Looking for a lawn sweeper

dnw64 · Monday at 3:55 PM

Shawn T. W. said:
Thank you, he was "The Ring Leader" of his three mostly black brothers, I got them at 12 weeks old, pretty much wild, born in a barn with no human interaction ... They were supposed to be "barn cats" and mostly they are, as I'm gone for weeks on end, but when I'm home I've tamed them, and they have wormed there way into my heart!

FYI, Shawn has always been a "dog person". Had many dogs and even ran a sled dog team for a while. I don't know that he ever hated cats*, probably never hated anything (well, maybe the po-po when he was a lot younger, especially when he had a motorcycle...). Those cats have transformed him!

You're growin' up, brother!

*I'm not sure if it was his idea or mine. Our sister had a cat, named Barney (really!) and we called it The Barn Cat, much to her chagrin. We noticed that the hair on his tail went past the tailbone, and as we all know, hair doesn't have feeling. So "we" trimmed it off - blunt cut just past the bone. I think if she could have, she would have disowned us at the time

MossRoad · Monday at 4:01 PM

I used to use a pull-rope on my Brinly so I could dump it from the seat. After back surgery, I don't want to do that twisting motion anymore. I'm pretty sure I'll add a 12v linear actuator to the next leaf sweeper that I get.

bob11x · Monday at 5:24 PM

Back in the day we sold Parker- hands down the best we had seen. Cast iron and steel gears and wheels. Customers had them for lifetimes.
They were bought out - not sure who they became.

JeffinNE · 2025-10-14T09:46:28-0400

Another vote to just mow over several times...unless you're wanting to collect for mulch/compost.

JagAlfaOwner · 2025-10-14T21:56:57-0400

I have a Cyclone Command Pro. I use it every "Black Friday" on my yard and my neighbor's yard (there are 4 of them). I use the Estate hose to suck up piles of leaves. They were on sale now with a Mower Attachment. I recommend the 2 pins versus the 1 pin. Would work on your Zero Turn but I think that would be a 1 pin. They are in Connecticut, fully US made and supported. The 2 pin will work on your PTO with a bar like on my New Holland TZ24. The difference is 1 pin is like you have a trailer on the back. A 2 pin keeps the Cyclone straight, wheels swivel to turn, and the Cyclone stays straight to your tractor. It has lasted 10 years and still going.

Al

Shawn T. W. · 2025-10-15T05:13:47-0400

dnw64 said:
FYI, Shawn has always been a "dog person". Had many dogs and even ran a sled dog team for a while. I don't know that he ever hated cats*, probably never hated anything (well, maybe the po-po when he was a lot younger, especially when he had a motorcycle...). Those cats have transformed him!

You're growin' up, brother!

*I'm not sure if it was his idea or mine. Our sister had a cat, named Barney (really!) and we called it The Barn Cat, much to her chagrin. We noticed that the hair on his tail went past the tailbone, and as we all know, hair doesn't have feeling. So "we" trimmed it off - blunt cut just past the bone. I think if she could have, she would have disowned us at the time

Actually the cats real name was "Zoey" but we called it "Barney" ... And it was I that "trimmed" his tail, instead of coming to a point, it was straight across, and no ... She wasn't very happy ... My Barney was named after him, because he looked like him ...

I never hated cats, just never saw the "usefulness" of them ... My neighbor across the road convinced me that they would take care of any mouse/rat problems, and get rid of any snakes too ... They are independent enough that I can leave them alone for a few weeks with a programed feeder and water, yes ... I would have preferred a couple of terrier's ... And will get a couple little doggies once I retire, but there is no way I could leave them unattended for weeks at a time like I can with the cats!

Baby copperheads!