| Spring is here and its time to get the yard in shape for | | | | trailer. An advantage to this system is the fact that all |
| the coming growing season. For many people this | | | | the leaves and debris are cut and mulched during the |
| means getting out the rake and removing all the debris | | | | vacuum process. All of which increases its value as a |
| and leaves that were deposited during the long winter | | | | mulch for your garden and landscaping. Dedicated |
| months. It frequently takes an entire weekend to just | | | | lawn vacuums are specialized lawn maintenance |
| to remove all the deciduous leaves alone. Failure to do | | | | equipment. The most common units owned by a |
| so can mean that your grass will not get a good start | | | | homeowner are walk behind models that have a |
| to the coming growing season. In many locations local | | | | suction pickup unit at the front of the unit. Leaves are |
| ordinances prohibit you from burning your spring clean | | | | deposited into a bin or disposable bag at the back of |
| up debris due to clean air concerns. This frequent | | | | the machine making it easy to easy to dispose of or |
| leaves you with the option to haul it to the curb for | | | | to use as mulch. Many units have portable chutes that |
| pickup or to use it for mulch. | | | | can be used to clean debris from landscaping or |
| As an alternative you can use a yard vacuum to clean | | | | gardens. One disadvantage to dedicated yard |
| up the yard in just an hour or two. Lawn vacuums are | | | | vacuums is that they are limited to picking up leaves |
| specialized yard equipment that is specifically designed | | | | and do not do a good job of cutting debris like sticks |
| to remove leaves, litter and small sticks or limbs from | | | | and branches. |
| yards and lawns. Many larger riding lawn mowers can | | | | If you have a large enough property then it may be |
| be converted to work as a yard vacuum. These | | | | worthwhile to purchase a riding leaf vacuum. However |
| conversions are more cost effective when compared | | | | it would probably be cheaper to hire a professional to |
| to purchasing a dedicated lawn vacuum. | | | | do the job each spring and fall. Another alternative |
| Yard vacuum systems come in several different | | | | available is to rent a yard vacuum from the local |
| forms. Probably the most common comes in the form | | | | equipment rental. This really makes sense if you have |
| of a trailer that is pull behind a lawn mower. A large | | | | limited storage space and only use the equipment a |
| fan is located on the trailer and it provides suction to | | | | few days each spring and fall. In any case the use of |
| the lawnmowers discharge chute through a tube | | | | a lawn or yard vacuum can save you lots of time |
| connected to the trailer. The fan also provides the | | | | considering that you can do several days of work in a |
| energy to blow the debris in as it enters the enclosed | | | | many of hours. |