Carl_NH
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- Joined
- Apr 5, 2002
- Messages
- 3,261
- Location
- Coastal NH
- Tractor
- 01 Kubota B21TLB, 2010 Ferris 52" ZTR, Cub Cadet 1811, Gravely Super8
Keith,
When you get the Cyclone info they have references provided - looks good from what I have seen. It was advertised on one of the garden shows and we called and they sent a nice package with video.
I got the package two month ago when the leaves were still on the ground and then tax time came & needed to send Unc Sam some $ so had to put it off for a bit. Cleaned them up by hand again this year and when I'm doing it I think gee, wouldn't it be nice to have a vac system, then the job is done (in two weekends) and we wait for the fall.
I compost everything here by raking the leaves into large piles then mowing over them back and forth to shred them up - this creates huge reduction in volume to drag to the compost pile as well they break down faster when mixed with some dirt and 10-10-10 fertilizer.
When you reduce leaves they get heavy on a plastic tarp, so I wove a rope through the grommets then bring it around the base of my seat on the Cub Cadet and drag them to the pile - (about 400' to where I compost) Saves the back and legs.
The tarps only last 1-2 seasons since rocks and stuff tear them up, but their cheap enuf.
Carl
When you get the Cyclone info they have references provided - looks good from what I have seen. It was advertised on one of the garden shows and we called and they sent a nice package with video.
I got the package two month ago when the leaves were still on the ground and then tax time came & needed to send Unc Sam some $ so had to put it off for a bit. Cleaned them up by hand again this year and when I'm doing it I think gee, wouldn't it be nice to have a vac system, then the job is done (in two weekends) and we wait for the fall.
I compost everything here by raking the leaves into large piles then mowing over them back and forth to shred them up - this creates huge reduction in volume to drag to the compost pile as well they break down faster when mixed with some dirt and 10-10-10 fertilizer.
When you reduce leaves they get heavy on a plastic tarp, so I wove a rope through the grommets then bring it around the base of my seat on the Cub Cadet and drag them to the pile - (about 400' to where I compost) Saves the back and legs.
The tarps only last 1-2 seasons since rocks and stuff tear them up, but their cheap enuf.
Carl