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Originally Posted by punkid
Well I wanted to bring this topic back up.
Now that Fall has been in full swing. the sweeper has been used allot, I'm still learning the best technique. Up until this weekend I've been running two to threes laps with the mower and the chute pointed in. Then the forth lap I shut the blades off and run the sweeper to pick up everything, then rinse and repeat.
Well now after a couple cold spells and some big wind last night I need a new technique. the blades just can't push all the leaves out and it gets clogged, then when I run the sweeper over it, I am full halfway through the lap.
So the new idea is to just sweep first then follow with a mow/sweep.
I will say it sure beats raking any-day. hahaha.
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I say mow the lawn like you normally would - blow the first round or two in and then blow it all out from there. When your done, hook up your sweeper and cut your yard into "lands" section it off and run up and down, once you have done a couple rips, you go dump it then go back for more. The beauty of this...if your grass is healthy, you can run up one way and then right back down beside it - will give you the look of a striped lawn. It will look like a ball fields when your done. Trust me, with some work (and now that you have the tools) your neighbours will be oogling your lawn. It has taken me almost 5 years, but half of my lawn is like shag carpet....you can walk in it and your foot prints are left there perfectly. The outlaws make fun of my front lawn looking like a carpet. I say they are just wishing they had their own carpeted front lawn.