Re: (ET) Leaves and an E-12

["Konstanty, Walter \(GE Indust, ConsInd\)" <Walter Konstanty ge com>]

Title: Leaves and an E-12

Funny you should ask.....I get stressed with all the leaves we get here.  With 3 acres surrounded by trees, it's a lot of work to clear them.  I have an old Ariens snowblower and found a vacuum attachment for it (the snowblower comes off and they made tillers, mowers, etc for them) and converted it to a blower - works well but slow walking around and around the yard blowing them towards the woods.  The leaves then get so high that I then have to use the ET with the plow to actually push them into the woods.  A commercial blower like a Billy Goat works well too but not cheap.

 

My latest "invention" is taking a 5HP gas engine coupled to a cast aluminum blower fan/housing and mounting it off the front of the ET so I can drive around and blow.  By using the lift, I can change the angle of the blower.  With the inlet facing the front, I could adapt a vacuum attachment and run a hose to a trailer as an option.

 

I tried vacuuming the leaves into a trailer but it fills to fast and you spend all day dumping them.....the sweeper works but same problem.  Good for small lawns.

 

It would be interesting knowing how others handle all those dreaded leaves!!!!  AAGGGHHHHH !!!!!

 

...Walt

Erie PA

E15, 2-E20

-----Original Message-----
From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu [mailto:elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu]On Behalf Of Banks, Michael J.
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 8:50 AM
To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Subject: (ET) Leaves and an E-12

I live in New England and its getting to be fall.    Which means tons of leaves in my yard.   I was just curious if any of the Elec-trakkers out there with a leaf problem found a way to use the tractor to pick up the leaves?   Do those lawn sweepers that you can pull with a tractor actually work?   Is there a bagger option for the Elec-Trak?

Mike
Colchester, CT
E12