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WILL THIS WORK ON A JD R-E-R?

Oct 17, 2012#1

lawn mower fanatic

My friend has a JD rear-engine-rider (similar to the picture below) and said he is going to get a large lawn sweeper (like in the second picture). Will this even work on his mower?!? It is not under the list of compatible equipment on the JD website, but then again they don't make that type of mower anymore.
mower......

sweeper....

Oct 17, 2012#2

D2hornets58

Does he have a thing on the back to attach a trailer to?Probably looks something like this(just a hole without the ball)http://www.kwaree.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/dsc01530.jpg

Oct 17, 2012#3

K

KennyV

Ummm... it's a pull type lawn sweeper... you could tow it around with a Hover-round if you really wanted... :smile:KennyV

Oct 17, 2012#4

D2hornets58

KennyV said:
Ummm... it's a pull type lawn sweeper... you could tow it around with a Hover-round if you really wanted... :smile:KennyV

hahahaha:laughing:

Oct 17, 2012#5

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D2hornets58 said:
Does he have a thing on the back to attach a trailer to?Probably looks something like this(just a hole without the ball)http://www.kwaree.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/dsc01530.jpg

I don't think he does, but he might. I think the person is this video has the exact same mower as my friend.
It is hard to tell......is there a hole in the back of this mower to attach it??

Here is a better video: I think I can see a hole in the back to attach something to. You can see it very quickly at 5 seconds in.

(videos by stlouissux9119)

SO I AM ASSUMING THE SWEEPER ATTACHMENT WOULD WORK...CORRECT?

Oct 17, 2012#6

D2hornets58

lawn mower fanatic said:
I don't think he does, but he might. I think the person is this video has the exact same mower as my friend.
It is hard to tell......is there a hole in the back of this mower to attach it??

Here is a better video: I think I can see a hole in the back to attach something to. You can see it very quickly at 5 seconds in.

(videos by stlouissux9119)

SO I AM ASSUMING THE SWEEPER ATTACHMENT WOULD WORK...CORRECT?

Hard to tell from the videos. Have him check.If theres a hole you can just put a pin through it like this...http://www.kwaree.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/dsc01530.jpg As long as theres a hole for the trailer on his mower he shouldnt have any problems towing that.Even with leaves in it those are pretty light,.

Oct 17, 2012#7

slammed

Even if it don't have that it is nothing that a little piece of angle iron can't fix. Drill a few holes bolt it to the mower and sweep away.

Oct 17, 2012#8

D2hornets58

slammed said:
Even if it don't have that it is nothing that a little piece of angle iron can't fix. Drill a few holes bolt it to the mower and sweep away.

Yeah thats true. It would be very easy to make something if there is not a hole.

Oct 18, 2012#9

lawn mower fanatic

Personally if I were him I would just get a bagger or something for my mower because as said in another thread.....lawn sweepers don't work that well. Apparently baggers are better.

Oct 18, 2012#10

slammed

They both work about the same to me. Unless the bagger has a extra motor for better pickup.

Oct 18, 2012#11

lawn mower fanatic

slammed said:
They both work about the same to me. Unless the bagger has a extra motor for better pickup.

Well the bagger creates suction (my mower can suck up leaves that are a few inches out from under the deck!), and the sweeper just has something rotating around to scoop the stuff up, but I guess they both will work pretty good.

Oct 18, 2012#12

D2hornets58

lawn mower fanatic said:
Well the bagger creates suction (my mower can suck up leaves that are a few inches out from under the deck!), and the sweeper just has something rotating around to scoop the stuff up, but I guess they both will work pretty good.

I have used a sweeper before and I didnt like it. It works good but doesnt get all the leaves. I would rather just use the bagger.

Oct 18, 2012#13

slammed

D2hornets58 said:
I have used a sweeper before and I didnt like it. It works good but doesnt get all the leaves. I would rather just use the bagger.

I have used all kinds of leaf vacuums, baggers and sweepers. The sweeper works good for none matted stuff the bagger works better for that and for chopping it up at the same time but the best is the leaf vacuum it holds more and it can suck up everything.

Oct 18, 2012#14

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slammed said:
I have used all kinds of leaf vacuums, baggers and sweepers. The sweeper works good for none matted stuff the bagger works better for that and for chopping it up at the same time but the best is the leaf vacuum it holds more and it can suck up everything.

I agree....what brand is good for a leaf vacuum?

Oct 18, 2012#15

D2hornets58

slammed said:
I have used all kinds of leaf vacuums, baggers and sweepers. The sweeper works good for none matted stuff the bagger works better for that and for chopping it up at the same time but the best is the leaf vacuum it holds more and it can suck up everything.

Ive never used one of those. my mower uasually does a god job but the bag does fill up very quickly.

Oct 18, 2012#16

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D2hornets58 said:
Ive never used one of those. my mower uasually does a god job but the bag does fill up very quickly.

The thing is for me is that I don't have many times when I just need to suck up leaves. Usually I am sucking them up and mowing a yard at the same time. So the vacuum wouldn't help me that much because with that I would have to go over the lawn once with the vacuum and once with the mower....not efficient--even if the bag is bigger!!

Oct 18, 2012#17

slammed

lawn mower fanatic said:
I agree....what brand is good for a leaf vacuum?

The vacuums that I have used were Cyclone Rake Cyclone Rake and other home built ones. But they are awesome you can built one for the size of mower or tractor you have. Just look on youtube you will find alot of homemade ones.

Oct 19, 2012#18

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slammed said:
The vacuums that I have used were Cyclone Rake Cyclone Rake and other home built ones. But they are awesome you can built one for the size of mower or tractor you have. Just look on youtube you will find alot of homemade ones.

Oh, when I was talking about a leaf vacuum I was talking about something like this:

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But the Cyclone Rake would be better so you could mow and suck up leaves at the same time! :thumbsup:

Oct 19, 2012#19

slammed

lawn mower fanatic said:
Oh, when I was talking about a leaf vacuum I was talking about something like this: View attachment 9240.
But the Cyclone Rake would be better so you could mow and suck up leaves at the same time! :thumbsup:

Oh sorry I have used them to. The ones I like are the billy goat and little wonder. They worked the best for me.

Oct 19, 2012#20

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slammed said:
Oh sorry I have used them to. The ones I like are the billy goat and little wonder. They worked the best for me.

I am skeptical to get a Billy Goat one because I had the Billy Goat HomePro 34 mower and it was bad! Things were breaking, the cut was horrible, etc. I only used it 5 times and then returned it. Got all $1,600 back!!

Oct 19, 2012#21

slammed

The vacs that I have used had all kinds of age on them. They were used at a local gov place then auctioned off to me. I used them for a few more years after I got them then sold them for more then I gave in the first place. Know I use the pull behind kind.

Oct 19, 2012#22

J

jenkinsph

I used to have a Deere 68 RER but I never had a bagger for it. That model didn't have much power to pull a heavy bagger cart and mow well at the same time.

I use the MC519 cart and blower on my x749 with good results. Chops everything up well and holds 19 cu ft, dumps easily into my trailer for hauling away.

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