My Cyclone rake substitute

[Riptide23]

My yard has too many obstacles to really justify investing in a belly mower. I mainly got my BX for a planned lawn rehab.

Anyway, I've been musing over not having a MMM, which rules out a Cyclone rake. And man, do I dread the fall season...

Anyway, in a fit of desperation, I slapped my Mackissic walk-behind leaf vac to the tongue of my utility trailer, threw a tarp over the top, and voila'!!

After I blew the leaves to the edge of the yard, I simply drive around, and vacuum them up. The bonus is that they are blown into a street-legal trailer, ready to haul to the dump's compost pile.

I R smart...

 

[powergod]

thats using your head, great idea

 

[lhfarm]

I agree, great idea! I have a wheeled blower that I tow behind my old Cub, but I'm loading my piles by hand. I'm going to start looking for a vacumn unit now. I've got a 5x10 trailer and I think I'll add some removable plywood sides so I can haul a larger load.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[asylum575]

Great Idea. I've been blowing leaves for a couple of weeks now. Looks like they're just about all on the ground now. I normally blow into piles and then rake onto a tarp and haul them to the curb.. My town comes by with a vacuum and take them away for composting. I then finish up running around with my old craftsman with a three bin bagger and just bag up the reamining leaves for pickup.
I love seeing ingenious equipment made with stuff you already have. Good work.