Good Samaritan Put to the test

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this really depends on the amount of leaves in the yard. my yard takes about 5 hrs to rake. its not that big either. i think you guys are underestimating how long this could take.

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I can't wrap my head around this.

5 Hours means you are either stupid slow
or you have a pretty damn big yard

if you have that big of yard, you either have the means to afford a better way to do it (mulching mower or something) or it's too big to even bother raking.

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My parent's yard is a little over half an acre. My dad has a lawn tractor with a Cyclone Rake attached to the back of it. It takes him about three hours every other day to keep his yard somewhat clear. He has a constant mini-mountain of burning leaves just to keep up with it. He has a couple of oak trees in his yard that are probably old enough to have had Indians camped out around them at one point, and to top it off, some Maple trees that produce some ungodly amount of leaves.

I would venture to guess that that a full container holds about 300lbs of mulched leaves. It takes him anywhere between four and five containers each time to clear his yard.