Who Needs A Lawn Vacuum Anyway?
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Who Needs A Lawn Vacuum Anyway?
If you’re looking for a lawn vacuum, you most likely have a good sized yard with lots of trees that require hours and days of your time to upkeep. If that is the case, a lawn vacuum will definitely free up your time and save you a good deal of labor. Models come in every kind from a small push unit with no motor, to a large hook-behind-your-riding-mower beast that can clear an overgrown field.
The Cheap Lawn Vacuum
The cheap version only makes sense for a small neighborhood yard owner. Not only does it have no motor or suction to do a really excellent job, but the receptacle is small enough that it will have to be emptied often in a yard that is too large. However, if you only have a small area to clear, say beneath a few trees in your yard, this may be just the thing for you. You can find several versions at yardiac.com for around $180, dubbed by their site as a lawn sweeper.
The Middle-of-the-Road Lawn Vacuum
If your yard is somewhere in between a neighborhood upkeep and farm acreage, or is full of hills, there is also a lawn vacuum for you. At simplicitymfg.com you can get one that looks similar to a small push mower with a mulch bag attached for about $750. A higher-end version comes from drpower.com for between $1,300 and $1,600, depending on the model you choose. Their main perks are their maneuverability, compared to their big brothers, their ability to get into small areas, and their power and much larger capacity than their baby cousins the lawn sweepers. Just like lawn mowers, some are self-propelled; others are push versions.
The Monster Truck Lawn Vacuum
These are much more exciting than the other two smaller versions. They give you a feeling of power just reading about them. Two brands stick out right away, one from cyclonerake.com and the other from drpower.com. The largest advantages the lightweight Cyclone Rake has are in that it can fold up to an 8” thickness and hang on a normal garage wall, it can virtually dump its own load, and their customer service quality and friendliness is excellent. From their own mouths, they “try hard to be good citizens on the web.” They will also put you in contact with a neighbor near you who actually owns and uses a Cyclone Rake, so you can see it in action and ask all kinds of questions without interference from a sales representative. Who else in the sales business do you know that offers that?
Beside all that it may be hard to give Dr. Power such a glowing report, but their lawn vacuum does have a couple different features that may sell you. Their machine is all hard-side, which may appeal to some over a soft-side receptacle, but you will need a large area to store it. Their lawn vacuum also has a built-in branch chipper that can manage branches up to 2” thickness. How does it handle crooked branches? You might want to ask if that’s a selling point for you.
If you wonder about rocks and other hard materials breaking your lawn vacuum, they’ve already thought of that, at least Cyclone Rake has. Cyclone Rake starts out at $975, while the low-end version from Dr. Power is $1,200. One thing to keep in mind is that Cyclone Rake sells only factory direct and all customer service reps are required to work in the factory before being allowed to handle calls, that way they can answer your questions with first-hand knowledge.
Both companies have excellent websites with video footage of their lawn vacuums in action. These monsters can clear a thickly overgrown field, even in wet conditions, without clogging. They can be used year-round, not just for vacuuming leaves, but for keeping your yard in top notch condition, even when it comes to weed control and dethatching. These large lawn vacuums also come with power hoses to suck up debris that has collected in smaller, hard-to-reach places.
Why not cruise on over to their sites and see what’s so great?
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