Leaf Vacuum --- whats the scoop[or suck]?

[a.palmer jr.]

I just use the old Lawn Boy mower to mulch up the leaves. It works perfectly if you don't have too big a yard. Mine doesn't have a discharge place on the deck so it works great for leaves. This is the only one I've ever seen without a discharge, guess it was made for mulching.

 

[oldyellr]

Yes, if there's no discharge chute, it's supposed to mulch. Normally, with a regular deck, an optional mulching plate is provided to close off the discharge, which is supposed to keep the leaves and grass in there a bit longer to get mulched. However, what usually happens is clumps fall out, just leaving a mess behind. Unless the deck is deep enough and you have special mulching blades, a mulching plate is a poor compromise. The old Honda H1000 and H3000 rear engine riders had elaborate mulching kits available that virtually reshaped the interior of the deck.

 

[Fritzy]

We have a Walker Mower which vac up everything, it sure makes picking up leaf easy. We have been cutting grass for people quick a few years and picking up leaves was the biggest (pita) until we got the Walker a few years ago. It's almost fun.:wink:

 

[cubby]

The one thing you didn't mention was the size of your yard. ................
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I have 2 acres of property with just about 1 acre being grass. My property backs up to a state forest
with hundreds of trees plus trees on my yard too. I've been using a backpack blower and a rake.
I keep around the house pretty clean and neat, but the back field looks like wall to wall carpet 6 inches
thick! I've been real busy at work lately that it seems like the leaves are getting the best of me this
year. You mentioned that you have a scag, do you know if their bag setup would fill up as fast as the
one you mentioned? I'm leaning towards buying the scag bag or clam dump. Thanks for your help..
.....cubby

 

[bob19]

I have a Trac Vac Model 1080 that has a 44 bushel capacity. It is somewhat costly but does an extremely good job and saves a lot of time dumping leaves due to the large capacity. I collected 1,800 bushels last year and have done 1,300 this year. Well worth the cost for me.

 

[cubby]

I have a Trac Vac Model 1080 that has a 44 bushel capacity. It is somewhat costly but does an extremely good job and saves a lot of time dumping leaves due to the large capacity. I collected 1,800 bushels last year and have done 1,300 this year. Well worth the cost for me.

Who sells this vac, or where do I get info on it.

Sounds like a heavy duty unit, thanks cubby.

 

[EZ Dump]

I am 80 and live in Lebanon Missouri and have about 2 acres of oak trees and lots of leaves which I have been fighting for over 35 years. Over the last 10 years I have built several "tow behind" lawn vacuums with goal of not how to get the leaves into the container but how to get those packed leaves out. I used winches- cables - and all sorts of devices none of which worked very well and wound up in the junk pile. About 5 years ago I hit upon an idea that I thought would not only get those packed leaves out of the container but would do it without getting off the lawn mower, removing the input hose, lifting or removing the tailgate, manually lifting the container to dump the leaves, putting everything back together, starting the lawn vac engine, and getting back on the mower. After about two years of trial and error I had my first EZ Dump in operation and after 3 more prototypes I think I have got it right. You can go to youtube and type in EZ Dump to see a video. The first factory prototype has been built and my patented EZ Dump will be available before the end of the year. The EZ Dump is made of .080 and .125 aluminum with a frame made of 11 gage tube steel powder coated for durability and has a capacity of 60 cubic feet or 48 bushels. The lift is rated at 1100 pounds and only has to lift 60 percent of the load because of the design. The engine is a 9hp electric start with a 3 amp charger built in.

 

[Brucebotti]

I've had a tow behind DR that works great. I have owned it for about 6-7 years and I would highly recommend. It's rated to reduce leaves, etc 10 to 1, but it still fills up pretty quickly. With my one acre lot I have to dump it 3-4 times.
Bruce

 

[Tindal]

I have about 3 acres with tall trees on 3 sides and an inground swimming pool , so dealing with leaves is not an option . I have tried everything from burning them , blowing them , had a pull behing vac , to raking them . I bought a mulch kit for my sears 23 hp 48 inch cut mower and it worked great , then I bought a MZ2861 husquarvarna zero turn and put the mulch kit on it (200.00 option ) and I run gator blades . Its the best option of all the rest . looks like I vaccumed the lawn and I dont have to stop and dump leaves or deal with them after I have dumped them . I just gave away a 3 bin bagger that I had for the sears 48 inch mower . I will never go back to bagging . I mulch year round , no grass clippings in the summer and no worry about discharge of anything from under the deck to cause damage .

 

[HarryHarley]

I've been looking at various manufactures to purchase a lawn vac. I think the EZ Dump may be the best one out there. Well done sir.
Unfortunately, your quoted price of $3,800 is going to kill your sales. I don't think that included shipping or tax.
If something changed let us know. I wish you the best of luck though.