Black & Decker Blower/Vacuum Leaf Collection System (Fabric Trash Can Cover Ships In Tube) #BV-006

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Amazon.com Review

Where was this last fall when we were knee-deep in rakes, plastic bags, and complaining teenagers? What a spiffy contraption this is. The collection system--an 8-foot hose and can cover--fits all Black & Decker blower/vacs. The idea is genius: Attach the adjustable drawstring cover to your garbage can, attach the hose to your blower/vac. Pretend you're in your living room and vacuum the yard. The leaves are sucked directly into your garbage can. No more bending, scooping, lifting, sweating, or cajoling grumpy teens into doing autumn's most bedeviling chore. The system is simple, clean, and a darned good idea. Kudos, Black & Decker. --Kris Jensen-Van Heste

Product Description

Deposits leaves and debris directly into trash can with No.BV-2500 (SKU 688.3995) Blower/Mulching Vacs. 8" hose covers 16" diameter. Adjustable top with drawstring adjusts to any size trashcan. Fits all Black & Decker blower acs.

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14.5 x 9.1 x 5.2 inches ; 2.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00004R9TJ
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: BV-006
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (82 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #273 in Home Improvement (See Bestsellers in Home Improvement)

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great time saver - makes picking up leafs almost fun, October 7, 2005

By	Retired and ready to move (Central Jersey) - See all my reviews

I put a large trash bag in a trash container and pull the edges over the top then tie the B & D leaf collector under the handles of the container, this way it can not slip off, attach it to my blower/vac and start vacuuming the leaves. What normally took two to three hours, now took less than one and I didn't have to bend over once.
The release on the pull string was a little tricky at first but after opening and closing it a few times I had no problems.
Without the B & D Leaf Collection System I was emptying the bag almost once every few minutes and making a mess each time. Now once the container if full I just tie the trash bag pull it out and put in another. I highly recomend it.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A DREAM COME TRUE, December 21, 2002

By	"blatcher" (NJ United States) - See all my reviews

I was daydreaming of just such a system this year as I spent many hours sucking up the leaves from the corners of my yard. I have a 2 acre lot and its quite a chore. The original bag was quick to fill up, but then it took ages to go through the routine of detaching, emptying the bag into the old paper leaf bags, and then re-attaching the bag.
I saw this system in a store and thought I'd take a risk to order just the collection system from Amazon for my gas blower. With a bit of modification I attached it to my gas powered Homelite blower, got some Extra Large trash bags (45 gallon) for my 45 gallon square trash can.
WOW! I was off - what a system. Now I was sending most of my time sucking and almost no time bagging.
I'd recommend you use the largest trash can possible (the bag fits better) - with wheels (to help your mobility) - and put a couple of bricks in the bottom (to keep it stable as you move around the yard).
I LOVE THIS SYSTEM. If you want to take a chunk of time out of the annual chore, do not hesitate, buy it now.

43 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars An awkward accessory for your Leaf Hog, November 21, 2002

By	Jeffrey Few (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was thrilled to see this accessory offered as the shoulder bag included with my BV2500 Leaf Hog was too small for the volume of autumn leaves my maple and Japanese plum trees deposit on my front lawn (not to mention the year-round shedding of bamboo leaves in my backyard).

The system looks great in pictures, but what the pictures don't show is what happens to the attachment once you actually turn on the vac. The porous fabric cover fills with air, putting a big cotton/nylon baloon over the top of your waste can. If you don't secure the bag tightly enough (which is quite a chore given the design of the drawstring), it comes flying off.

And the drawstring. Given how much tugging and pulling and tying (!) it takes to get the attachment secure, it'll be a miracle if it lasts more than a season.

The design appears to be optimized for waste cans with square tops, so perhaps my round can is the problem. Attaching the cover to the lip of the can does not work, so I've been wrapping the cover over the top of it such that there's no slack in the bag. That works well enough, but I end up spilling leaf mulch all over the place when removing the cover.

It's better than emptying the shoulder bag every three minutes, but not by much.