Nick Maclaren wrote:
> In article <b5ednalxLrWPQezVnZ2dnUVZ8tSdnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> "Muddymike" <MikeRogers@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
> |>
> |> > While vacuums do work better, I doubt that the cheap ones are any
> |> > more effective than a rake, either.
> |>
> |> For these reasons I use a Billy Goat vacuum. Its big, its noisy, it
uses a
> |> lot of petrol, and the bag is a pain to empty, but it sucks up
everything in
> |> its path. As soon as the rain stops for long enough I shall be using
the
> |> Billy Goat today.
>
> And it's not cheap. I never said that the large, expensive vacuums
> didn't work!
>
>
> Regards,
> Nick Maclaren.
>
>
Use one in the school where I work - cost new about £600 +vat, bags
about £80 each. Very wffective unless the leaf litter is trodden in and
damp. I believe the way to empty it is th unzip the flap of the valve
and blow the contents inta a netted enclosure. We ift the bag an empty
it into a compost heap. Somewhat overkill for a garden - we have 6
large trees and of the order of 800m2 of playground. We also have a 4
stroke blower (?Makita?) which is very effective at clearing corners and
under seating, bu only blow with the wind :-)
Malcolm
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