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Logic MSP120W Sweeper Collector, clearing up wet leaves
Q – Leaves – autumn is all about leaves and as our grazing paddocks are ‘downwind’ from a lovely, well managed wood (it even has a bridleway) then we have to cope with more than our fair share of them! Our seven acres of grazing get well covered, as does our sand and rubber arena and all the concrete areas are a mess, but also can get slippery if it’s wet, which isn’t good when our elderly parents visit.
Is there a practical way of clearing leaves from these different areas without spending ages and without removing either grass or arena surface? We currently spend hours and hours with rakes; there has to be a better way.
Answer - Leaves are always a problem, especially in the lee of a wood and as you say they get everywhere. Our solution would be to use a Logic Sweeper Collector, sometimes referred to as a Horse Muck Collector, but it is the same machine. This is a very easy machine to use and can be towed by any suitable vehicle and has even been known to be pushed by hand in delicate areas or confined spaces!
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It has its own Honda ‘easy start’ engine which drives a 1.2m wide brush sweeping anything into the large 588 litre hopper behind. The sweeper runs on wide floatation wheels to allow use on soft surfaces and adjustment of the brush height is particularly easy and accurate so that surfaces like your sand/rubber arena could be swept without much trouble too.
The 7 acre paddock could be cleared on a regular basis to keep on top of the problem, often before the leaves are blown further afield. Concrete and tarmac road areas are very easy to sweep as well, thanks to the accurate brush height adjustment and the unit is easily manoeuvred into tight corners. When the hopper is full, the load can be tipped out in a suitable location with the help of a manual unloading winch.
The brush will sweep up a host of other items apart from blown–in debris, such as horse muck, grass clippings, acorns and sycamore seeds, which can be detrimental to ponies and horse’s health. The action of the brush ‘grooms’ the sward helping to stimulate the plants into more vigorous growth, all helping to produce a smart top performing paddock.
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