Do you guys mow with a bagger?

[LazerZLandscaping]

The only bagging system I have is my Cyclone Rake, which is only used for leaf pickup in the fall and is attached to my LTX1000 or the GT5000.

 

[Stevie-Ray]

I do now. (leaf pickup)

 

[dewguy1999]

Since 2000 when I got my mower capable of bagging, a Lawn-Boy 10247, I've bagged...I guess I've not been doing what's best for the lawn.

 

[exotion]

Really long grass/ leaf clean up I bag rest of the time I mulch

 

[bt3]

The only time I bagged is when I had a Lawn Tractor.

With my walk behind mowers, I mulch 99 percent of the time. In the fall, when the leaves get too much to handle, I will mulch them as best I can, and then bag them.
My Snapper HiVac is the tool for this.

IMO, Mulching is the best you can do for your lawn. It's free fertilizer.

 

[Mike88se]

Only when I get one of those one off jobs where the customer has let the grass get way too high... and is willing to pay extra for bagging.

 

[motoman]

My lowly DYT 4000/Intek has 3 bag system. It is handy for me, a homeowner, however... (Frequent visitors plug your ears): I have repeatedly confirmed that 3 bags full of damp grass load down this rig to the point of overheat on a hot summer day (especially on slopes). Oil temp hovers around 300F in the sump. I paid the ?$300 for the hard bags which have been durable. And I do complete my mowing in half the time of my neighbor who uses a sweeper. Now I watch oil temp carefully. The bag feature is still great for leaf pickup in fall. As I drive around this countryside I only see a few baggers in use. :2cents:

 

[grumpygrizzly]

Hey, my job is to keep the mowers running.. When my wife mows the lawn, she mulches..

I've sold mowers with and without bags from my repair fleet. None of my customers insist on having one on mowers that don't and vice versa. Maybe it's just because they only answer my CL ads when they see one with a bag or no bag, depending on if they're that specific on their search.

 

[jamie11]

If the grass is really long (like not mowed in a while) i'll use a bagger and mow twice.

If the lawn is being mowed once a week or regularly, no bagger.

It is good to mow regularly without a bagger because the grass acts as a natural fertilizer.

I don't use a bagger, it's hassle for me and it stresses my lawn. I am satisfied with my mower, and it keeps my lawn healthier.

 

[bt3]

Oddly enough, I happened to be talking to a neighbor about this topic today.

He said to me, "I see you use a bagger on your lawn 1/2 the time. Why is that?"

I told him that he sees me alternate between the Snapper and the Lawnboy and that this is what is confusing him. The Lawnboy does not have a bag attached as it's a dedicated mulcher. The Snapper does have a bag permanently attached, BUT, I have a PLUG in the chute so it's really a MULCHER that LOOKS like a bagger. I only remove the plug in the late fall for a final pickup.

He said he wanted to start mulching next season. He always bagged. He thought I was a hybrid guy that had somehow discovered that bagging alternately is the way to go. I told him that I (as I posted earlier in this thread) always mulch grass because it's free fertilizer and easy to do with no clippings to deal with. My Bagging is only in the late fall when the leaves are so bad I can't mulch them small enough and have to bag the final mow cleanup.