www.StartALawnCareBusiness.com It’s autumn, leaves are falling, and there is a lot of money to be made raking leaves for your customers. I am going to show you a few quick tips to make your jobs easier. When you have a big leaf job I have always found the easiest way to do it is to windrow the leaves using a lawn mower or a leaf blower. Today, I’m not mowing the grass. So, I am going to use my backpack leaf blower. For a good leaf raking tarp use a thick tarp with metal grommets. Take the rope and weave it into the grommets. When the rope is through the grommets it is time to rake the leaves onto the tarp. Now the leaves are windblown into a nice neat pile they can be raked onto the tarp with a regular leaf rake. If you are doing heavy work like twigs or leaves that are wet from a rain, you can use a landscape rake. Landscape rakes can cost as much as $60. They are made out of aluminum and designed for rocks and mulch but it will do great for heavy, wet leaves. Since it’s dry today I am going to use a regular plastic rake. Once you have all the leaves onto the tarp you can use the rope to fold up the tarp and help contain the leaves. That way, you can haul them off without them blowing all over the place. Today, all we have to do is haul the leaves just up to the wood. This will save us a lot of trouble. It will save gas, dump fees, and it is much easier. Once you are at your dump site it is as easy as releasing two grommets and walking the tarp over to dump all the …
Lawn Care Business leaf raking blowing demonstration.
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tscat68
August 12, 2010 at 12:07 am
just blow them in the neighbors yard…then leave your card on that neighbors door!
Mightylite94
August 12, 2010 at 12:44 am
Nice. Thanks keith.
bobbelsekwol
August 12, 2010 at 1:39 am
@RGW88 laugh out very loud
paintballin878
August 12, 2010 at 2:16 am
hey can u show me how to put leaves in the woods on ur next video
LawnCareBusiness
August 12, 2010 at 2:40 am
RGW88
August 12, 2010 at 2:41 am
You missed one.
ShelterDogs
August 12, 2010 at 3:27 am
Very nice tutorial. I’d appreciate a video on how to rake leaves in very awkward and cluttery areas.
GRASSROOTS504
August 12, 2010 at 3:43 am
How do you price your leaf removal package? If you dont cut the grass…do you charge the same price as if you did? Of if you cut the grass how much do you add on for leaves?
xvietstylez
August 12, 2010 at 4:18 am
helpful thanks, keith.
TeamGopher
August 12, 2010 at 5:08 am
Keep up the great work!
5 stars!
CameronTingley
August 12, 2010 at 5:49 am
Great video Keith. I really enjoy watching lawn care videos.