Blowers and vacuum's for scarifying

Back in the day when i had a countax ride on with powered collector i used that for collecting scarifying arisings on large lawns. I dont know if you are familiar with the workings of these but basically they have plastic bristles which rotate at high speed and flick the waste into the collector. I found it to be very good at doing this job (average at cutting grass though) and would do large areas very quickly. Still had to transfer the waste to bags or what ever. Also couldn't fit too much waste in the trailer with the mower in it.

A bit over kill for just collecting scarifyings (is that a word?) and it is a shame that i cant find a walk behind machine that works on the same principles. Have to build my own. Still have the grass collector from my countax so just need to stick an engine and drive system on it - another pipe dream.

the very reason why i brought my old countax great machines and good for cutting in wet conditions compare to other types of mowers =]

Stuart @ Eco Garden Maintenance said:

Back in the day when i had a countax ride on with powered collector i used that for collecting scarifying arisings on large lawns. I dont know if you are familiar with the workings of these but basically they have plastic bristles which rotate at high speed and flick the waste into the collector. I found it to be very good at doing this job (average at cutting grass though) and would do large areas very quickly. Still had to transfer the waste to bags or what ever. Also couldn't fit too much waste in the trailer with the mower in it.

A bit over kill for just collecting scarifyings (is that a word?) and it is a shame that i cant find a walk behind machine that works on the same principles. Have to build my own. Still have the grass collector from my countax so just need to stick an engine and drive system on it - another pipe dream.

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Nick@Garden-Styles October 19, 2013 at 11:41am

i use a blower, rakes and tonne bag. If there is very little waste then I have occasionally gone over again with the mower. It's not as thorough as a blower and can leave some of the thatch in the lawn but on a windy day minimises the amount of grass that gets blown into beds.
Bespoke Lawncare October 19, 2013 at 12:12pm

BR600 back pack
Fisker plastic lawn rake (best I have used by far)
Plastic snow shovel with metal edge over front lip for cores
Tonne bags that I collect all year
Smaller amounts I have struggled to find strong large bags however a local chain of supermarkets(booths) seem to have the best yet, cost around 15p each rolls of 10, I line a old plastic dustbin then fill the bags.
finish off with Kawasaki cylinder lawn rake to collect last bits and leave it looking tidy
I think a lawn vacuum would be full in no time then have to be emptied into bags and start again
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Stuart @ Eco Garden Maintenance October 19, 2013 at 4:18pm

Back in the day when i had a countax ride on with powered collector i used that for collecting scarifying arisings on large lawns. I dont know if you are familiar with the workings of these but basically they have plastic bristles which rotate at high speed and flick the waste into the collector. I found it to be very good at doing this job (average at cutting grass though) and would do large areas very quickly. Still had to transfer the waste to bags or what ever. Also couldn't fit too much waste in the trailer with the mower in it.

A bit over kill for just collecting scarifyings (is that a word?) and it is a shame that i cant find a walk behind machine that works on the same principles. Have to build my own. Still have the grass collector from my countax so just need to stick an engine and drive system on it - another pipe dream.
Kieran Ray October 19, 2013 at 7:31pm

We use a billy goat to collect our scarifying waste, works a treat too. Then the waste gets dumped on the back of the van straight out of the bag.
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Robbie October 19, 2013 at 7:46pm

Kieran which goat do you use and does it collect wet grass?
Benjamin O'Neill October 20, 2013 at 1:50pm

the very reason why i brought my old countax great machines and good for cutting in wet conditions compare to other types of mowers =]

Stuart @ Eco Garden Maintenance said:

Back in the day when i had a countax ride on with powered collector i used that for collecting scarifying arisings on large lawns. I dont know if you are familiar with the workings of these but basically they have plastic bristles which rotate at high speed and flick the waste into the collector. I found it to be very good at doing this job (average at cutting grass though) and would do large areas very quickly. Still had to transfer the waste to bags or what ever. Also couldn't fit too much waste in the trailer with the mower in it.

A bit over kill for just collecting scarifyings (is that a word?) and it is a shame that i cant find a walk behind machine that works on the same principles. Have to build my own. Still have the grass collector from my countax so just need to stick an engine and drive system on it - another pipe dream.