Re: (ET) Pictures of my E15 set up for leaf collection

[David C Robie <mycroftxx1 juno com>]

Love it !   I got that driveway vac without a trailer and am looking for
a used trailer locally.  However,  figuring on using the vac itself as a
vac behind my rear discharge deck.  Inefficient,  but then will still
have the vac as a vac.  Like that 'taller than normal vac'  arrangement
you got to make a small trailer have more capacity, could see emptying
one a few times becoming a pain, you solved it nicely.  Puppy dog's cute
too.

Dave
Weymouth MA





 

On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:10:38 +0000 sknaugler comcast net writes:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> A while back a few of you folks wanted me to take pictures of my E15 
> set up for leaf collection.  I took some pictures today, and they 
> can be seen at:
> 
>
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/0903/steven1955/Elec-Trak%20Leaf%20Coll
ector/
> 
> I warn you that my E15 is a working tractor, not a show piece.  And 
> the cart I used was pretty rusty before I converted it to leaf 
> collection as an experiment.  Well, the experiment has been working 
> for about 10 years, and now the cart is in serviceable but pretty 
> bad shape from outside storage.  I used 2 x 4s to frame a large box 
> over the steel cart, and wrapped them with scrap felt from where I 
> work.  The top is a steel wire mesh to keep the leaves in and let 
> the air out.  But it holds about 2-2/3 cubic yards, and with the 
> number of leafy trees I have, I need every bit of that volume.  Even 
> though the leaves are partially mulched by the deck, I fill this 
> cart 6 to 10 times every year depending on how the wind blows.
> 
> The blower was from a smaller GE supplied bagger, which I believe is 
> the same blower as GE used on their yard and/or parking lot vacs.  
> With the blower in place I cannot access the rear batteries, so I 
> check them for electrolyte level before I install the blower, which 
> stays in place for the entire leaf collection season.  But when I 
> charge the batteries I use a small piece of wood to hold the rear 
> seat open as much as I can to vent any hydrogen gas.
> 
> Bill Gunn supplied the rear to side discharge baffle kit, and the 
> adapter that replaces the side discharge chute with the side 
> discharge hose adapter.  The hose is 6 inch diameter vinyl, which 
> may need replacement due to age because it is getting pretty 
> inflexible.  
> 
> The blower is powered via a rear electrical plug wired to the PTO 
> relay, a kit once supplied by Bill Gunn.
> 
> Hope this satisfies the curiosity of all those who wanted to see my 
> leaf collection set up.  Feelfree to ask questions.
> 
> Steve Naugler
> I
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