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Power broom
By: Chainsawrepair Date: March 20, 2015, 1:15 pm
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I really over did it this year with the limestone gravel 5/7
size thrown 6'/8' on both sides of 700' drive and in front of
house. Happens when plowing snow. Sure didnt look like I was
getting into it that bad till snow melted.
Any how over the years I have many types of rakes even nice
aluminum landscaping rakes etc. As I get older I am looking for
easier ways and have been using a leaf blower with flat end with
great results last couple years.
Yesterday wife raking and me leaf blower got the front area of
house cleared in about half hour. Only 20'/30' or so. Now for
the big job.
Over the years I have had a chance to buy the Shin power brooms
used and something always happens and I end up not buying one.
Now I want to see if anyone has used one of these things made by
echo shin stihl husky dolmar etc? I want to know about getting
gravel out of grass.
HTML http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o300/truck841/Stihl.jpg
HTML http://a1rental.net/itemimages/4521.jpg
[img width=600
height=399]
HTML http://mainehusqvarnadealer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/power-broom.jpg[/img]
[img width=600
height=295]
HTML http://www.leossmallengines.com/StihlBroom_02.jpg[/img]
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Re: Power broom
By: 660magnum Date: March 20, 2015, 1:47 pm
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There's been a Echo for sale on CL in Mansfield for 6 mos or so.
He wants too much? Let him try to sell it to you and find out
what's supposed to be great about them?
HTML http://mansfield.craigslist.org/grq/4921574734.html
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Re: Power broom
By: Ducksnuff870 Date: March 20, 2015, 1:59 pm
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Never realized such devices were manufactured. We use brooms
like the device in the bottom picture. The ones we use are
mounted to a skidsteer or frontend loader. They would throw
gravel back in the driveway I'm sure of it.
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Re: Power broom
By: Chainsawrepair Date: March 20, 2015, 5:37 pm
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Trying to find one to rent before buying.
That one Jim is about 2-3 times more then the used shins I didnt
buy $125-$150. I think new they are just hair under $300 for
attachment itself.
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Re: Power broom
By: Cut4fun Date: March 22, 2015, 9:56 am
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Good video on the stihl 55 with powersweep
HTML https://youtu.be/Tj69AxCt9eg
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Re: Power broom
By: Cut4fun Date: March 22, 2015, 9:58 am
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Found what I hope is a power broom like I want to try for $41
rental. Sunbelt rentals.
HTML https://www.sunbeltrentals.com/?gclid=CNCp47ScvMQCFYU-aQodt1MA7g
No go at the husky and HD rentals.
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Re: Power broom
By: Old Iron Logging Date: March 23, 2015, 5:17 pm
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I have the km power sweep on KM 90. After church parking lot
gets plowed all winter it used to take 5 people with rakes about
3 hours to clean up gravel. I can do it alone with power sweep
in 30 minutes. Power sweep will not hurt grass at all. MM 55
works great and is less tiring to use. We sell around 10 brooms
per year. Hard to pick up a rake again after running the power
sweeps.
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Re: Power broom
By: Chainsawrepair Date: March 23, 2015, 7:33 pm
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My local husky dealer has this lawn sweeper for $90 for 4 hrs.
Worst case scenario if I cant get it before grass starts
growing. Can be angled.
HTML https://youtu.be/njnsibzIO90
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Re: Power broom
By: aclarke Date: March 23, 2015, 8:14 pm
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The Stihl in the video looks nice! Probably a lot easier on
your back vs. The traditional type mounted to a "weedeater"
chassis.
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Re: Power broom
By: Chainsawrepair Date: March 26, 2015, 1:17 pm
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Not sure of model numbers but guessing the Shins. Info shared
on them when first were coming out.
Those were originally patented by Ron Bergman of Bottineau, ND,
the local Stihl dealer. Shindawa was the only company interested
in them at the time. I used one of his prototypes at a display
he had for Crazy Days in Bottineau. Farmers liked them to sweep
out grain bins. They work good on snow if it is not too deep and
you angle it as you walk. The paddles on the drum were
originally from the belts on grain pickups for harvesting
swathed cereal crops. Jim, you probably still have them in use
from Sund Manufacturing in Newburg, ND up in your area. Early
90's is right on when they came on market.
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