Must Have Tool For Fall Leaf Clean-Up Huge Time Saver! #92 

Thank you! She is definitely special!

So much easier!! Thanks for watching!

Thank you, we are definitely getting more comfortable filming, still room for improvement but we’ve come a long ways from some of my early videos. Comments like this are nice to hear.

Thanks for watching!

That sounds like a lot less work Steve!

Steve, it does a great job. I’ve tried blowing them into the woods etc. the layout of our property and the pond made it difficult. Love my DR equipment so far.

Duane, it is a game changer for sure. We used to spend days battling the leaves!

Thanks Don, not sure it was fun but is rewarding. Now splitting firewood is fun. Rachel is actually out doing some more clean up with it now while I head to work 😞. It is more fun than being at work though.

George I couldn’t agree more! I was hesitant to drop the money on this but man has it been worth it! This vac is an absolute life saver in the fall! I too have used it for grass clippings as well as general flower bed cleanup etc with the mobile hose attachment.

David, I agree. I have this vac and the DR log trailer and have been happy with them both!

Thanks Ben, I never realized how many sighs I draw out of her u til we started noticing it on the video. She laughs every time now when we see it.

Absolutely, this year we’ve been lucky with very little snow so far.

Thanks Adrian and it is a time saver for sure!

Hi Adrian! It is a wonderful machine to have with all of these leaves we have! It used to take weeks to clear them

Lol, yes she can.

Thanks Rick this machine is a real time saver in the fall!

Thanks Mark, I am hoping they take care of it, when I bought the mower they told me it had a 3 year bumper to bumper warranty and later came back and said the hydros only have a 2 year warranty. Hopefully they make it right but it has been frustrating to say the least.

You’re too sweet Mark!

Thank you. It wasn’t quite as warm today lol. I’m sure there’ll be more to come though 😉.

I’ll have to keep that in mind😉

I’ll check it out.

Thanks Jeremiah. Did you see my comment on your firewood flag video? How’s that working out?

Thanks!

@@hardworkingmanoutdoors yes I did and I replied. It’s is definitely worth it👍👍

Cool, for some reason I didn’t get a notification. I’ll check it out, technology isn’t my strong suit lol.

Thank you for the information. I may have to go this route as I’ve been battling Husqvarna for over a year now to no avail.

Thanks Henry, we work together as much as we can. We’re both crazy busy with work kids etc. Rachel came up with the Hard Working Man name actually. We couldn’t believe it wasn’t being used yet. She’s definitely a hard worker and a lot of fun. Love it when she can work with me!

He’s the true HWM! I’m just the sidekick 😊

Not true lol if only people knew everything you do for the family!

@@rachelpostma4505 well, many times we men rely on our women to get the hard and dirty jobs out of the way. And we wonder- what are we without our women!

They do make a smaller version of this vac, but it’s a lifesaver for leaf clean up!!

This DR is a life saver. Having Rachel to work along side me is a true blessing!

Awesome, it definitely seems to be a nice unit!

Yes she is! Not afraid to learn new things it’s awesome having a wife that can help take care of outdoor work especially when I’m not around.

John, definitely works better if you get on them before they pile up so deep. They definitely got away from us this year. I think the lack of rain here this fall made all of the leaves fall in a shorter time frame as well.

Yes we dump it in the woods. But I will say this mulcher vac is a huge upgrade over the typical sweeper. That is what we used to use. We get a ton more in this vac due to the mulching. This is their second biggest model if I remember correctly.

Thank you for the information. I will definitely do that when I get it back. That whine is annoying also.

Yes, I do that a lot especially when I’m mowing an overgrown area.

Definitely something I’ll have to keep an eye on as the leafs are falling!

Thank you, we almost always wear hearing protection. My hearing is poor from when I was younger and from the Military so I know how important hearing protection is.

@@hardworkingmanoutdoorsnext thing is to wear one of the KN95 face masks. I used to get bronchitis every year due to not wearing one. Haven’t had it since I started wearing the masks to keep out the leaf dust.

@@gregmorton6422 that’s not a bad idea, I know when it’s dry it really kicks up some dust!

Yes it does. It’s amazing how many leaves fit into one load!

We have the hose extension from when we used it on our zero turn. It does bunch up on right hand turns but seems to work pretty well.

how long of extension? our hose is 7 feet ... Thank you@@hardworkingmanoutdoors

They don’t work that great with wet leaves. But they are a great tool.

We tried a garden a few years ago but we are so busy it’s tough to keep up with it. We do have a few compost piles around though. We mix the ash from our stoves in as well.

I’d say it’s pretty easy with this DR, however the bottom part of the bed is starting to warp pretty good making the seal between the top and the bed poor.

@@hardworkingmanoutdoorsis it fixable? A diy jacket? I’m looking at a used DR and your info has been invaluable. How many years on your DR?

We usually have it on.

Yes they are. The deck on this mower doesn’t lift very hi and we let the leaves get away from us this year as we’ve been busy. I also feel like the leaves all fell in a shorter time frame this year than usual probably due to lack of rain in our area this year which compounded the problem. I am going to try to adjust the mower deck this winter so it can be lifted higher.

Stan, shhhh I don’t need Rachel Postma getting any crazy ideas lol.

That’s right Stan!

A lot of people have similar stories.

Jeff, I asked the dealer before I purchased the mower and they said it would be nonissue at all, they even installed the hitch on my mower. If the couple hours a year I run this leaf vac was too much for a commercial mower it’s definitely not a piece of equipment I’ll be keeping.

@@hardworkingmanoutdoors I sold my landscaping buisness in 2018 30 years in business. My 20k commercial mower I wouldn’t pull that, even a grass catcher will short life a hydro system just a heads up. They just won’t hold up. Your best bet is what you have a tractor. I don’t know lawn tractors to much but I would go to a jd dealer and get a garden tractor they are made better. That might be what you have. So all those zero turns with hitches is a gimmick, I wouldn’t do it.

Thanks for the heads up. I plan on keeping this John Deere and from what I’ve looked up they’re a legit and tough tractor, not a box store mower. I’ll run the sweeper behind this from now on just have to improve a few things before next fall.

That is incorrect Jeff, they all use tuff torq transmissions in them. Some are cooled, some are not, some have a fan some don’t. 90% of the parts on all of these “cheaper” mowers, tractors and zero turns run the same one. Either the k46, k51 or k55. His current tractor has the k61 if I recall correctly. Larger oil capacity, larger cooler fan. The way these transaxles pump fluid when they are hot, the factory 10w30 china oil does not work. They must run 20w50 full synthetic or 15w40 non synthetic at the very minimum. I do want to add that you can rebuild the hydro in your Husqvarna for about 300 bucks if you have the time to do it. Very simple. Chances are you will only need the pump itself which is a poly housing with 6 steel pistons on a rocker bed rubbing against a bearing plate. I have a simplicity from 2006 with 800 hours on it running a k46 that hauls a full bagger up a hill (wheelie).

I know just from commercial mowers use hydro gear mostly and any hydro unit on a commercial zero turn isn’t that durable to handle pulling a trailer or grass catcher it will shorten the life span of the hydraulic transmission system. I was in the business for 30 years and have talked to many manufacturers as well as dealers. This is only my opinion as well as life experience.

True, definitely have to get on the before the rains.

Thanks Chris! It’s all I can do to keep up over here lol