Pull behind leaf vacuum

[nikdfish]

Nikdfish, I found this tidbit on youtube. It shows how to fasten an el cheapo tarp inside the trailer to allow for easier dumping of the collected leaves. I like the way it's done myself as I like to have cost efficient, functional way of doing things.

That looks slick! I am going to have to do something similar. Off the top of my head, I think one change I'd make is to use another cord set instead of snaps. Then could use them to pull the tarp end back in place (maybe with a stick across the end to get it straight across & then press in the slack to the bottom corner with a rake (so I don't have to crawl inside. Secure the cords at the front end while running, then slack them off to allow the dump...

Yay! a new project!

 

[mpham]

I picked up an agri-fab this fall. It works great. I like this mod, raking out the leaves is the only drawback.

 

[windcatcher]

I thought I had found a nice used Cyclone on Craigslist. However, it was way too nice. It was gone before I was able to get there to see it. I went by a local Lowes to see an Agrifab, and I tried to pick up the tongue on it. That thing is really heavy. Do any of you Agrifab owners have a wheeled tongue jack on your unit? Also, I've read where the boot going coming from the chute and going into the bin gives some problems. I've worked with different kinds of leather in my past, and I'm thinking I can make a leather boot fairly easy for it. What do you guys who have the Agrifab think?

 

[windcatcher]

They say a picture is better than a thousand words. I'm going to try to attach a couple of photos of the land in question. It is a decent sized area located uphill from my pond. My property is fairly clear with only a few trees. But it is bordered by one of my farming neighbors property, and that property is loaded with hardwood trees which dump their leaves on my property every year. This is the real reason I need a leaf vac. Yes, I want to mulch the leaves and put them in the garden spot, but getting the leaves up is my primary concern. It's not good to have all those leaves blow into the pond.



With the slope I have, do any of you think the splash lubrication of the engine will be a cause of concern? I'm accustomed to full pressure lubrication of my new mowers and other tractors, so I don't really know about splash lubrication.

Thanks in advance. You folks have really helped me with my understanding.

 

[MossRoad]

That doesn't look like much of a slope at all, but pictures seem to make things look less steep. Have you measured the steepest angles?

 

[windcatcher]

That doesn't look like much of a slope at all, but pictures seem to make things look less steep. Have you measured the steepest angles?

MossRoad, no I haven't measured them yet. I must confess I don't know how to do that kind of math. I can tell you this, I definitely don't have a drainage problem with the slope. I would have more of a problem with soil washing away without the leaves and other stuff I've put into the old garden area over the past 5 years I've lived here.

 

[windcatcher]

MossRoad, no I haven't measured them yet. I must confess I don't know how to do that kind of math. I can tell you this, I definitely don't have a drainage problem with the slope. I would have more of a problem with soil washing away without the leaves and other stuff I've put into the old garden area over the past 5 years I've lived here.

I just looked up a few calculations. One asks for the change in elevation. I remembered I have a GPS that also shows the location's elevation. As soon as it dries up some, I'll take it out there along with a long tape measure and write down the differences. I'll report back on that when I get the figures.

 

[MossRoad]

MossRoad, no I haven't measured them yet. I must confess I don't know how to do that kind of math. I can tell you this, I definitely don't have a drainage problem with the slope. I would have more of a problem with soil washing away without the leaves and other stuff I've put into the old garden area over the past 5 years I've lived here.

Do you have a smartphone?

 

[MossRoad]

iPhones have a compass app and a measuring tool that have inclinometers in them. You'd set a 2x4 on the slope you want to measure, start the app on your phone, and set the edge of the phone on the 2x4. BINGO! There's your slope angle in degrees.

 

[windcatcher]

iPhones have a compass app and a measuring tool that have inclinometers in them. You'd set a 2x4 on the slope you want to measure, start the app on your phone, and set the edge of the phone on the 2x4. BINGO! There's your slope angle in degrees.

I have a smart phone, but it's a Galaxy. I'm not sure I have that app installed on mine.