Vacuums for the Outdoors


by Enrique Cleanotto - Date: 2007-03-31 - Word Count: 416 Share This!

Mention vacuums and most people think of cleaning carpets. There is a niche of commercial vacuums designed for the outdoors and they are powerful.

The fall season creates some problems for the maintenance of large lawns. Smaller homes and smaller lawns can deal with the leaf problem with a rake. Some larger lawns can make use of a blower that uses the force of air to replace the muscle power of the rake. Both of these methods have a similar drawback. They move the leaves from one place to another, but they do not remove them. A second step is needed to either burn or bag the piles of debris raked from the yard.

The solution for the maintenance of a large lawn is the commercial leaf vacuum. The leaf vacuum works in the same manner as a vacuum cleaner. A powerful motor creates a suction that sucks leafs into a hose and deposits them in a large container. The container can be rolled to another location and dumped. The vacuumed lawn looks well maintained and manicured with a minimum of effort.

There are two major styles of leaf vacs available. The first type is a push and walk behind model. The container is usually a large, but light weight wheeled cart. The engine assembly resembles a push lawn mover. In fact, most of them are equipped with Briggs and Stratton or Honda lawn mover motors. The user starts the motor and pushes the machine around the lawn in the same manner as he would vacuum a rug inside.

For larger lawns, there are several units that are designed to attach to riding lawn mowers or garden tractors. These are designed for the largest lawns. The cart is much larger as it can be easily pulled by the tractor. Most of these models are designed to work in conjunction with the lawn mower. Grass can be cut and the clippings removed at the same time that the leafs and other small litter is being vacuumed.

The leaf vacuum is a valuable tool for a landscaping operation that is concerned with creating perfectly maintained lawns. The size of the lawn is usually the main determining factor. The type and amount of trees spread across the grounds or nearby also makes a big difference. When there are large numbers of trees in the area, the total volume of debris on the lawn becomes too large a job for rakes or a simple leaf blower. It is then that the leaf vacuum is needed.


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