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| Hi there,
I'm not much experienced in taking care of lawns but I've just moved to a house with quite a spacious piece of a lawn and I was thinking about completing some useful equipment. I 've already got a lawnmower , rakes and some water cans and now I would like to buy the angle broom, similar to the one in the pic. (obviously I don't need the machine which is that big and that expensive)I heard it cleans mud, snow and debris so that's fine with me, but isn't it going to damage the blades of grass or the pavement surface while cleaning stuff? Does anybody know? And can you recommend any brand or model of the angle broom that is maneuverable and not very pricey? Thanks in advance. |
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| The machine will clean debris off the lawn but you will be left with sorry looking grass for a few days. They are great for clearing light snow off the driveway if that is an issue where you live. They are not inexpensive and require regular maintenance to avoid pricey repairs.Probably not very practical for home owners. |
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| As canguy said, "not very practical" for your needs. One aspect of the angle broom you picked for example purposes is that the motive power to spin the broom comes from a hydraulic motor.........which is powered by a hydraulic system on the "prime mover vehicle". While most Compact Utility Tractors and Sub CUTs feature an OEM hydraulic system capable of powering hydraulic attachments, most tractors classified as Lawn Tractor, Yard Tractor, and Garden Tractor DO NOT feature an OEM hydraulic system. If your main intent is to "sweep" leaves and clippings, a power blower similar to the one at the link below would be a better method. Bear in mind, the the "sweeper" in the video is driven by a mechanical PTO shaft instead of a hydraulic motor. The mechanical PTO is also not a feature of most tractors that are in the LT, YT, or GT category. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Air jet sweeper
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| Bercomac! Everyone seems to forget these guys. They offer rotary brooms, tillers, blades and snow blowers for mounting on many popular LT's and garden tractors. They require no hydraulic system from your tractor and utilize the existing PTO for the deck. They do require a sub-frame mounting kit and suggest a counterbalance weight kit on the back of the tractor mower. Not what you'd call cheap I'm sure but cheaper than the item you show by a long shot, and I've seen video clips on these....very impressive shooting snow and loose dirt off the driveway. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Bercomac line of LT equipment
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| Ariens offered two models of walk behind sweepers, not sure if they are still available as I can't get into their site.The 936 which used an attachment made by Sweepster was very popular with institutions and property managers but required a lot of maintenance and was not cheap. The smaller 24" attachment did not work all that well, it was at a fixed angle to the right and with no hood, the debris or snow was carried over and dropped behind the broom. BCS also offers an attachment for their walk behind tractors. The combo is very expensive and has limitations. |
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