Are standers good for collecting leaves?

[blakerugg]

Hey im looking into a Stander 48in and need to know if anyone out there uses them for leaves. It will have either an Accelerator or a Grass Gobbler. How do they perform with leaves?

[Shasta Lake Landscaping]

There excellent
If there thin, we just mow them and there dust
medium, suck them up
thick, chop then suck!
=]

[ed2hess]

No bagging of anyleaves with our stander......plate over outlet and it chops them into dust.

[Stillwater]

Hey im looking into a Stander 48in and need to know if anyone out there uses them for leaves. It will have either an Accelerator or a Grass Gobbler. How do they perform with leaves?

they are excellent sucking up leaves but what sucks is the gobbler gets filled in 30 seconds.

[Stillwater]

Hey im looking into a Stander 48in and need to know if anyone out there uses them for leaves. It will have either an Accelerator or a Grass Gobbler. How do they perform with leaves?

before you pull the trigger on the stander take a look at the Grand Stand

[blakerugg]

they are excellent sucking up leaves but what sucks is the gobbler gets filled in 30 seconds.

good to know, thats why ill probably get the big accelerator thats extendable...

before you pull the trigger on the stander take a look at the Grand Stand

i'll look into them, but I have somewhat of a connection for wright and exmark

[hackitdown]

I know you asked about a Stander, but...The larger collection systems on ZTRs are better for fall cleanups in New England. Even with the larger capacity, they fill up very fast. We use the mower as a final sweep/vac on cleanups...after doing 95% of the leaf removal with backpacks, walk-behind blower, rake+tarp, and jrco leaf plow.

[blakerugg]

I know you asked about a Stander, but...The larger collection systems on ZTRs are better for fall cleanups in New England. Even with the larger capacity, they fill up very fast. We use the mower as a final sweep/vac on cleanups...after doing 95% of the leaf removal with backpacks, walk-behind blower, rake+tarp, and jrco leaf plow.

the leaf plow looks pretty interesting, im assuming it has worked out well for you?

[hackitdown]

the leaf plow looks pretty interesting, im assuming it has worked out well for you?

It works really well. The weird thing is, it mostly takes the place of the walk-behind blower. We use the backpacks until we have piles which are too big to move quickly with blowers. Then I push the piles wherever they need to go with the plow. It does not leave a clean lawn behind by any means, but we just have one guy with a backpack keep blowing leaves back into the pile, then I keep plowing the pile away. It is an amazing time saver.

[LawnGuy73]

they are excellent sucking up leaves but what sucks is the gobbler gets filled in 30 seconds.

I agree with this 100%, Wright Stander is by far the best stand up mower on the market. They work great for sucking leaves, but I would recommend going with some type of collection system (we run Pro-Vac on all of ours) rather then the Grass Gobbler.

[lifetree]

I agree with this 100%, Wright Stander is by far the best stand up mower on the market. They work great for sucking leaves, but I would recommend going with some type of collection system (we run Pro-Vac on all of ours) rather then the Grass Gobbler.

That collection system on front of the Stander looks a little ******ed ... just to my eye !!

[LawnGuy73]

That collection system on front of the Stander looks a little ******ed ... just to my eye !!

I really don't care what it looks like, its how it performs. I don't buy lawn mowers and other equipment for the looks, I buy them for reliability and performance. :hammerhead:

[DRM Ventures]

me too...that's why I have just gone from Standers to Grandstands.......the quality of cut is beyond compare

[cowboytim]

grandstand are the biggest pile of junk. They need to fix the problems and then they might be ok. stick with the wright . They do chop up well but for the higher end jobs get a collection system or use a walker.before you pull the trigger on the stander take a look at the Grand Stand

[LawnGuy73]

grandstand are the biggest pile of junk. They need to fix the problems and then they might be ok. stick with the wright . They do chop up well but for the higher end jobs get a collection system or use a walker.

Oh no, this is going to cause problems....... I can already hear the pissing and moaning! :laugh:

[DRM Ventures]

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