Thread: Finally a DC the ticks the boxes (and picks up all the leaves)

Originally Posted by havabeer69

I present to you a DC the ticks all the boxes:

Pro Vac - Little Wonder

6.5hp
16" impeller
Fully portable
Big intake
Only $1000 (u.s)




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Had a leaf vacuum when we lived in the States in the 1980's except that the leaf collector was 3 or 4 times bigger and made of half inch stainless mesh. Only complaint was that it filled up really quickly, and it was noisy and smelly; a two-stroke engine.

You could also get ride on leaf vacuums!

You are going to need to install it outside the workshop or wear a CO canister gas mask if you use it inside.

Originally Posted by BobL

You are going to need to install it outside the workshop or wear a CO canister gas mask if you use it inside.

You win, Bob. You have beaten both me and google. What is a CO canister gas mask?

CO is the chemical formular for carbon monoxide. Are you wryly suggesting that it would be better to breathe from a cylinder of carbon dioxide than to inhale two-stroke petrol fumes in the enclosed space of a small shed?

Originally Posted by GraemeCook

You win, Bob. You have beaten both me and google. What is a CO canister gas mask?

CO is the chemical formular for carbon monoxide. Are you wryly suggesting that it would be better to breathe from a cylinder of carbon dioxide than to inhale two-stroke petrol fumes in the enclosed space of a small shed?

The reverse, internal combustion engines all emit large amounts of CO and CO2 along with unburnt fuel and other gunk. Co would be one of teh most dangerous and you fall asleep and don't wake up.

Originally Posted by BobL

You are going to need to install it outside the workshop or wear a CO canister gas mask if you use it inside.

surely its just an extra bit of heating during those cold winter months...

just vent the hot gases outside onto the pile of fine wood dust, what could possibly go wrong.

Originally Posted by havabeer69

surely its just an extra bit of heating during those cold winter months...

just vent the hot gases outside onto the pile of fine wood dust, what could possibly go wrong.

reminds me of this.

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It's the modified exhaust on my big chainsaw mill. Without thinking about it this results in the saw dust stream squirting straight into the exhaust stream.

This has a major positive in that the sawdust no long falls onto the milling operators feet to build up to a sizeable layer that the operator has to wade thru or walk on top of after successive cuts.
Instead the exhaust blasts the sawdust away from the operator leaving clean boots and a clear pathway.

OTOH the muffler spark arrestor has also been removed so that if the log being milled is dry there's a slight chance of a fire. Fortunately I nearly always mill green wood so when I milling dry I always watch out for wisps of smoke. some 100 logs on haven't see a thing.