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tangerinegreen555

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Oaks are pretty stubborn. Light a fire under their canopy and they'll drop pretty quick ;)
Ain't that the truth!
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still managed to clear off 2 acres with a little 38" tractor while simultaneously finishing a driveway and refinishing furniture.
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A little @420God like, if I do say so myself. The key was a new leaf blower to clear under landscaping and by houses. (I do the neighbors too or they just lay there and blow into my driveway.) About 12 hrs. work as the damn chute jams to the catcher bags over and over again.

Done now though ;-).
 

dannyboy602

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Ain't that the truth!
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still managed to clear off 2 acres with a little 38" tractor while simultaneously finishing a driveway and refinishing furniture.
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A little @420God like, if I do say so myself. The key was a new leaf blower to clear under landscaping and by houses. (I do the neighbors too or they just lay there and blow into my driveway.) About 12 hrs. work as the damn chute jams to the catcher bags over and over again.

Done now though ;-).
that's a November sky if I ever saw one
 

Jimmyjonestoo

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I'd pay to get those oak leaves bagged up and brought to my yard. they are the shiznit for reconditioning soil.
I've got two compost piles going, tilled a ton into the garden, tilled more into the corn row, mulched a bunch to protect my roses and berries for winter, filled my trailer to the brim and still have those. Two giant oaks on 1/3 acre they pile up quick.
 

tangerinegreen555

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I'd pay to get those oak leaves bagged up and brought to my yard. they are the shiznit for reconditioning soil.
Those oak leaves take 3 years to start to break down. They don't rot quickly like the others which is why they need removed. When I bought this place in '88, my old neighbor who died briefed me on oaks.

I found everything he said to be true. I miss my old neighbor a lot. 20 years older than I, he taught me a lot of shit and was always willing to help. We used to pick up leaves together until he got old and sick at which point I just did them all.

The new neighbor is a transplanted 'city slicker' who wanted to move to the suburbs. He doesn't do leaves but is still a nice guy. He usually gives me a 6 pack for removing them, even though he should give me a case. Lol.
 

dangledo

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those pin oaks hold for quite some time. nothing on bradford pears, though. they last till feb. and pack down like no other.

ordered 25' of heavy duty hose for the leaf vac, about two weeks ago. paid about 25% of the sale price for expedited shipping. it was not expedited in the least. got a refund on that. came in last night so jumped on it this early morn to get it rolling by friday.

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old hose had been cut and repaired many of times, so it was well overdue..

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rivets arent holding like i hoped, so its been getting patched as they fail.
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qwizoking

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Those oak leaves take 3 years to start to break down. They don't rot quickly like the others which is why they need removed. When I bought this place in '88, my old neighbor who died briefed me on oaks.

I found everything he said to be true. I miss my old neighbor a lot. 20 years older than I, he taught me a lot of shit and was always willing to help. We used to pick up leaves together until he got old and sick at which point I just did them all.

The new neighbor is a transplanted 'city slicker' who wanted to move to the suburbs. He doesn't do leaves but is still a nice guy. He usually gives me a 6 pack for removing them, even though he should give me a case. Lol.

Hey man hush i was tryna sell him all my leaves.. I got like a dozen 55gal bags full
 
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