Re: (ET) More home-made vaccuum thoughts

["Christopher Meier" <mr23 mn rr com>]

Can't wait to see the pictures, Max.
Seems like a lot of weight for the purpose, though.
A few years ago I contacted a couple of the manufacturers of the
vacuum/shredder units to try and get just the plenum/grinder section that I
could power with a DC motor, and fab my own 'shute' for the output. They
weren't interested.  I haven't checked with any of the 'dealers' to see if 
I
can just order the parts, but I'm going to try that this summer.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Max Hall" <maxo iname com>
To: "Elec-trak list" <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 10:40 AM
Subject: (ET) More home-made vaccuum thoughts


> I am working on fitting a golf cart motor to a 30" snowblower head (TWO
> stage). I am fitting steel leaf-rake tines to the auger, closing the
> snowblower "mouth" down to draw air just from the ground, running it 
> about
> 2x faster than it did as a snowblower, and rolling the unit slightly
forward
> to add to the raking contact space and thus duration. Old ET mower deck
> casters provide the "hovering" height.
>
> Anybody ever try such a thing?
>
> Pictures later!
>
> -Max
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Christopher Meier" <mr23 mn rr com>
> To: "Elec-trak list" <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 8:25 AM
> Subject: Re: (ET) Just sayin'
>
>
> > I have an AgriFab brand unit, bought it at "Fleet Farm".
> > Also have the dethatcher attachment for it.
> >
> > We have a cottonwood tree that drops thick waxy leaves
> > beginning late summer, almost until the last tree begins to
> > drop it's leaves.  If I leave these leaves down on the turf
> > for any longer than a few days, the grass is killed off.
> >
> > The ground is a bit uneven, and the sweeper, when set to
> > a depth that is low enough to pick up most all of the lawn
> > droppings, will mechanically 'wear' the grass in the area of
> > that cottonwood.  If I frequently sweep to keep the leaves
> > off to keep the amount of kill down, the mechanical 'wear'
> > thins the grass.
> >
> > Point being, don't expect the sweeper to cure just any
> > leaf problem.  And I've been pining for a few years now
> > to have a vacuum unit to eliminate the mechanical wear.
> > Sweepers seem to work best on thick healthy turf that is
> > maintained like a golf course.  My lawn is not even close
> > to that, just the wear and tear from the kids playing out
> > there makes that near impossible.  So in my case close
> > sweeping has some thinning action on the whole lawn.
> >
> > I'm planning to eliminate that tree, it's 'old' for a cottonwood
> > anyway, we're tired of the months of cleanup each year, and
> > we can replace it with a more desireable tree.  And if we put
> > in geothermal this year (currently looking into that), the ground
> > loops will go in the area where this tree and it's leaves fall;
> > it just coincidentally happens to be the closest and best location
> > for that field.
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Chris Zach" <czach computer org>
> > To: "Elec-trak list" <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 9:32 PM
> > Subject: (ET) Just sayin'
> >
> >
> > > I sold my Craftsman 16hp Lawn tractor the other day to my Dad. I'm 
> > > now
> > > 100% electric.
> > >
> > > Now to get a lawn sweeper, and to figure out how to pick up leaves.
> > > Anyone got an Elec-Trak lawn sweeper? :-)
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > >
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