RE: (ET) Side deck conversion?

["Hazen, Dwight L" <hazen indiana edu>]

I agree, I use a tow behind sweeper and it works just fine after you set
the sweep height correctly for your lawn. My deck is rear discharge
also. 

  Dwight

Dwight L. Hazen
Indiana University, UITS
Bloomington, In. 47408-7378
812-855-5367    
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-----Original Message-----
From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu
[mailto:elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu] On Behalf Of Pieter
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 7:09 AM
To: elec-trak list
Subject: Re: (ET) Side deck conversion?

I bought a relatively inexpensive tow behind sweeper from Sears several 
years ago and tow it while cutting grass with my rear discharge mower.
I 
got a 40(?) inch width, but they come in other sizes. Cut grass at the 
front of the Trak, pick it up at the rear.  One pass.  Works very well
for 
me because I have a substantial number of white pines on my property,
and 
it picks up fallen needles better than anything short of hand raking.
It 
does take a while to figure out the right height setting for the broom,
but 
once set it will pick up a surprising amount of grass and leaf 
litter.  This seems an easier solution than converting your mower and
doing 
all that extra work picking stuff up after cutting.