Originally Posted By Hamwich
Vacs IME are all crap unless the leaves are very small, very dry, and very few in number. On anything larger than a suburban handkerchief garden they are a waste of time I reckon. Get a Stihl blower with a small nozzle, you can get quite skilled with a bit of practice.


YES! to all the above.

Some additional thoughts:

Stihl blowers are two-stroke, Honda are four-stroke (less monkeying about finding the right oil to mix in, no oiled up plug at the start of each Autumn...)

If the leaves are on lawn areas and you already have a ride-on mower, you can set the cutting deck high and the rotary blades (not the cylinder type) will create enough lift to gather leaves. This works best with dry leaves and a rear-exit mower - as the side exit types are more prone to blocking.


Last edited by twotribes; 19/09/18 04:14 PM.
Stuart
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