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Last week I purchased a Brinly Hardy lawn sweeper from Home Depot. I was looking for something to pick up pine straw (pine needles) from under the numerous white pines in my large yard.
I've used it about three times and must say, I'm quite impressed. Not only does it pick up the straw, but does so after the never ending rains we've had of late. Picks them off the grass and the ones buried in the grass.
It has a cord that runs to the hopper so you can dump it right from the tractor seat. Sure saves the back....I can vividly recall raking into windrows and then going back with the trailer and loading them. I borrowed my neighbors estate rake last spring and used it to windrow. It did a great job, but I still had to go back and pick them up. This sweeper eliminates rehandling them....you just find a suitable area to dump them and go.
Money well spent!
I've used it about three times and must say, I'm quite impressed. Not only does it pick up the straw, but does so after the never ending rains we've had of late. Picks them off the grass and the ones buried in the grass.
It has a cord that runs to the hopper so you can dump it right from the tractor seat. Sure saves the back....I can vividly recall raking into windrows and then going back with the trailer and loading them. I borrowed my neighbors estate rake last spring and used it to windrow. It did a great job, but I still had to go back and pick them up. This sweeper eliminates rehandling them....you just find a suitable area to dump them and go.
Money well spent!