Great idea! I bought the same one! I watched a video regarding this unit and the guy mounted some hooks and brackets so he could mount a rake and other items. Those come in handy.
Thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate your feedback. I think I saw the same if not a similar video on modifications. Thanks for reminding me.
I would suggest inserting a small tarp. In the bottom of the cart, maybe some magnets wire tied to the edges to hold it in place, while the leaves are being blown around inside the cart.. Then you can get the pack of leave to slide out better..
Hello We have used our agri Fab for 2 fall seasons now and it was worth every penny. For years we would rake the leaves on our one acre property, and like you, I wish we had one years ago. Did a lot of research before purchasing and I decided on the agri fab because of it's mostly metal construction and have had an agri fab sweeper for over 20 years. (well made equipment) As for the clips that hold the rear door on we just stopped using them and have had no problems as the pins are always still protruding. We cut a 6" by 6" hole in the side near the top rear and installed a piece of plexiglas to see when the hopper is getting full. Great video Cheers from Ontario.
Great video, I sell these - pro tip, we tell our customers to purchase the lower chute of the proper bagger system for their lawn mower, very easy for the end user in many ways. Keep up the on content, good stuff!
Thanks for watching the video and your comment. Normally I'm careful about things like that but I didn't expect it to be that dusty. It finally got to be too much.
Really liked your video---very thorough! I have over 160 trees shedding leaves on 5-acres and after 13 years of agony with the Agri-Fab I sold it and bought a used Trac Vac 580. WOW, Huge difference. So much so that I made a side-by-side comparison video. It's on my channel if you care to check it out.
Thanks for watching and your comments. I will check out your comparison video and channel. It was great to hear your feedback as someone else who publishes videos.
Thanks for the comment. Yes, unloading it when it's full is a challenge. I haven't devised a way to see how full it's getting while in use but am thinking on that. In the mean time, I now have a better idea how much I can pick up by area before that happens.
Thanks for the tip. I'm thinking of doing that. Plain leaves didn't work very well, but this stuff will till in nicely. I need it with the clay soil here.
The hose is made long so you can disconnect it from discharge chute at mower deck and use it as a vacuum up against house or fence or in between bushes except having to take it off and on might be a pain
Thanks for watching and your comment. I, too, suspected that the long hose was for the detached pickup with the adapter they sell. I'm reluctant to shorten it since I'm sure it will grow shorter on each end over time from wear at the attach points. I'm thinking about how to improve the suspension for now.
@ Thank you for replying Fred I really enjoyed your video and I have to say that you did a great job thinking it through to get everything to fit. Take care and stay safe
Thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate the feedback. My Dad was a stickler for maintenance on the farm when I was a kid and I carried on the practice.
Interesting. Different than the DR for sure. I would engineer up a better way to open the back. Seems odd you have pins that will get dropped and disappear in the leaves, then you're stuck. I would put the pins on lanyards at least.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Yes, I plan on putting lanyards on the pins. I learned a few things while using it. Over all, it works great and is a huge time saver
@@newventurenewday Yes they sure are. I use gator G5 blades and still have enough vacuum but mulches leaves up even smaller for less dumps :-) Hope you like using yours.
Just an observation. Loved the video. I would put some kind of chain or Stainless wire on those pins so that when you pull them out they stay on the cart and no risk of losing in the clippings. The hose also looks to be a little long and mabe there is a reason for that but in your present setup the curves in the hose slow the velocity through the hose thus creating the blockages. Otherwise a great video and nice not to have to rake or blow all those leaves. Trees are nice But????
Thanks for the comments! I, too, think the hose is a bit long but didn't want to alter it just yet until I find out why. Could be just to cover the bases on different setups. Great idea on the pins. They would be easier to pull and I'd know where they are,
Just bought a like new 2008 Agri-Fab Mow-N-Vac and with the noise and ear protection hard to tell from sound when wagon is about full. How can one tell when about full so I don’t plug adapter and hose? I watched for vac to quit picking up leaves but it kept filling storage pushing back door out with only the two tarp straps holding exposed load in. Any suggestions much appreciated!Thanks
Thanks for watching and commenting. No, I haven't come up with a solution yet for knowing when it's full. I'm going to work on that more in the coming summer before the next use in the fall.
@@newventurenewday i have had my cylone rake for 13 years and had to put a new impeller on it this year after several years the impeller will get brittle my cannister is rubber lined cloth .you can fill of the cannister when it gets full and leaves will come out of the side of the shoot.when full it has two tongues which lets you back it up with ease.The factory will give you a deck attachment that fits your deck and a vanguard motor that starts on first pull lol
Great idea! I bought the same one! I watched a video regarding this unit and the guy mounted some hooks and brackets so he could mount a rake and other items. Those come in handy.
Thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate your feedback. I think I saw the same if not a similar video on modifications. Thanks for reminding me.
I would suggest inserting a small tarp. In the bottom of the cart, maybe some magnets wire tied to the edges to hold it in place, while the leaves are being blown around inside the cart..
Then you can get the pack of leave to slide out better..
Thanks for the tip!
Hello
We have used our agri Fab for 2 fall seasons now and it was worth every penny.
For years we would rake the leaves on our one acre property, and like you, I wish we had one years ago.
Did a lot of research before purchasing and I decided on the agri fab because of it's mostly metal construction
and have had an agri fab sweeper for over 20 years. (well made equipment)
As for the clips that hold the rear door on we just stopped using them and have had no problems as the pins are always still protruding.
We cut a 6" by 6" hole in the side near the top rear and installed a piece of plexiglas to see when the hopper is getting full.
Great video
Cheers from Ontario.
Thank you for watching and your suggestions. I appreciate your feedback.
Great video, I sell these - pro tip, we tell our customers to purchase the lower chute of the proper bagger system for their lawn mower, very easy for the end user in many ways. Keep up the on content, good stuff!
Thanks for watching and commenting! Great tip. I had a brief thought along those lines but figured I'd use what I had. It worked out OK.
@newventurenewday you did a great job!
Great video! I laughed when you mentioned a dust mask. I say it to myself every time I dump a load of leaves!
Thanks for watching the video and your comment. Normally I'm careful about things like that but I didn't expect it to be that dusty. It finally got to be too much.
Amazing and satisfying video!
Thank you!
Wonderful machine. What a help that is.
Thanks for watching and commenting. It really did make a difference!
Really liked your video---very thorough! I have over 160 trees shedding leaves on 5-acres and after 13 years of agony with the Agri-Fab I sold it and bought a used Trac Vac 580. WOW, Huge difference. So much so that I made a side-by-side comparison video. It's on my channel if you care to check it out.
Thanks for watching and your comments. I will check out your comparison video and channel. It was great to hear your feedback as someone else who publishes videos.
I checked it out an commented. Great thorough comparison. Thanks
Great video...Maybe emptying it a little sooner before it's too compacted would help?
Thanks for the comment. Yes, unloading it when it's full is a challenge. I haven't devised a way to see how full it's getting while in use but am thinking on that. In the mean time, I now have a better idea how much I can pick up by area before that happens.
Great fertilizer the best put around garden bed
Thanks for the tip. I'm thinking of doing that. Plain leaves didn't work very well, but this stuff will till in nicely. I need it with the clay soil here.
@newventurenewday if half clay soil use lots of sand and manure,shedded leafs are good insulation for flower bed act as fertilizer.
Thanks for sharing
You're welcome.
Great stuff, I wonder if a pitchfork just to help loosen it up might be good enough. Keep doing the lords work.
Thanks for the support and the tip!
Shorten the discharge chute so it doesn't drag on the ground.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Yes, it is longer than necessary and I plan to deal with that. I left it as is for this first use.
The hose is made long so you can disconnect it from discharge chute at mower deck and use it as a vacuum up against house or fence or in between bushes except having to take it off and on might be a pain
Thanks for watching and your comment. I, too, suspected that the long hose was for the detached pickup with the adapter they sell. I'm reluctant to shorten it since I'm sure it will grow shorter on each end over time from wear at the attach points. I'm thinking about how to improve the suspension for now.
@ Thank you for replying Fred I really enjoyed your video and I have to say that you did a great job thinking it through to get everything to fit. Take care and stay safe
Great video, but Cyclone Rake XL is less work when dump
Thanks for your recommendation. I'll check it out.
Good plan to equipment maintained I follow that policy too
Thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate the feedback. My Dad was a stickler for maintenance on the farm when I was a kid and I carried on the practice.
either shorten your flex hose or raise the support arm for the flex tube to keep it off the the ground.
Thanks!
Thanks for the video, I would check the air filters on both engines after every use and wear an air mask to avoid a lung infection.
Thanks for watching and the great tip! I'll be sure to do that!
Interesting. Different than the DR for sure. I would engineer up a better way to open the back. Seems odd you have pins that will get dropped and disappear in the leaves, then you're stuck. I would put the pins on lanyards at least.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Yes, I plan on putting lanyards on the pins. I learned a few things while using it. Over all, it works great and is a huge time saver
@@newventurenewday Yes they sure are. I use gator G5 blades and still have enough vacuum but mulches leaves up even smaller for less dumps :-) Hope you like using yours.
Works like Tony the Tiger use to say ( Just Great ) 😊😊😊
A pitch fork my word for the unload.
Thanks for the suggestion.
Just an observation. Loved the video. I would put some kind of chain or Stainless wire on those pins so that when you pull them out they stay on the cart and no risk of losing in the clippings. The hose also looks to be a little long and mabe there is a reason for that but in your present setup the curves in the hose slow the velocity through the hose thus creating the blockages. Otherwise a great video and nice not to have to rake or blow all those leaves. Trees are nice But????
Thanks for the comments! I, too, think the hose is a bit long but didn't want to alter it just yet until I find out why. Could be just to cover the bases on different setups. Great idea on the pins. They would be easier to pull and I'd know where they are,
Just bought a like new 2008 Agri-Fab Mow-N-Vac and with the noise and ear protection hard to tell from sound when wagon is about full. How can one tell when about full so I don’t plug adapter and hose? I watched for vac to quit picking up leaves but it kept filling storage pushing back door out with only the two tarp straps holding exposed load in. Any suggestions much appreciated!Thanks
Thanks for watching and commenting. No, I haven't come up with a solution yet for knowing when it's full. I'm going to work on that more in the coming summer before the next use in the fall.
get your self garden hoe works great for pulling leafs out cyclone rake owner
Thanks for the tip.
get a cycone rake and tou wont have all that work
Thanks for the suggestion. The Cyclone looks like a good machine, but the AgriFab was readily available.
@@newventurenewday i have had my cylone rake for 13 years and had
to put a new impeller on it this year after several years the impeller will get brittle my cannister is rubber lined cloth .you can fill of the cannister when it gets full and leaves will come out of the side of the shoot.when full it has two tongues which lets you back it up with ease.The factory will give you a deck attachment that fits your deck and a vanguard motor that starts on first pull lol
You lost your shiny machine lol
@@richfauser9290 Oh yeah, I sure did. It was a dusty mess but it's all cleaned up again. Better that than damp leaves. Thanks for watching.
Why is this video 40 minutes long. All of this could have been condensed in 10 minutes.
Thanks for watching anyway and for the advice. It's apparent I have room for improvement in future videos.
HOSE IS TO LONG !!!!! RAISE IT UP
I plan on doing that. I wanted to give it a test run first before I did. I don't like the way it drags, either. Thanks for the suggestion.
Your first mistake was not getting a DR, Agra fabs are junk
Too late now and I don't have a nearby source for a DR. So far it seems like the Agri Fab will do the job for me. Thanks for watching and commenting.