rcguyfarms street sweeper

[rcguyfarms]

I have been asked for years to build a street sweeper for the indy show. Recently seeing Fgd's post and learning about the vacuum system he used I have started mine. I do have the brushes already, which can off a 3 wheel street sweeper toy I bought at indy many years ago. I am building a regenerative air style street sweeper.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/rcguy_18/100_1185.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/rcguy_18/100_1194.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/rcguy_18/100_1198.jpg

[woodhog]

looks good so far ,but i think it will need a bigger bed to pick up all the rubber at indy!:eek:It was scattered all over:cool:

[Izzy]

Kool! Been waitin for you to build this....

[Brian in PA]

looks good so far ,but i think it will need a bigger bed to pick up all the rubber at indy!:eek:It was scattered all over:cool:

Ya, may to to build a sweeper trailer:cool:

Brian

[fhhhstix]

Ya, may to to build a sweeper trailer:cool:

Brian

Wow lay off the booze man.:D

Travis

[Stuff]

lol awesome build!

[9W Monighan]

Will that be able to sweep up the rubber gravel used at shows?

[rcguyfarms]

currently it will blow rubber over the vac side. I have a lot of rubber like what is used at indy in my basement.

[CustomClod]

Any updates?

[rcguyfarms]

spent 7 hrs today on the street sweeper and it has failed to draw any suction. Back to drawing board later this week. I did manage to get the drive line and steering done.

[9W Monighan]

Shouldn't the intake be opposite of what you show? I just realized that because my dust collector in my wood shop is set up with a centrifugal blower like you have there only bigger of course. You need to mount it to the collection hopper and the suction hose needs to go into that so the heavy material will settle out of the air steam and the exhaust will need a dust bag of some sort.
Here is a diagram of what I have:
https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSAlSdWWxQ9p0Y99zvvosXX2lOCA9xd5 G-JnuD_x16dXQaQeofNWA