Takes some hours to assemble, read instructions slow and thorough. Adaptor template layout cut to fit snug to the mower deck allows for efficiency.
Have 3 acres of patchy lawn with heavily wooded oaks and pines. What would take at least a week of raking bagging & burning took 7 hours to yard vac the yard to golf course clean. Result is several cubic yards of mulch. Of course I'll have to do it a couple of times before spring.
The yard vac is noisy, wider than the mower deck (discharge hose), must operate mower at slow speeds if leaves and pine straw are thick and frequent stopping to dump and unload the wagon. Otherwise it is a time and back saver. Will see how long the fan blade lasts with the sand it sucks up with the yard debri. Neighbors are alread hinting to borrow it. No way.
Craftsman 8.25 Torque Rating (206cc) Monster Yard Vac is recommended by michas
The Craftsman Monster Yard Vac makes clean up fast and easy pulling leaves, grass, pine needles, acorns, pine cones or other debris from the mower deckinto the collector with the powerful 80 MPH vacuum. You'll get done faster with fewer stops with a capacity 3 times larger than a 3 bin bagger. The Monster Vac has a unique retractable top creating a wide opening for unloading. The retractable top is great to be able to use the cart for hauling purposes too.