mowerman Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 OK, the wife got after me to start picking up our leaves. Yes we have a bit of foliage here not like you guys back there but just when I’m gonna get started. It’s supposed to rain at 10 o’clock or start raining ain’t that a bitch? I don’t think it has rain here in three months. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 I don't have too many leaves to deal with here, But when I lived in Gladys I was covered up with leaves! 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-560152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrsmackpaul Posted October 16 Popular Post Share Posted October 16 This is a problem that you wont have out here, Australian trees dont loose their leaves in Autumn or fall as you blokes call it Only imported stuff from the northern hemisphere Paul 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-560161 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 16 Author Share Posted October 16 well i was just about to dig into this,,,and it started light rain and wind blowing,,,,,how do you kile those apples,,,its been between 90 and 105 the past 4 months.lol...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-560164 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tjc transport Posted October 16 Popular Post Share Posted October 16 my opinion is if god wanted the leaves picked up and put out to trash, he would make then fall in the bags and bins at the curb. back in the 60's we had perfect green lawns without any chemicals or fertilizers applied, because we let the leaves fall where they did and rot. now people pick them up before they can deteriorate and spend a small fortune trying to grow grass. 2 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-560166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 I have a LOT of leaves from four oak trees but all I have to do is blow them to the curb and the town comes and vacuums them up 3 or 4 times every fall. 2 Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-560187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted October 16 Popular Post Share Posted October 16 7 hours ago, mrsmackpaul said: This is a problem that you wont have out here, Australian trees dont loose their leaves in Autumn or fall as you blokes call it Only imported stuff from the northern hemisphere Paul I used to blow mine towards western Pennsylvania until green dash traced the serial number on one of them and threatened to sue me. Then I started blowing them towards Australia. 1 5 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-560191 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brocky Posted October 16 Popular Post Share Posted October 16 I just mulch them up with the lawn mower... Start at the house and by the time I get to the ditch they are a fairly fine powder that washes away or soak/rot in with the winter rains.. 6 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-560192 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 I would blow mine towards the woods on one side in the front yard and into the woods behind the house. By the time they were all gone I would have a wall of leaves almost chest deep. 2 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-560194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBWhite Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 Just elm and cotton wood trees around my house so hardly any leaves. I hate those stupid pod trees though, they smell funny and I can't ever remember there name. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-560203 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 17 Author Share Posted October 17 Well, I got everything out ready to take care of them and it started raining really hard. No everything is soaking wet so much for my fancy idea ha ha even bought a brand new blower. I was anxious to try out.oh well more TV 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-560208 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 12 hours ago, BOBWhite said: Just elm and cotton wood trees around my house so hardly any leaves. I hate those stupid pod trees though, they smell funny and I can't ever remember there name. Well duh....stupid pod things Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-560225 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 Catalpa tree. also called "cigar tree" and "bean tree" 2 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-560228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 17 Author Share Posted October 17 I think that’s what we have. We call them trash trees. They look real nice in the summertime, but they can get real messy this time of year. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-560229 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GA_Dave Posted October 17 Popular Post Share Posted October 17 5 hours ago, tjc transport said: Catalpa tree. also called "cigar tree" and "bean tree" You beat me to it. I grew up with one in my backyard. If I had a nickel for every one of those things I picked up as a kid, I'd be a rich man! 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-560254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 I just happened to run across a picture of the leaves in the yard when I lived in Gladys. That's the big "wall of leaves" at the edge of the from yard. Leaves on the ground, and the gas powered leaf relocation device. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-561313 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted November 4 Author Share Posted November 4 Yeah, well I just about cleaned up my whole yard and we had a lot of trees that had not quit dripping leaves yet so yes right now I have to redo the entire yard which should be a little easier than the first go around. I already filled up 18 bags it looks like I got another, eight or so to go Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-561318 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted November 4 Author Share Posted November 4 And yes, here we go fellas another 10 months of shit weather ha ha at least that’s what it seems like 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-561319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 I've got mostly maples in my yard, planted them myself many years ago. Also a couple of oaks. Had a few birch trees too but mostly swapped them with firs which are seamless in the case of fallen leaves. The maples accompanied by oaks make a big job every authumn and I have to fill up 5 or 6 big sacks of old stuff and relocate it to a ditch along a side of my second property. This year turned out very short on time and I missed the moment. Yesterday's storm brang a few santimeters of snow onto the ground which cancelled the deal so far. The forecast promises warming back up in the next week so I foresee some gim with dirty wet stuff soon. It was fun a couple decades ago to put a hill of old leaves on fire. Fun for me and not for neighbours who built big houses close to my place so no such games anymore (but who knows?) 1 1 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-561332 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted November 4 Popular Post Share Posted November 4 Yep, same here, everybody used to just burn the leaves. Not so much anymore, of course it's been so dry around here I'd be afraid to light a pile of leaves now. 3 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-561333 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrsmackpaul Posted November 4 Popular Post Share Posted November 4 Im surprised no one has made a machine to push the leaves into tight bricks you can burn in the fire place There used to be machines baxk in the early 80s that people put their old news papers through Haven't seen them for years Paul 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-561340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeH Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 On 10/16/2024 at 10:05 PM, BOBWhite said: Just elm and cotton wood trees around my house so hardly any leaves. I hate those stupid pod trees though, they smell funny and I can't ever remember there name. Catalpa. We have a few here. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-561377 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted November 5 Author Share Posted November 5 Hey vlad, I was wondering if you guys had weeping Willows we had them in East Coast. I do not see them out here for some reason and yes, I was also worried about whether turning the shit before I get a chance to pick up all of them not the matter of life and death. I was just trying to get them all picked up before if it doesn’t happen no big deal yes we also use the burn leaves when I was a kid moved west in 1980 so I don’t know if people still do it back there burning leaves out here is not very common… bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-561395 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 Weeping Willows? A kind of this? They grow here, not very common. I don't know why. Usually you see them near a river or a pond. Those in the picture were catched in Belorussia. It's 1000km to the West from my place and a little souther. But in general the same environment. 1 1 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-561412 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted November 5 Author Share Posted November 5 Excellent thanks for that. I could use a couple of those to the north of here. I’ve got one busybody neighbor that has a second story balcony. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74641-leave-pick-up/#findComment-561415 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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