Super Blower

[r2d2jim]

Our home is surrounded on three side with woods. In the fall the lawn gets covered with leaves. I am getting older and tired of raking. I have been looking for a big leaf blower to use. Couldn't find any that I liked or wanted to afford. So I built my own!! I picked up a used JD 6000 forage blower for $400 and modified it to make my "Super Blower". I removed everything on the blower except the fan, frame, wheels and hitch. I recycled some of the sheet metal to cover the fan inlet and add extra support. I had to cut the frame so that I could rotate the blower outlet to 90 degrees +- and used a piece of 2" square tubing in rebuilding the frame around the outlet. I added a platform on the back and added two pics of 4" PVC for use in carrying a rake, fork etc. The blower spins at 1000 rpm and will blow my hat off at 30 feet. I think I am going to like this new toy!! To date I have less than $500 invested!

 

[Rustyiron]

Looks very nice. I had an old chopper that I was going to make a blower or snow blower (the fan portion) with it. Never got "round to it". I bet that would be handy for burning the big brush piles, or at least helping getting them going.

 

[jenkinsph]

Looks great and not too much money in it either.:thumbsup:


My only concern would be turning too sharp with the driveline, I would have built this with a 3ph setup for this reason.

 

[nc redneck]

That is very cool and a great build. What exactly is a forage blower so I can start looking for one at a auction ? I would think they would be used for burning brush.
It is very similar in my quick attach front end sickle mower. Just made out of junk and a lot of hard work. It will be my next project, if I can find one.
Great build and thanks for posting it
Scott

 

[r2d2jim]

Yes, that was a consideration and still is. I thought that I would try the trailer type this fall and see how it works. If it is a major problem I'll probably change it over to a 3 point. I did try it around the yard and didn't seem to be much of a problem as long as I didn't turn real sharp. I use a compact 1140 MF tractor with turf tires to operate the blower. Weight on the 3 point was one reason I kept it as a trailer. Also it is easier to drop a pin in the hitch and go compared to hooking up a 3 point every time I want to move it. We'll see how things evolve!!

Looks great and not too much money in it either.:thumbsup:


My only concern would be turning too sharp with the driveline, I would have built this with a 3ph setup for this reason.

 

[r2d2jim]

A forage blower is used by live stock owners to fill upright silos. It will blow chopped corn or grass 60 Ft. straight up an 8"pipe at a very rapid rate. If you look for one, get one designed to turn at 1000 RPM provided you have a tractor with a 1000 RPM PTO. Otherwise you can use one rated for 540 RPM, standard on most tractors. It just won't blow as strong. Good luck!

That is very cool and a great build. What exactly is a forage blower so I can start looking for one at a auction ? I would think they would be used for burning brush.
It is very similar in my quick attach front end sickle mower. Just made out of junk and a lot of hard work. It will be my next project, if I can find one.
Great build and thanks for posting it
Scott
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[8N Ren]

Bad ***** blower man, me likey.

 

[Grateful11]

We have an old New Holland 25 Forage Blower here on the farm we can't even give away. I've thought about doing something like this with it. Nice job.

 

[hddnis]

Neat idea.

Any chance of getting video of it in action? It would be fun just to watch it work.




Mr. HE

 

[jenkinsph]

We have an old New Holland 25 Forage Blower here on the farm we can't even give away. I've thought about doing something like this with it. Nice job.

I could see one IMatch ready to put to work. I should start looking for similar forage blowers and build my own.