Fall Leaf Cleanup || Biggest Cleanup of The Year! || Ventrac Leaf Plow

[@curryreeves1369]

Never thought I’d spend an hour and a half on a leaf video but here I am , and boy. This is satisfying as heck ! Amazing Job

[@Svensken8R]

Saw the thumbnail and i liked the video even before i started it! OMG

[@JayR80]

I don't even know how I got here lol but ohhhhh I do remember the days of landscaping when I was younger. The hot days of summer whew. Fall leaves like this. Its a lot of work. The bigger the yard the more work.

[@curtzeek8818]

It's has more to do with the amount of trees.

[@2pugman]

OMG ! How much is the charge for all that work ? The landscapers in my area charge $75 for each round of leaves. My property is 75' X 200'.

[@tonys_toolshed4887]

I used to do property management/maintenance for a private high-end community once a year I did everything from cleaning the yards to helping out with family projects. It was fun! I had to do fall clean up one year and it was a lot a total of about 15 acres and a ton of trees, I needed to rent a machine with a blower, a leaf brush, and a giant leaf vac the community gave me permission to it so I did I also hired some people that were looking for some part time work and got together to get the job done. What I learned was getting the proper equipment makes a difference! It was a lot of fun! 😂 the people were really nice and I had a full day of hot drinks food, snacks so cool! I wish more communities were like that!

[@blazemaeko]

use a landscape rake to feed the vac and try to have one of the guys follow you when you use the leaf plow. Push the row and have them blow the remaining leaves into the next pass.

[@ErnestConnett]

These people are not very bright owners of property paying for hauling leaves and not mowing back into the yard like a millionaire land maintenance enterprise and I do not rip of people and mulched the leaves and a lot more professional 28years I've been same kind of job......

[@mikeoxinya570]

Thats because youre the best guy in the world at leaf removal.🤪​@ErnestConnett

[@yalplay8084]

I like how it's about the Ventrek so you slow down that part to see it in action. Great job sir!! Very satisfying video.

[@naptime1900]

If you can find some way to shred the leaves going into the trailer you can get way more in the trailer. I have down the leaf collecting with my mulching mower and bagger for the last 10 years. I have created a compost heap in my back yard for the good black dirt the leaves make.

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

The loader is supposed to shred it quite a bit as it gets loaded, though I believe the inner lining on this one needs replaced so it was not shredding very well for us this Fall.

[@AGNiklauski-yx3gy]

@@sawyerslawncareserviceif the loader isn’t shredding properly then improvise…..hop in the trailer with a weed whacker and shred em

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

@@AGNiklauski-yx3gy Not sure how that one would work 😅We have a bigger and better 37hp model debris loader this year and it is a beast.

[@g4outdoors]

Hey there Sawyer! You have a LOT of full leafs in your leaf box. One way to fit more leafs in your box would be to blow the leafs into the intake hose with the handhelds. It allows the machine to process the leafs better and faster rather that being sucked up in big chunks by running the intake hose directly into the pile. Saves your back and arms from all the raking too! My regular routine is to blow everything into the driveway then blow them directly into the intake hose. The cement drives allow the leaves to be moved easier and quicker, and the debris loader is able to mulch the leafs better because they aren't being run through as chunks of leafs bogging the machine down and just transferring the leafs from the ground to the box. Nice video! You got a 100% watch time from me!

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

Appreciate it! For these particular types of piles we are unable to do that, this pile has way more leaves in it than it looks. When you use the leaf plow, it does move huge amounts of leaves but it also super compacts them into effectively leaf mats that have to be broken up with rakes in order to even get them into the debris loader. If this was a loose pile it would be probably twice this size! Its an unfortunate trade off of using the plow. Easier on the front end, harder on the back end of the job.

[@g4outdoors]

@@sawyerslawncareservice I have heard that plowing the leaves does that. I wouldn’t even know where to start bidding a property that big! 🤣. All my properties are smaller subdivisions with a max price of $500. Best of luck with the leaves this year!! The incoming calls for service is out of control! Get it while ya can lol.

[@ChristopherBix2]

Enjoyed his improvised lyrics. “Come with me And you’ll see A world of OSHA violations”. 😂

[@DiscGolfAceRunner]

We always mulch as much leaves at the front of the yard as possible, really helps save on room, it’s very dusty but I can fit 3 yards worth in a trailer your size. Good video though, fun to see how other guys do it

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

Did grounds maintenance for a local school district for 35 years. When I retired in 2012 the mower I was using was a John Deere F1145 front mower. 4x4 72 inch deck with a mulch kit installed. When it came to leaves it simply made then disappear. One pass, but if they were a little deep two passes and the leaves were in such small pieces they were gone down in the grass. By spring it was as if we had no trees I t was such a good strong running mower. 28 hp Yanmar it plowed snow with turf tires so well a great sidewalk clearing machine. Curtis hard cab with heat. Now they use a Ven Trac mower in it's place. Not sure if they traded it or sent it to one of the other schools.

[@schmojo33]

Yeah I blow the leaves off the hard surfaces and into the yard and use a rake for matted leaves in tight spots here and there and then after 1-2 passes even a thick layer of leaves basically becomes nothing but lawn feed with a good mulching set up. I never understand all the people raking leaves in the neighborhood just to throw them in bags to be dumped at a landfill when that's just more work and a waste of great lawn feed. I've even experimented with taking the push mower with a good mulching blade to waist high piles of leaves and while it takes more than 2 passes even those leaves disappear like magic.

[@disparage1]

Can't even imagine doing that by hand, it'd take all winter and summer by the time I was done.

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

Yeah that would not be fun at all!

[@slickdiggler1197]

My local compost area is open for like 5 minutes a month for one month a year. Id never get this cleaned up and hauled away in time.

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

Besides your local township/city compost areas, a lot of larger mulch supply yards will take yard waste for a small fee and usually have hours from 8am-4pm all Fall!

[@TimoGöhner-v1k]

Very cool video, I really like it. Everything is well coordinated, the announcements are clear. And above all, you do everything calmly, one after the other, with an overview. And the music is really cool too. You are a good team, keep it up. Best wishes, Timo from Germany..😉💯👍🏻

[@whatforhere3188]

I don't know English, but - you awesome guys! Like it!

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

Thank you! 😃

[@romanticker2673]

Good job men. I do work like this too, but on a smaller scale. It's best to get decent masks and by that I mean decent ones! You wouldn't believe how many mold spores there are in old leaves. The whirling causes some spores to fly through the air. There are very good masks that allow you to breathe freely. You'll notice it in the evening when your nose is clear! Many greetings from Germany

[@luisschmelz4115]

You guys did an amazing job!Love it!❤

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

Hey Luis, you are awesome! Really appreciate the super thanks! ❤ That property was definitely a lot of work! 💪

[@luisschmelz4115]

@@sawyerslawncareservice Yeah, that was huge! But anyways, have a wonderful day!

[@cjadventures8840]

@@luisschmelz4115 Happy Thanksgiving!

[@luisschmelz4115]

@@cjadventures8840happy thanksgiving!

[@brandonthorbahn2405]

I used to work at a 180 acre golf course, every fall we had to do this. I got very efficient at moving leaves! We had big blower machines that we would tow behind a mower or golf cart. We used back pack blowers and rakes also but the tow behind blowers were a must.

[@bkyardmechanic5010]

I used use ride on mower to shred leaves then suck them up, then have lawn blown and raked. But after I did my part I would start sucking up pile so I did t have my guys raking pile over and over. Plus i kept up with Billy goat shredder using rider mulched leaves then Billy goat shredded them again. So got lots of leaves in dump bed. 40 yrs experience. ..

[@bkyardmechanic5010]

The impeller gets worn and bends, which effects the shredder and suction performance.

[@jerrydespaltro4023]

3 zero turn stand ups with leaf plows would cut the time tremendously. The Ventrec is an amazing machine, but the zeroturns are much quicker . My Jerco plows appear to clean the grass better with each pass. It's nice that this is all downhill.

[@slscout]

Those sidewalks and stone walls would be a great candidate for a power washing job.

[@kimberlyheibel8759]

Holy crap! That's a lot of leaves.

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

They have a lot of trees bordering the property!

[@pedroborrero7203]

Seems to me that your instructions confuses the other kids

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

Fair, I sometimes confuse even myself 😅

[@miked1826]

Crew did a helluva job nonetheless

[@alyssawhelan8818]

Fr😅😅😅

[@showme8061]

Work as u go

[@Epicplayz924]

No

[@leifwinter9666]

I know I'm a bit late to the video but keeping a 2x2ft board with some handles on the back stashed on the truck could help with compacting the leaves down into the trailer

[@johnjacobjinglehimerschmid3555]

Nice weather for picking up leaves. I always seem to get hit with 20mph winds on the days I'm planning to pickup leaves.

[@powerstroke6.7]

There is definitely an art to blowing leaves…. Obviously you guys made it look too easy. Nice work!

[@theallaroundguy2399]

It drives me nuts when you drive through four or 5 feet of leaves and then you drop the plow. Why would you not grab them from the beginning?

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

I'm probably either lining up to go the other way with them, or the spot is not as deep as it looks like it is on camera 🙂

[@BIG_D_77]

Cyclone Rake XL , if homeowner ran this machine once a week during fall they would save a ton of money and keep there yard looking nice, never was one for waiting til all the leaves fell b4 cleaning up the yard. good way to get bald spots and mud pits.

[@OhMac86]

Great job - and a nice leaf vacuum cleaner. Greetings from Poland 👋🙂

[@MLMaffyou1985]

Ventrac’s are the coolest machines ever.

[@godbluffvdgg]

You guys are very diligent...That's a LOT of leaves to move...You guys made the place really shine! I HATE LEAVES! BAN TREES! ...:)

[@billy1673]

You should definitely invest in one of those huge ride on blowers for big jobs like this. Then once they’re in the big pile, one match takes care of the rest!🔥🍁

[@brendanodea5132]

Smart to see witch way the wind is going

[@adamfulton6734]

i just bought the same leaf blower things got some power

[@ShaneMclane-PrivateEye]

Back in my day we didnt have all these fancy machines. We used nothing but a dinner fork and good ol' fashioned elbow grease. I would of had this yard done in 2 hours flat, by myself. I would of taken another hour or two and fashioned all the leaves into bricks and constructed a barn out of em. Yup, those were the days.

[@cathiwim]

And i would have hired you to rake upall the leaves in our 3.5 acre pasture, and put them in the 8x8 foot compost heap as I have done in the past. Now i cheat, have a leaf blower and a Kubota tractor with a bucket! I am also 20 years older than i was when we first moved here! Lol

[@davidmena6638]

great video! Outstanding outcome, Guys!!

[@closer2theheart684]

This looks just like my neighborhood here in North Carolina.

[@BenDalianis]

Leaf cleanup rabbit hole. Yep, here for it! Nice job!

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

More cleanup videos on the way 😎🤙

[@yarberrydonald]

This actually interesting to watch.

[@grahammedlock3094]

Check your replaceable liner in the billy goat. A lot of those leaves are still whole and not chipped up. Great job on that cleanup, it was huge!!

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

Didn't know it had one, ill have to look into that! This is it's 3rd season in use.

[@danlarkin460]

Maybe a little wonder push blower Honda 13 hp

[@danlarkin460]

Move the furniture it’s makes a lot easier

[@danlarkin460]

How much around for that clean up

[@ChristopherBix2]

Very satisfying to watch, having had to clear my yard of 6 inch deep carpet of leaves alone several times. Would be great to have another blower blowing in different direction when trying to clear tight spaces and corners. But the final collection with vacuum mulched was frustrating. You were overwhelming the guy w the hose and throwing leaves all over so he had to suck all over. Should have had him sweep just one arch and rake leaves into that arch only. Or better yet, have him remain stationary and nudge leaves to him with leaf pusher. There were so many leaves the rakers could have laid in leaves and taken it easy for a few minutes until the vacuum guy cleared all the leaves within reach, then pushed some more to him. Seems like you finally got it towards the very end. They kept swamping him with enough leaves to take 5 minutes to clear. Also knew that massive amount of leaves wouldn’t fit in that trailer. But amazed how much did.

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

Thanks for watching! So there is actually a reason behind all the extra raking. When you use the leaf plow to move the leaves, it actually compacts them into matted sections of leaves that the debris loader cannot suck up. You have to break them apart with the rakes in order to get them through the debris vac. The Plow makes for a faster cleanup on the front end, but a little more difficult on the back end when finishing up the job!

[@OfficialSamuelC]

I good idea would be to buy a big board to place in the trailer with the leaves to push down a large area at once and not have the leaves come through. Covers a greater area than just stamping with your feet!

[@AjLandscapesTexas]

Nice work my man! You make it look like a walk in the park!

[@Daniela-vu2jg]

That looks so satisfying I would love to do that

[@Briandswinford]

FYI this property is the highest elevation property in Stark Co.Just a cool little fun fact I learned a few years back. I service the property across the street and I would never take on this job due to the gravel issue. My only suggestion for you is to buy a bigger loader. I used the 18 hp units in the past and they are wasting all your time. You want at least a 25 hp with a 12 '' hose. It will change your life forever. The larger loaders will also solve your packing problem since they can force more material farther back into your bin and grind it very fine, the 2 stage units will also give you more yield per load to the point where you won't really need to increase the size of your bin because the weight of the processed material will probably be close to the max GVWR of that trailer anyway. Your overall process is very much like how I do all my big jobs, the leaf plow is the best tool for this job.

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

Interesting fact! Yeah this debris loader usually grinds stuff up a lot better, the inner liner needs replaced on it. There is actually a spot in it now next to one of the bolts where it is worn through and some leaf debris spits out when in operation. Along with that the leaf plow does compact the leaves quite abit in the pile so it makes them much harder to suck up. It needs to go in for a tune up as it has been running a little rough this Fall overall. We charge by the labor hour for our Fall cleanups so we aren't technically wasting time with a smaller loader, it is just what we have to work with at this point in time. For this particular leaf box setup, we will probably just stick to this loader for now, when it is operating properly it is not too bad and there is currently other equipment we are investing in outside of Fall cleanup equipment! For sure we will be upgrading to a much bigger debris loader eventually when we build leaf box 2.0 on a bigger dump trailer down the road, that will be after we upgrade to larger trucks/trailers.

[@MattNowell]

THIS IS SO SATISFYING

[@landonlarkin-w2d]

You should buy the ventrack blower configuration

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

Planning on getting a Ventrac Turbine blower for next Fall!

[@clayboist]

Yard like that, been a good time to have that scag ride on blower demo!😂😂😂

[@Lachen908]

My suggestion for packing the leaves down in your box would be after opening the top, run a weed whip in there

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

The debris loader was not working properly at the time of this video (2023). It normally does a great job of mulching up the leaves as they are sucked up! We got it fixed, sold, and purchased a giant unit for cleanups this year! (2024)

[@beckylavine5486]

You 3 work well together

[@michaelb2279]

So many of those leaves could have been mulched with a mower. Great fertilizer for the lawn.

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

Too many mulched leaves can cause problems on the lawn. This client wanted them removed from the property altogether, though we occasionally get requests to mulch them into the yard!

[@jddiesel7409]

@1hr7min, your battery hold down is installed wrong. The angle bracket should be over the top outside corner so that it holds the battery down and back. That's why the bolts are sticking out so far right now. Once you move it to the corner there won't be much bolt protrusion. The way it is installed now could cause a short across the battery posts. 🔥

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

Ill have to take a look at that!

[@MC-rr3ew]

I hate my monster cleanups..love the postage stamps!

[@a22gamingWT]

Never thought I'd watch a leaf clean up video while recording a farming simulator video

[@Skibbtyskaters]

It is very nice to watch huge leaf pile lol😅

[@phantomframe]

That is quite a property! Leaf Fest 2023!

[@void9837]

And the trees are at a far distance, so how did the leaves get spread out like that? Wow.

[@Walshslandscaping]

Crazy clean up

[@aaronburford5701]

Amazing Job!

[@TriniChiniese]

i wonder if one ran a trimmer inside if it would break down the thickness of the leaves

[@bobbg9041]

Its monday afternoon. My wife walks in the room and says " you watching other guys work?" Yes because i did my yard with a backpack blower and just sent them into the woods in the back yard because its also my property. Big pile of leaves they can compost back there off the grass. Was going to mow one more time but lawn tractor won't start change the starter, and relay still slow running starter batters at 12 volts on a 50 amp charger in jump mode. Pulled both plugs motor turns but seems like it still has compression I think i might have some stuck valves ill have to ck the valve lash. Last time i used it it ran fine.

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

Hope you can get it running again! Hey I watch landscape videos too when I'm not working 😋 I get it.

[@MikeMcguire-fn7zy]

I think you guys need a skeg windstorm

[@arigabe123]

Instead of stomping the leave to compact them try using a piece of ply wood cut in half so its not to heavy lay on top of the leaves in bed of truck and step on the board with another person should compact a large area quickly

[@Cowarelife]

You should invest in a lawn mower attachment rake system it’s so much faster

[@kurtsweetser555]

Need way more venting on thw trailer

[@AccaliaGrey-nu5pi]

I saw your thumbnail and thought "look at all that mulch

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

We do lay a lot of mulch, but not in this particular video!

[@superunknown9102]

You guys should mulch up with one tractor and use another to pick it up. Walker's are ideal for these clean ups.

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

Our current mower setup would not allow for that but you could with the right setup!

[@FabioOliveira-fi6um]

No clean trampolim?? And i work this i clean everyf.. This is good work!

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

When it has a net on it there really isn't an easy way to get them off of it. With our fall cleanups being by the labor hour, its not really something our clients want us wasting time on.

[@FabioOliveira-fi6um]

@@sawyerslawncareservice True Sr. Im srry. Have nice day Sr. And good jobe.

[@ianweniger6620]

Have you or your customers ever considered mulching mowers? Less labour, noise, fuel...maybe time?

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

We occasionally have customers who want us to mulch them instead of mow, but most around here prefer removal. we do have our mower decks equipped with mulching blades this time of year if the request comes up! Some of our mowing route clients do have us just keep mowing longer into the year on our weekly route to mulch them up instead of doing a cleanup, but we don't normally film those.

[@davidwoodley8261]

Get a flail mower for that ventrac it will turn them leaves to dust and easily go through the vac and easily fit in that trailer

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

I would be interested to see what it would do to leaves, but I feel like it would get jammed up as its designed for field mowing.

[@greggrimmer8923]

Very nice job! I was thinking would it not be easier with that big of property to blow leaves open areas of yard and hit them with a couple of stander mowers with gator blades? Make a couple and dice those leaves up into basically nothing . Makes a nice fertilizer and nutrients for lawn as well!

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

You can do that yes! This customer wanted them removed from the property.

[@neilr1492]

Remove the nutrients in the fall, put down fertilizer in the spring. Keep the lawn care companies in business :) People are funny.

[@cathiwim]

@@neilr1492oak leaves have so much tannin in them, that unless you compost them first in a bin or pile, the acid will kill the grass underneath. Not a problem with sweet laves like maple or birch

[@mmmotives7452]

So amazing....well done!🎉

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

Thank you!! 😊

[@brianredban9393]

That tractor is a great idea. I need one for my property. I have 5 acres about 3 are fields as we use to have horses. Fall is crazy im currently doing everything with one Husqvarna backpack blower and i also use a echo hand held in my free arm. It so much work. Why do you use the echo backpack blowers? Is it the power

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

I do prefer how the STIHL blowers operate, but they changed their design so they don't fit on the trailer mounts I use on some of my trailers, so I went with the Echo ones. They do have a decent bit of power but it seems like you have to choke them every time you want to start them up. Sounds like you should invest in a Ventrac! Their brush hog and either a leaf plow or a turbine blower (for the leaves) if you have a lot of trees! It's nice being able to just swap out the attachments pretty quickly between mowers, buckets, power rakes, etc. Ill be buying more of their tractors/attachments in the future, love it so far!

[@KyleMorpheus]

Do they make a leaf grinder to go in-line with the vacuum? Sounds like that could be very advantageous. Great work!

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

So it has a grinder inside of it. I recently got it serviced and it had a lot of problems with it that were leading to it not working properly. Apparently its been running on just 1 of 2 cylinders in the engine and the inner liner that helps it make the particles smaller needed replaced, it should be working a lot better once they are done with it!

[@rachaeldover5170]

I wouldn’t have the patience with that vacuum! Doesn’t it have a seperate motor to the muncher??

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

It has one engine to chop it up and suck it up. We are possibly looking at investing in a bigger setup next season!

[@randomreviews595]

Lol I can imagine this guy explaining to his wife why he needs to buy this big as tractor and plow to push leaves, how much time it saves rather than just blowing them the whole way haha

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

The tractor does so much more than just push leaves though 😂

[@adamfrbs9259]

I think I watched this last year, but here I am again, thanks algorithm. Lol

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

Hoping to do it again and have another video of it this year! 🙂

[@leofromthefire]

Imagine all the little bugs going for a ride in the wind 😊🙂‍↕️🙏🙏

[@themusicman-ij7op]

Great for next year’s compost!

[@JoseGonzalez-pv6sy]

Two roller blower’s and a heavy capacity vacuum and your done

[@Lakecenterlawncare]

I tried this method. Very inefficient. I have properties larger than you just did with more trees and I can do it in less time with less people and less labor...same amount of equipment per piece. This business is a learning curve, and after 17 years and a lot of mistakes, and watching a lot of great companies KZbin videos, I kinda got it dialed in. Always learning. Time is money! Keep up the good work! Thanks for the video!

[@erl1544]

The home owner has a nice lawn for having so much leaf cover. Must be fescue.

[@brandonflores3330]

Out of pure curiosity how much did you charge this customer? This looks really cool!

[@tkdrgnon]

Seems like a really expensive machine Just to push leaves when a large tarp works really well too to drag them

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

It is for sure, but we only use it for a few minutes at a time!

[@johnsherwood9960]

Need to mount strobes on the rear of the trailers

[@gregdevereux3798]

Just an idea but if you got the flail mower for the ventrac you could mulch them before you vacuum. I'm not impressed with the shredding of the billy goat.

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

I'm not quite sure its designed to do that but I wouldn't mind owning one!

[@johnberry1107]

We prefer shredding / mowing fall debris. Gets free fertility and saves collecting & hauling. Carbon savings. Stay safe.

[@daviddespai8456]

What gets me is the constant direction giving with a leaf blower. They are leaf blowers you can’t really mess it up been doing it for years just let them blow the leaves

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

There's actually a bit more to it than that. The wind changes direction a lot, the pointing is mainly to point out where we are making a windrow away from obstacles so the Ventrac can push it effectively, working as a team to blow leaves around corners, working from front to back on a large pile together to move it where it needs to go, etc. Quite a lot going on being directed as a team by hand signals they are looking out for so we don't have to shout over the equipment to communicate! :)

[@willhr3soccer]

I was thinking the same thing. It was like every 5 secs you were giving orders. And that’s taking into account the vid speed up. And crossing in front of their paths and slowing down progress. I understand wind direction changes. But not that often. Let’s get real. If they are new guys I could understand some of that guidance. But even then. Not that much. Seems like you just got that boss mentality of being better. And just want to hear yourself talk. I’m sure your guys want to do a good job. But don’t think there’s the need to give none stop orders and micro manage. Please bring yourself down a level off that pedestal. Also couple things to cut time and save money. Stretch that hose out more when vacuuming. Goes a lot faster and mulches better. And when pushing the leaves. No need to go back and forth like you did. Just drive a path or two of the highest buildup. And go back to blowing. When in corners or like by the front door. Blow in a circular pattern. Seen you did it a couple times but didn’t follow thru completely. Other than that. Good job. Looks good.

[@brandoningram4390]

​@@willhr3soccer I couldn't of said it better myself!!! Everything single word u said I was thinking myself...like c'mon now their leaf blowing,it can't be really too much to it....

[@commonlogic3.14]

Your bottle neck seems to be vacuum to save time you could have it running as soon as you show up.

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

So with the Ventrac leaf plow, it kinda of packs them into compact leaf mats in the pile, this being one of the first jobs we used it on large scale, we figured that out as we went along. We are planning to upgrade to a much bigger vac this season!

[@commonlogic3.14]

@@sawyerslawncareservice Fun to watch that is a massive amount of leaves!

[@famousamoso7]

Just thinking out loud, with these type jobs, have you ever considered partering with a roll off dumpster company and rented a skid steer by the week to collect the leaves? Seems like it takes an awful lot of time to suck them up with the vacuum. With roll off duspter and skid steer, you could quickly load the leaves in by machine.

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

It does take a minute to get it loaded, but it's just a part of the job! We charge by the labor hour for our Fall cleanup services. That particular set of euipment rentals would probably be cost effective for some landscape jobs but not for us when it comes to leaves 🙂

[@famousamoso7]

@@sawyerslawncareservice right right, just wanst sure how beneficial it would be for renting those services for the few weeks you do leaves. Obviously it would cost money for rentals but if you could then take on more jobs it might equate to more money.

[@johnvalencia7488]

Wouldn't it be easier to just burn the leaves at the property? Just a West Coaster here, who doesn't know any better, but I am wondering. 👍

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

Yeah.. That's not really something you should do. I have seen it done, but that is asking for all sorts of trouble!

[@fabianvansteph5054]

The Leafspusher is nearly the biggest Timekiller ive ever seen ! You have all the Leafs in one Line , why are you pushing it instead of sucking it in with something like a Lownmower ? Bigger Version i mean :D

[@lewishawks2258]

How long did it take you to that yard

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

I believe a little over 3 hours with 3 people 👍

[@Lakecenterlawncare]

@@sawyerslawncareservice That's 9 man hours. Way too long!

[@joshuapettyjohn1424]

I give in...😮

[@roseredm6663]

where do the leaves you removed go? How heavy was this load? The leaf vacuum reminds of some Dr Suess machines I remember seeing.

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

Hello! Our leaves go to multiple local disposal facilities that process it into premium mulch for the following season to be used in Landscape beds!

[@leonardocansela136]

Cómo te gusta la mandarina 😅

[@alyssawhelan8818]

I know right 😅😅😅

[@ronhoover5516]

My first thought watching this is that 80% of the leaves aren't even down yet

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

We do the cleanups as requested, this is when they wanted us to do the first cleanup 🙂

[@mavrikmavrik3032]

Why not just much them with a riding mower? Obviously you can’t wait until there is a foot of oak leaves on the ground to start but I much my leaves with my mower and never have to blow/rake leaves except to get them out of the beds.

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

It is up to the client when they want us to service the property. This was not a regular mowing client, we only service their property once a year upon request, so it requires a large scale cleanup!

[@mavrikmavrik3032]

@@sawyerslawncareservice I get it. My 86 yo father in law refuses to mulch his with a riding mower so he spends hours upon hours blowing and raking. But then again he still uses a push mower for his one acre lawn.

[@Chrisfragger1]

Wonder what a job of this magnitude costs?

[@sawyerslawncareservice]

This one was around $800-1000

[@Chrisfragger1]

@@sawyerslawncareservice Huh, that was unexpected. Thanks for the response. I suppose that's not too terrible a price all things considered.

[@Poconogreyhound]

If you weren't 325 miles away I would gladly accept all that leaf mulch.