"Lazy Man's" Way to Rake Leaves

"Lazy Man's" Way to Rake Leaves FARM HOME Miscellaneous 22-6-3 "It rolls leaves up just like a carpet," says Donald Hunsberger of Ulster, Pa., who mounted a big blower on an old mower deck to blow leaves into piles. No raking required. "It covers a 20-ft. wide swath. You simply tip it forward to force the air down, then zigzag to blow leaves," says Hunsberger. The blower is a 27-in. dia. wooden propeller off an old air boat. It's driven by the air boat's original 3 1/2 hp, 2-cycle gas engine off a small air boat he had. Hunsberger mounted the propeller on a 21-in. push mower deck he had around. "The wheels on the mower deck make it easy to zigzag to clear leaves," he says. "The only thing to remember is that you really have to hold on tight or it'll take off on you." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Donald Hunsberger, R.R. 2, Box 215, Ulster, Pa. 18850-9645 (ph 717 596-3227)

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