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Pitch

11-11-2003 17:14:48




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I read on one of these forums where someone converted a blower to use as a leaf blower. I don't think that it would be to diffiult to rig up a three point hitch for one but my question is, with the proper sheet metal work on the feed side could a blower develop enough suction so it could be used as a leaf vac?




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Warren

11-13-2003 12:11:27




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 Re: silo blower in reply to Pitch, 11-11-2003 17:14:48  
Pitch,

I think the silage blower would work if you had a really big job and lots of time on your hands. It would be very large and bulky (dangerous) to use. Alternatively, you might want to fashion a leaf blower, vacuum system using one of the smaller blowers on an old grinder/mixer mill that used to be used on most farms to grind cattle feed. That blower could be rigged to a small gas engine - heck it already has the pulley! This contraption could then be mounted on a 3 point hitch platform or you could build a small push unit.

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Pete - IN

11-12-2003 00:31:04




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 Re: silo blower in reply to Pitch, 11-11-2003 17:14:48  
I am the guy who converted the silo blower. I would not recommend using it as a vacuum rig. Any small stones, sticks, or other yard debris it may pick up with the leaves would be totally dangerous to anyone in the vicinity.



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Brokenwrench

11-11-2003 20:17:54




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 Re: silo blower in reply to Pitch, 11-11-2003 17:14:48  
Most silage blowers have a 3-4 ft fan and require a 100+ hp to function,kinda of unhandy for a utility tractor. Most leaf blower's fans are 14-18 in. and are suitable for use on a 30-40 hp tractor.



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marlowe

11-12-2003 04:44:42




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 Re: Re: silo blower in reply to Brokenwrench, 11-11-2003 20:17:54  
100 hp???? farmed for for years and never had a 100hp tractor but had a 60 ft. soilo and used a massey 44 special on the blower all the time only time we had to feed slow was with haylage with corn no holding back and we had a kools 54in blower



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bob

11-11-2003 20:56:53




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 Re: Re: silo blower in reply to Brokenwrench, 11-11-2003 20:17:54  
Silage blower I saw was about 12"-14" fan & being used as a sawdust blower. It worked very poorly & I quickly replaced it. Not nearly enough suction. Never saw one used on a silo.



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Chris

11-11-2003 18:26:48




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 Re: silo blower in reply to Pitch, 11-11-2003 17:14:48  
I don't see how you could easily modify one to pick up leaves but you sure could turn the pipe connection so it would blow down or sidways to blow leaves off a road! On a three point mount you could really make short work of a long driveway or parking lot. Might be hard on glass and bystanders. Be carefull! I use an old silo filler to chop leaves and yard/ garden stalks. Blow them on the garden as mulch. Works well and is fun to crank the old rig up and run!

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Jonathan

11-11-2003 18:21:02




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 Re: silo blower in reply to Pitch, 11-11-2003 17:14:48  
Hhmmm.... I think you many be onto something there. I really don't have much experience with silo blowers, but I should think those would create enough suction (you might be able to modify the inlet for better suction) and then you could rig it up so that it would bag it too. I would think you could also make one out of a shop vac and an old push mower frame. Just mount the shop vac onto the frame and attach the wide floor cleaning attachment (maybe you could make up a wider attachment if it worked really good) just off the ground and then you could push it around sucking up yard debris. The only major drawback is you'd have to have power for the shop vac via extension cords. I dunno, those are just some idea quick ideas.

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