I’ve owned mine for 13 years. My yard is an oak forest. The 20-hour slog, to clean them up each year, was cut to only 5 hours with my PTO TracVac on my BX w/60” deck. I’ve found that if I mow them once with the deck elevated before I make a pass with the vac in place, I can mow through leaves 4” thick without a single clog. Have replaced the belts and intake hose once. Otherwise, it’s still as good as new. Helpful hint: spray the inside of your cart with silicone at the start of each season. Even wet leaves will slide right out.