{"title":"Lawn Sweepers \u0026 Vacuums","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSkip the rake. A tow-behind sweeper picks up leaves, pine needles, grass clippings, and acorns in a single pass and holds twenty-eight cubic feet before it needs emptying. Folds flat for storage. Agri-Fab, Brinly, and Husqvarna handle most residential lots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"42-tow-behind-dethatcher-20-spring-steel-tines","title":"42-Inch Tow-Behind Dethatcher with 20 Spring-Steel Tines and Adjustable Weight Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eLawn thatch is the dead-grass mat that builds up between the green blades and the soil surface, blocking water, fertilizer, and air from reaching the root zone. By the time it exceeds half an inch in thickness, no amount of fertilizer or watering will produce results until the thatch is removed. The 42-inch tow-behind dethatcher is the practical answer for any property too large to dethatch on foot — a half-acre lawn that would take three exhausting hours with a walk-behind dethatcher clears in roughly 20 minutes behind a riding mower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe working mechanism is twenty heat-treated spring-steel tines mounted in a staggered pattern across the 42-inch frame. As the unit is towed across the lawn, each tine flexes against the soil surface, picking up the dead thatch layer and depositing it on top of the standing grass for collection on a subsequent pass with a bagger or lawn sweeper. The tine spring-steel formulation maintains its shape through years of use without cracking, bending permanently, or breaking off pieces into the lawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA concrete-block weight tray sits above the tine assembly, allowing the operator to load standard concrete blocks (sold separately, available at any home improvement store for under $5) to drive the tines deeper into thicker thatch or harder soil. Empty, the unit weighs approximately 65 pounds — enough for surface dethatching on already-loose lawns. Two standard blocks bring the weight to roughly 165 pounds, sufficient to penetrate the densest thatch layers most residential lawns develop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe frame is welded powder-coated steel that resists rust through outdoor storage. Two pneumatic 10-inch tires support the unit during transport between work areas. A foot-operated lever raises the tine assembly clear of the ground for sharp turns and for transport on hard surfaces, preventing tine wear on driveways and the eventual scarring of pavement. The hitch is a universal pin design that accepts the standard rear hitch found on most lawn tractors, riding mowers, and ATVs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor best results, dethatch in early spring once the lawn has greened up, or in early fall before the dormancy period. Avoid dethatching mid-summer during heat stress or drought — the lawn needs reserve energy to recover from the exposure. After dethatching, plan to overseed thin areas (the cleared soil surface accepts seed dramatically better than the thatch-covered version), apply a light topdressing of compost if available, and water consistently for two weeks. Most homeowners dethatch once per year as part of normal spring lawn maintenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePairs well with a tow-behind plug aerator (use the dethatcher first, then aerate, then overseed) for a comprehensive spring lawn renovation completed in a single afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Galvanized","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42771593560158,"sku":null,"price":239.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1159\/9138\/files\/s-l960copy.jpg?v=1778943721"},{"product_id":"44-tow-behind-lawn-sweeper-25-cu-ft-hopper","title":"44-Inch Tow-Behind Lawn Sweeper with 25 cu. ft. Mesh Hopper and Ground-Driven Brushes","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 44-inch tow-behind lawn sweeper is the practical alternative to a full bagging system for properties with mature trees, regular leaf drop, or pine-needle accumulation. Where a riding-mower bagger collects clippings during the same pass as mowing, the sweeper handles cleanup as a separate operation — making it the right tool for owners who want to leave grass clippings on the lawn for nutrient return but still need to collect leaves, pine needles, sweet gum balls, twigs, and other debris that accumulate between mowings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mechanism is four spiral polypropylene brushes mounted underneath a 25-cubic-foot mesh hopper. As the unit is towed across the lawn, the brushes spin via a ground-driven gearbox — no PTO connection, no separate engine — flicking debris up and over the leading edge of the hopper. The 25 cu. ft. capacity is enough to clear roughly an acre of light leaf drop or a quarter-acre of heavy fall accumulation between empties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hopper material is a rip-resistant polypropylene mesh that breathes through the weave, allowing wet leaves to drain rather than building up as a soggy mass. When the hopper is full, a single dump rope at the operator end of the tow handle releases the rear panel, dumping contents in seconds without dismounting. The empty hopper springs back to position automatically and re-engages with a positive click.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrush height is adjustable across multiple positions to match terrain conditions: lower for hard-packed dirt or driveway sweep applications, higher for tall grass or gravel surfaces where the brushes would otherwise pick up small stones. The brush bristles are stiff polypropylene that maintains its sweeping action through years of use without breaking down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe frame is welded powder-coated steel with two pneumatic 13-inch tires for predictable tracking behind the tow vehicle. Empty weight is approximately 80 pounds, light enough to maneuver by hand for storage but stable enough to track straight at typical lawn-tractor speeds without bouncing or wandering. The hitch is a universal pin design that accepts the standard rear hitch found on most lawn tractors, riding mowers, and zero-turns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fall leaf cleanup on a one-acre property, the sweeper typically completes in 30 to 45 minutes what would otherwise require two hours with a leaf blower and a tarp. For year-round maintenance on properties with mature deciduous trees — oak, sweet gum, sycamore, hickory — the sweeper turns a weekly cleanup task that owners typically procrastinate on into a 15-minute job they actually do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePairs naturally with a tow-behind dethatcher (use the dethatcher first to lift the dead grass mat, then sweep) for spring lawn renovation in a single afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42771593592926,"sku":null,"price":329.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1159\/9138\/files\/51MEorN54FL._AC_SL1500.jpg?v=1778943723"},{"product_id":"36-tow-behind-steel-lawn-roller-fillable-600lb","title":"36-Inch Tow-Behind Steel Lawn Roller, Sand or Water Fillable to 600 lb","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe tow-behind lawn roller is one of those tools homeowners do not realize they need until they have used one once. The applications are practical and immediate: smoothing out frost-heaved lawn surfaces in spring, pressing freshly seeded areas into firm soil contact for better germination, leveling the ridges left behind after sod installation, flattening mole tunnels, smoothing high spots in newly graded yards, and prepping bare-dirt areas for new lawn seeding. None of these tasks require a roller weekly, but when one of them does come up, no other tool substitutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 36-inch working width clears small to medium yards in a reasonable time — a quarter-acre lot rolls in under an hour, a half-acre in roughly two hours of methodical pattern work. The 18-inch roller diameter is the right balance between mass distribution (large enough to roll smoothly across uneven ground without bouncing) and ground pressure (small enough to apply meaningful per-square-inch force when filled).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe drum is a heavy-gauge welded steel cylinder with a threaded fill and drain plug at one end. Empty, the roller weighs approximately 70 pounds — light enough for a single operator to maneuver by hand for storage moves. Filled with water, the roller weighs roughly 350 pounds. Filled with sand, it reaches 600 pounds — the upper limit of useful weight for residential lawn-roller applications. The fill mode the operator chooses depends on the application: water for general smoothing and seed-bed pressing, sand for serious leveling work or for situations where the roller will be stored outside through freezing temperatures (water-filled rollers can rupture when frozen).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe frame is welded powder-coated steel with a scraper bar that rides above the drum, removing accumulated dirt and grass clippings as the roller turns. Without the scraper, wet ground builds up on the drum surface and reduces effective rolling weight; with it, the roller maintains consistent ground contact across long pulls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hitch is a universal pin design that accepts the standard rear hitch found on most lawn tractors, riding mowers, zero-turns, and ATVs. Tow speeds should remain at typical lawn-tractor pace (under 5 mph) for safe operation, particularly when the roller is fully filled — 600 pounds of trailing mass behaves predictably at low speeds but becomes harder to control at higher tow rates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor occasional use — a few sessions per year — the roller is one of the higher-leverage tools in a property maintenance kit. For owners actively renovating a lawn or building new beds, the roller will see weekly use during the renovation season and then return to occasional service afterward.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Craftsman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42771593822302,"sku":null,"price":197.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1159\/9138\/files\/s-l1600_14ea8fa7-56f5-4a60-b903-48ecc63c7e19.jpg?v=1778943734"},{"product_id":"36-rear-pto-rotary-tiller-attachment-garden-tractor","title":"36-Inch Rear PTO Rotary Tiller Attachment for Garden Tractors with Slip-Clutch and 7-Inch Tilling Depth","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 36-inch rear PTO rotary tiller attachment is the practical answer for any garden tractor owner running serious vegetable production, food plots for hunting, or pasture renovation projects that exceed what a walk-behind tiller can reasonably deliver. A typical 16-inch walk-behind tiller covers a 100-square-foot garden bed in about 30 minutes of physically demanding work. The 36-inch tractor-mounted unit covers the same ground in five minutes from the seat — and the operator's back, shoulders, and arms thank them at the end of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 36-inch tilling width and 7-inch maximum depth represent the upper end of garden-tractor tiller capability. The width is sized to overlap meaningfully on each pass for clean coverage of garden beds without leaving narrow strips of unworked soil between passes. The depth is sufficient for any garden application: vegetable seedbeds typically require 4 to 6 inches of well-tilled soil, food plots run 3 to 5 inches, and pasture renovation generally needs 5 to 7 inches to break up established root mass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cutting mechanism is 18 hardened C-curve tines arranged across the gearbox shaft. The C-curve tine profile is the engineering improvement over older straight-blade designs: the curved geometry pulls soil through the rotation more aggressively, reducing surface skipping and producing finer, more uniform soil texture. The tines are heat-treated for wear resistance and can be replaced individually as they wear, rather than requiring a full assembly swap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePower transfer comes through the garden tractor's rear PTO output via a slip-clutch protected drive shaft. The slip clutch is the critical durability feature: when the tines hit a buried rock, root mass, or obstruction, the clutch releases momentarily to absorb the shock load rather than transferring it through the gearbox. Without slip-clutch protection, a single hidden obstacle can shear gear teeth or break the input shaft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe gearbox is cast iron with oil-bath lubrication — the standard for serious tilling equipment. Cast iron resists the heat buildup that aluminum gearboxes suffer under sustained tilling loads, and the oil bath ensures consistent lubrication of the bevel gear set across the full range of operating angles. Two adjustable skid shoes on either side of the housing set the working depth, allowing the operator to dial in the right depth for the application without leaving the seat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hitch is three-point or sleeve hitch depending on the specific model variant. Verification of the tractor's hitch type and PTO horsepower rating is recommended before purchase — garden tractors below approximately 18 PTO horsepower may struggle to maintain tilling depth in heavy clay soils or root-bound ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTotal weight is approximately 350 pounds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Agri-fab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42771593953374,"sku":null,"price":1139.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1159\/9138\/files\/61HLREc51LL._AC_SL1500.jpg?v=1778943740"},{"product_id":"tow-behind-lawn-leaf-vacuum-50-cu-ft-5hp-briggs","title":"Tow-Behind 50 cu. ft. Lawn and Leaf Vacuum with 5 HP Briggs Engine and 8-Inch Inlet Hose","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe tow-behind lawn and leaf vacuum is the heaviest-duty cleanup tool in the residential property maintenance category. Where a lawn sweeper relies on ground-driven brushes and works best on flat, dry surfaces, and where a riding-mower bagger depends entirely on the deck's airflow to deliver clippings, the tow-behind vacuum operates from a self-contained 5-horsepower engine and produces enough suction to pick up wet leaves, soaked pine needles, twigs, sweet gum balls, and acorns that defeat lighter cleanup tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 5-horsepower Briggs \u0026amp; Stratton OHV engine drives a high-velocity impeller that creates the suction. Because the engine is dedicated to the vacuum's operation rather than borrowed from the tow vehicle's PTO, the vacuum maintains full suction regardless of the tractor's engine load — the operator can mow at typical speeds while the vacuum runs at full capacity behind. The engine starts on a recoil pull, runs on standard 87-octane fuel, and includes a fuel shutoff for safe transport between work areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 50-cubic-foot mesh hopper is the largest in the residential lawn-vacuum category. The capacity is enough to clear roughly an acre of light leaf drop or a quarter-acre of heavy fall accumulation between empties — meaningfully larger than the 25-cubic-foot capacity typical of pull-behind sweepers. The mesh material breathes through the weave, allowing wet contents to drain rather than building up as a saturated mass that increases dump weight and reduces effective capacity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 24-inch ground intake handles broadcast pickup of leaves and debris on the lawn surface. A separate 8-inch flexible hose, 10 feet in length, allows the operator to dismount and spot-vacuum specific accumulations: piles raked from beds, debris collected against fences and curbs, and material from areas the unit cannot reach by tow. The hose connects and disconnects in seconds without tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe impeller doubles as a leaf shredder. As leaves and debris pass through the impeller on their way to the hopper, they get chopped to roughly 10:1 reduction — a meaningful capacity multiplier that lets the operator collect more material per dump cycle. For owners building compost piles or mulching beds, the shredded output is ready for direct use without further processing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo pneumatic 16-inch tires support the loaded weight on uneven ground. The hitch is a universal pin design that accepts the standard rear hitch found on most lawn tractors, riding mowers, and zero-turns. For homeowners with mature deciduous trees — oak, sweet gum, sycamore, hickory — the tow-behind vacuum is the cleanup tool that turns fall leaf removal from a multi-day project into a half-day operation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Agri-fab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42771593986142,"sku":null,"price":779.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1159\/9138\/files\/61ZXAD5sNIL._AC_SL1500.jpg?v=1778943742"},{"product_id":"44-tow-behind-field-brush-mower-16hp-briggs","title":"44-Inch Tow-Behind Field and Brush Mower with 16 HP Briggs Engine and 2-Inch Sapling Capacity","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe tow-behind field and brush mower exists for ground that a finish mower cannot touch. Heavy weeds, briars, woody saplings up to two inches thick, abandoned pasture, hunting plots growing back into brush, fence lines, ditch banks, the edges of wood lots where second-growth scrub takes hold — these are the environments where a residential mower deck would shred itself trying, but where the brush mower works steadily for hours and clears ground that would otherwise require a contractor with a skid-steer mulcher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 44-inch cutting width is the practical balance between coverage and maneuverability. Wider units exist but become difficult to navigate around standing trees and rock outcrops; narrower units leave too many passes for owners managing multi-acre rough-cut operations. The deck is welded heavy-gauge steel — noticeably heavier than residential mower decks — designed to survive impact with the woody material the unit is built to cut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cutting blade is a heavy oscillating brush blade rather than the sharp-edged finish blade of a lawn mower. The brush blade tip is designed to chop and crush rather than slice cleanly, which is the right approach for woody material: a sharp blade hitting a two-inch sapling at full RPM tries to cut clean and snags, stalls, or breaks. The brush blade impacts the material, breaks the woody fibers, and continues through. The result is rougher visual finish than a lawn mower delivers — but the unit clears ground that no lawn mower can touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePower comes from a 16-horsepower Briggs \u0026amp; Stratton OHV engine mounted on the unit itself rather than drawn from the tow vehicle's PTO. The self-powered design means the brush mower runs at full cutting capacity regardless of the tow vehicle's load — the operator can tow with a 14-horsepower lawn tractor and still get full 16-horsepower cutting performance from the brush mower. A heavy-duty Kevlar drive belt with idler pulley transmits power from the engine to the blade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCutting heights adjust between 2 and 8 inches via a hand-crank wheel — higher than typical lawn mowers because rough-cut applications generally favor leaving more standing material to support regrowth and prevent erosion on slopes. Two pneumatic 16-inch tires handle uneven terrain without bouncing the unit out of cut. The hitch is a universal swivel design that allows tight cornering around trees and obstacles without binding the tow vehicle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor owners managing acreage that includes rough ground, hunting plots needing annual brush-knockdown maintenance, fence-line clearing, or pasture-edge brush control, the 44-inch field and brush mower replaces a contractor visit with self-service capability.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Agri-fab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42771594018910,"sku":null,"price":1139.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1159\/9138\/files\/518Zus2AN_L._AC.jpg?v=1778943744"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1159\/9138\/collections\/Lawn_Sweepers_Vacuums.png?v=1779113149","url":"https:\/\/sparroo.shop\/collections\/lawn-sweepers-vacuums.oembed","provider":"Sparroo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}