Leaf bucket

   / Leaf bucket #11  
A leaf vac makes more sense to me. As they go thru the suction impeller, they get chopped into small pieces. Then they can be dumped into a 'loaf' and burned or sold to city people as fertilizer for their 2 tomato plants.
 
   / Leaf bucket #12  
Put two hinged sections on the verticals that fold 270* back to front to make sides.

I was going to do something as I have a LOT of leaves too. Last year bought Gator blades for the rider and just mulched the leaves up. Worked well enough for my rural lawn. Need to do it 2-3 times to keep the level of leaves reasonable, so a lot slower than scooping them up once...but adding nutrients back seemed like a good trade off.
 
   / Leaf bucket #13  
Good idea.
I recently bought some forks for my bucket to speed up hauling a few brush piles from yard cleanup.
But about mulching leaves.
I tried that last year but unfortunately the leaves stayed pretty wet and didn't mulch well. I would up raking them up anyway.
A leaf vac is a consideration.....but I would like to see a 3 point one at a price point I can afford.
 
   / Leaf bucket #14  
I doubt a leaf vac will be very effective if they are too wet to mulch...but others will have real experience.

BTW, I really like your concept. The more I think about it, the more I like it. 16’ would be a bit too wide for my situation but an 8-10’ “bucket” with sides will move a lot of leaves. Luckily, I have a remote place to dump leaves, so mulching them is not necessary.

Good work!
 

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