I bought a huge 48" high-speed lawn sweeper for my 54" Craftsman Lawn Tractor back in 2006(complete with dethatcher attachment). What a waste of $350!!! Unless you have a compost bin, all those grass clippings end up being an unsightly "heap" somewhere(not to mention all of the trips as it fills up to empty it.....man that thing was heavy and hard to empty). My wife HATED me piling grass clippings at the back of our yard, so I "parked" the lawnsweeper and bought a $60 mulch kit for the lawn tractor. Muchhhhhhhhhh better, although if I let the grass get a little tall I might have to mow 2-3 passes to get all those clippings cut fine enough to not leave little piles everywhere. I gave the Craftsman Lawn Tractor to my son last fall when I bought my Gravely and my son doesn't know it yet, but now that I have a utility trailer, that lawnsweeper that's taking up so much room in my garage is soon destined for his place:0)