leonz
Super Member
I wish it was that simple,
Two stage units cost them less to make and they make more money.
The mid drive PTO's operate at a faster rpm to run the lawn mowers and require a reverser and a mounting frame for the snow blowers and sweepers
on the majority of the units sold the open augers that require center mounted worm to spur gearbox make it that much more difficult as power is being robbed from the impeller.
It was simple at one time where JD and IHC would be using a front mounted single stage that was driven off the crank like my old IHC cub cadet 112 garden tractor using a V belt and a right angle bevel gearbox to power a cross shaft to the #40 driven sprocket that spins a #40 chain to the rotate the larger single row #40 sprocket that spins the snow blower rotor.
Even a 48 inch Riest Series 1000 Single stage with wings added to make it six foot wide to the side weldments would be simple to own and operate as there is more available torque to the snow blowers final drive as there is no worm to spur gear drive that robs power. The single row drive and driven sprockets can be changed with simple hand tools to increase the snow blower rotor speed if desired.
One more added benefit is simply that this Riest Series 1000 snow thrower and the larger single stage models can be mounted on the front or rear with a few simple part changes.
They being Kubota, JD, RAD and MTD do not think of the consumer when it comes to longevity or simple maintenance for these things.
Two stage units cost them less to make and they make more money.
The mid drive PTO's operate at a faster rpm to run the lawn mowers and require a reverser and a mounting frame for the snow blowers and sweepers
on the majority of the units sold the open augers that require center mounted worm to spur gearbox make it that much more difficult as power is being robbed from the impeller.
It was simple at one time where JD and IHC would be using a front mounted single stage that was driven off the crank like my old IHC cub cadet 112 garden tractor using a V belt and a right angle bevel gearbox to power a cross shaft to the #40 driven sprocket that spins a #40 chain to the rotate the larger single row #40 sprocket that spins the snow blower rotor.
Even a 48 inch Riest Series 1000 Single stage with wings added to make it six foot wide to the side weldments would be simple to own and operate as there is more available torque to the snow blowers final drive as there is no worm to spur gear drive that robs power. The single row drive and driven sprockets can be changed with simple hand tools to increase the snow blower rotor speed if desired.
One more added benefit is simply that this Riest Series 1000 snow thrower and the larger single stage models can be mounted on the front or rear with a few simple part changes.
They being Kubota, JD, RAD and MTD do not think of the consumer when it comes to longevity or simple maintenance for these things.