PTO or Hydraulic Debris/Leaf Blower???

[JohnDeereJoey]

Thank you for the reply dlctcg! Nice setup you have! That big gauge wheel on the back of the blower looks like a great feature to have.

Yes, the pictures are of Buffalo Turbine debris/leaf blowers. Was the one you tried PTO powered? If so, was not being able rotate the nozzle on a vertical axis a limitation compared to the blower you have now?

I googled your blower...it appears to have some options for nozzle rotation and deflector. How useful do you find being able to adjust the deflector up and down?

 

[dlctcg]

Thank you for the reply dlctcg! Nice setup you have! That big gauge wheel on the back of the blower looks like a great feature to have.

Yes, the pictures are of Buffalo Turbine debris/leaf blowers. Was the one you tried PTO powered? If so, was not being able rotate the nozzle on a vertical axis a limitation compared to the blower you have now?

I googled your blower...it appears to have some options for nozzle rotation and deflector. How useful do you find being able to adjust the deflector up and down?

The gauge wheel is great... we have a lot of uneven ground.

The Buffalo Turbine I used was a PTO unit & although not having the vertical axis wasn't a real issue for our use I can see it being handy for some situations... Again I still like having the bucket on the front.

So, our blower has both nozzle rotation (230 degrees left to right swing) & deflector up & down (now - added the deflector up & down). Both incredibly valuable for our needs... rotation = pretty self-explanatory... the up & down of the deflector is a huge help with not moving the gravel out of the driveway & with being able to aim it down into our culverts to blow them out. When we got the unit it was wired incorrectly so I decided to wire it & added the defector motor... so glad I did.

Here are a couple more pics...

 

[Industrial Toys]

I'm Jealous. Buffalo Turbine is awesome!

Hydraulic could always be adapted to something else.

 

[JohnDeereJoey]

The gauge wheel is great... we have a lot of uneven ground.

The Buffalo Turbine I used was a PTO unit & although not having the vertical axis wasn't a real issue for our use I can see it being handy for some situations... Again I still like having the bucket on the front.

So, our blower has both nozzle rotation (230 degrees left to right swing) & deflector up & down (now - added the deflector up & down). Both incredibly valuable for our needs... rotation = pretty self-explanatory... the up & down of the deflector is a huge help with not moving the gravel out of the driveway & with being able to aim it down into our culverts to blow them out. When we got the unit it was wired incorrectly so I decided to wire it & added the defector motor... so glad I did.

Here are a couple more pics...
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Thank you for the additional information and photos!

 

[shooterdon]

Jrco Heavy-Duty Attachments for Commercial Mowers @ Great Northern Equipment

Jrco commercial and residential zero-turn and stand-on mower attachments include dethatchers, spreaders, aerators, leaf blowers and plows, and more.

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When I had my walk behind leaf blower (Little Wonder) I looked at making something like this to mount on a SSQA plate. Mounted on a pivot assembly, it would follow the contours on the lawn. It would not have the power of the turbine unit you are looking at but for leaves it would work well and be relatively inexpensive. Disadvantages would be no nozzle rotation and having a separate gas engine to deal with. Off setting that is ease of mounting and cost. I looked at mounting it on a carry all, but driving forward seemed like a better option for my needs.

 

[JohnDeereJoey]

Thank you for the reply shooterdon!

I hear you about front mounting the blower. That is one of the main reasons I am looking at a hydraulic blower. Not having to look to the rear of the tractor to see the implement is becoming more and more appealing as I age!

 

[dlctcg]

Jrco Heavy-Duty Attachments for Commercial Mowers @ Great Northern Equipment

Jrco commercial and residential zero-turn and stand-on mower attachments include dethatchers, spreaders, aerators, leaf blowers and plows, and more.

www.jrcoinc.com

When I had my walk behind leaf blower (Little Wonder) I looked at making something like this to mount on a SSQA plate. Mounted on a pivot assembly, it would follow the contours on the lawn. It would not have the power of the turbine unit you are looking at but for leaves it would work well and be relatively inexpensive. Disadvantages would be no nozzle rotation and having a separate gas engine to deal with. Off setting that is ease of mounting and cost. I looked at mounting it on a carry all, but driving forward seemed like a better option for my needs.

So prior to us having the PTO blower... I did a "down & dirty" version with our walk behind blower.... I ratchet strapped it to a pallet & then used the pallet forks to have the blower out front. It actually worker pretty well for the driveway, but as you mentioned you lose nozzle rotation & the second engine to maintain...