KMA
Gold Member
I was knocking around the idea of putting a snowblower on my PT428 (PT422 w/ Robin EH72 FI swap). The price of the PT attachment new ($3200) is way too high for me. What do you guys think about about picking up a used 48" lawn/garden tractor snowblower attachment on craig's list and adapting it to my PT? I'm thinking I would have to mount an attachment plate, pull of the belt drive pulley and mounting a love joy connector (or similar), then weld up a mount for a hydraulic motor. There are also some PTO drive versions floating around may be a better choice to start with. (?)
Is this a crazy idea? I've seen used blowers locally for as low as $100. If I could do the whole thing for around $500 I might give it a try. I'm a rookie welder, but this project wouldn't have to look pretty... Having a large blower to clear my 400 ft stone driveway would be very nice.
Looking forward to some input from the forum. Thanks!
Is this a crazy idea? I've seen used blowers locally for as low as $100. If I could do the whole thing for around $500 I might give it a try. I'm a rookie welder, but this project wouldn't have to look pretty... Having a large blower to clear my 400 ft stone driveway would be very nice.
Looking forward to some input from the forum. Thanks!