A method of stacking sod rolls can include the steps of: a) moving a head of a sod handling apparatus into a sod pickup location containing a plurality of sod rolls; b) picking-up a first sod roll with a first sod carrier, picking-up a second sod roll with a second sod carrier, and picking-up a third sod roll with a third sod carrier; c) moving the head to a sod drop-off location; d) releasing the first sod roll from the first sod carrier at the sod drop-off location; e) after releasing the first sod roll, moving the second sod carrier toward the first sod carrier and moving the third sod carrier toward the first sod carrier to reduce the spacing between the second and third rolls of sod; and f) depositing the second sod roll and third sod roll at the drop-off location.

The manually operated floor sweeper is a manually powered cleaning unit that replaces the standard push broom. Designed for indoor and outdoor use, the manually operated floor sweeper provides a plurality of brushes that move dirt and trash to a hopper, which transports the dirt and trash to a receptacle. The manually operated floor sweeper comprises a plurality of brushes, a hopper system, a drive system, a gearing system and a body.

A PTO driven yard clean up tool is for attachment to a tractor is disclosed and claimed. The PTO system drives a rake attachment that runs in a counter-clockwise direction to the direction of travel to throw material into a basket; the material can be dumped out of the basket when it gets full by tilting the basket.

The present invention relates to a blowing-suction device, selectively operating in a blowing mode or a suction mode, comprising: a main body; a motor located inside the main body, the motor having a motor shaft providing rotational motion; a fan assembly driven by the motor to rotate; and a blowing assembly and a suction assembly connected to the main body; wherein the fan assembly includes an axial fan that, while in the blowing mode, the blowing assembly is connected to the main body, and wherein the axial fan rotates around a first rotary shaft, and, while in the suction mode, the suction assembly is connected to the main body.

Disclosed is a blowing-suction device, comprising a housing; an air pipe extending along a longitudinal direction and connected to the housing; a motor located in the housing and providing rotational motion; and a fan rotationally generating an airflow; wherein when the fan operably rotates along a first direction, the blowing-suction device is in a blowing mode; and when the fan operably rotates along a second direction, the blowing-suction device is in a suction mode.

A backpack power tool has drive motor and blower mounted on a backpack frame. The bottom plate of the backpack frame has a passage for working air sucked in by the blower. Ribs on the bottom side of the bottom plate have end faces forming a contact surface for leaves aspirated in blower operation against the bottom plate. The bottom plate has intake openings positioned between the end faces of the ribs in the contact surface and fluidically connected to the passage. Working air is sucked in through the intake openings and the passage. The bottom plate has an intake surface that is the sum of surfaces of all intake openings and of all end faces of ribs with a width of less than 10 mm positioned between the intake openings. The intake surface amounts to at least 50% of the surface of the bottom side of the bottom plate.

A debris collector and associated systems and methods are disclosed. The debris collector is configured to receive and process debris, such as lawn debris, by way of a variety of intake systems, such as a basket and vacuum tube. After intake, the debris collector is configured to process the debris by way of an auger and agitators, so as to be passed through a blower fan for disposal.

An articulating blower nozzle that maintains directional orientation of a high velocity air flow while the blower is being swung by an operator. The dynamic nozzle blows the debris to a specific point while the blower is swung from side to side, thereby collecting the debris is a specific area without the operator having to constantly reorient their body to complete the work.

In an operation using a blow operation device driven by an electric motor, fatigue in the arm of an operator is reduced. A blow operation device includes a backpack type frame, a battery attached to the frame, a blower body having an electric motor to which power is fed from the battery and having an axial fan driven by the electric motor, and a blower tube connected to a blow side of the blower body, the blower body being supported pivotally on the frame to be rockable vertically and horizontally.

To reduce fatigue in the arm of an operator of a blow operation device driven by an electric motor and to realize a blow operation of blowing and gathering generated compressed air from both the right and left with a small operational burden. A blow operation device includes a backpack type frame, a battery attached to the frame, a blower body having an electric motor to which power is fed from the battery and having an axial fan driven by the electric motor, and a blower tube connected to a blow side of the blower body, the frame including a back contact surface, and the blower body being attached to the frame such that axial directions of the electric motor and the axial fan are along the back contact surface.