Vacuum recommendation

[tmshort]

All-

Am in need of a gas powered vac to clean leaves and debris from flower beds, around the pool, etc.
I need something portable / handheld, as there is not good access for something attached to the tractor.

Any recommendations - brand, model, etc?

Thanks in advance

T.

 

[VictorW]

I needed a leaf blower to get the leaves out from the schrubs around the house and planted raised islands. Once I get them into the yard, I use the bagger on my lawn mower do the rest. I bought a Husquavarna model 125B, hand held blower last week. Found one at Lowe's for $139. 170mph with 420cuft/minute. Weighs @9lbs. It works very well for my jobs and it can blow the leaves through the yard with a little more work and time. It's also made as a leaf blower and vacuum with model number 125BVS for about $180. They give you a bag that attaches, it has a grinding setup inside, and it's supposed to have a 16 to 1 reduction by grinding the leaves up. My blower has been running well. I've ran a gallon of gas through it so far without it skipping a beat. You might think that's a lot of gas but it is actually good on gas. I've been just running it a good bit. All my many oak and maple trees are dumping their leaves. Stihl has one very similar but was a few bucks more. Redline, bought out by Husquavarna, has one almost identical but it costs a good bit more. Redline is their commercial brand usage models.

 

[echoman]

I use an Echo es-255 shred n vac. It has plenty of suction and it sheds almost everything It will suck up your mulch if hold it to close. I have had mine for 3yrs and I like it I have a small lawn care buisness and I use it every day

 

[tmshort]

Thanks for the input.

I ended up going with this:

SH 86 C-E Shredder Vac - Professional Use Blowers & Shredder Vacs | STIHL

Looks like their equivalent of what you have - almost identical.

I've used it briefly - works great.

T.