today I removed the bags off the DC, pulled the DC up the stairs, put on the old 30 micron bags and a hose and sucked leaves up. Then I found out I had to remove the thein internal baffle...
But overall, it did a pretty good job of mulching the leaves. Not great, but a pretty good reduction. I was a pain to keep emptying the bags, but next time I might use a plastic back on the bottom and see how it goes. I think I got a 3 to 1 reduction, maybe more.