I've used this on my yard leaves during the past 5 weeks. I bought a 56-gal plastic trash container and the cover fits nicely, though at times I throw the tube over my shoulder to manage it while attaching to the trash container. When the container is nearing full, I hold the tube at the cover to help distribute the mulched leaves--otherwise clogs are common. Finally, the zip tie at the orange connector came loose once. I managed to put it back on, and since then I regularly check it to secure the tubing up under the zip tie.
I started to use the Leaf Pro the little is good for very small jobs but for yard work and a lot of leaves you need the universal collection system for all your big jobs. The one yard I worked on it took me about six and a half hours last year this year I finished the entire yard in less than Three hours . It is also a back saver . Last year my back was killing me, This year I could have worked for another 2-3 hours longer. I fell it was a good investment.
It made quick work of the huge pile of leaves. I was able to shove large handfuls of leaves directly into to vac. Getting the bag attached to the trash can was a three handed job, but well worth it.
I have your hand held vac/blower. I just received the collection system and tried it out. It was quite fast and efficient. I live in Florida and we have a ton of Water oaks. They drop a ton of leaves and nuts every year. The metal impeller dispatched the nuts quite well. One needs to set up wind so the inevitable dust does not collect on the operator. Still not nearly as bad as my old unit... It does compress the debris as advertised. That is a welcome feature when the leaves are falling at their highest rate. Thank you.
Unfortunately haven't been able to try it out in the rainy Northwest. Looking forward to a good experience once the yard dries off a bit. Can't wait to put it into service!