[AT] Somewhat off topic: Pull behind lawn vacs

[Cecil Bearden]

I have not mowed my yard in 20 years, my environmentally friendly mowers 
keep it down to a golf course height and I only have to fuel them with 
some hay in the winter. I have Barbado sheep.
Cecil in OKla



On 3/23/2016 9:58 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> I understand Dean.  It's not a perfect solution but it works for me.
> If mine gets too high I just cut such that I'm throwing the clippings
> to the outside of a circle or rectangle where they wind row all in
> one streak when I'm finished.  In my yard there are places that I
> can blow them into where it doesn't matter.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dean VP
> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 1:21 AM
> To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group'
> Subject: Re: [AT] Somewhat off topic: Pull behind lawn vacs
>
> Charlie,
>
> I have gator blades on my Garden Tractor but the first few mowing in the
> spring just overwhelm the mower such that I need to use a Grass collection
> system to avoid killing the grass due to too much residue.  It would help if
> I started mowing earlier but it is hard to leave sunny and warm AZ to return
> to cold, windy and wet WA any earlier than we have to.
>
>
> Dean VP
> Apache Junction, AZ
>
> It's better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charlie hill
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 2:19 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Subject: Re: [AT] Somewhat off topic: Pull behind lawn vacs
>
> My solution to grass catching is Gator Blades on my mower, open the guard on
> the deck so that the grass will blow out freely and don't mow the grass so
> short that the bits and pieces show.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Howard Weeks
> Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2016 2:19 PM
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Subject: Re: [AT] Somewhat off topic: Pull behind lawn vacs
>
> I have had a DR vacuum for several years and I live in Georgia where I have
> mostly pine trees.  I wanted something to pick up pine straw and pine cones
> as well as grass. It picks up and chews up those items pretty well. But,
> there is a gotcha for me anyway. Those pine trees drop a lot of small twigs.
> Have a couple oaks here that do the same. The hose that connects the mower
> deck to the trailing vac system is about 6" in diameter. The twigs hang up
> in the hose and then effectively stop it up when the straw and grass hit it.
> It is a time consuming pain in the butt to disconnect that thing and clean
> it out. As a result, it is an $1800 tool that sets and rarely gets used.
>
> If it could handle the twigs, I would use it all the time.
>
> Howard in GA
>
> On 3/19/2016 3:35 PM, Greg Hass wrote:
>> For almost ten years I have wanted a pull behind lawn vac. I know I
>> could get buy without it but would like one. I have a sweeper, but it
>> just doesn't do the job. Much of my lawn is what used to be a barnyard.
>> I never seeded it but have just what grew; mostly quack grass. Some of
>> it grows so fast that no matter how often I mow the clippings can't
>> settle fast enough. I could just let the clippings stay; sometimes
>> they are are 2 inches deep and a day after cutting I will go over them
>> 2 or 3 times to try and spread them out but thats not the answer. As I
>> said I could get by as is but I enjoy such things and don't have
>> outside hobbies. I would just consider it like buying a $1200 crossbow
>> to hunt deer a few evenings a year. My reason for posting is I wonder
>> if anyone has one or knows someone who does and if so, do they work
>> and what brand would be good. I have looked online and read many
>> reviews but they don't help much. Those with fabric hoppers say they
>> tear and those with solid hoppers say they don't dump well and that
>> the back doors keep popping open and they have to add bungee cords to
>> keep them shut. Also, most companies are loose with the truth. DR
>> power equip. for instance advertises free shipping  all over their
>> website but when I tried checkout to see how it worked I find that
>> free shipping is only to the freight depot where you must pick it up.
>> Delivery to your home or a business is an extra $100; well OK, $99. I
>> would love any help or advice this list can give me.
>>         Greg Hass
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