Nick wrote

Jake wrote:

I prefer blowing to sucking - I've generally got so many leaves that
I'd spend hours emtying the bag. So at height of the leaf season I use
a petrol blower to get stuff into a corner and then it's easy to
collect and transfer to the pile. ...

Thanks for your response.

There's no way that I want the faff of such a thing - a rake is fine
for that sort of use - it's the picking up that causes my wife back
trouble.

But, as I say, garden vacs aren't much good when you have lots of
leaves as the bag fills up too quickly. Plus they're a bit iffy with
wet leaves which can clog up the grinder.

Yes, that's what I heard.



Won't a lawnmower pick up the leaves? Then they get shredded at the same
time.
I have a cheap two-stroke Flymo vac/blower which didn't cost much more than
an electric one. Have used it to suck up stuff and it works well although I
am concerned about stones. It's mainly used as a blower.
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Regards Bob Hobden
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