High Capacity Grass Catcher
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"Whenever I picked up leaves or grass with the grass catcher on my riding lawn mower, I was able to make only a couple of passes around our yard before the hopper was full. So I decided to make my own large capacity leaf/grass hopper. All parts are easily accessible, and it holds much more material than commercial models," says Terry Benoit, Orange, Texas.
He used treated lumber for the frame and covered it with see-through window screen. The box rides on a pair of caster wheels and is hinged on back. It has a slide-in plywood tailgate. The front of the catcher bolts rigidly to the lawn mower and follows directly behind it.
A large PVC pipe leads from the mower deck up into the box. "If the pipe plugs up with wet grass, I can easily unplug it by opening up the middle section of the pipe. I cut an opening in the pipe and installed a piano hinge and a handle for access," says Benoit.
"After the hopper is full, I back up to my mulch pile, raise the tailgate, and tilt the box back to dump the load on the ground."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Terry Benoit, 1077 Bobcat Rd., Orange, Texas 77632
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High Capacity Grass Catcher FARM HOME Miscellaneous 27-3-34 "Whenever I picked up leaves or grass with the grass catcher on my riding lawn mower, I was able to make only a couple of passes around our yard before the hopper was full. So I decided to make my own large capacity leaf/grass hopper. All parts are easily accessible, and it holds much more material than commercial models," says Terry Benoit, Orange, Texas.
He used treated lumber for the frame and covered it with see-through window screen. The box rides on a pair of caster wheels and is hinged on back. It has a slide-in plywood tailgate. The front of the catcher bolts rigidly to the lawn mower and follows directly behind it.
A large PVC pipe leads from the mower deck up into the box. "If the pipe plugs up with wet grass, I can easily unplug it by opening up the middle section of the pipe. I cut an opening in the pipe and installed a piano hinge and a handle for access," says Benoit.
"After the hopper is full, I back up to my mulch pile, raise the tailgate, and tilt the box back to dump the load on the ground."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Terry Benoit, 1077 Bobcat Rd., Orange, Texas 77632
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