Seed Vacuum Makes Drill Clean-Out Fast

Seed Vacuum Makes Drill Clean-Out Fast DRILLS Drills (42C) 31-1-26 You'll save time and seed with Norman Forssberg's Kwik Kleen double-chambered seed vacuum that makes it easy to clean out seed boxes in drills or planters. Powered by any commercial gasoline-fueled leaf blower, seed is sucked out in seconds. "You can use the suction from a leaf blower just by itself, but by the time the seed goes through the blower, it has turned into hog feed," says Forssberg. "I realized I needed a double chambered box to collect the seed before it hit the blower." Forssberg designed a box with a chamber for the leaf blower to set in. The second chamber has a connection for a vacuum hose and serves as collection point for the seed. A screen separates the two. "When the collection chamber is packed full, the blower shuts off," explains Forssberg. "When I open the top door on the chamber, it automatically opens a trap door at the bottom of the chamber and the grain drops through." Forssberg designed the box to be hung from the back of a truck or wagon, directly over the auger feed. As the seed drops into the auger, it can be returned to the wagon or truck box or a separate container. "For smaller amounts of seed, the box can be mounted on a portable stand in the back of a pickup over a tub," says Forssberg. Either way it's mounted, the Kwik Kleen does a thorough job of cleaning out grain drill seed boxes. "It even cleans out the seed cup, which is almost impossible to do by hand," says Forssberg. The unit weighs less than 20 lbs. without the leaf blower and moves approximately a cubic foot of material per minute. The Kwik Klean is priced at $200 retail, not including the leaf blower and vacuum hose. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Norman Forssberg Equipment, 403 S. High St., Pratt, Kansas 67124 (ph 620 672-3636; vernf66@sbcglobal.net).

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