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Me vs leaves, round 1

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  1. brenndatomu

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    Carhartt makes fire retardant duds ya know...;)
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  2. Armbru84

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    Lol. All the trees at my house are small still. Just waiting for them to get bigger so I can get some more leaves! I go right by Grand Blanc often neighbor.
     
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    Had anyone tried this, or similar? It sounds good. It sucks up the leaves, and shreds them into tiny bits, so you can fit a lot more in a small space.

    TRIVAC 3-in-1 Leaf Blower, Mulcher & Vacuum - WG500.2 | WORX

    I mow the leaves with the grass, and then I take the leaf sweeper attachment and pull that behind my tractor to collect the leaves. I then dump the leaves at the edge of my yard.
     
  4. brenndatomu

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    Never used one of these...I do have a Worx JawSaw though...worx good.
    These seem cheap enough...WG500.2 WORX TriVac 3-in-1 Leaf Blower/Mulcher/Vacuum | eBay
     
  5. Horkn

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    Now, to mount it on the tractor, and hook up an inverter to run it. ;)

    To be honest, that too looks like a perfect thing for my wife. That way she can clean the leaves up and let me do other things with my time. :eek::whistle::handshake::heidi:

    Sounds like a plan? We'll see how that goes.
     
  6. brenndatomu

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  7. cnice_37

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    Hate leaves, down to 5 maples now, plenty of pines, and one cherry. I still can't just mulch and leave it be, just way too much.

    This is the only reason I own a bagger on my mower. Good thing it came with it (used), otherwise these powered bagger thingies run close to $2k.
     
  8. HDRock

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    I had a lawn sweeper , to many leaves here , pull it 5 feet and it's full
     
  9. HDRock

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    I was lookin at the tow behind leaf vacuums before but , no place to store it , cost , and you still have to go empty it in the woods , I just blow em all in the woods where they came from and I'm done.
    Only 3 trees are actually mine the rest are county or neighbors
     
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  10. brenndatomu

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    The neighbor lets me use his Hustler Super Z with 72" deck and this BacPac system on it...its usually good for about 40-50' once the leaves are all down and built up heavy...makes for a lot of trips to dump cleaning up 2 acres...:picard:
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  11. HDRock

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    2 acres is a lot , I'm glad I only have 3/4
    Does that Super Z chop em up pretty good though ?
    I was thinkin about a walk behind leaf blower too , they got some power , probably blow the grass right off :D
     
  12. brenndatomu

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    Yeah, chopped up pretty good, not great. The best way is to mow, and then bag...reduces the volume to half or less
     
  13. HDRock

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    The good news is the 150bt started up and ran perfect this year
     
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    I mow, and concentrate the leaves in a deeper pile, then hit it with the leaf sweeper. A few passes and I get nearly all the leaves. Granted, I mow it a few times, so that pile is mowed at least once, then leaf sweeper.
     
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    What a cool deal, and I don't have any leaves.
     
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    I don't think it will work on antelope.;)
     
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    A day and a half later:hair:


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  18. brenndatomu

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    Meh, tha tain't nothin...just think of it as somebody else did your fall decorating for you...
    This is getting closer to time to rake...
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  19. HDRock

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    You're right that ain't nothin.
    When The Oaks in the back give up their leaves, a little bit of wind and it will be snowing leaves.

    Nice colors you have there though
     
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    We're actually not related...:whistle: :loco: :crazy: ;)
     
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