Question about Cyclone Rake attachments

[ShawnR]

I have a heavily wooded lot and am seriously considering a Cyclone Rake. We have a lot of obstacles so I would also order the Power Vacuum Hose. My wife helps in the leaf season and is concerned about the weight of the hose. I was thinking about going with the upgraded Tough Pro, but was wondering how much more it weighed than the regular hose. Given that it is supposed to be 10 times stronger, I have to assume it is much heavier.

Any advice is appreciated.

 

[JohninCT]

I bought a Cyclone Rake this year and I'm actually looking forward (or at least not dreading so much) getting up all the fall leaves. I got the vacuum pickup hose and adaptor but not the one with the upgraded hose. It isn't that hard to handle as the pickup adaptor has a shoulder strap and handles on it (kind of like a weed whacker). It picks up leaves real good and if you're not careful will suck up rocks, rope, and other things you don't want to My wife and I work together too. I usually let her drive the mower while I walk along with the vacuum hose. The weight of the hose isn't all that much and she could certainly handle it, but I just prefer to be on the action end and give her the glory job

 

[JohninCT]

You know, you could just give Woodland Power Products a call. I live in CT and went to their factory to pick up my cyclone rake. I found everybody there to be very helpful and eager to explain the product and answer any questions you had.

 

[texas42]

I have a Cyclone Rake and I'm very pleased with it. What previously took me days now takes a few hours.
I also have the vacuum pickup hose and adaptor but not the one with the upgraded hose. It works fine and I use it some but where possible I use a backpack blower to blow the leaves to where I can run over them with the mower/CR and use the pickup hose only in areas not suitable for the backpack blower.