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Topic: Leaf blower

Posted By: DaveWisc.
Subject: Leaf blower
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2023 at 4:15pm

I bought a leaf and or grass machine that fits on my 700 series lawn mower.It picks up leaves and blows them in a bag on the back of the mower .I need help with the model help please.

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Posted By: Dusty MI
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2023 at 5:56pm

I have a 720 Garden Tractor with a loader on it.

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917 H, '48 G, '65 D-10 series III "Allis Express"

Posted By: DaveWisc.
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2023 at 8:54pm

I am looking for someone that has this leaf collection set up

Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2023 at 1:31pm

It blows into bags or cart. There really wasn’t a model number that I know of.

Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2023 at 1:35pm

Believe they just referred to as mounted vacuum collector.

Posted By: Leadoff
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2023 at 9:29pm

DaveWisc

I set up my 716H to vacuum leaves this summer. I purchased the AC system Blower from an eBay supplier, and rigged up the rest of the system using surplus sheet metal for the Deck Boot and furnace piping, and built a tent type cover over a small garden trailer. It works great. Spent about 500$

AC was way ahead of the competition when they brought these systems forward in the sixties/seventies. There are some very pricey trailer type leaf vacuum systems on the market, and lots of YouTubes examples of these and DIY systems

Here are some threads I used for info/ideas

https://simpletractors.com/research/allis-chalmers/b-attachments/dump-carts/vacuum_specs/" rel="nofollow - Vacuum Collector Specifications - Dump Carts & Vacuum Collectors - Simple trACtors

https://www.jackssmallengines.com/jacks-parts-lookup/manufacturer/allis-chalmers/simplicity/attachments-accessories/vacuum-collectors-acc?__cf_chl_tk=kSq3WE0vDnIitUVRtefqT8wSnDFzyHfSjj8qe7XlFcI-1694398457-0-gaNycGzNEHs" rel="nofollow - Allis Chalmers Vacuum Collectors & Acc. Parts Lookup by Model (jackssmallengines.com)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSTrGuFdYkA" rel="nofollow - Allis Chalmers B1 with working deck and trailer vacuum unit - YouTube

https://simpletractors.com/research/allis-chalmers/b-attachments/dump-carts/vacuum_collector/" rel="nofollow - Vacuum Collector - Dump Carts & Vacuum Collectors - Simple trACtors

https://simpletractors.com/forums/topic/59129-help-with-makeshift-leaf-collector/" rel="nofollow - Help with makeshift leaf collector - Talking Tractors - Simple trACtors

Hope this helps you

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1963 D17D Series III. 1965 D15 Series II. 1965 D17 Series IV. 1975 185. 1978 716H. 1979 716H. 1965 780 Harvester/1R&DC. 1957 Model 73 SC 4 Furrow Plow

Posted By: Leadoff
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2023 at 9:46pm

DaveWisc

Forgot to mention you need to be a member of the Simple Tractors Forum to open some of the threads

It is an excellent source of Allis Chalmers and Simplicity Garden Tractors and attachments information

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1963 D17D Series III. 1965 D15 Series II. 1965 D17 Series IV. 1975 185. 1978 716H. 1979 716H. 1965 780 Harvester/1R&DC. 1957 Model 73 SC 4 Furrow Plow

Posted By: Leadoff
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2023 at 8:01am

DaveWisc

The last Thread on my first note has reference to another leaf collection system made by Peco which has the PTO driven Blower and a Bag mounted on the back of the tractor. Perhaps this is what you have purchased

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1963 D17D Series III. 1965 D15 Series II. 1965 D17 Series IV. 1975 185. 1978 716H. 1979 716H. 1965 780 Harvester/1R&DC. 1957 Model 73 SC 4 Furrow Plow

Posted By: Leadoff
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2023 at 7:31pm

DaveWisc

The second Thread on my first post (from Jacks Small Engines), has several AC Vacuum setups mounted on the rear of the tractor.

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1963 D17D Series III. 1965 D15 Series II. 1965 D17 Series IV. 1975 185. 1978 716H. 1979 716H. 1965 780 Harvester/1R&DC. 1957 Model 73 SC 4 Furrow Plow

Posted By: Leadoff
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2023 at 10:55am

DaveWisc

Here is an AC 712H with a Vacuum Leaf System mounted on the tractor. It looks to be the Peco design. Several pics showing the rear mounted collection bag. The seller might have some additional info

https://www.tractorhouse.com/listing/for-sale/224293335/1977-allis-chalmers-712h-riding-lawn-mowers-outdoor-power" rel="nofollow - 1977 ALLIS-CHALMERS 712H For Sale in Maple Plain, Minnesota | TractorHouse.com

Looks to be in very good shape, (and priced accordingly)

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1963 D17D Series III. 1965 D15 Series II. 1965 D17 Series IV. 1975 185. 1978 716H. 1979 716H. 1965 780 Harvester/1R&DC. 1957 Model 73 SC 4 Furrow Plow

Posted By: DaveWisc.
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2023 at 5:45pm

That is just like mine got mine all sandblasted and painted just need leaves now pretty sure it will work

Posted By: Leadoff
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2023 at 7:34pm

DaveWisc

Good luck with your leaf vacuum setup.

I am looking forward to the leaf collection benefit and as well the longer term mulch product from the old leaves once they have been in the dump pile for a year or two. The mower deck and the blower really chews up the leaves, and should speed up the mulch transition into leaf mould, which is great for gardens and flower beds

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1963 D17D Series III. 1965 D15 Series II. 1965 D17 Series IV. 1975 185. 1978 716H. 1979 716H. 1965 780 Harvester/1R&DC. 1957 Model 73 SC 4 Furrow Plow

Posted By: DaveWisc.
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2023 at 8:07am

Yes I hope this works good it should be fine

Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2023 at 8:08pm

I have the same blower system the 712H has. My plan is to mount it on my 716H. Well, that's the plan........ LOL!

Steve@B&B

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39'RC, 43'WC, 48'B, 49'G, 50'WF, 65 Big 10, 67'B-110, 75'716H, 2-620's, & a Motorhead wife

Posted By: Leadoff
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2023 at 9:44am

Steve in NJ

The second transmission area pic of the 712H (Tractorhouse Link) shows the leaf Blower hook up, and it sure looks close to the Allis Chalmers setup in my installation. I believe the 712H setup is a Peco design. The Peco design has the Blower offset to the left a bit, where the AC design has the Blower on center of the tractor

I would expect Peco used a universal connection to attach to various manufacturers tractors (John Deere, Cub Cadet, etc) for the mount and PTO drive belt

One area to watch is the Mower Deck "Boot" connection. I could not source a "Boot". I made up a home made "Boot" from sheet metal. Lots of YouTube vids on various ways to make a "Boot" from scratch, or modify pre fab units to suit your Mower Deck. Hopefully, your system comes with a "Boot"

Good luck with your project

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1963 D17D Series III. 1965 D15 Series II. 1965 D17 Series IV. 1975 185. 1978 716H. 1979 716H. 1965 780 Harvester/1R&DC. 1957 Model 73 SC 4 Furrow Plow

Posted By: DaveWisc.
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2023 at 11:32am

I have mine all together all I need is leaves

Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2023 at 6:18pm

Bob,

Thanks for the info! I haven't looked at it in a looooong time. I have it stored under the deck of the house. There's a pile of parts there. I'll havta' go through it and see what I have.....

Steve@B&B

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39'RC, 43'WC, 48'B, 49'G, 50'WF, 65 Big 10, 67'B-110, 75'716H, 2-620's, & a Motorhead wife