I own a lot of leaf removal equipment. There are two ways to do this, build it your self or pay for commercial grade equipment. You did a great job. Congrats!
same i got plenty of old lawnmower engines fams belts pulleys woods is that it ohhj wait an imagination i am planning on make some sort of thing like this i hope you can make one too if you like
You did a great job with that set up!!! I'm doing the same with my scag mower, I got the blower for it and the trailer and leaf box. I just have to bye 6 feet of cyclone hose then I'm off to the races!!! Thanks!!!
Now, this is what I'm talking about. I've watched numerous videos of people shredding a couple handful of leaves. Give me a break! I have 18 enormous trees on a 1/3 acre lot! I need a leaf collection and shredder like this with some balls! Nice video!
Shades of my youth. We bought our blower and mower deck adapter, but everything else was adaptation using ply and 1/4 inch screen. The back door on the plywood box was just two pieces of angle iron set off the back of the box half an inch so the door would slide in and make a tight fit. Leaves looked the same - pull the door off and they were packed tight and you had to fork them out. The leaves come out so packed tight and heavy that they don't blow anywhere when the wind blows.
If theres a better leave vacuum video on you tube i have,nt seen it..went until the rain come to wet your leaves and then throw coffie grounds over them you will have the best of compost in a year. ty for a great video...frank in ireland here.
This look great and fun to work with, I'm sure many will love to own one. For my suggestion is that, Vacuum Bag. Like those use in home vacuum, reusable or replaceable.
My two year old son's new favorite video. "Mama, can I watch the machine?" The Village Garage by Brian Karas has an elephant truck. We had never heard of that before and so we found your video to show to my son to help him understand. "It's really cool and I can't believe it happened. It sounded really loud like a motorcycle." (Eva, age 5)
ah ha ha ha, sitting here randomly clicking videos about making a leaf vacuum attachment for my mower and didn't realize where I landed. I should have known you would approach this already. thank you.
The trailer impeller can be simple paddle type less efficient than a carefully made centrifugal but easy to repair as it wears or gets hit by stones or larger bits of wood/sticks.
One of the best ones I've seen yet ! I still like mine better but this one is GREAT ! Damned good job ! If you could make the trailer higher you could add a dump feature to it ! At any rate, beats the HELL out of raking don't it ! Nice job !
That thing is cool as hell. Bet it works great for regular grass as well, keeping the clippings off the lawn. Kinda like a bagging lawnmower on steroids.
I love this so much that I also built one....I already had the yard cart and spend 42 bucks on lumber and made the carts walls and back...I happened to have a friend with a used wood chipper that needed an engine....I took it a part and removed the cutters. The shafts were different but I had bushings....I mounted the motor , but had to put the motor on the other side of the chipper housing as the motor tuned in the wrong direction...Some reverse wood engineering solved the problem.....It works great and I'm waiting on finding some hose....But for right now I just rake the leaves to the cart.....
Not exactly elegant but apparently does a damn fine job, especially considering the length of the hose and the amount of power on that vac set up. And I like how you elongated the cart; that is the drawback in most of the OEM designs, they have to top-feed a short load bed and with the limited throw space they stack up very fast inside. Looked like it was really functioning at the peak of the configuration. Wild stroke, neighbor...well done...
just amazing, 2 quick questions.... 1) do the blades of the lawnmower run when you suck the leaves?? 2) how can you find the time to think about, create , build all these wonderful tools. I would love to be leaving close to you to learn. Congrats Pat
Your video blew me away. Too bad this has not translated into a commercial product. Perhaps you should consider taking orders from a heck of a lot of frustrated guys out here. If I worked for one of the companies like Stihl I would be knocking on your door.
+Matthias Wandel The only ones that I have found are a $1,000 up to $3,000 and many have had reviews that related to terrible customer service, frequent breakdowns, etc. I am OK with spending significant money but with a company that makes good on its product and where the reports from customers are mostly favorable. For example, here in the USA, stores like Costco and even Lowes allows you to return items that you are dissatisfied with with minimal to no hassle. On the Internet, Amazon has a great return policy. But many other manufacturers disappear after the purchase. I am even finding basic garden tools that breakdown after less than one year of use. A great invention coupled with good customer service is a sure bet. You seem to have the great invention.
DR brush mowers make one as does Cyclone Rake and Fleet Farm stores sells one but I forgot the name of the product. only problem is they start at better than A thousand buck's and on A pensioners salary that's way out of line. Saw one (Cyclone Rake) at an auction last Saturday that sold for 800 buck's used! No thanks. I'm going to start hunting stuff to build my own.
So why not all the trees loose leaves ? Leaves fall down before winter when nothing grow. Shade would have this effect. Leaves are just a waste of energy in winter.
Great idea! You may want to out on some hearing protection . I went deaf from being around running machines. Only then did I find out hearing damage is accumulative.
@wvb93 it's that, but not entirely. grass tips are actually very resistant to damage, it's more the roots that are the weak part. as the leaves break into smaller peices they start to form matted up sheets that suffocate the grass roots of air and water. (even grass roots need oxygen). it's why "paths" form in grass after being walked on excessively. the loose top soil becomes so compacted that voids holding oxygen and water are collapsed and starve the root.
A boat propeller of the right size would be rediculously heavy, never mind expensive (even at scrap metal prices). If you don't want to make an impeller, this project is not for you.
I'm thinking you could simply use the original cowling and a high-lift blade. Strip the handlebar and wheels off, fab up the reducer for the bottom, and mount the whole mower to the trailer.
I am just curious why some people still bag leaves, I mean why not just make a mulch cover and mulch them up and keep all those nutrients in the ground for spring? Free fertilizer and much much easier! Good job with the setup tho
I agree, leaving piles of leaves kills grass, gotta do something with them. but I meant that if u were to mulch the leaves up it would be better for the lawn than bagging. Should be done several times throughout the season for best results tho. whatever you are used to and personal preferences..I'm just saying I prefer mulching. cheers
I do yard work as a job but usually I blow the leaves into the street into one big pile then run a push mower over them slowly with a bag attached and mulch the leaves. Whatever doesn't get sucked up can be shoveled into a can or bag because it turns into basically a dust.
I have 40 large trees in my front yard and 2 sides of my property are lined with forest. I would have to be out mulching leaves every day to keep up. Aslo too much mulching is bad for the lawn. Leaves take s long time to decompose even when mulched and all that debris will actually keep water and nutrients from getting to the roots. Tannins in the leaves are also not great for grass
I note that you mention in the page mentioned that the tip speed is 40m/s, 144km/h. It's 14"*pi*(3500/60)/s, or 65m/s, 234km/h, 144MPH. Pesky imperial/metric units! :) Over 2.5* the energy of the lower speed.
Nice video, Matthias. I wish my yard was a bit flatter and had a fewer trees so I could use something like that. Too many sharp turns and slope in the yard to use a rider.
daniel george Or add one part manure to five parts of leaves and get a perfect compost. While composting it generates heat (50 - 70 °C / 155 °F), which can be used to warm the house or even slow-cooking.
Seeing all theses leafs getting sucked up leaving a nice green lawn gives me a strange satisfaction
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Yes, it's like a vacuum cleaner on a very dirty carpet. :-)
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:54 the impeller is custom built. I'd love to see it!
probably the most efficient systems I've seen on TH-cam...
I used to run my mower and chop them up... then leave as mulch over the winter... I like his idea of collection and composting. Very nice.
I own a lot of leaf removal equipment. There are two ways to do this, build it your self or pay for commercial grade equipment. You did a great job. Congrats!
Damn I'm just now getting this after 8 years, I could've had one built by now.
same i got plenty of old lawnmower engines fams belts pulleys woods is that it ohhj wait an imagination i am planning on make some sort of thing like this i hope you can make one too if you like
Amazing how effective it is. You need to patent this thing and sell it as an attachment to any standard riding lawn mowers.
it's not a novel idea.
Fester Blats commie
The patent office would laugh you out to the street if you think vacuums are new.
the best I had seen to collect the leaves , very smart John Lenon !!
You did a great job with that set up!!! I'm doing the same with my scag mower, I got the blower for it and the trailer and leaf box. I just have to bye 6 feet of cyclone hose then I'm off to the races!!! Thanks!!!
Now, this is what I'm talking about. I've watched numerous videos of people shredding a couple handful of leaves. Give me a break! I have 18 enormous trees on a 1/3 acre lot! I need a leaf collection and shredder like this with some balls! Nice video!
Shades of my youth. We bought our blower and mower deck adapter, but everything else was adaptation using ply and 1/4 inch screen. The back door on the plywood box was just two pieces of angle iron set off the back of the box half an inch so the door would slide in and make a tight fit. Leaves looked the same - pull the door off and they were packed tight and you had to fork them out. The leaves come out so packed tight and heavy that they don't blow anywhere when the wind blows.
Depends on your perspective. The trees want the leaves on the ground to help suppress undergrowth. But some of us like grass under the trees.
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Thanks for sharing this video with us. I think it's the best one I've seen home made.
If theres a better leave vacuum video on you tube i have,nt seen it..went until the rain come to wet your leaves and then throw coffie grounds over them you will have the best of compost in a year. ty for a great video...frank in ireland here.
Watching this on a rainy day makes me want the summer back
I did this a lot today with my agri-fab sweeper. It's not nearly as industrial as this, but also works well.
Thank you for not putting stupid music over your video, awesome build and video.
This look great and fun to work with, I'm sure many will love to own one.
For my suggestion is that, Vacuum Bag. Like those use in home vacuum, reusable or replaceable.
My two year old son's new favorite video. "Mama, can I watch the machine?" The Village Garage by Brian Karas has an elephant truck. We had never heard of that before and so we found your video to show to my son to help him understand.
"It's really cool and I can't believe it happened. It sounded really loud like a motorcycle." (Eva, age 5)
Works better than the $1,500 one! Well done.
Yes. It collects clippings as well.
i like the simplicity of your trailer the whole rig loos thrifty. GREAT
Omg! I want your leaves for compost, great invention by the way.
You know what would make this even better...Turbo... !!
ah ha ha ha, sitting here randomly clicking videos about making a leaf vacuum attachment for my mower and didn't realize where I landed. I should have known you would approach this already. thank you.
Could you show us the custom made impeller? I'd like to make one like it. This looks great. Especially how the vacuum helps offload the trailer.
I'd like to see that too.
I look foreward to going to the cinema to watch "Leaf Vacum", because I like the trailer.
This was really great. I can see you doing a channel of other people's home built machines!
Wow man you beasted that lawn, nice innovation
When the blades on that lawn tractor and the vacuum trailer are on, it sounds like the lawn tractor at my cabin when the blades are on.
Look, he's helping the environment...
The trailer impeller can be simple paddle type less efficient than a carefully made centrifugal but easy to repair as it wears or gets hit by stones or larger bits of wood/sticks.
One of the best ones I've seen yet ! I still like mine better but this one is GREAT ! Damned good job ! If you could make the trailer higher you could add a dump feature to it ! At any rate, beats the HELL out of raking don't it ! Nice job !
That is very cool. Wish you lived near me. I haves tons of Oak Tree Leaves all over my Lawn.
That thing is cool as hell. Bet it works great for regular grass as well, keeping the clippings off the lawn. Kinda like a bagging lawnmower on steroids.
It's the best way to pick up leaves!
This is awesome, nicely done. Looks like it works very well.
Simple idea, very well executed. Well done indeed.
Great build. I will be doing the same shortly.
Extremely effective! Nice design.
Did you notice the URL at the end of the video?
I believe this embodies the phrase "Work smarter, not harder!".
I love this so much that I also built one....I already had the yard cart and spend 42 bucks on lumber and made the carts walls and back...I happened to have a friend with a used wood chipper that needed an engine....I took it a part and removed the cutters. The shafts were different but I had bushings....I mounted the motor , but had to put the motor on the other side of the chipper housing as the motor tuned in the wrong direction...Some reverse wood engineering solved the problem.....It works great and I'm waiting on finding some hose....But for right now I just rake the leaves to the cart.....
im curious on the impeller, id love to be able to build a version of this but building a impeller for that motor is so beyond me
see linked article.
Not exactly elegant but apparently does a damn fine job, especially considering the length of the hose and the amount of power on that vac set up. And I like how you elongated the cart; that is the drawback in most of the OEM designs, they have to top-feed a short load bed and with the limited throw space they stack up very fast inside. Looked like it was really functioning at the peak of the configuration. Wild stroke, neighbor...well done...
Nice work, I would make something as well if I had that many leaves
I didn't know john lennon was still alive.
😂😂
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Badass man, awesome build, great video! I will be making one of these!
just amazing, 2 quick questions....
1) do the blades of the lawnmower run when you suck the leaves??
2) how can you find the time to think about, create , build all these wonderful tools.
I would love to be leaving close to you to learn.
Congrats
Pat
Those ground up leaves make great compost.
this is the best idea i have ever seen. is lawn mower working like if you mow?
Your video blew me away. Too bad this has not translated into a commercial product. Perhaps you should consider taking orders from a heck of a lot of frustrated guys out here. If I worked for one of the companies like Stihl I would be knocking on your door.
+Stephen Strum There has been commercial products that do this for quite some time, predating this setup.
+Matthias Wandel
The only ones that I have found are a $1,000 up to $3,000 and many have had reviews that related to terrible customer service, frequent breakdowns, etc. I am OK with spending significant money but with a company that makes good on its product and where the reports from customers are mostly favorable. For example, here in the USA, stores like Costco and even Lowes allows you to return items that you are dissatisfied with with minimal to no hassle. On the Internet, Amazon has a great return policy. But many other manufacturers disappear after the purchase. I am even finding basic garden tools that breakdown after less than one year of use. A great invention coupled with good customer service is a sure bet. You seem to have the great invention.
DR brush mowers make one as does Cyclone Rake and Fleet Farm stores sells one but I forgot the name of the product. only problem is they start at better than A thousand buck's and on A pensioners salary that's way out of line.
Saw one (Cyclone Rake) at an auction last Saturday that sold for 800 buck's used! No thanks. I'm going to start hunting stuff to build my own.
+Matthias Wandel I have not checked all your videos but is there a build guide on this setup?
+benny42000 I should specify. Is there a video or photo of internal workings of the impeller?
Insanely cool and fun to watch!
Good video from the start of the year
Nice, comes in handy with that big yard. I would use a dust mask.
Nice Job! I was going to say that too bad the blower couldn't mulch as well, but from looking at the finished pile I guess you wouldn't need it
So why not all the trees loose leaves ?
Leaves fall down before winter when nothing grow.
Shade would have this effect.
Leaves are just a waste of energy in winter.
It also compresses the leaves. Love it.
that's the darndest thing...my dad would love it!
This is amazing and awesome blower !!! Thanks for this video !!!
Great idea!
You may want to out on some hearing protection . I went deaf from being around running machines. Only then did I find out hearing damage is accumulative.
Jerry Chambliss
WHAT?
helo guys,,you are the greatest
im gona build one very sooon,thaks for the idea
keep the good work
@wvb93 it's that, but not entirely. grass tips are actually very resistant to damage, it's more the roots that are the weak part. as the leaves break into smaller peices they start to form matted up sheets that suffocate the grass roots of air and water. (even grass roots need oxygen). it's why "paths" form in grass after being walked on excessively. the loose top soil becomes so compacted that voids holding oxygen and water are collapsed and starve the root.
Interesting, nice build
love to see the custom impeller.
Semplice ed intelligente!bravo!!!
You should make a video on how you made this machine
When I seen the title saying "trailer" I thought you were making a movie about a leaf vacuum, LOL.
A boat propeller of the right size would be rediculously heavy, never mind expensive (even at scrap metal prices). If you don't want to make an impeller, this project is not for you.
Leaf it out, that's just brilliant
Wow. Now this is a great idea!!!
That works better then i tought it was going to.
he could make serious money with this thing!
Cool! You really cruise along at a good clip too.
Hell of a great job!!!!
you could make this ground driven ..that trailer looks heavy enough ..good job, looks good.
Thanks for sharing but would have appreciated seeing the impeller itself so I could copy.
I'm thinking you could simply use the original cowling and a high-lift blade. Strip the handlebar and wheels off, fab up the reducer for the bottom, and mount the whole mower to the trailer.
I am just curious why some people still bag leaves, I mean why not just make a mulch cover and mulch them up and keep all those nutrients in the ground for spring? Free fertilizer and much much easier! Good job with the setup tho
minor problem - leaving piles of leaves on the grass tends to kill it.
I agree, leaving piles of leaves kills grass, gotta do something with them. but I meant that if u were to mulch the leaves up it would be better for the lawn than bagging. Should be done several times throughout the season for best results tho. whatever you are used to and personal preferences..I'm just saying I prefer mulching. cheers
frozenfirestix mulching is for the unintelligent
I do yard work as a job but usually I blow the leaves into the street into one big pile then run a push mower over them slowly with a bag attached and mulch the leaves. Whatever doesn't get sucked up can be shoveled into a can or bag because it turns into basically a dust.
I have 40 large trees in my front yard and 2 sides of my property are lined with forest. I would have to be out mulching leaves every day to keep up. Aslo too much mulching is bad for the lawn. Leaves take s long time to decompose even when mulched and all that debris will actually keep water and nutrients from getting to the roots. Tannins in the leaves are also not great for grass
i like this and its simple , great job and ty for sharing ! :) , gonna build same thing now
Love this video, thanks!!
Lol I need this for my neighbor ,he is retired and is always trying to leaf blow the shit out of his yard ,he also has no grass in his yard anymore XD
Man that looks like fun.
Amazing!!
Congratulations!
Imagine trying to fight those leaves without such a machine!
CLEANING THE YARD! - Like A Boss
Zelo inovativno. Bravo!
wow that's great! Thanks for share.
I note that you mention in the page mentioned that the tip speed is 40m/s, 144km/h.
It's 14"*pi*(3500/60)/s, or 65m/s, 234km/h, 144MPH.
Pesky imperial/metric units! :)
Over 2.5* the energy of the lower speed.
you seriously need to patent and sell this.
Extremely satisfying
Nice video, Matthias. I wish my yard was a bit flatter and had a fewer trees so I could use something like that. Too many sharp turns and slope in the yard to use a rider.
Guess it's cheaper than buying the one they show on TV. LoL 😂 I can sure use one
Good work , try using a larger mesh for your filter and you will get much better performance ....any fabric store has mesh fabric
thans mike! this got me goin to make me one !
this is practical and genius!
Smart man!! Great invention
Dam nice set up.
you can make briquettes out of those leafs
daniel george Or add one part manure to five parts of leaves and get a perfect compost. While composting it generates heat (50 - 70 °C / 155 °F), which can be used to warm the house or even slow-cooking.
Wow that's awesome 😊
Wow. Those commercial collectors mite have to drop their prices now. That's easy to build.
Awesome work