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11-27-2005, 05:31

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rpelleschi

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Lawn Sweeper

Gentlemen, Does anyone have experience with a "lawn sweeper"? I am looking for the leaf solution. I see Home Depot has a JD 42" lawn sweeper for sale. Do they work well for picking up leaves? I also need to buy a large riding mower. I have about 3 acres to cut now. I wanted the Zero turn, but they are quite spendy. Any sugestions as far as a lawn tractor?
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11-28-2005, 04:40

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After reading ksmotto's reply it does not sound like the lawn sweeper would be a good solution for the amount of leaves that I will be dealing with. ks did mention a leaf vac/chipper. I think I have seen these at TSC and Lowes. Are they the pull behind carts with a hose that attaches to the discharge of your mower. I think they have another engine to mulch the leave. I seen the $1200 tag and kept moving. However this is going to be a annual event for some time. Do they work well? Worth the money?
Thanks for the input on the zero turn mowers. Cutting my grass time in half is appealing. It looks as though the lawn and leaf solution is going to be expencive though.

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I am torn between a conventional lawn tractor and a Zero turn. Can anyone shed some light on this dilema? I want to purchase in January if possible. I have approx 3 acres with lots of trees around the edge and a few good size oaks in the yard. Will the pull behind chip/vac work on a zero turn? I've been reading up on both and am still torn. The lawn sweeper is not an option for leaf pickup, from all I've gathered it does not have the capacity to handle the volume of leaves I'm going to have.

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