lynnmor 7,361 #1 Posted October 30, 2024 Our York County officials declared a burn ban starting Friday, so I hastily tried to do some leaf cleanup and burn. Well the lawn sweeper lost a tire and I couldn't find one locally so I decided to mulch the leaves. That plan didn't get off the ground, the stupid low hour 25 HP Kohler starter blew up. Why would they think that attaching parts inside a starter with glue would be a good idea? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 56,016 #2 Posted October 30, 2024 21 minutes ago, lynnmor said: mulch the leaves. Mulching or composting is safer than burning and much more environmentally friendly. I have been collecting and composting leaves for years and the compost is free garden gold. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,208 #3 Posted October 30, 2024 1 minute ago, 953 nut said: Mulching or composting is safer than burning and much more environmentally friendly. I have been collecting and composting leaves for years and the compost is free garden gold. Nice place to find fish bait after a year or so too. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,361 #4 Posted October 30, 2024 3 minutes ago, 953 nut said: Mulching or composting is safer than burning and much more environmentally friendly. I have been collecting and composting leaves for years and the compost is free garden gold. I understand that, but the quantity of leaves is way too much and would make an enormous pile. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,693 #5 Posted October 31, 2024 2 hours ago, adsm08 said: Nice place to find fish bait after a year or so too. And copperhead snakes… 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,501 #6 Posted October 31, 2024 I mulch with my recycler deck. Blow the remnants into a pile. Then set my Flowtron Leaf eater in my dump cart and fine mulch those remnants. Drive to the garden and dump. Great way to spend a nice fall day. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,122 #7 Posted October 31, 2024 We used to have burn restrictions where we lived near the city. It was a pretty upity place to live. No bonfires were allowed, but cooking fires were. Well, I could have a cooking fire big enough to light up my back yard for the night, I just needed some burgers and marshmallows nearby! 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,906 #8 Posted October 31, 2024 23 hours ago, lynnmor said: Our York County officials declared a burn ban starting Friday, Glad I burned the trash yesterday. I don't have a leaf problem. A North wind usually deposits them on the field behind me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
