The boot and hinge kit is all I kept of my DR leaf vac. The Dixie Chopper mulches them into dust. In my situation the entire machine turned out to be unnecessary. Found that out when the boot plugged and there was nothing to dump, and not a leaf left on the ground. Application of the machine is everything. I gave it to my Dad. In his situation, it works great. So well, he bought another one just to work remote with. He's in the middle of the woods where leaves are more than just a fall or spring clean thing. Start on them in fall and you might get most of them up by next July.
Larry I have to agree to some extent. I was in awe of power of the motor. I purchased the top of the line DR vac. The 8 inch hose was really a big difference. Here is the problem I had. I mainly cut grass with it, over filling was a problem. It wasn’t easy lifting the top up to dump. Also I had a lot of trouble with the top shifting. It would shift so much the hard plastic connection would come out of the bag. I tried collecting smaller loads, but once it started slipping out of the collector it would not stop. Sure I could have rigged it and risked loss of my warrantee, but I figured as much as I paid for this I shouldn’t be having these problems. So I called DR to complain, I was hung up on before I could even talk to someone, several times. Then I was put on hold for over an hour. Then I was told I would bare the cost of return shipping, that’s was when I came unglued. Now they put me with a gal in the complaint section she was very gracious and kind. She asked me if I would do my best to clean up the unit and she would send a truck. I had only used the unit for about 3 weeks so it wasn’t difficult to clean. They did refund my money and still today send me advertising of their products. Also a comment on JD mowers. I have two a 425 and a 515E love them both. However in most cases parts can only be purchased from JD directly. The closest JD dealer is 50 miles away if you go there it looks like a mower bone yard. They keep the mowers outside with no protection in this Texas sun that’s a no no. Luckily I have a repair shop fairly close that will work on my mowers and stores them inside. The last time I went to the JD place close to me for a part I saw at least 30 or more mowers outside so I asked say how long would I have to wait for repairs maybe a couple of weeks, the guy behind the counter laughed you mean 6 to 9 weeks would be more like it. That long in the Texas sun the color green would be so faded you wouldn’t recognize you mower.
helpful video. not sure if i need a small tractor to rake my leaves loose before trying to blow/move them or vacuum them. trying to find a local crew who has this type of vacuum..hard to find one.
Larry, I’m having trouble finding a bracket that fits the JD mower deck. The hardware included with my deck adapter is not sufficient for either of my JD tractors, zero turn and 1025R. Where did you get yours? Is there a part number for the adapter/brackets?
The hardware I used came with the adapter and I had to use the piece of plywood to make work. I will look at the video again and see if I can explain it better. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
CLO, I did not get any video of using the vacuum hose the next day in the fenced area of the back yard. I blew those up in a large pile and vacuumed them up. But to answer your question, I emptied the DR 14 times. Thanks for watching.
Are you asking about our Colorado house in Colorado or the house here in Alabama? Our house in Alabama is about 100' from on end to the other. Odd question but thanks for commenting and watching.
My JD dealer, Tri Green Equipment has been very reasonable with all my tractor service. I usually come out worse at my Chevrolet dealership with service cost than I do at my John Deere dealership. I spent more money last year at my local Walmart than I did at my John Deere dealership.
The boot and hinge kit is all I kept of my DR leaf vac. The Dixie Chopper mulches them into dust. In my situation the entire machine turned out to be unnecessary. Found that out when the boot plugged and there was nothing to dump, and not a leaf left on the ground. Application of the machine is everything. I gave it to my Dad. In his situation, it works great. So well, he bought another one just to work remote with. He's in the middle of the woods where leaves are more than just a fall or spring clean thing. Start on them in fall and you might get most of them up by next July.
It still beats a rake. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I'm thinking of what I should get and this is very helpful. BTW you have a beautiful property.
Thanks so much. Great vacuum, great investment. BTW, thanks for watching.
Larry
I have to agree to some extent. I was in awe of power of the motor. I purchased the top of the line DR vac. The 8 inch hose was really a big difference.
Here is the problem I had. I mainly cut grass with it, over filling was a problem. It wasn’t easy lifting the top up to dump. Also I had a lot of trouble with the top shifting. It would shift so much the hard plastic connection would come out of the bag. I tried collecting smaller loads, but once it started slipping out of the collector it would not stop. Sure I could have rigged it and risked loss of my warrantee, but I figured as much as I paid for this I shouldn’t be having these problems.
So I called DR to complain, I was hung up on before I could even talk to someone, several times. Then I was put on hold for over an hour. Then I was told I would bare the cost of return shipping, that’s was when I came unglued.
Now they put me with a gal in the complaint section she was very gracious and kind. She asked me if I would do my best to clean up the unit and she would send a truck. I had only used the unit for about 3 weeks so it wasn’t difficult to clean.
They did refund my money and still today send me advertising of their products.
Also a comment on JD mowers. I have two a 425 and a 515E love them both. However in most cases parts can only be purchased from JD directly. The closest JD dealer is 50 miles away if you go there it looks like a mower bone yard. They keep the mowers outside with no protection in this Texas sun that’s a no no.
Luckily I have a repair shop fairly close that will work on my mowers and stores them inside.
The last time I went to the JD place close to me for a part I saw at least 30 or more mowers outside so I asked say how long would I have to wait for repairs maybe a couple of weeks, the guy behind the counter laughed you mean 6 to 9 weeks would be more like it. That long in the Texas sun the color green would be so faded you wouldn’t recognize you mower.
Thanks for watching.
Sound like you wouldn't buy another one
Thank you that was very informative I’m getting ready to buy one and I was worried I was gonna be making a very expensive mistake but thank you again
Gary if you haven't purchased your tractor yet, be sure to check out the video this weekend. Big change.
@@StNixFarms Yeah I already purchased a tractor John Deere 3025 I’m gonna be using a zero turn on my DR
helpful video. not sure if i need a small tractor to rake my leaves loose before trying to blow/move them or vacuum them. trying to find a local crew who has this type of vacuum..hard to find one.
I have high lift blades on the mower and between that and the suction of the vacuum, it does a pretty good job.
Larry, I’m having trouble finding a bracket that fits the JD mower deck. The hardware included with my deck adapter is not sufficient for either of my JD tractors, zero turn and 1025R. Where did you get yours? Is there a part number for the adapter/brackets?
The hardware I used came with the adapter and I had to use the piece of plywood to make work. I will look at the video again and see if I can explain it better. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Hell no. Had a recall on the bolt for propeller and shop has had mine now for 35 days, still not back.
What shop did you have to take it to? Authorized dealer? Just wondering.
larry injoy the DR vac i have the smaller one
I really have so far. Thanks for watching.
Larry, Just say your video, I have a yard about as big as yours, I was wondering if you have remembered how many times you emptied your DR.
CLO, I did not get any video of using the vacuum hose the next day in the fenced area of the back yard. I blew those up in a large pile and vacuumed them up. But to answer your question, I emptied the DR 14 times. Thanks for watching.
Hey Larry. How long did your house end up being.
Are you asking about our Colorado house in Colorado or the house here in Alabama? Our house in Alabama is about 100' from on end to the other. Odd question but thanks for commenting and watching.
@@StNixFarms sorry but I meant hose. How long was the hose and did I see two coupler's?
Okay, sorry I did not understand. I will measure that for you and get back to you.
JOHN DEER DEALER be ready to clinch you animus because its gonna hurt. Bring ky jelly.
My JD dealer, Tri Green Equipment has been very reasonable with all my tractor service. I usually come out worse at my Chevrolet dealership with service cost than I do at my John Deere dealership. I spent more money last year at my local Walmart than I did at my John Deere dealership.
Hey Larry if you used a tripod it would make your life much easier