vtfireman85 Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Anyone have any information on these? Going to look tomorrow. Set up on 3 pt . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawleigh99 Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 I have a push one just like it. Blows like a hurricane! I have to throttle mine down some to keep from blowing the rocks off the driveway! Mine may have a newer Briggs on it as mine has the tank that bolts to the carb. Mine also has a different snout that can be flipped to blow out the front. I just had to rebuild the carb and replace the pull start bearing mechanism, but they were mine issues. One of the local Community Colleges use one like it strapped to a cradle of some sort on the three point of their tractor to blow off the parking lots. That way they get the best of both worlds. Seems to work well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowrosefarm Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 We have used the walk behind ones for years at work with very little problems. The big thing to look at would be to make sure a fin on the fan isn't broken off if you can't run it. I've seen that a couple of times over the years working on them. It will obviously vibrate like crazy, but if you can't test it out, you wouldn't know that. The fan can be a nightmare to remove. I've had to cut the fins off and slot the hub with a torch on several. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 I have a walk behind style here that appears to be much smaller, im not overly impressed with it, this looks bigger, i am hoping i can get my wife to run this while i runnthe backpack and use this to keep the driveway and lawn edges blown back between cleanings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zleinenbach Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 chainsaws a cheaper overall investment😁 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 9 minutes ago, zleinenbach said: chainsaws a cheaper overall investment😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardporter1 Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 I had a big leaf blower 3 pt. Got it from a golf course. Did a little work on it. That thing would blow leaves 100 ft if you ran it full throttle. Sticks no problem. I had a 1/4mile lane with mature oak trees on both sides. We would run parallel to the lane blowing then perpendicular. The leave would end up in the woods. That thing was a beast with a hydro tractor. Around the house use a backpack then unleash the blower. Fall leaves were easy. I sold it after i moved to the land of no trees. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomorejohndeere Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 single cylinder on a three point?....meh put it on a zero turn if ya don't want to push it on wheels..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 46 minutes ago, edwardporter1 said: I had a big leaf blower 3 pt. Got it from a golf course. Did a little work on it. That thing would blow leaves 100 ft if you ran it full throttle. Sticks no problem. I had a 1/4mile lane with mature oak trees on both sides. We would run parallel to the lane blowing then perpendicular. The leave would end up in the woods. That thing was a beast with a hydro tractor. Around the house use a backpack then unleash the blower. Fall leaves were easy. I sold it after i moved to the land of no trees. Thats sort of what I have in mind. My backpack blower is an animal, illegal in California, Canada and several cities around the country. But i still end up chasing them around and around buildings and such. My wife is 105 lbs soaking wet, I doubt she could stand up with the backpack on, so with a blower mounted on the kubota she should be able to actually help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 37 minutes ago, nomorejohndeere said: single cylinder on a three point?....meh put it on a zero turn if ya don't want to push it on wheels..... That would require a zero turn… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 I bought it, I bet it’s pushing 300 lbs. engine was free, blower seemed in good shape. I haven’t really even had a chance to look at it to decide what model it might be, but its a cast iron 10 hp briggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted September 15 Author Share Posted September 15 No model number i can find 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardporter1 Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 It will take all that motor has .bet it will be thirsty. Good luck and happy blowing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawleigh99 Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 Mine is a Briggs 206, so 13hp maybe? The front cover comes right off so it is easy to check the dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawleigh99 Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 After looking online more it may be 8.5 HP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dads706 Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 Odd this topic came up. Successful Farming magazine I just got in the mail has a guy who took a silage blower and converted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeper61 Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 Here's a repower for you 6000 RPM ought to blow some leaves 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12_Guy Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 1 hour ago, dads706 said: Odd this topic came up. Successful Farming magazine I just got in the mail has a guy who took a silage blower and converted it. I’ll bet that could use some HP. Probably would work well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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