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RoyJ
 
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Default Home-built Grass Vac?

Blower wheel really needs to have steel vanes (Think 1/4" plate) to
handle the occasinal twig or small rock without damage.


Where are you? I have a complete blower/engine combo. 3hp BS engine, 5"
(??) inlet. No reasonable offer refused!


Mickey Feldman wrote:

Anyone here built a grass clippings collector for their garden
tractor? Something that would fit on the 3-point hitch and probably be
driven by an old lawnmower motor (vertical shaft) since they're a dime
a dozen.

I'm wondering about the blower part in particular. My first thought is
that something like the impellor used in a shop dust collector would
work well, but perhaps experience says other wise?

Any shared experience or speculation welcomed.

Thanks,

Mickey