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Mulch, Side Discharge, or Vac

Discussion in 'Lawn Mowing' started by TimberlandGrounds, Jul 25, 2003.

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  1. TimberlandGrounds

    TimberlandGrounds LawnSite Member
    from Michigan
    Messages: 36

    Need some thoughts here. What does everyone recommend / currently do? Mulch, Side Discharge, or Vac?

    Advantages / Disadvantages?

    If you Vac a residential customer, do you charge more?

    I am currently in the market for a new Exmark, and I am thinking if I need the Vac system or not. From what I have read, sounds like the Vac systems works really well for leaves.

    When your doing a fall lawn cut and there are leaves, do you charge extra?

    Thanks
     
    TimberlandGrounds, Jul 25, 2003
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  2. John Gamba

    John Gamba LawnSite Fanatic
    from ct
    Messages: 10,812

    Get The Bagger You Will Use It Spring and Fall. Yes Charge More For Fall Cuts With Leaves. It Up To You and The Customer About Bagging Or Not But Charge More for Bagging. John

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    John Gamba, Jul 25, 2003
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  3. GLAN

    GLAN Banned
    from Long Island, New York
    Messages: 1,647

    I would think that any machine that collects the clippings can be converted to discharge or mulch.

    Leaves are extra work............right?
    Extra waste to.....................right?
     
    GLAN, Jul 25, 2003
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  4. tiedeman

    tiedeman LawnSite Fanatic
    from earth
    Messages: 8,745

    you will need the vac later on
     
    tiedeman, Jul 25, 2003
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  5. John Gamba

    John Gamba LawnSite Fanatic
    from ct
    Messages: 10,812

    I Did A Good Size Lawn Today. I Cut It First It Had some Clumps It Still Was Wet On One side. I Then Put the Bagger Blower On And Bagged It, It Looked great! If I Didn't Have The Bagger the Lawn Would Have had A Little Bit Of Grass On It Or real Small Clumps.
    John
     
    John Gamba, Jul 25, 2003
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  6. bastalker

    bastalker LawnSite Senior Member
    from Connecticut
    Messages: 965

    I agree with John, I bought the ultra vac just for fall cleanups. But I use it on pretty much all my accounts.

    Just makes the lawns look awsome:D

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    bastalker, Jul 25, 2003
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  7. colonel landscaping

    colonel landscaping LawnSite Member
    from south eastern ct
    Messages: 114

    hey now mark taking pics of my accounts again are we? haha lol nice work dude... im getting there... im just not THAt straight yet , still gotta little practice. i only have 40 hrs on a z lol
     
    colonel landscaping, Jul 25, 2003
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  8. Darryl G

    Darryl G LawnSite Fanatic
    from CT
    Messages: 9,406

    I mulch, dishcarge and bag. Depends on the time of year mostlly. I've been discharging and bagging as necessary all season and just put the mulching kit on my Lazer HP last weekend...seems a little premature because I'm having to double cut with it. I was double cutting a lot before, but at least now after 2 cuts, there's no clippings left at all. I've got some accounts with leaves coming down already and was starting to have to bag more than I like to.

    I'll leave my Turf Tracer is discharge/bag mode until fall. Hopefully I'll have a vac unit for the Lazer by fall and will then switch it to mulching.

    As for the 21 incher, it's either mulch or bag with that one...seems I never discharge with it.
     
    Darryl G, Jul 25, 2003
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  9. Rustic Goat

    Rustic Goat LawnSite Bronze Member
    from Shreveport,La.
    Messages: 1,194

    Mulch, when you've finished mowing, you're done, lawns look great.
    If anyone cares, there are numerous reasons to leave clippings, environmental, etc . . . .
     
    Rustic Goat, Jul 26, 2003
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  10. John Gamba

    John Gamba LawnSite Fanatic
    from ct
    Messages: 10,812

    There Is Also Many reason's Not To!
     
    John Gamba, Jul 26, 2003
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