another wierd one

[ehertzfeld]

Saw this on Ebay and somthing told me to get it! I'll go get it some time this week! Anyone ever have one or seen one before? Looks kinda neat. Haven't a clue what I'm going to do with it, but it's now mine!:D

[Guest]

It looks like the planet eater on the early Star Trek episodes... you can image what it might eat besides planets.

[ehertzfeld]

Oh BTW it's made by Gilson. It's called a leaf mill, well that is what the seller called it.

[lboy1971]

I had one but the engine was junk so I pitched it in with a load of scrap metal.

[wantedinct]

Hay Elon, You could always go into the document shredding business with that thing. It looks pretty cool.

[Bunky]

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Hay Elon, You could always go into the document shredding business with that thing. It looks pretty cool.

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That's a Good Idea and I agree it's pretty cool

[Chris727]

Saw something similar at the local thresher show this year.

Appears to be nearly the same as this one sold under the AC name.

[ehertzfeld]

Well got side tracked at work today and went and picked up the leaf mill. It's a lot bigger than I expected. It's in great shape. According the the engine code, it was made around 1972. It's a Gilson Leaf Mill. The 3.5hp Briggs runs great, but somthing inside the box is tight. I guess as soon as you engage the blades, it slowly turns then stops the engine. I showed it down so I'm hoping to get it free. I'll try it our as soon as I do, unless it sell at the local swap meet this weekend!:D

[FastPaul]

Quite the unit!! Just think,If you could adapt it to a vac-cart system Who knows what would happen!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[ehertzfeld]

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Quite the unit!! Just think,If you could adapt it to a vac-cart system Who knows what would happen!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

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I like your thinkin!:D:D:D:D:D

[ehertzfeld]

Well I got everything freed up, but it was a bit too late to start shredding.:( So I'll have to try it out tomorrow.

[HubbardRA]

OK, so Elon, you mount that on the front of a tractor with a vacuum and trailer behind. That way you can chop up the leaves with the mill, then re-chop with the mower and then shoot them into the trailer. By that time the pieces should be so small that they are like pepper. Then you put them in the bed of your truck and drive down the road about a mile and back and like magic they are all gone.[:0] Well, it sounded good in my head when I first thought of it, anyway. :D

[Guest]

That looks so much like the leaf mulcher for the front of an Allis Chalmers. Seems more practical, as you need to lift leaves into the other unit. Are your neighbors missing any cats? :)

[Simplicity314]

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I'll try it our as soon as I do, unless it sell at the local swap meet this weekend!:D

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What local swap meet, and where????

[ehertzfeld]

Well I took it to my boss's house this morning, and we gave it a quick test. Well I think the pictures speak for them selves!:D

Well I'm convinced, you?

[ehertzfeld]

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Originally posted by ehertzfeld
I'll try it our as soon as I do, unless it sell at the local swap meet this weekend!:D

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What local swap meet, and where????

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Jim, it's this Saturday at the "Friends of the hall" or somthing like that. It's on route 12 in Plainfield about a mile or so past McDonald's. I'll be there in the morning, till about noon or so.

[wantedinct]

Hay Elon, How does that work as far as getting the leaves into it? does it suck them in?

[ehertzfeld]

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Hay Elon, How does that work as far as getting the leaves into it? does it suck them in?

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Nope the white try lifts and they just fall in. There is supposed to be some leg to support it in the up right position. It looks like you can either dump the leaves in. If it's down like in the picture, you can simply rake them in. Just don't want to use you hands![:0]

[Simplicity314]

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Originally posted by Simplicity314

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Originally posted by ehertzfeld
I'll try it our as soon as I do, unless it sell at the local swap meet this weekend!:D

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What local swap meet, and where????

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Jim, it's this Saturday at the "Friends of the hall" or somthing like that. It's on route 12 in Plainfield about a mile or so past McDonald's. I'll be there in the morning, till about noon or so.

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I think I can make it...