Blower - Leaf Vac conversion?

[Ron L]

I need some input. Has anyone here tried converting a snow blower into a leaf vac? I'm thinking this could work but I have zero experience with snow blowers so am unsure. The snow auger could be made to work like a rake with short rubber fingers. The discharge from the blower could be routed to a large mesh hopper in the bed of the Toolcat with a large diameter ribbed hose. If the hopper was designed with a top-hinged tailgate then the collected leaves could be be easily dumped. What could/would be possible problems with this setup on a Toolcat that I'm missing here? TIA.

Ron L

 

[dylan]

I've thought about that for years. Just haven't had a free weekend to do anything about it! Sounds good in theory. Just not sure about the fan suction / blowing ability.

I do have a spare 6' snowblower just sitting around. Are you close to Ontario? We could brainstorm this out.

 

[DEWFPO]

You'd have to make sure that the SB you are using has the 8.0 Hydro Motor Pkg = High speed, Low Torque Fan, 2 hydro hoses connected to Toolcat. This motor package should give you more fan suction and velocity thru the chute than the 9.6 Hydro Motor Pkg = Low speed, High Torque Fan, 3 hydro hoses connected to Toolcat.

DEWFPO