Agri-Fab 45-0492 44" Tow-Behind Lawn Sweeper, 28 cu. ft Hopper Bag Capacity; Leaf & Grass Catcher, with Adjustable Brush Height and Dump From Seat Handle

I used the Agri-Fab 45-0492 Lawn Sweeper behind my John Deere tractor mower. This product is very easy to set up and very easy to use. For me backing things up has always been an issue and this is no different. I try to make all my passes where I don't have to turn around or cut real sharp. My lawn is very large & takes quite a bit of time to cover everything. In my front yard I have 18 Cottonwood trees and the leaves they drop can be very overwhelming. I use this and it was like just mowing the lawn. Everything was picked up pretty much on the first pass. With these trees, I get a lot of dropped branches and twigs. This picks up about 95% of all the twigs. It seems to be a quality product and have had absolutely no problem with it at this point. It is so effective that the bag fills up very quickly as it picks up everything in its path. Of course picking up everything in my situation requires a lot of dumping of the basket. The basket dumps extremely easily by a handheld rod which you simply pull and drive forward. When the cotton is coming off the trees and settles into the grass it is very simple matter to get that taken care of as well with his sweeper.I bought it for the leaf problem in my yard but have been pleasantly surprised by the fact that it picks up everything in its path. Cleaning is a breeze and all you have to do is take your hose to it and put it away. In it's stored position,it is a bit bulky. All in all this is a fine product and is very sturdy. It can be adjusted side to side by simply sliding the bar left or right and re-tightening the clamp. The sweeper cut my work time by 85% when the leaves are on the ground. When the twigs build up, I get the sweeper out and make short work of a tough situation. You can buy with confidence knowing that you just saved a lot of back breaking work. Agri-Fab 45-0492 Lawn Sweeper, 44-Inch

This product worked great! I read a lot of other reviews and experienced none of the issues that others have mentioned. Shipping: Some reviewers gave low marks for damage on arrival, but in my opinion that is not a product review. That really depends on who is handling your shipment. Mine arrived in great shape and I had it built within 45 mins. I have never had issues with Amazon and with a 3 year warranty (which by the way is plenty considering it would cost more than $300 over three years to have someone else do the work of this attachment), any damage should without question be covered by the manufacturer. Headache to return and resolve yes, but nothing is perfect, even for $300. Assembly: This is the second Agri-Fab product I have built. I am not a fan of the picture only instructions as it is a bit difficult to clearly see the orientation of the parts, but this in no way was a big headache. In fact, I love that this product assembled entirely with clevis pins as it makes it easy to correct a mistake and easy to disassemble for compact storage. If your somewhat mechanically inclined and have built things around your house like furniture, kids toys, etc., this should be no problem. I had it together in less than 45 mins. Use: The adjustable tow pin is great and made it very easy to hook up to my mower without worry about my zero turn not having the correct tow height. It tows easily until it gets full, at which point my zero turn had some difficulty with traction. In hind site, I probably should have purchased the smaller version, because I didn't realize just how much grass this unit would hold (used it to cleanup the thatch on 3/4 acre after using the Agri-Fab 45-0295 48-Inch Tine Tow Dethatcher ). It was very heavy and full and seemed to have no issue holding itself up under the weight. Probably better to use this with a garden tractor, but I use what I have. I think this will do quite well to help me sweep up large piles of mulched leaves in the fall that tend to clog and kill my grass. Some reviewers noted that the bag it self started to wear out very quickly. It seems like Agri-Fab listened to the customers and upgraded the product. The bag now includes a flexible plastic bottom that wraps up about 3-4 inches on the frame, so I don't see any worry about the bag chaffing and ripping. Also, as long as the tow pin is set to the right height, there should be no issue with the unit bag dragging on the ground. Looks like the orange colored units are the new models, so I would stick with those to make sure you have all the latest features and engineering upgrades. Overall: I am not very good at remembering to take pictures, but when my job was all said and done, I had 7 HUGE piles of grass and a nicely scraped and swept lawn for overseeding. Very please with this product (and the dethatcher), amazed at how well it worked and how well it was built.

Here is my initial review for delivery and assembly. Will follow with performance once the rain stops. The product arrived damaged. The photo tries to show a bent cross beam that I discovered only after full assembly and attachment of the hopper. I bent it back as best I could. I don’t think it should affect performance but if it does, it’s going back. Missing one nylon lock washer. Had to buy a package on Amazon as Lowes doesn’t stock them in 5/8 x 18. $4 out of pocket and a 2 day delay to assemble. Assembly instructions: 1. Page 2 Part #4 looks like a tube in the drawing. It’s actually a flat bar. 2. Page 4 slide #5. All the parts on Page 2 are numbered. Slide 5 uses letters “N” “O” and “I” instead of the numbers on Page 2. Actually N=15, O=17, and I=12. I had to go through the instructions part by part before assembling this step to make sure I wasn’t going to use a part that was actually required later. 3. Slide 5 only shows the assembly of 1 of 2 Part #12. Not a big problem, but make sure you install the open side facing out and the slots facing up for both sides. I always hate it when the person writing the instructions never actually assembled the product. I should be on the payroll if I have to correct their instructions. The hopper only attaches to the sweeper at two points on the bar in slide 5. I hope that can handle being dragged across the lawn. I’ll find out soon and add a performance review to these comments. After 10 uses. Revised from 2 to 4 stars This is the one to buy based on the large size of the hopper. Also, it does a very good job picking up leaves and sticks. For my Bermuda grass it did a great job of removing thatch. The bar I mentioned above must have only one connection point so that it will tip to empty it with the handle. The aforementioned damage (bent bar) didn’t affect performance and is out of site behind the sweeping brushes. Aside from the assembly instruction issues, I would highly recommend this sweeper.

Looks good, huge collection bin, easy height adjustment

Wish I bought one a long time ago. Great customer service from manufacturer. Mine came with a few minor scratches and one brush had real crooked bristles that had been squashed in packing and wouldn’t return to their original form. A quick call to the manufacturer and they quickly sent out touch up paint and a replacement brush. If you have a tractor, lots of leaves and an average to large size property, this is a must have. Easily dissembles for storage, goes back together quickly too. It is large and still takes up a bit of space to store though.

Great product

Picking leaves up from garden and cleaning drive

Good overall sweep. Well made, large capacity. Met expectations. Took one star off for shipping damage.