Latest BTO must-have toy around here...

Bob · Nov 13, 2014

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Around here, you can't run with the "BTO's" unless you have one of these to blow dust and chaff off of equipment!

Dean · Nov 13, 2014

That should do it.

I always blow dust and dirt off of my equipment with compressed air before parking in the barn but that compressor would make much shorter work of it.

Dean

Clodbuster · Nov 13, 2014

That would be handy.

In my neighborhood they are buying drone$ with fancy cameras (for huge money) to fly around and take video of their machinery in action.

I must admit that those would be fun to play with too.

moresmoke · Nov 13, 2014

If it saves one combine from burning it is money well spent. If you blow equipment off everyday a leaf blower works pretty good too.

Bob · Nov 13, 2014

NO argument with that!

I raised oil sunflowers for many years, about the worst stuff you can combine as far as setting the combine on fire, and we always kept ours as free of chaff and "lint" as possible, not to mention keeping the engine area clean and free of oil leaks.

I have worked on many combines, even newer ones, and couldn't believe how much oily debris some folks let build up around the engine. Then they wonder why when it goes up in smoke!

DaninKansas · Nov 13, 2014

Those things are pretty cheap if they buy them used. We buy them new for $12000 - $15000 and sell them used for $1500 (used pretty hard). They are extremely handy for any kind of project.

Mike M · Nov 13, 2014

Or ? maybe if they can't make the payments it will help get a roaring blaze going faster !

Robert Major · Nov 13, 2014

Hi
I wish i could afford one of those, and stand back 8-10 ft and clean the combine and baler. i did a Massey 750 combine and a 688 baler last week.
it took 6 hours with my shop compressor and i was black from head to foot. even doing it with the wind blowing the right way, as there are a few confined spaces stuff comes out of at you what ever you do.

up here in canada those compressors that are total junk make $2000 plus and it probably won't even run for that and probably never will again.
Maybe I should find one across the line and bring that up. had been thinking about building my own to do blasting and stuff. I got a spare ford diesel motor or 2. would just need a compressor/ tank and a few other bits.

If a guy grows seed they are real handy to clean out a combine to stop cross contamination.
Our local dealer hauls one to every seed farm they demo a combine to, and spend the day cleaning out the machine before it hits the guys field.
They respect how much damage contaminated seed can cost a grower of certified seeds. and will do it to try sell there combine.
Regards Robert

Rick Kr · Nov 13, 2014

I imagine they are renting them for a few weeks a year, not buying them.

They rent for $750 a month in mid-Michigan.

Rick

Bob · Nov 13, 2014

"I imagine they are renting them for a few weeks a year, not buying them."

Nope. Not this bunch. When you have a couple of million invested in combines and heads, the diesel compressor is a small-change item!

Weldcase · Nov 13, 2014

I rent one out to a lot of local farmers around here, I own one we use for sandblasting all kinds of equipment. We just charge between 25 dollars for an hour or two or 50 for a day.

casenut1 · Nov 13, 2014

Catch a drone flying my property and it will be time for target practice.

vscummins · Nov 13, 2014

What's so bad about it looks like a good investment compared to the other option

Dick2 · Nov 13, 2014

Fella on the combine forum the other day said that he didn't have time to blow the trash off of his combine. Maybe his plan is to just sell his combine to the insurance company???

Dick2 · Nov 13, 2014

A small generator and a good leaf blower would do the job quicker with less expense - but probably wouldn't impress the neighbors as much as a large air compressor.

Reminds me when indoor plumbing came to our area. One neighbor asked why he bought a new car instead of putting in an indoor plumbing installation. His answer was: "You can't drive a bathroom to town and show it off".

David G · Nov 13, 2014

A buddy of mine that owns an electrical contracting firm bought a used one that was not to expensive. I have borrowed it a couple of times and it was real handy.

Traditional Farmer · Nov 13, 2014

You don't need to be a BTO to have one of those I'm a one man show and a LTO and I have an air compressor powered by a 353 Detroit mounted on a wagon running gear that can run two jackhammers at once.Its a very handy thing to have around.

larry@stinescorner · Nov 13, 2014

jackhammers,,,did some of that in my day,,,,,some,,,and then some,,,and then some more!

Mr.Obvious · Nov 13, 2014

Must not have heard of gas powered leaf blowers.

Mike (WA) · Nov 13, 2014

That would be handy- the jackhammers would cover up the noise of the Dee-troit. You'd still be just as deaf, but wouldn't know what to blame it on.

I knew a retired Navy Commander years ago- he got drafted just after Korean war, couldn't wait to get out when his hitch was up. His dad got him a job with a construction outfit. On the first day, they put him on a jackhammer. By noon, he was pretty much as limp as a noodle, and as he said, "It had become pretty clear that I was never going to be the construction king of Schenectady". So come lunch time, he got in his car, went to the Naval recruiter and re-upped, went to OCS and stayed for 20 years.

Mark-Mi · Nov 13, 2014

No comparison between a leaf blower and compressed air.

A couple large compressors are used for this use in my area.

Frank 41 · Nov 13, 2014

We have a neighbor that raises lots of seed beans for Monsatan and has 2. They block up the right wheels to get the tank cleaned out. A very dirty job.

rusty6 · Nov 13, 2014

Its true the leaf blower will not move the hard packed stuff like a high pressure blast of compressed air will. But they are pretty good if you use them every day and just have loose dust and chaff to blow away. I have a long extension on the air gun that allows me to be at least four feet away from the end where the dust is and reach places on a combine that I'd need a ladder otherwise.

OliverGuy · Nov 13, 2014

I use a strong backpack blower. Works good.

showcrop · Nov 13, 2014

(quoted from post at 09:05:01 11/13/14) NO argument with that!

I raised oil sunflowers for many years, about the worst stuff you can combine as far as setting the combine on fire, and we always kept ours as free of chaff and "lint" as possible, not to mention keeping the engine area clean and free of oil leaks.

I have worked on many combines, even newer ones, and couldn't believe how much oily debris some folks let build up around the engine. Then they wonder why when it goes up in smoke!

We don't have combines around here, but we have log skidders. They all have skid plates and they all have oil leaks and the pans fill up with sticks and chips soaked in oil. They generally catch fire way away from anything that can put the fire out so they are usually totaled.

RalphWD45 · Nov 13, 2014

I read the entire posts on the topic, and am disturbed, that no one addressed Dust Explosions, in confined spaces, such as buildings, and grain bins. The spark can even come from your clothing. Watch fine dust in enclosed spaces Guys!

vscummins · Nov 13, 2014

As many of em as you see burnt down it sure would make a guy wonder if they make more money burning up combines than farming

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