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 02-07-2008, 14:51 Post: 151161
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  Need input on building a pneumatic mulch blower

I will be installing municipal or private playground safety mulch in the spring--each site could have as much as 250 yards of mulch.

The mulch is either made of cedar wood that is fairly small and light, or recycled/virgin rubber either in small chip form, or, about the size of pea gravel. In most cases the playgrounds will be inaccessible to a machine such as a loader or even a wheel barrow. I need a way to get the mulch either from the back of my dump truck or trailer, or to be able suck it from an on-site pile (like in a parking lot) and to the site. I've seen truck-mounted pneumatic mulch blowers from afar at Home Depot but have no clue on how they work or if I could scale-down the model. The distance to run may be 100-300 ft on level ground.

I have an 8-HP direct-drive walk-behind blower (for blowing off parking lots). I think I could make a venturi out of PVC fittings perhaps--but don't know what the design/engineering should be for optimal use. I considered using regular 4" black corrugated polyethylene ("drain" pipe)--but I'm concerned that the ribs inside may cause problems. I also have a 12v post digger with a 9" auger that I could mount sideways and use as an auger to supply the mulch from the tailgate of the dunp truck (like a salt or sand spreader) to the blower through or at the venturi.

Any body seen or done this or have some good ieas?






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  Need input on building a pneumatic mulch blower

Sawdust truck? Never seen one of those. We have what are chuters or shooters but only go about 40 feet and are $100 an hour.

Hmmm. Okay how about a conveyor with a hopper? What type or kind of farm equipment would have a light duty conveyor? Or maybe some other sort of cheap and readily available equipment?

The other isue will be that the existing mulch which may be unapproved for use or moldy will have to be removed also.






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