How To Rake (Bag) Leaves - the EASY WAY!
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- Опубліковано 12 гру 2016
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NOTE TO COMMENTERS: Thank you all for your inputs - I have learned a lot from your comments. However, this video is about raking and bagging - NOT composting. I agree, that's a great thing to do, and plan to post another video on composting leaves later. It will take a while to put it together (because composting takes time), but I hope that one will be even more useful than this one.
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Now, about this video:
Actually, it's not RAKING leaves that's the problem. It's pretty easy to rake up a huge pile of leaves. The real problem is what do you DO with all those leaves you raked up?
It's a ROYAL PAIN to try to stuff those leaves in a bag, but that's what many people do anyway, and some municipalities require.
This video shows you the easiest way to rake - no, make that BAG - leaves you've ever seen.
Can you imagine filling a 33-gallon bag of leaves in less than three minutes? This video shows you how. - Навчання та стиль
This gentleman represents an entire generation of people who knew how to work more efficiently! Sir, I applaud you for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks so much, Lisa. I choose the exercise and fresh air over creating noise and pollution. Take care.
Too much time analyzing.... Buy a blower!😄😄
I have to disregard. To me it is more efficient to use your riding lawn mower with a mulch blade and a piece of 1/2" bye 1/2 metal fabric over the shoot. Which prevents large leaves from being blown out before being mulched!
The suggestion to buy a blower misses the entire point: some of us want the materials gone, not just blown into someone else's yard. We compost so getting rid of free matter isn't our thing.
@@lisabigon1426 But you can blow leaves into a pile in your yard. We would never make them go to the neighbor's yard.
Thank you so much for this! As someone who is a first time homeowner this year and without a Dad, I can’t thank you enough!! ❤
Thanks for the comment, Laura. I'm so sorry you're without a Dad, but maybe some of us helpers here on YT can fill a bit of the gap. It humbles me that there are so many people viewing my vids that are in your situation, and some even "adopt" me as their "online Dad." I want to reach out to each person and do what I can. Good luck with your first home - I think you're headed in the right direction to be learning to do stuff yourself, because when there's something to be done, especially with home maintenance but also with just about anything, you have three choices: do it yourself, hire (or cajole) someone to do it, or leave it undone. I've been on a strict budget before and that's why I learned a lot about doing it myself. And that's some of what I share here. Take care, and good luck.
My Dear Laura please watch my way of doing this job . I am sure you will love it . Thanks .
Thank you so much for this; you are truly a gem on the internet! I found myself suddenly single and suddenly responsible for all kinds of house and yard work that I am struggling to complete. I thought that there must be a better way to deal with all of these leaves, as I was just raking them and then scopping them into bags with my hands. Some people may think, "This stuff is just common sense!" But to some of us, it's just something we've never dealt with and have no idea where to start. So again, thank you for this--so much!
I have liked and subscribed as well. I am going to finish this job and then take a look at your other videos to see if you have made videos for some of my other problems!
Thanks so much for sharing all this, Emily. My heart goes out to you for being suddenly single - that's got to be something of a jolt for you. I'm happy I was able to help make your unaccustomed chores a bit easier. There have been several videos I have put up about which I thought, "Oh, everyone already knows that!" but was surprised at how many people said they were glad to learn it. Take care, and my best to you.
I spent last weekend raking leaves and searched for videos today because I thought, “There must be an easier way.” Then I found you! I love your masher - it’s ingenious and why did I never think to designate a large garbage pail to hold the bags? Thank you so much for taking the time to make this and teach us.
Thanks so much for your comments, Chandra. Happy to help! Take care.
You helped a lot of people who grew up without dads. This is so help full.
Thanks for that, J Chavez. It never occurred to me when I made these videos that they could reach so many people in this way. Guess I'll keep making more.
I had a dad but he just yell at me 😂
I was thinking the exact same thing
I have a father, just that we never had problems with leaves when I was growing up because we never lived anywhere that had copious amounts of trees near the yard
And here I am living in a house with 8 + palms
That's what I thought hahaha.
Just bought a house with a huge lawn after living in apartments all my life. Leaves everywhere. Man, I SO appreciate you.
I know it's hard to believe, but some people actually enjoy doing this.
I can see how it could get a little Zen like. I bought a second rake yesterday.
mulch the leaves every week with a lawn mower until they stop falling off the trees. it is a lot easier than raking and bagging. if you have a riding mower it is much much easier.
Well i just bought a house and the backyard is murder. Is there an easy way to do this
@@warrenpeas AMEN. I bought a riding mower in 2016 at the age of 65 and I wish I had done so long before. Riding mowers do require more care but they are worth it.
Great video! I learned the two rakes under the arms thing from my dad. After that I always assumed it to be obvious. It's surprising how many people don't know how to use these hand tools. My dad worked on a golf course and he was a true master of hand tools. I never appreciated this until I got older. I've show up on projects and seen people work, then thought to myself "no one really know how to use these hand tools...I guess dad really knew his stuff!"
I'm glad you can appreciate your Dad's experience and wisdom. Maybe you can pass some of your own wisdom on to others?
He’s like a good journeyman teaching his apprentice how to work smart. 👍
Thanks for that. I just enjoy sharing what I've learned. Guess you can tell.
Not only are his tips useful but his video is concisely produced too; no useless footage/talk.
Thank you, petrichor. I'm pleased you noticed this - not many do.
OLD MEN RULE...!!!!@@DavidsTutorials
Agreed, concise and has only what you need, no fluff. Good tips! I think I will stick with my method though for now, but I may mix things up in the future.
Or overly loud, unnecessary, annoying music! Thank you, sir.
I live in an apartment. Why am I watching this? The man has passion, I'll give him that.
Christopher Cheek lol same bro 😂
Using a leaf blower
You’ll have a nice house someday bro
With no leaves thanks to this guy!
Christopher Cheek So do I. They burn leaves here. I say compost it.
Out of everything I looked up this was by far the most useful and efficient way to bag leaves. I started by hand and the time it took to bag 5 bags was what it took to do the remaining 20 with this method. Thanks now I’m all set up for years to come!
That's excellent, Danny! Thanks for sharing, and take care.
This is great! I'm 72 and never learned how to properly put a trash bag in a can. Never too old to learn, I guess.
Thanks! You know, I get so frustrated when hotels and public trash receptacles have a bag in them that traps so much air there's no room for the trash. Either they don't KNOW how to put them in properly, or they know and don't care.
I just poke two holes at the top of the plastic bag before putting it in the barrel,works just fine.
grew up without a father figure so this was invaluable, thank you for taking the time to make it. also, looking at your channel, you deserve way more followers for the quality of content you publish.
Thanks, Doug. I'm so glad I could help, however little it has been. And needless to say, I totally agree about MORE FOLLOWERS! 😂 But hey, I can just make vids that inspire me, vids I think might help others.
The Lord provides❗🙏
I don't get how this has anything to do with a father figure. As if women couldn't figure how to put leaves in a bag ?
@@mizzury54 well in your context, i don't see how this has anything to do with women. my point was that i never had anyone to teach me how to do outdoor things, which (i assume) is something a father would teach his son.
@@mizzury54 Men & Women know how to put leaves into a bag: however, this, by far, is the most "efficient" method I have ever seen & without costly gadgets. Well done sir!.
I grew up at a house with few leaves so my Dad didn’t have the opportunity to teach me these leaves skills. I appreciate this video!!!
Happy to help, cycleash. Take care.
David, I hope this short missive finds you hale and hearty. I just came across your solution to the leaves and air problem. Skeptical at first but finally decided to give your method a try. Very happy that I did. We have a young red maple tree in our yard and I think it was trying for a world record number of leaves this year. Red leaves every where! Not any more. My wife and daughter were raking while I was loading them in a 55 gallon steel drum with vent holes. The "press" board worked wonders. We now have 40+ bags of leaves sitting by the road, awaiting pick up.. Thank you for the video. I subscribed and expect to learn a lot more from you. Jim Elkins aka GPJ.....
Thanks for that, Jim! (GPJ? Grand Pa Jim?) Ah, I remember red maples from when I lived in Maine. Gorgeous, especially interspersed with birch, aspen and pine. I'm so glad you got some good info from the video.
If you know of any gardeners they would probably love to have those 40 bags of leaves.
I know I'm getting older because I watched this entire video and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Well, I'm glad of that.
I know I'm getting older, 'cause watching this made me exhausted!!! :D
Im watching the video and i felt i was the one i got exhausted.
Dude same.
This is great! I sent the link to my kids. THANKS!!!
Hey David ... I just love a guy that thinks about how to move a wall rather than just beating his head against it. I have done it almost identically for years. When I watched this I had one big grin on my face.
The difference between your method and mine is that you took the time to demonstrate and share it which is commendable.
My hat's off to you, all my best ... Dave
Thanks for that, Dave! Your comment gave me a smile as well.
I so wish I had seen this 40 years ago. Fantastic!
Thanks, DahHar117 - I'm embarrassed to admit how many years I did it the "normal" way before thinking, "There's GOT to be a better way" and figuring this out. Take care.
Yesterday was the first time I really got out there and raked leaves, I was motivated and ready after watching this video. I did not have 2 rakes, used a broom and a rake and let's just say I had those leaves up and put in bags so fast, tecnique was very convenient ! Thank you sooooo much, love watching videos that actually give tips that work❤️
Thanks for that, Create In Me. Take care.
David, that was the most entertaining leaf raking and bagging I've seen in my life. I don't think I'll need to watch another one in my life. How I ended up here, I don't know. Life is a mystery.
I was taking a break from raking leaves. Guess I need two rakes and get my husband make that leaf squasher thing 😂
Hope it helps you!
Thanks, James! And I agree, sometimes I wonder how I wind up watching the things I do.
Beauty and curse of youtube.
@@Kt-cn2rq Your husband- you can do it yourself. Ya don't need him. Have fun and try it out....👍
I was all geared up to leave a comment about how does a video about leaves get over 2 million views and then at 4:56 I realized that this guys was on a whole other level of raking lol. Now I understand.. lol.
No one is more surprised than I am at - now 2.4 M views.
Thank you for this! I was never taught how to rake leaves. I was trying to do it by myself without knowing anything today and wasn’t doing a very good job lol. Thank you for the tips ❤
Happy to help, Brittany! Thanks for watching and take care.
I feel like these kinds of life lesson don't exist much theses days.
I've always had property to compost my leaves but this would definitely be helpful if I had to bag them. Well done sir.
Thanks, Jae!
This is my kind of guy. So serious about the war on leaves that he's got three rakes, builds tools to optimize bag space, and customizes his trash cans.
Grin! But make that four rakes. Two old ones - the metal ones are at least 30 years old. Thanks for the comment.
I really liked his LEAF DEFLATOR.
@@DavidsTutorials hey sir...which rack to buy? They have 2 kind at the store: one metal and shorter, one longer made of plastik
Listen that's how empires are built!
@@vickiburt2676 Done some of the leafes tday: only with a broom and a bag..
Saved 30$...
This is absolute genius, would never have thought to compress the leaves!
It took me way too long to think of it.
Just dropped onto this by accident, don't tell anyone - I had to watch it to the end. It's bloody good.
Ha ha ha! 😄 Thanks, Albert!
Me too.
Keep your Antipodean swearing to yourself bud. :)
UA-cam algorithm decided to recommend this video to me and I never knew this would be a video I needed to see. I legitimately learned something that I didn't think I needed to know and I am absolutely grateful for it. Thank you for this, David! I am subscribed and looking forward to your future videos!
Thanks so much for the subscription - I'm just trying to pass on things I've learned, hoping it will help others in some way.
I came back to say thank you for this, I've been using the two rake method for lifting the piles and it works a treat. I had no-one to show me, you basically stepped in as my online dad. Thanks!
Thanks so much, MrChrisRoden. I'm happy to be able to share "things I've learned" and "things I've figured out" here on YT with so many others. I know everything won't apply to everyone, but hopefully, all I post here will help SOMEONE, and I'm glad this helped you. Take care.
I have no idea how I got here but this dude is AWESOME!
Appreciate the comment Jose!
Jose Negrete:i dropped u off from our lil motel
Lol jj Jose
LOL My Thought exactly!!!
I was watching nail tutorials and now I’m here
Ditto!!! I live in So Cal. We have no leaves here, But I am Mesmerized by his skills!!! He’s a Genius!!! 😃😃😃
I’m being sincere, not sarcastic. I subscribed!!! 😃
I guess UA-cam knows my lawn looks like crap and put this in my recommended videos. I won't fail you, David.
Grin! It's far too easy to let our lawns get away from us.
you have your entire neighborhood (and most of the youtube community) counting on you. Good luck, Sir.
Well, I'm back. I made one of these for my daughter and it worked so well, I'm going to make one for myself. We moved and have two trees in our front yard that produce a ton of leaves. This is one hack well worth the little bit of time and effort and makes life so much easier! Thank you sir1
Thanks for that update, Mister Goat! It's great to hear people are still getting good information here. Take care, and good luck.
Outstanding! If only I had known about this while doing chores in '78!
I totally agree! But hey, even a blind hog finds an acorn once in a while. (Meaning EVENTUALLY I thought of this.) Take care.
My dad passed away before I bought my first house so I never learned anything about home maintenance. Thanks for taking the time to make this video, it's so helpful!
Aww, so sorry to hear about your Dad, Jennifer. I'm glad to be able to share at least a few things with the wider UA-cam audience.
Wait a minute. Something's missing. Oh, wait, I know! This is a clear, concise video with useful information. Where's all the loud, screaming, unrelated "music" drowning out that useful information?? IT'S NOT THERE!! Well done, man. The concentration gods are smiling on you! Love it.
Ha ha ha! You are absolutely right! I've put some music in some of my other videos, but I try very hard not to let it get in the way. I don't much like it, but it does make good filler at times. And me a professional musician. Go figure.
But he didn’t tell us to “like, comment, and subscribe”. And what is our promo code so we can save 20%.
What’s this video without the annoying computer voice?
@k asdfg You have a low standard for YT video. At least 1/3 of it needs to be hand-held sefie as if we all want to see the YTer's shaky mug filling up our display while yammering on about not what we were drawn to in the first place.
; )
(I swear, there must be a lot of YTers out there who just want to be able to see themselves talking)
Probably why I watch the whole thing instead of just 3 seconds.😄
Wow, he has a HUGE YARD and with many leaves. Very smart to make chores easier. LOVE IT!!!
Thanks, I G.
Every idea you had before I saw it in practice I thought was ridiculous. I am humbled by your genius. 👌🏼
Thanks for keeping an open mind to check out things that might seem ridiculous. I also have been humbled in that way, but I've also learned some really cool things that otherwise I would have missed.
I can watch this man all day long. WHY???
Thanks, Mister, for throwing yourself out there. I'm going to teach this to my mother who love sweeping the leaves in our property.
God bless you, brother.
Thanks for sharing that, Javier. I hope it serves well for you both.
I watched this a couple years ago but came back because i enjoyed it so much.
Thanks for sharing that, Billy Jack. I appreciate it.
The plywood with handles was genius. I'd figured out every part of this method on my own except that last part. I could see a Leaf Compressor being a nice little invention to sell in an alternate timeline.
Thanks for that. I thought about selling those disks, but GOOD GRIEF! The engineering design and then the manufacturing, the warehousing and distribution, the wholesaling, the marketing, and the shipping ... all that is WAAAYYYY more than I'm motivated to take on at this season of my life. So I'm happy simply showing others how to make their own.
I love watching these videos, great old fashion tips, reminded me of my handy Dad!!!
I go over my leaves with the lawn mower, mulching them back into the lawn and also into my vegetable garden. This has improved the lawn greatly over time.
Thanks for the comment, otiv. I do mow-mulch for the first couple months of leaf season; but then the leaves come down so fast it's time to get out the rakes. Compostable plastic bags (found them after I made this video) are made from corn starch: amzn.to/2FGjVC3 (for backyard composting) or amzn.to/2DNdPgT (for curbsite pickup). I've tried the tarp thing, the mower-bagger thing, the riding-mower thing, the blower thing, and the blower-vacuum-mulcher thing, *_and they are all quite a bit more work than this._* I am now hoping to work around to doing mulching/composting, which I plan to enhance with biochar and maybe even vermiculture. (If those two concepts are new to you, they are definitely worth checking out for any serious composter.)
Legend has it that he’s still out there raking leaves
...Grin! ... Lost somewhere in the northwest corner ...
@@DavidsTutorials can we use a lawnmower?
@@ludwigvanbeethoven8870 No! David is a bit touchy about air and noise pollution! Can you believe that?
@@kitemanmusic oh ok.
Ken Walker “air is your enemy you gotta let it out” 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😳🤢😄
I was about 5 minutes in before I was like I dont even have trees that drop leaves and have no need to rake or bag them, but I watched because if you can make a 9 minute video about it at least I could watch it. Great video!
Thanks, Bryan! I know what you mean - I sometimes wonder how I wind up watching some of the things I do.
@@DavidsTutorials - because I used to do this back when a family could afford land.
hello David. I'm 63 and other than a bad back in decent shape. I still have to get out there and Git'er done. Being that i have ALL the leaves in my yard that blows into my neighbor's yards I'm constantly figuring how to do it better. That's what brought me to your video. EXCELLENT FIVE STARS. Not only was it informative but it was like a well done movie where you rolled out tips where you didn't know what was coming next. ok enough.. Thanks and very well done.
Thanks for that, FONKE1. I hope you have fun with all these labors and that my tips have helped. Take care.
David, a new subscriber here and I really needed this video. A landscaper told me to rake up the leaves in my back yard because it would compact the grass when it comes back in the spring. My nearby neighbor has several trees and so many leaves blow in my yard. I have one tree, but have lots of raking to do. I bagged four hugh bags yesterday and still have much more to do. I learned so many helpful tips from your video and plan on using many of them, especially drilling the holes and using a garbage container to hold the bag and getting the air out. Thanks for the great job on the video. I love seeing ideas that I can use and make my job easier. I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving.
Thanks so much, Helen. You sound like a wonderful neighbor! Have a blessed holiday season.
Retirees are a powerful force in process improvement.
So true, Beta. We geezers have spent a LOT of years making mistakes, and hopefully learning from them. At least now with UA-cam, there's the chance to share some of our ideas with others.
David, I used portions of your instruction yesterday on my maple (didn’t have all materials on hand) and took a traditional 10 bag job down to 2! Thank you!!
Anonymous, dude, you’ll be able to completely goof off in retirement!
@@DavidsTutorials All part of the "Been There - Done That" - You're Never Too Old to LEARN! generation.
RESULTS ARE what matters most! - Howard in PA
Excellent! Thanks for sharing!
I spent my childhood autumns being picked up by my dad and put inside the can to jump up and down on the leaves to pack them in! I love your invention! The world needs more videos like this. Thank you!
Thanks for this, Michelle. Please if you haven't done so, check out the video, "The Giggling Leafstomper" - it's exactly what you describe!!
I do this with my son, he loves it
@@eddybernardo6317 Excellent!
This has to be one of the most positive and caring comment sections I've ever seen! Everyone sharing how they have benefited and modified the process to fit their workflow. And aside from that David seems like the nicest person, makes quality tutorial videos, and cares about the people who watch his videos. Haven't found a comment yet that he hasn't taken the time to respond to. What a genuine person. Thanks for the tutorials David!
Wow, what a great comment, Great Beast! I do appreciate it, and you encourage me to keep it up. Take care, and have a wonderful Christmas.
Thanks David for sharing your videos! I'm 81 and still learning! I raked leaves in a previous home where I lived in South Carolina and I raked leaves every fall/winter for 21 years but don't do it anymore. I wished I had seen your video a few years ago but I'm still learning....
Thanks for that, Roddy. You're not that far ahead of me in years. And yes, I'm still learning every day also. Take care!
So right David I now will rake up my yard today with two rakes, great I’m 72 and keep moving that’s what is keeping me going is moving😊
Thanks, Nancy! I agree 100%
If he were my neighbor, I'd take them all, mulch them with my mower then put them as top dressing in my vegetable garden. That stuff is gold!
Thanks for the comment, and I mow-mulch for the first couple months of leaf season; but then the leaves come down so fast it's time to get out the rakes. Compostable plastic bags (found them after I made this video) are made from corn starch: amzn.to/2FGjVC3 (for backyard composting) or amzn.to/2DNdPgT (for curbsite pickup). I've tried the tarp thing, the mower-bagger thing, the riding-mower thing, the blower thing, and the blower-vacuum-mulcher thing, and they are all quite a bit more work than this. I am now hoping to work around to doing mulching/composting, which I plan to enhance with biochar and maybe even vermiculture. (If those two concepts are new to you, they are definitely worth checking out for any serious composter.)
@@DavidsTutorials You've easily more leaves than me Dave. I can mulch 3' of leaves to almost nothing... then switch to bag mode. Pour then into all my gardens and they shrink down to 4:1 by summer. Good luck on the next experiment!
@@DavidsTutorials I have a wooden indoor vermiculture colony going. Not large scale by any means but great for the potted plants and tiny garden in my yard. The worm poop is gold.
As a first time homeowner I did half the job with just a rake and my hands but was looking for a better way, this certainly is a much better way! Thank you
Happy to help, Dumpster! Take care.
Pop's so great. He needs to be in one of those "turning into your parents" commercials. Thanks for the ideas, thumbs up given👍🏽
Thanks for the comment.
I'm about to cry. He reminds me of my dad. That generation was the most inventive ingenious generation ever. They devise all kinds of inventions to solve any problem. My dad could make anything with pvc pipe, bungee cords, duct tape and Velcro. The kids nowadays don't know how to do squat.
Sounds like your dad and I could have been good friends.
@@DavidsTutorials Yes I agree. Great minds think alike!
Spot on Ann. These Millennials rely too much on devices, which is affecting their ability to create. But they still think they know it all...
They're sure are great with computers and smart phones though....LOL!!!
They can't change a light bulb today unless they call Amazon or Twitter.
Your dad's generation didn't have internet, smart phones, laptop computers, gaming consoles, 50 inch flat TV's, cars with driver assist gadgets, 200 TV channels...
Holy cow...well there’s a man who thought this out. Absolutely amazing!
Sometimes I feel so "DUH!" that it took me so long to come up with this.
Love your smasher, I use an empty bucket so I don't have to bend as far but didn't think to drill a couple holes through it. Thanks for a great video! Cheers! =)
Thanks for your comment! Take care.
Oh I figured those things out real quick once I raked leaves for the first time ever (30’s , now 40s) thanks for the awesome advice!
Some people don't figure things out so quickly. Not long ago, driving through my neighborhood, I saw a dad and his young son struggling to get their leaves into the bags ... I wanted to jump out of the car and get them to watch this video!
A 5 gallon bucket also works well to compact the leaves. That's what I've used when filling the paper bags (many towns don't accept plastic bagged leaves). With a bucket, you don't have to bend down as far too.
Great idea with the 5-gallon bucket. Also, several people have commented they cut their leaf-masher disk to fit the shape of the paper bags, and it worked great. Take care.
pb.....I carry a lot of leaves to the landfill in plastic bags. I dump the leaves and bring back the bags.
And if you fill the bucket 1/2 to 2/3 with water, you don't even have to push down. It's a hydraulic leaf compressor!
i freaking love how this video is literally all about raking and bagging of leaves and it has over 3M views
No one is more surprised than I am. Now I just have to figure out how to get some of my other 84 videos to catch on like this!
Simple, it is eye opening, and many folks hate cleaning up leaves and look for something better. Changed how I'll cleanup leaves the rest of my life, no longer sucks!
Its so simple yet so hard to master.
@@DavidsTutorials hey, you talking bout me...just moved from apartment to a house with back yard...was thinking to burn them leaves in a fire...
And makes money at it!
Lovely and informative video. New subscriber! I bought a house recently after apartment living and don’t have a good relationship with my dad. I kind of let the leaves sit all winter on my lawn... but now I feel prepared and motivated to address them! Thank you
Thanks for sharing, Natalie. I tried leaving my leaves one year, but it nearly killed my lawn. Took it three years to recover. I'm glad this video helped. Take care.
That hand on the lower back within the first 5 seconds is everything 😂😂😂..I did yard work today and couldn't believe the back pain....
All very good points IF plastic bags are used and I love your ingenuity. It doesn't make sense to bag compostable material into plastic. Many communities don't even allow this practice... as it should be. I tend to mulch mow as much as I can and also rake onto tarps to deposit into areas of my yard/garden where they can become super fertilizer. Also deposit shredded (mulch mowed/bagged) leaves onto areas under trees and garden beds with perennial plants and shrubs. This stuff is pure gold; would never throw it away.
Thanks for the comment, and I mow-mulch for the first couple months of leaf season; but then the leaves come down so fast it's time to get out the rakes. I've tried the tarp thing, the mower-bagger thing, the riding-mower thing, the blower thing, and the blower-vacuum-mulcher thing, and they are all quite a bit more work than this. I am now working around to doing mulching/composting, which I plan to enhance with biochar and maybe even vermiculture. Maybe I can put out a video on this in a year or so, showing results.
Sounds good. I'm interested to know what is done with the bagged leaves.
This comment should have the most likes because it makes the most sense!!
And for the rest of us that have jobs and lead a busy normal life...the plastic bag is the way to go.
You can purchase (in the UK at least) compostable bin bags.
Seriously, I have been drilling holes in everything since watching this! It is the secret to life! Thank you sir!
Thanks, Johnny - you made me laugh, imagining what else you could be drilling holes in!!
Gotta let the air out!
That's gotta HURT!!
Lucky wife!
Oh my God, you have me laughing so hard🤣😂😂🤣
Just grew up in apartments...got an acre with a pool now And its all new to me!!!! Thank you!!! Threw my back out first time raking, didnt know thay leaves could be soo dangerous. I thought im way too young to cant rake leaves grrrr you r my hero
Thanks, A M House. I've been raking leaves more years than I care to remember, and it chagrins me to think of how long it took me to come up with an easier way. I'm glad this helped you.
To reduce the manual labor: Blow the leaves to a corner of your yard. Then, use a muching mower to gather the mulched leaves into your mower's bag. Finally, spread the mulched leaves, from your mower's bag, over the lawn (or over your garden). Voila. Great fertilizer and protective winter cover.
Thanks for the comment, Mark, and I do mow-mulch for the first couple months of leaf season; but then the leaves come down so fast it's time to get out the rakes. Compostable plastic bags (found them after I made this video) are made from corn starch: amzn.to/2FGjVC3 (for backyard composting) or amzn.to/2DNdPgT (for curbsite pickup). I've tried the tarp thing, the mower-bagger thing, the riding-mower thing, the blower thing, and the blower-vacuum-mulcher thing, *_and they are all quite a bit more work than this._* I am now hoping to work around to doing mulching/composting, which I plan to enhance with biochar and maybe even vermiculture. (If those two concepts are new to you, they are definitely worth checking out for any serious composter.)
I live on a boat in the middle of the ocean and still watched the whole vid
Thanks, Rusty - I also get surprised at some of the things I wind up watching. Crazy, eh?
You will need this video to clean the rubbish in the water
Fish aren't biting hey???
If my dad catches me watching a video on “how to rake leaves,” I’m toast!
Guess he would make you go out and do some actual raking, eh? Grin!
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Future yard business owner ;)
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Sir you don’t know how much you have helped me. I have started a leaf clean up business, and I am trying to find tips to make it easier and you just did that. I appreciate it again sir.
Happy to help, Santiago. Good luck on your new business! The keys to success (and this may be a future video!!) are (1) INTEGRITY; (2) Quality of Work; and (3) Communication - stay in frequent touch with your customers. Also, be professional, business-wise. I.e., have a local checking account, be ready to issue invoices and receipts on professional-looking forms, and know the difference between a quote and an estimate. Yep. This needs a whole video. Take care.
Thank you so much for this video. My neighbor has two big trees and the wind carries all the leaves onto my yard. It’s been a pain every year to clean up all the leaves. I watched this video and spent two hours this afternoon raking up the leaves. I got 14 bags (33 gallon) of leaves raked up. I picked up a 33 gallon trash bin from HD and made holes in it. And followed your advice. Thanks again.
Thanks for your comment, Craza. I'm happy to be able to help.
Im not sure how I ended up watching this video. I don't even have a yard and leaves to rake but I'll keep these tips for they might be useful one day. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching.
Now you know how to use chopsticks.
@@DavidsTutorials Same here. Enjoyed the video.
Many years ago when I was just married, I knew someone like this fellow. Mr. Stanley was a great neighbor and gave me a lot of house/yard maintenance tips. Love common sense, low tech videos like this. Don't ever assume all people have this (common sense). Thanks Mr. David.
You're quite welcome, John P. And of course, there's no way I know all those tips. You should make some videos yourself to share the ones you've learned. Or at least go to www.DavidsTutorials.com and tell me so I can make a video about them.
David 2 yrs ago I watched this video and you have saved my back.Thankyou my friend.
Hi, Kerry! Thanks so much for coming back to let me know. I'm so glad this video helped you. Take care.
So glad I came across your video . Right to the points . Thank you for sharing your knowledge and serenity !
You are so welcome
This man is a national treasure , not sure if he is a comedy genius or he means it , either way great job
Thanks, Bait sock! It was a bit of a challenge keeping a straight face during portions of this video. I've learned from years in front of a classroom how engaging it is to embed points with double meanings, one of which can be taken humorously. Not always easy to do, but fun for everyone when you can.
This man has this down to a Science! Impressive!
Thanks, #! Even shorter comments like this make a difference to a UA-cam channel, and besides that, I appreciate your feedback.
Smart guy.
Wow! David, thanks to you I'll be well prepared when fall rolls around.
Indeed so. Fresh air, good exercise, clean(er) yard... it's all good.
Yes! You are my hero, David! Such a great practical use of common sense. I think the world would be a better place if more people thought the way you do! I've used the "salad tong" method for many years. But your YT sharing sure reached a lot more people!
As a teacher, I only reached about 30 to 50 at a time. My largest class was 210. But teaching stuff here sure reaches a lot more people. Thanks for the comment!
The most well put, straight to the point tutorial ever made. And remember *AIR IS THE ENEMY*
Thanks for that, Kevin. I truly appreciate it.
@Kevin Cassidy I agree
This is exactly why UA-cam is so great. Thanks for sharing. 👍🇦🇺
UA-cam: because leaves. ?
Because you couldn't have figured out to rake your own leaves to save the money and how to put a plastic bag in a trash can and how to dispose of leaves in almost the worst possible way? Thank god for you tube.
Ignore the snarks. Thanks for your comment.
I just moved up north from Florida.,no leaves in Fl. I am glad you made this video for leaf virgins like me.
Hi, David, and thanks for your comment. I will say that I lived in Florida for a couple of decades and had plenty of leaves to rake there as well. I guess it depends on where you live in any location. Take care.
i think of you every year as i rake my leaves. not exactly as you describe but I picked up some great ideas and it works.
Thanks, Joe. It's always great to hear when I've helped, even if only a small bit.
I saw the thumbnail and I instantly knew from his aura: “this man knows how to rake leaves”
Thanks for that. Yep, we geezers have spent a LOT of years making mistakes, and hopefully learning from them. Some of us have also spent some brainpower trying to figure out better ways to do what we do. I'm happy to share, and very glad to have UA-cam to share with a much larger group of people. Some will learn, some won't. The way of the world.
DON'T RAKE LEAVES - sweep them up FAST. Get/grab an antique "lawn sweeper" dirt cheap. - Howard in PA
This is wonderful, it's like visiting Dad you first autumn after you buy your first house. I did watch this before. I just put the leaves in a can and then dump the leaves in my compost. No plastic bag. Instead of a disk, you can use the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket to smoosh the leaves down The genius part of this that I used as a takeaway was using two rakes to clamp the leaves. I have been doing that and it really spares my back.
Good thoughts, KittyH. Glad at least some of it could help. Thanks for the comments.
Very good advice and great tips! I can attest that these work because it's what I do. Two additional things I do, which help me, are (1.) I use a battery powered leaf blower (an EGO) to blow the leaves into piles, which saves my back on so much raking. I still have to do some raking, but only to regroup the leaves as I take them out of the piles. (2.) We have a leaf grinder which sets above the trash receptical (lawn bags or a trash can with a bag inside it. We drop the leaves in the grinder (which uses trimmer line) and it grinds them up so we have less bags for the landfill. It can be hard to find a good one that will last, but it does help, if you are so inclined.
Great inputs, Gary! Thanks for sharing.
Wow! Great idea. I’m an old dog but love the new tricks! Thank you
Thanks for the comment, Joseph. I feel a big "DUH!" form in a balloon over my head when I think of how long it took me to come up with these ideas. Oh, well. Jes' goes to show ya, never stop thinking of how to do things better. Take care.
I thought that was a genius idea this man saved himself 150 to $200 for leaf removal and got some good exercise and some fresh air instead of sitting down paying someone to do it well done sir well done
Finally! Someone who GETS IT! Thanks for the comment. And don't forget keeping small engine pollution out of the air!
@ Norm: A yard that size in my area is $400 leaf cleanup
Leaves don’t belong in the landfill
Mulching a pile of leaves with a lawn mower or electric leaf blower/mulcher and spreading them in gardens, beds, etc burns a lot less gas than trucking them to a landfill.
Mr "oooh, someone gets it!".
I just pile up everything around my plants
I don't know about everyone else but my favorite part was when he broke the sticks up in small pieces so they don't poke holes in the bag. But seriously, It was a great video David. Loved your clever & inventive tips. Now I just need to get my lazy butt up and go rake my leaves. Ugh.
Thanks, Chris, and I hope this will make it easier. And yep - the reason I started breaking up the sticks was they DID poke holes in the past, and then would sometimes gouge my legs as I carried/dragged the bags. An ounce of prevention...
At last, something worthwhile on UA-cam. Thanks.
Thanks so much for that, Fred. I do attempt to keep all the videos on my channel "worthwhile," at least to someone. The >6M views tell me I've been at least somewhat successful. Take care.
Great tips! And if you don't want to go to the trouble of making a masher disc, you can use a metal garden rake to plunge & rotate as a masher inside the can -- just be careful not to rip your bag with the garden rake prongs -- this would be a good reason for just making yourself a disc as David suggests. Happy yard cleaning!
Thanks for the comment and suggestions. Take care.
I've never had a problem getting a bag into a trash can, but I've had a lot of problems getting them out. Holes in the can would solve that. Your mashing disk is a small stroke of genius.
never pull straight up on the bag. all you have to do is close the top of the bag then just lay the can on its side. the bulk of the weight will shift to the lowest level and you can easily slide the bag out sideways.
scott worthington, ive used a second trash can of the same size, to compact the leaves in the first trash can,, also works well.
Thanks, Scott! Einstein said genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration; I think that should be modified to add "... or by making a whole bunch of mistakes, then figuring out how not to make them next time."
Another great video demonstrating a great way to pick up leaves and make the most out of condensing them. Didn't even listen, but I could tell what to do, because this guy knows how to make great videos.
Thanks, R Cole. Sorry for the delay in responding (it's a YT thing), but I do appreciate your comment.
This is a really good system that this man uses and it makes complete sense! It's a really good way to get up all of the leaves and trash in anyone's back yard. Everything about this makes sense. Just don't try this on a really windy day. Lol.
Ha ha ha! You're right about don't try it on a windy day! Thanks for the comment.
Just did this today, and everything worked perfectly. I still need to get one of those round smashers though.
Yes, it's worth the effort to make one! I was driving down a street in my neighborhood not long ago and saw a dad and his son struggling to stuff leaves in a bag on the ground - I wanted to stop and tell them to go watch this video.
I actually searched for a video on this topic... Looks like I finally found the answer to my raking woes. Thank you for your leafing wisdom!! 🍂
You are so welcome!
This is straight to the point, ''SENIOR POWER.'' Hats off, thumbs up !! You earned a cooled beer.
Thanks! Will you join me?
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Am I invited too ? I'll be thirsty when I'm through raking. Lol 🍺 🍺 🍺 🍻
I learned a few good tips watching this! Thank you! Our township requires large paper leaf bags, but we could probably adapt to a rectangular plywood leaf crusher. I'd put a two foot handle on it if possible, because it's the bending that gets my back! Haha! Will definitely try to the two-rake lift, again, to spare our backs.
You're absolutely right. Several other viewers have commented that they cut the leaf masher to fit their city-required bags and it worked great for them. Take care.
Thank you so much.
I enjoyed your video today. I used my two rakes to pick up the leaves. That worked so excellently. I didn't have the round piece of plywood, but a large pizza box worked so well to push down the leaves in the can.
I'm so glad this helped you, Luv! That was a good idea to use the pizza box to compress the leaves. Take care.
Old fashioned efficiency, never goes out of style 💯 he is a star ⭐️
Thanks, Jesus Ochoa, and thanks for commenting!
Me and my friend have been raking for the past few days over the break to make some money, we just did one guys house and didn’t finish because his yard was SO BIG (of course we didn’t check how big it was, dumb move on us) so we’re finishing it tomorrow (Saturday) but he’s right guys it’s not easy at all, you can’t bag a bag without the other person. This is very helpful! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing that, TaPs Spoon.
i got a leaf cleaning job this week. you definitely helped me in deciding if i should do the job or not. thank you!
I'm so glad!
Better than cleaning them all leaf by leaf!
I'll see myself out.
Superb ! I have to pick up leaves up on a big plantation. This would come really handy. Many thanks David!
Glad to help