coreystinson
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- Sep 8, 2011
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- Tractor
- Kubota M4800SUD
I will be needing to collect some green material for a large compost pile to begin this fall. I am mulling over my options for the grass collection.
One option would be to cut the areas to be mowed with the small rider or brushhog then come back and clean them up with a sweeper. However, the sweepers I'm seeing are either small, low capacity, and likely not very durable (i.e. suburban lawn work-types) or enormous (i.e. golf course maintenance) at $8,000+. Is there something in between that I should be considering? (Also, I've heard it said that sweepers are hard on the turf.)
Then there are the motorized vacuums, Cyclone Rakes / Trac-Vacs and the like. Problem here is that I have an old, junky rider that works but that I don't really want to invest a lot of $$ mating up to one of these products. If I get one of these, I am probably in for a new rider as well, not something I really want to buy right now. What about a PTO-driver medium-duty vacuum for work a little bigger than the suburban lawnscape - does such a thing exist?
Lastly, I am wondering if I should just consider a low-end bailing setup. I have a larger field (15 acres) in the back of the property which I am considering developing for hay next year, I am wondering if just bailing the clippings from the smaller areas that I mow would make sense? Obviously, cutting and bailing around the house probably wouldn't be feasible.
How have some of the rest of you solved this problem, and what did you decide worked out best for you?
One option would be to cut the areas to be mowed with the small rider or brushhog then come back and clean them up with a sweeper. However, the sweepers I'm seeing are either small, low capacity, and likely not very durable (i.e. suburban lawn work-types) or enormous (i.e. golf course maintenance) at $8,000+. Is there something in between that I should be considering? (Also, I've heard it said that sweepers are hard on the turf.)
Then there are the motorized vacuums, Cyclone Rakes / Trac-Vacs and the like. Problem here is that I have an old, junky rider that works but that I don't really want to invest a lot of $$ mating up to one of these products. If I get one of these, I am probably in for a new rider as well, not something I really want to buy right now. What about a PTO-driver medium-duty vacuum for work a little bigger than the suburban lawnscape - does such a thing exist?
Lastly, I am wondering if I should just consider a low-end bailing setup. I have a larger field (15 acres) in the back of the property which I am considering developing for hay next year, I am wondering if just bailing the clippings from the smaller areas that I mow would make sense? Obviously, cutting and bailing around the house probably wouldn't be feasible.
How have some of the rest of you solved this problem, and what did you decide worked out best for you?