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  T SANDERSON September 6, 2010 at 9:29pm

  i use a lawen mower lift mower up
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  Kieran Ray September 6, 2010 at 10:05pm

  I use my blower bg86 and my billy goat. I usually blow them against a wall or fence then use the billy goat to suck them up as it mulches the leaves so loads fits in few bags. I think it probably halves the volume at least.
  
  Sometimes i revert to rakes but that's only if the leafs are really wet. We offer it as an additional service. I do a flyer drop about a week after the leaves start to fall. It usually gets a few takers and these sometimes turn into new clients.
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  Peter Davis September 7, 2010 at 12:21am

  I clear as part of the regular maintenance. I use a Stihl backpack but my secret weapon is a grass bin from a ride on mower. I lay the bin down & rake the blown leaves in. Then it bring the bin upright & tread the leaves. This way I can get a lot of leaves into a very small space. The leaves then end up in a wheelie bin or I put a bin liner into my bin before treading.
  
  When I was doing bigger contracts I used a wheelie bin. Just insert a wheelie bin liner then pack the bin by treading - I used to get in & jump up & down !. Then when the bin is really full tie the liner, lay the bin on it's side & carefully pull the liner out. You end up with a bale of compressed leaves. Put it to one side, stab a few holes, add some water & get nice free soil conditioner. The wheelie bin trick also works for hedge clippings. The other classic leaf method is to blow them onto a big sheet/tarpaulin.
  
  Leaves on lawns can be mulched if there are not too many & if they are dry & crumbly.
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  Dan Frazer Gardening September 7, 2010 at 7:59am

  I collect them as part of my contracts, blowing into piles and either mowing up with the big mower or raking into tonne bags. V quick and easy.
  
  Leaf clearance will keep me going for a few visits longer on my domestic rounds than normal. I also have a lot of clients who want me right through the winter as they are very garden-proud, which I can't complain about!
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  David-County Grounds Maintenance September 7, 2010 at 4:45pm

  We use a Trilo tow behind vacuum. Has a 5 meter hose, sucks everything up, shreds it and squirts it into a van. Great for larger areas although still use back pack blowers to pile leaves along a kerb or wall.
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  HM GARDENS October 12, 2010 at 7:56am

  Just wanted to bump this up , I'm buying a blower looking at stihl but heard the blower with vacume attatchment is really good especially for smaller domestic garden leave's really clean, any one use blower/vacume with shrdder blade.
  Has anyone got one and how is it?
  
  John my massive rake I bought last week saved me last week though hard work on a large lawn!
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  Sarah Russell October 12, 2010 at 8:42am

  I wouldnt bother with a sucker to be honest, the bag fills so quickly and it makes the machine very heavy. I have a stihl BG 86 which I use to blow leaves into a long row and then use my yeoman leaf grabbers to pick them up and put in a dumpy bag in a wheelbarrow to cart off to the composting area. Easy peasy! I use the blower to blow the leaves off the borders and onto the lawn, and then collect them.
  
  

  

  
  
  Miranda said:

  Just wanted to bump this up , I'm buying a blower looking at stihl but heard the blower with vacume attatchment is really good especially for smaller domestic garden leave's really clean, any one use blower/vacume with shrdder blade.
  Has anyone got one and how is it?
  
  John my massive rake I bought last week saved me last week though hard work on a large lawn!
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  Jason Felstead October 12, 2010 at 4:57pm

  I clear leaves as part of the maintenance schedual, sometimes i use a blower but i normally use a leaf rake. Ive been thinking about getting one of those grabbers.
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  Sarah Russell October 12, 2010 at 6:31pm

  I have to say it has been a lifesaver with my back.
  
  
  
  Jason Felstead said:

  I clear leaves as part of the maintenance schedual, sometimes i use a blower but i normally use a leaf rake. Ive been thinking about getting one of those grabbers.
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  Gary RK October 12, 2010 at 6:35pm

  Why not use either two bunker or fan rakes, one in each had/arm ? Saves having extra kit in van as everyone needs/uses at least one rake ...
  
  You can lift a huge amount without bending down and load into builder sacks that are held open with a couple of fencing pins pushed into the soil and the bag handles looped around them....
  
  Just watch how the Council grounds maintenance guys do it if you can't visualise...
  
  Or set up a lenght of green scaffold netting between two fencing pins and blow into the netting (acts a bit like a footie goal). Just roll up at end and empty into bag/trailer etc