Acorns or any other type of round nut are tough. Aerodynamically they have no place for lift to form. The more the respective nut weighs the more this is accentuated. Further complicating the issue is the grass length. The longer, the deeper the nut will hide and the air will pass over it.

For acorns, I cut my grass low (2 inches), set the vac at less than 2 inches and go back and forth over an area (like a, indoor vacuum on carpet) to get over 75% of them up.

For the black Walnuts that grow in my yard I use a wheeled blower and a rake.

Let me know if you have other questions.

 

Acorns or any other type of round nut are tough. Aerodynamically they have no place for lift to form. The more the respective nut weighs the more this is accentuated. Further complicating the issue is the grass length. The longer, the deeper the nut will hide and the air will pass over it.

For acorns, I cut my grass low (2 inches), set the vac at less than 2 inches and go back and forth over an area (like a, indoor vacuum on carpet) to get over 75% of them up.

For the black Walnuts that grow in my yard I use a wheeled blower and a rake.

Let me know if you have other questions.

Do you fellers still make the 13hp walk behind vac?

 

Acorns or any other type of round nut are tough. Aerodynamically they have no place for lift to form. The more the respective nut weighs the more this is accentuated. Further complicating the issue is the grass length. The longer, the deeper the nut will hide and the air will pass over it.

For acorns, I cut my grass low (2 inches), set the vac at less than 2 inches and go back and forth over an area (like a, indoor vacuum on carpet) to get over 75% of them up.

For the black Walnuts that grow in my yard I use a wheeled blower and a rake.

Let me know if you have other questions.

I figured that I'd have to set the vac pretty low to be able to pick up any acorns. But its just so time consuming to go out and hand rake the acorns into a pile and then pick them up by hand.

I do have one other question though, do you guys make the John Deere line of vacs and blowers?

 

Do you fellers still make the 13hp walk behind vac?

The highest HP walk behind vac we ever made was the "PB" series and it was 11 hp. The largest we currently make is the "VQ" series with a 9 hp that makes the PB look like a toy.

 

I do have one other question though, do you guys make the John Deere line of vacs and blowers?

We do. They're upfeatured for JD with standard features that are accessories for Billy Goat and normally have Deere spec'd engines. Overall they're about 10% higher in price than a Billy Goat but some folks bleed "Deere green".

 

I have never found anything that will suck up acorns other than squirrels.

 

http://baganut.com/small-acorn-picker-flip-up-basket/

Check this out...I'm sure it's a lot less money and has a 30 day money back guarantee....I was thinking about buying it but I would rather have you do the review

 

http://baganut.com/small-acorn-picker-flip-up-basket/

Check this out...I'm sure it's a lot less money and has a 30 day money back guarantee....I was thinking about buying it but I would rather have you do the review

Thats pretty cool. I figured the only thing out there was like a pecan picker. Too bad its not self propelled.

 

The highest HP walk behind vac we ever made was the "PB" series and it was 11 hp. The largest we currently make is the "VQ" series with a 9 hp that makes the PB look like a toy.

Those billy goats are pretty awesome. They are well built. Hope that never changes.

 

Little wonder hpv vacum.

 

Mr. Force - I've got a question for you. Which Billy goat would you recommend for me? I'm not going to be using it to pick up a whole yard of leaves but more for the hose feature and to pick up debris off the curb. Dependability and prices are the biggest factors for me.

I've looked at little wonder too but they don't have a dealer in my area... oh well.

If they could pick up nuts that would be sweet... we have some pecan trees and if we could pick them up... awesome.

 

10000% agree on the Little Wonder HPV. I'm a HUGE fan of it.....bought used from someone who couldn't handle pushing it around. If you manage how full you let the bag get...ie) lots of leaves chopped up need to be dumped if dealing with acorns... it will suck like a shop-vac with a brand new filter. I'm not even kidding. Acorns / small sticks / hickory nuts / whatever. When the bag is empty, and the nozzle low to the ground, the suction is literally strong enough to cause it to stick to the ground where you'll need to lean downwards on the handle to pop it up. Even acorns that are "mushed" into the soil will pop out (on an empty bag) a good 70% of the time. As the bag fills up, you'll lose some suction and the pushed down acorns won't come up...dump and continue. I also have the hose attachment for working around shrubs near the house. If loads of leaves, I'll hit them quick with a blower and then go back after the acorns with the HPV. Yard is 99% oaks and the damn acorns drop well into February here in NJ and the grass still needs to be cut into November if not too cold. If you don't get the acorns up, and then cut with mower, you'll slowly wreck the grass as the mower's weight pushes them into the dirt.

Best $500 (again used) I've ever spent.

 

Mower Brad - I just put this on another post. Here's another example....my parents have a Chinese Chestnut tree. The fruit literally looks like a sea urchin. So, you can imagine how effectively it can stick to the lawn...think "giant velcro balls." I dropped the nozzle all the way down (helps to mechanically loosen them) and went to town...got the majority of them up. Now and then would loosen with my foot as those things can get pretty stuck in there! STILL...very effective!