trac-vacs

[jrservices]

hi to all as this is my first post, a little info about me.i have approximately fifteen accounts,as i have a full-time job i only do this part-time.my question is,have any of you had any experience with trac-vac leaf-loaders?we purchased one this year/have been really pleasedwith it.any replies appreciated.[][]

[GrassMaster]

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<b>Welcome to the Lawnservicing Forum Community, jrservices!</b> []

[Zack.]

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Are you talking about a truck loader or a leaf vac for a mower?

I've tried a Trac-vac on a WB that was good for picking up twigs & debris during spring clean-ups. Clogs if you use it on heavy stuff.

[jrservices]

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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Zack.</i>
<br />Are you talking about a truck loader or a leaf vac for a mower?

I've tried a Trac-vac on a WB that was good for picking up twigs & debris during spring clean-ups. Clogs if you use it on heavy stuff.



<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">zack,its a truck-loader.this one has 11-horsepower engine.we mounted it on a 6x12 landscaping trailer that we enclosed with four foot high sides.has worked good,really breaks leaves down so they take a lot less room with less trips to dump.

[qualitylandscaping]

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I wish I had one! I think I'm going to buy one for next season..

[Zack.]

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jrservices, are you really sure you need that loader?

I have a Billy Goat loader that used to see alot of use during leaf season but since we've switched to mulching the most work it does is picking up piles for other LCO's & homeowners who are bagging or tarping. Still make a nice $$$ with it but generally not used for my accounts.

[jrservices]

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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Zack.</i>
<br />jrservices, are you really sure you need that loader?

I have a Billy Goat loader that used to see alot of use during leaf season but since we've switched to mulching the most work it does is picking up piles for other LCO's & homeowners who are bagging or tarping. Still make a nice $$$ with it but generally not used for my accounts.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">zack/yeah,we certainly use it a lot.not too many of my customers are cut with mulcher.we have picked up a lot of work also from homeownwers who pay to have their leaves picked up curbside in addotion to our regular customers.has more than paid for itself in a short period of time.[]

[jrservices]

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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by qualitylandscaping</i>
<br />I wish I had one! I think I'm going to buy one for next season..
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">quality,if you do a large amount of leaf removal or cleanups versus mulching,you probably will like it .i see giant-vac also offers one,it looks pretty good,but i dont know as much about theirs.

[qualitylandscaping]

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jrservices,

I'm still not set on buying one... Most of the towns in my area offer free roadside pickup of leaves and grass clippings 2x per week from Nov. 1st until Nov. 31st.. So vacuming leaves from the curb won't make me any money. I think I'm going to buy a billy goat, and make the work on the lawn a little easier and less time consuming than bagging with my mower...