B-112 Bagger?

[kfran]

I have an AC B-112. I have a field I only cut a couple times a year and would like to be able to collect the clippings. Are there any baggers available for this tractor? If not, has anyone had any luck retrofitting one that is readily available?

[Kent]

As Mike stated, there is a vacuum collector for the old B-series. It was first available with the '63 models. The correct rear PTO used to drive it has an idler pulley that clutches the vacuum. Some of the very earliest, like the one I have off a B-12 have an idler clutch on the vac itself... They hold 26 bushels, and that's a LOT of chopped up leaves....[A href='http://www.simpletractors.com/attachments/vacuum_collectors.htm'][img src='http://www.simpletractors.com/images/b_attachments_images/vacuum.jpg'][/a]

[MikeES]

Simplicity made two bagging system for the Garden tractors. One is a mounted blower/bagger, the other is a mounted blower with a pull behind trailer/bagger. The mounted blower/bagger was made for the tractors with cone clutch PTO. I have the mounted bagger system for my 712H and have used this on my HB212. My friend has used this bagger on his B-10. It fits right on, hooks right up, and is driven with the pulley used for the rototiller. The only issue is that as soon as you start the tractor the blower is running. It would not be difficult to rig up a belt clutch to disengage the blower. Good Luck! Mike S.