October 21, 2011 6:30 AM
1 PLAN YOUR ATTACK
If you can't burn, mulch or compost leaves, the only option is to bag 'em--a laborious task. To make the chore easier, build a sack rack using 27 feet of ?-inch PVC pipe, eight ?-inch elbows and 14 ?-inch tees. The bottom end anchors a tapered rectangular prism. Spring clamps hold open a 39-gallon bag. Tip it over and stakes keep the rack steady for raking.
2 MAKE PIPE SQUARES
The frame contains two square ends connected by 36-inch-long upright supports on three sides. Fit six tees on the ends of three 9-inch pipes. For the top square, use 1?-inch stubs to join the tees to four elbows. Fit a 15-inch pipe between the elbows to finish the square. To make the bottom square, repeat the process above, but use 3-inch stubs. Connect the elbows with an 18-inch pipe.
3 CONNECT THE ENDS
To make six uprights, cut four lengths of PVC to 36 inches. Prepare each of two staked uprights by fitting a tee between two pipes, creating two assemblies 36 inches long. Connect the six uprights to the top and bottom squares by inserting them into openings on the squares' 12 tees. Because the bottom square is larger than the top one, the uprights cant 5 degrees from vertical.
4 RAKE AND BAG
Make two stakes by cutting one end of two 4-inch-long pipes at an angle. Insert the square ends into two open tees at the uprights' midpoints. Face the stakes toward the side of the rack with no upright. That side is open to ease removal of a full bag. Fit a bag opening around the small square, tip over the rack, and press the stakes into the ground. Clamp the bag and rake in leaves.
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