The Noertheastern region dealer and stocking distributor for Pronovost is
www.tudorandjones.com
in Weedsport, New York
The Pronovost Puma Group one "snow thrower" is made of plate steel through out and will outlast your tractor
The P- 540 wieghs in at 550 pounds+- not including hydraulic cylinders for spout and chute if ordered.
The Pronovost snow throwers have full length welds and strong box construction.
You can purchase a Pronovost Group 1 P-540 directly from Tudor and Jones with no isssues other than either picking it up or having to unload it off a truck. You will be able to add the hydraulics later on if desired.
The Pronovost folks also offer a No. 2 P.T.O., shaft as an optional purchase for it as well.
The P-540 models 4 blade impeller is 22 inches in diameter and the impeller housing is nine inches deep.
The snow cutting hieght of the P-540 is 28 inches and the open auger diameter is 16 inches.
At 540 R.P.M. this snowthrower will cast
3.14 * 11*11*9=2 cubic feet of impeller housing volume (rounded higher)
using snow at 21 pounds oer cubic foot -f2 pounds of snow per revolution
of the impeller 540 revolutions times 42 pounds is 11 tons and 680 pounds per minute of use if filled to capacity which is 68 tons per hour(rounded lower).
The Pronovost snow thowers have basic components and are easy to maintain as they are built for canadian farmers and winters.
The roller chain is a standard item, the roller bearings are metric like all other bearings and available anywhere, the sprockets are standard issue size sprockets and you can find these parts locally.
The gear boxes are very strong in constructon where many gear boxes for implements are dual use for rototillers and snow blowers both typically.
If you buy a Pronovost P-540 from Tudor and Jones it will work for you season after season with no issues other than greasing, checking the oil level on the gearbox, oiling the drive chain for the auger and occasional painting.
The thicker steel used on the Pronovost P-540 and the welded tab corners and bracing where required prevents any flexing from occuring which will bind roller bearings and the augers on the kubota snow throwers which has occured.
You should look at the construction of the "snow thrower" before making any decisions if you want a rear mounted unit.
The parts for a Pronovost are not an issue as their snow throwers are built very well with plate steel and with parts that are obtainable locally if needed.
If you add one of clarences impeller kits for rear mount snow throwers you wont have any build up of slop and you just have to make sure the impeller drum is cleaned out before you put the snow thrower away.
