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Integrate Snowplow Hydraulics for Chute Operation

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What happens here

A key innovation of this DIY project was leveraging the truck's existing snowplow hydraulic system to power the leaf vacuum's chute. The hydraulics were already plumbed, simplifying the integration. The builder only needed to make a few custom hydraulic hoses to connect the existing system to the new leaf vacuum's chute mechanism, allowing for hydraulic control of the chute's direction or height.

Goal: Power the leaf vacuum chute using existing truck hydraulics

Tools and materials

  • Hose Crimping Tools — Fabricating custom hydraulic hoses
  • Hydraulic Hoses — Connecting the snowplow hydraulics to the leaf vacuum chute
  • Snowplow Hydraulics — Providing hydraulic power to operate the leaf vacuum's chute
  • Wrenches — Connecting hydraulic fittings
  • Hydraulic Fluid — To top up or replace fluid in the hydraulic system

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our own leaf box for it so now it's all just a oneman operation on four pins so and so you're actually using the Hydraulics of your snowplow to operate the shoot of the leaf vacuum yep and it you know everything was already there it's already plummed up had to make a few hoses and it was ready to go for 2500 bucks yep 2500 bucks got us the metal and the wood that is called redneck Ingenuity right

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