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Old 07-13-2016, 01:10 PM
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Default Home built leaf vacuum

I have needed one of these for years and when someone threw the engine/fan in the scrap metal hopper at the Cat dealership where I worked I couldn't resist the temptation to grab it. The engine had no compression and it turned out to be a stuck valve. After removing the head and cleaning everything it runs great. The body is almost all aluminum and the under carriage is steel with a widened MTD tractor front axle. The blower chute sides are made from excavator plexiglass windows, which is 1/4 in. or so thick and is tough stuff. It works great and will make the fall cleanup a lot easier.



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Old 07-13-2016, 01:14 PM
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Nice looking set up!
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Old 07-13-2016, 01:15 PM
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That is neat! Would love to see some action shots this Fall.
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Old 07-13-2016, 01:29 PM
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Watching stuff go up the chute will be fun! Don't run into something watching
Nice work!
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Old 07-14-2016, 10:27 AM
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That came out sweet.
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Old 07-14-2016, 11:24 AM
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I like it. Also like the clear chute for viewing any potential blockage.

Good job.
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Old 07-15-2016, 09:10 PM
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Thanks to all for the replies. It was a fun build !
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Old 07-15-2016, 10:25 PM
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Like the curved plexiglass chute!
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Nice work ! Should work well.
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Old 07-16-2016, 11:37 AM
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Nicely done!
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