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Mr Garden
May 4, 2013 10:15AM
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Last year I bought a "Cyclone Rake" which vacuums and mulches (behind my lawn tractor) the leaves on my heavily treed 1+ acre of lawn.  Should have done it years ago.  Leave cleanup used to be a huge chore now it is (relatively) easy, plus I get piles of finely ground leach mulch which by spring makes great compost for my gardens.
mr.warden
Oct 10, 2012 12:55PM
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I installed a mulcher kit on my 54" mower deck. I rake around tree,boarders etc.. Then chop them up in the mower. They almost disappear. They do however have to be dry for this to work best. 
woodznutz345
Sep 19, 2012 4:15AM
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I use a blower but also must rake a lot. I used to rake them onto a plastic tarp, which slides easily over the grass. I improved it by attaching a pole to one side. this made dragging and dumping easier. I then designed and built a big-wheel leat cart that has an easy-dump feature and folds up flat for storage. It's like having a helper, and is actually fun to use. I also use the mulching feature on my mower but only for cleaning up after the main leaf drop has been removed. Way too many leaves (leafs?) to just mulch. I enjoy leaf raking in the fall.
Randy Bauer (randy1954)
Sep 19, 2012 2:38AM
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I take care of my leaves the old-fashioned way...I let 'em blow away by themselves. If you ignore them, they'll be mostly broken down by spring and the resultant mulch is good for the yard. Why waste time/energy to remove good fertilizer?
observant passersby
Sep 19, 2012 2:16AM
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one of the better inventions so far has been the lawn mower with a bagger attachment, run the leaves over to break them down, put on the bagger to pick them up, my yard isn't that big, but my neighbors tree is huge and it puts out a lot of leaves.
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