Does this also pick up acorn "tops" along with the acorns? Or mainly just the acorns?
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Yes it will provided that you stay on top of it. I have a garden tractor and I have to pick them up first with the weasel or they can not be picked up. (the tires push nuts into the ground.) Save your money if you have a lot of trees dropping nuts. The basket only holds a pound, plus you have to push down on the handle to pick up nuts.
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It would depend on how large, especially how wide the oak leaves are. If they are the typical oak leaves which are more vertical than horizontal, and about 1-2" wide, I'd say yes. However, the instructions state that you shouldn't vacuum up sticks or small rocks. I think this may apply to acorns too. The sycamore leaves that the Toro won't vacuum up are large and round, about 5-6" in diameter. Hope this was helpful.
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I do not have acorns dropping into my pool.....but......I'm not sure if the plastic piece that sucks things up may be too close to the liner to go over acorns and pick them up. The plastic piece may just push them around. I would call Aquabot customer support and ask them. The number is on their website.
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I have not picked up acorns, however, I have some hard pods from a sweet glum tree that really makes a bad sound if I get into any. I have since stopped using the vac on them and I rake them into a pile and pick them up by hand. Not to bad, better than damaging the vac.
717576
Nope. It will pick up larger items. Doesn't work great if you have a lot of small leafs, etc.
1011878
My experience is that yes it will pick up larger objects. Haven't experienced nuts before but it has picked up large leaves and small pebbles. You will have to brush the curved walls. It will do okay but won't get everything from walls even when they aren't curved.
1536948
Yes. Mine picks up animals as small as round-tail ground squirrels, about the size of a small mouse. I have a frameable enlargement of a road runner standing on the edge of my bridge.
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Dear Jean W., As long as the acorns are over 1/4 inch in size, and you use a very quick back and forth motion with slight pressure on the basket, it will pick them up- it does for me. I hope this answers your question. Maren
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Yes, it will pick up small amounts of leaves; this a feature I like since we have a number of trees on or behind our property.
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The suction is pretty good, i have picked up lots of leaves, and paper, maybe acorns but I can't say for certain. I can say if you have tons, this will take too long. Leaves took a long time but I'm the genious that waited till all the leaves were on the ground before starting.
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Oh my, just one can be a mess. Imagine having twelve SHAGBARK Hickory trees on your small-sized property! All of them have grown naturally on the property and were here before the cabin now house was built. They're why I purchased the nut picker upper. Yes, the rollers do pick up nuts on first use and the outer shells once they have divided. However, the capacity of the rollers is only about 10% before their weight causes the rolling canister to start spitting them back out. Perhaps this has been 'fixed' now. You'll want to ask the manufacturer.
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My husband did use it for acorns. We had Oak trees all over and lots of acorns. The real big ones you would probably need the larger device. Our neighbor used hers for gum balls. It was a great device to use. Good luck.
152544
It is very powerful and I have had several. I have used it to suck up acorns. I am sure it will. Great value.
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It may pick up some immature acorns, but any that are less than 3/4 full size may not stay inside the basket very well and may fall out again.
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We have a ton in our front yard but it does best when they have turned brown and weakened a bit. The green ones are many times too heavy to pick up. I usually try to blow them into a pile first and then suck them up. Overall, it does well when they have dried out, the tops have separated and the squirrels have had time with them.
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I have gravel and it picks up leafs but leaves the gravel. Some gravel will go up but will not make it to the mulcher
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There is a handle on the top to pick it up or you can grab both sides to pick up. It is easy to pick up.