I've tried a few methods:
Hand raking them into my 6'x10' tilt bed trailer to move them. This works the best for moving them longer distances, like a couple hundred yards to dump them in the woods. Also good for Boomer seat time!
Hand raking them onto a large tarp and then dragging them to the garden and dumping them. This works good for moving them shorter distances.
This year I tried something new, a 42" lawn sweeper. I use my Craftsman lawn tractor to pull it. It works great, but fills up really fast, so I spend too much time travelling back and forth to the dump area. I can't pile them very high with it using the pull rope to dump them. I wanted to make a big pile for the kids to play in, so I started taking the bin off each time to dump the leaves on top. It's held on with a pin on each side and I discovered that it stays on even if the pins are left out, so I just leave them out now and that speeds up the process of taking it off, dumping it, then putting it back on.
My neighbor has one of those tow behind Mow-N-Vac type setups. It seems to work good, but creates a lot of dust. I'm surprised no one mentioned one if these on this thread. I would like to know more about the pros and cons of them.
The MC-519 collection system or something like it looks like a nice setup. I found a couple pictures on the web, but couldn't find any detail. Does it have it's own engine? Is it a tow behind trailer or 3pt attachment? I would like to know more about the pros and cons of them.
I would also appreciate some more info on the Hydrovac a couple people mentioned.
I tried burning one year and that takes too much time, plus the smolder and create a lot of smoke. I worry about the smoke bothering the neighbors.
