Venturous Randy Posted November 5, 2014 Share #1 Posted November 5, 2014 I like having a lot of trees around my house, but this time of year becomes a lot of work. I have already hauled about 15 loads of leaves on a tough vinyl sheet that is about 8 by 18 that I load as high as my lawn tractor. This about what one load looks like. RandyA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowrollwv Posted November 5, 2014 Share #2 Posted November 5, 2014 That is a lot of leaves. I have about about 20 trees in my yard and have yet to rake leaves. I use the mower and let the wind take care of the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbjman Posted November 5, 2014 Share #3 Posted November 5, 2014 Randy, what do you do with them? I use a similar method; here we rake them onto a tarp and then drag it to the curb so the leaf-sucking truck can come by and vacuum them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcarl Posted November 5, 2014 Share #4 Posted November 5, 2014 Get a bigger lawn tractor = less loads. Always more than one way to skin a cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon_One Posted November 5, 2014 Share #5 Posted November 5, 2014 Time to get a shredder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venturous Randy Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted November 5, 2014 (edited) Randy, what do you do with them? I use a similar method; here we rake them onto a tarp and then drag it to the curb so the leaf-sucking truck can come by and vacuum them up. Yep, that's how we do it here. About the only advantage living in the city limits. I have a surprisingly strong electric leaf blower I use to pile most of them up and I have a large gas powered with about an 8 HP motor on it that I pull around behind my lawn mower that really moves a lot of leaves. RandyA Edited November 5, 2014 by Venturous Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragtop69gs Posted November 5, 2014 Share #7 Posted November 5, 2014 (edited) I tow an 880 Trac-Vac behind my gravely 816 tractor, chop em up with the mower deck and the trac vac shreds them more and vacuums them up. Fast & Easy. [video=youtube;d3ct-_1zN_w] Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using Tapatalk 2 Edited November 5, 2014 by ragtop69gs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturbar Posted November 5, 2014 Share #8 Posted November 5, 2014 You do what?? I thought you were supposed to hot glue them back on ! The hardest part is matching each leaf to where it fell off.....man that is exhausting ! I'm going to bed now, good nite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert2006 Posted November 5, 2014 Share #9 Posted November 5, 2014 Pile them in the back corner of the yard and leave them. End up with great compost the next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djh3 Posted November 5, 2014 Share #10 Posted November 5, 2014 I was looking for Snoopy to come running in and jump in the pile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinfool Posted November 5, 2014 Share #11 Posted November 5, 2014 I just ignore the leaves. It will not be long before a good wind comes and then they are all gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1rooster Posted November 5, 2014 Share #12 Posted November 5, 2014 I have 25 giant oak trees in my front yard.It takes me 2 hours everytime with a backpack blower.I have a Mexican friend come over and in 30 minutes he can rake the yard that takes me 2 hours to blow.I have another yard that is so steep I have to use chains on my mower to cut the grass.Last year I rolled my mower end over end and now he weed eats the yard in 15 minutes.I have another bank that is so steep I hired a rent a goat and it came over and looked at the bank and got back on the trailer.I have an electric blower that I have to use every day on the patio or we cannot get to the house because the leaves are too high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinfool Posted November 5, 2014 Share #13 Posted November 5, 2014 I have 25 giant oak trees in my front yard.It takes me 2 hours everytime with a backpack blower.I have a Mexican friend come over and in 30 minutes he can rake the yard that takes me 2 hours to blow.I have another yard that is so steep I have to use chains on my mower to cut the grass.Last year I rolled my mower end over end and now he weed eats the yard in 15 minutes.I have another bank that is so steep I hired a rent a goat and it came over and looked at the bank and got back on the trailer.I have an electric blower that I have to use every day on the patio or we cannot get to the house because the leaves are too high. :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: It sounds like the tool missing from your arsenal is a chain saw.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1rooster Posted November 6, 2014 Share #14 Posted November 6, 2014 :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: It sounds like the tool missing from your arsenal is a chain saw.......... I have a chainsaw BUT my wife is a tree hugger and it sure is nice in the summer with all the shade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncledj Posted November 6, 2014 Share #15 Posted November 6, 2014 I'm with ya. I live in the woods with about an acre cleared around the house. I blow them with a parking lot blower (8hp Kohler on it), until they get too deep to blow, then rake them onto a tarp and drag them into the woods and dump them. I've got it just about beat this year, but I wonder if I'm gonna be able to keep this up when I'm a old timer. Hopefully I'll be outta here before I get to the point where I can't handle it. (Gonna retire to a different locale) Small place in Central PA for the Summer, and Central FL for the Winter. Wife wants to move near the Outer Banks, but I doubt we'll be able to afford that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dacheedah Posted November 6, 2014 Share #16 Posted November 6, 2014 Mulch em up with the tractor, worms eat em add nitrogen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddlebum Posted November 6, 2014 Share #17 Posted November 6, 2014 I like having a lot of trees around my house, but this time of year becomes a lot of work. I have already hauled about 15 loads of leaves on a tough vinyl sheet that is about 8 by 18 that I load as high as my lawn tractor. This about what one load looks like. RandyA Looks like you really got it down to a system -------I'll PM you my address so you will know were to go next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted November 6, 2014 Share #18 Posted November 6, 2014 I'll be dealing with leaves this weekend if things dry out enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eck Posted November 6, 2014 Share #19 Posted November 6, 2014 I have 25 giant oak trees in my front yard. I know how you feel.. Our old house had 29 huge oak trees...I got to where I hated fall due to all the leaves so we sold out and moved. Now we do not have one tree in our yard and I love it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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