wound up erratically, slipping quite a bit. So, what should have taken an advertised 30 sec ended up taking about 5 - 10 min. as the it would simply spin without winding the cord in. The last 6 ft or so of cord had to be stuffed into the unit since it wouldn't wind in at all. During cold weather 10F, it didn't work at all. I pulled the cord out but it wouldn't wind in at all... it just continued to slip and nothing I did would get it to wind up. I'm using a 100' 14 gauge extension cord. I wanted the unit to swivel, so I bought the metal swivel mount from Green Leaf, which worked OK. However, it doesn't swivel 180 degrees, so if you want it to swivel keep that in mind.

Update: After the weather warmed to the high 40's - low 50's F, I tried to wind the cord again. This time the cord wound into the basket fairly easily, with all the cord being wound in. So the excessive slipping appears to be a cold-weather phenomenon. Unfortunately for me, it usually only snows when it's cold and since I'm using this for an electric snow thrower it doesn't appear to be suitable for my use.
Didn't work for me. When the weather was warm (high 50's F) it wound up erratically, slipping quite a bit. So, what should have taken an advertised 30 sec ended up taking about 5 - 10 min. as the it would simply spin without winding the cord in. The last 6 ft or so of cord had to be stuffed into the unit since it wouldn't wind in at all. During cold weather 10F, it didn't work at all. I pulled the cord out but it wouldn't wind in at all... it just continued to slip and nothing I did would get it to wind up. I'm using a 100' 14 gauge extension cord. I wanted the unit to swivel, so I bought the metal swivel mount from Green Leaf, which worked OK. However, it doesn't swivel 180 degrees, so if you want it to swivel keep that in mind. Update: After the weather warmed to the high 40's - low 50's F, I tried to wind the cord again. This time the cord wound into the basket fairly easily, with all the cord being wound in. So the excessive slipping appears to be a cold-weather phenomenon. Unfortunately for me, it usually only snows when it's cold and since I'm using this for an electric snow thrower it doesn't appear to be suitable for my use.