I don't rake much any more either. I pull the leaves from under the bushes and grind them up with the rider and then bag them up. I put a tarp down in the pick up bed and fill it up. When I get to the yard waste dump I just grab the corners of the tarp and pull the whole load out of the box. Work smarter not harder. LOL
I just use a 10 dollar leaf blower....blow them into a big pile, let kids play in them, then after a day of that, blow them all into the burn pile and light a match
