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Lawnmowers are great tools... for summer.
Snowblowers are great tools... for winter.
Chippers are also great tools... if you need one
Mulchers are great tools, too... occasionally.
This one does it all:
Normal settings are for a lawmower.
At the flick of a switch the blade
angle changes and a scoop opens at the front of the mower. A spout fits over the catcher attachment and Presto! Changeo! It's a snowblower!
Another switch and the blades reverse their angle of attack. Feed light branches into the "Out" spout and mulch is pushed out the snow scoop.
Reverse it again, and it picks up your new mulch and sprays it wherever you direct the "Out" spout.
Disclaimer: It doesn't snow anywhere within a thousand miles of where I live, so it's possible these already exist.
http://www.omygarde...s/images/mach15.jpg
[2 fries shy of a happy meal, Dec 25 2007]
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BTW I reposted this one from my archives. I went to look for it to link and it wasn't there. Apologies if you've seen it before. |
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Bun for the catchy name. That's something that you would find on an infomercial: "..Snow! Blow! Chip and Mow! 4 Machines in one!" |
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Butt weight, if you call now, we will include this handy carry pack with free anti-freeze! "Folds into a reasonable size, batteries not included, may contain nuts." |
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"One thing,to rule them all!" |
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The only problem I see with that is that a man can never have enough tools. In fact, you should probably have at least different types of snowblower, depending on the actual snow conditions. |
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Mower and Chipper I can see: a thicker short set of blades on the same axle, though I wouldn't feed the branches into the Out spout; rather a separate "In" opening. Not too sure if snowblowing would be feasible given weight-constraints. Current blowers use a horizontally-mounted Archimedes screw instead of a vertically mounted propeller. |
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I must admit to never having seen a snowblower up close... or a flying toaster, for that matter. |
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There are horizontally mounted mower blades. I've only seen them on manual mowers, [link] but switching to power should be easy. |
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Yes, they're used on the mowers that greenkeepers use for golf greens and bowling greens. |
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i've got one :).. it needs some repair, but I've started using it for "green" reasons. Any advantages to the "fan" blade as opposed to the "screw" blade ? |
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