Here in Northern NJ the acorns have been falling like crazy the past few weeks. Worst i've seen it in years. Anyone have any suggestions of ways to clean them up? Grass is still growing pretty good so cutting is being done weekly. You guys cleaning them up with each visit? Whats the best way even with a strong back back they dont go very far. Or is waiting to the end better? You charge extra for that or is it included. Time adds up quick trying to clean them up.
Best way to clean up acorns?
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I personally like the brush. Works great for anti-skid clean-up in the Spring also.....
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Wow ok, and the brush doesnt seem to hurt the lawn?
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what is anti-skid clean up?
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Picked up a Paddle head for my shindaiwa 242 with just for the acorns this year. I would like to see it action vs. apples and pears.
http://www.shindaiwa.com/_images/products/multitools/standard/powerbroom.jpg
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Just picked up a Stihl paddle power brush today. GOING TO TRY IT OUT TOMORROW AND SEE IF IT WORKS OUT.
definately the way to go lol
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someone video that paddle broom in action!
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you could just burn them off-lol :blob2:
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Dude that was so funny I made it part of my sig!! I almost fell out of my chair when I read it!!!
Yes...things like these destroy grass.
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yeah but where would the nuts be located at???????:laugh:
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LOL :laugh:
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They're real bad here in western PA. I was blowing leaves with my tractor when I ran over a cluster of acorns and BAM...an acron shot out from the deck, hit a tree that was about two feet away from me, bounced off the tree, and was now heading right towards my eye...SMACK...the acron hit me in the eye. My left eye now is all bloody red and sore. I usually have sun glasses on but on that day it was overcast and dreary out so I didn't wear my glasses. Looks like the clear safety glasses are going to be required!
They're bad up here in New England again this year. They were really bad two years ago, and I thought it would be a long time til they were that bad again...wrongo! I don't leave them on the lawn because they'll get enbedded by the mowers. Can somebody give me a definitive answer as to whether or not they do damage to a lawn? I assume they do, expecially en masse. I have a special code on my billing system just for "acorn removal". Three guys with backpack blowers can knock out thousands of acorns in a short period of time, but it ain't free!!!
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With those brooms, though, you'd still need to pick them up in the end somehow. Shovel, etc. Plus, they'll damage the grass, right?
How about the Little Wonder HPV? I read another thread on this where several guys had a lot of success using that thing. I went to a local dealer who had an oak tree out front....he let me demo the thing there. I stomped on the acorns prior to trying it out to make it a little more realistic (ie - being pushed down by mowers, etc.) I gotta tell you, it worked great. Easily picked up 85+% of them. Unfortunately, I never bought it, and every time I clean up acorns and hickory nuts, I wish I had. Maybe this fall I will.
Added benefit would be, of course, using it to clean up leaves, etc. around inside corners, shrubs, planting beds, etc.
Just a thought.
Joe
How about the Little Wonder HPV? I read another thread on this where several guys had a lot of success using that thing. I went to a local dealer who had an oak tree out front....he let me demo the thing there. I stomped on the acorns prior to trying it out to make it a little more realistic (ie - being pushed down by mowers, etc.) I gotta tell you, it worked great. Easily picked up 85+% of them. Unfortunately, I never bought it, and every time I clean up acorns and hickory nuts, I wish I had. Maybe this fall I will.
Added benefit would be, of course, using it to clean up leaves, etc. around inside corners, shrubs, planting beds, etc.
Just a thought.
Joe
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I feel your pain with the acorns around here. A couple houses its unreal. I just use backpack blowers to blow them into piles, then we have two plastic snow shovels we use to scoop em up and throw em in barrels. It is time consuming but its worked for me.
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