Trac Vac mods

[ditzel]

[/ATTACH]/ATTACH]My vac seemed to be blowing a lot of debris out of the wire mesh top. So today I made up 2 screen type inserts to help reduce the amount of particles it spits out yet still let air exhaust from the enclosed trailer. I sandwiched mesh screen between 2 frames made out of azek type plastic, for the mesh I used a few cheap fluorescent orange traffic flags.

 

[Redlands Okie]

So do you just tap on the orange filters and the collected dust and what not falls back down into the trailor when your emptying it ? Or do the remove somehow to clean up ? Or do they even hold much dust ?

 

[TerryR]

ditzel,

Have you used it enough with the new filters to get a feel for how much they reduce the air flow? Cutting down the trash blown out seems like a good idea. But I use mine without a mower to pick up leaves from the ditches along my driveway, and it sometimes plugs as is. I wonder if they would reduce air flow enough to make the plugging worse?

 

[ditzel]

So do you just tap on the orange filters and the collected dust and what not falls back down into the trailer when your emptying it ? Or do the remove somehow to clean up ? Or do they even hold much dust ?

Yup, just tap it and it falls down. I originally was going to mount the screens outside on top of the trailer;s wire mesh, but after thinking about it, debris that could fit through wire mesh but not through the screen would get trapped.

 

[ditzel]

ditzel,

Have you used it enough with the new filters to get a feel for how much they reduce the air flow? Cutting down the trash blown out seems like a good idea. But I use mine without a mower to pick up leaves from the ditches along my driveway, and it sometimes plugs as is. I wonder if they would reduce air flow enough to make the plugging worse?

Just finished making it yesterday and tried it for a little while, I did not notice any reduction in airflow, and no clogging yet. I will be using it today and will see how it works, I'll keep you posted.

 

[Redlands Okie]

Nice setup

 

[ditzel]

Just finished making it yesterday and tried it for a little while, I did not notice any reduction in airflow, and no clogging yet. I will be using it today and will see how it works, I'll keep you posted.

Filled it 3 times today, no problems with clogging or anything. Worked like a charm.

 

[TerryR]

Thanks for the update, ditzel.