"sjohnsen" wrote:

So my question is what is the best way or best equipment to use to
take care of lots of leaves?

Well, if you got the largest RIDGID shop vac and put a large trash bag in
it, you could vacuum up bagfulls of leaves. Put the vac in a little wagon
for easy transport. After a couple bags, a small wood chipper would make
easy work of each bag's contents. You'd need a small generator to power
the vac and maybe also power the chipper. That, too, could be in a wagon.
A little wagon train of leafy destruction.

Never tried this crazy idea. Maybe the leaves will jam it before you can
suck up all that much. Then again, maybe the vacuum will compact the
leaves as it sucks, allowing you to truly clean up.

You could rent a small driveable vac, like the kinds that they use on
parking lots. That would be a half hour of easy driving.

You could take a roll of quarters (one or two rolls) and fling them all
over your yard. Tell the neighbor kids that they can keep whatever they
collect - but they can only search the areas with no leaves. Loan them a
rake and ... hmmm, you'd probably want to KEEP the trees. Nevermind.
Plus, you'd have yard monkeys over your lawn for days.

I dunno, man - good luck.

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Farlo, the Urban Fey Dragon