missourithunder
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Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Pictures of your snow weapons
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955Lincoln
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I was just looking at that thread a few days ago. Nice job and a great idea :thumbsup:
Friend of mine made this plow out of a cut down truck plow for me. I also have an over sized bucket for cleaning up. This hand angled front blade is better than trying to plow 14 inches of snow with a rear blade like I had before but front chains sure help the steering. Since I have the QA I can switch to the light materials bucket fairly easily. Puttin" her to use this winter. I think this may be the ultimate homeowner snow weapon.
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nybirdman
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Just finished plowing my own and the neighborhood....four drives and my woods road,we got about 18 inchs total in northern NY.
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Jerry/MT
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I got this in an email and for some reason the pictures didn't copy.
For those of you that may have some "Snow Issues" to deal with, here is just the ticket!
A Real Man's Snow Blower
454 cubic inch big block Chevrolet V8 produces 412 horsepower
Just in case you're havin' any trouble removing snow from your driveway... This baby will blow snow back to where it came from... More story at the bottom...
And now for the rest of the story....
If you're tired of anemic, one-lung snow blowers with their slipping drive belts, you might consider Kai Grundt's V8 snow blower, which raises the bar on the traditional snow blower in every respect. With electric start, electric block heater, antifreeze heater and eight cylinders, it has no drive belts to freeze up and you'll never get bored with the job, as the 454 cubic inch big block Chevrolet V8 produces 412 horsepower, 430 foot pounds of torque and can throw snow 50 feet at just 3500 rpm.
Nor will you get cold, as the machine has been ingeniously designed to route the engine coolant through the handle bars, with the rear mounted, enclosed radiator keeping the operator nice and cozy.
Maneuvering the massive beast (it has a total wet weight of 912 lbs) is a breeze thanks to the hydraulic-drive 4WD skid steer on independent walking beams, which offers a zero turning radius. It's also as fast as you like, with an infinitely adjustable speed range on the drive wheels via dash mounted flow control. At the opposite end of the scale, it has more than enough torque to pull your car out of the ditch before the hydraulic motors stall!
Adding to the well-balanced feel of the unit, just 15 pounds of down force on the handlebars will lift the auger blade off the ground in order to climb stairs/walkways for ease of snow removal. Safety has been, and continues to be, paramount, with spring return to center "fail safe" type directional controls with emergency stop and tether cords.
Safety is one of the key themes, with a flashing blue light (as required by law in many areas) being the least of the safety features. None will fail to hear you with those twin throaty exhausts, which come standard with 92 decibels at the controls, though if the rumble of a V8 exhaust is music to your ears, you can obviously go much louder. Even at the standard baffling, hearing protection is strongly suggested.
The powerful yard machine lights and a dashboard with back lit gauges complete the package to ease the burden of this normally reviled task. The custom 42 inch, two-stage auger has a Chevrolet 10 bolt truck differential with spool and a centrifugal auger clutch with shear pin protection, further adding to the image of this "automotive theme blower." As each unit is custom-built, optional extras for the snow blower are both diverse and outrageous as the base unit - there is unlimited auger choices from single to multi stage designs and various motor combinations to suit the religious preferences of the customer (Chevy, Dodge Hemi, Ford); and such exotica as a V-10 or a diesel engine or remote starting can be accommodated. And if, after a while, you feel you've outgrown the 400 horses, this particular engine is well catered for in the performance modification area, with Lunati camshaft, Milodon Gear drive, Holley and Edelbrock components to name a few; and there's always the fuel injection option too, if you feel you need to throw the snow out of the county or ensure your seat in the "neighborhood blower blingster hall of fame."
For those of you that may have some "Snow Issues" to deal with, here is just the ticket!
A Real Man's Snow Blower
454 cubic inch big block Chevrolet V8 produces 412 horsepower
Just in case you're havin' any trouble removing snow from your driveway... This baby will blow snow back to where it came from... More story at the bottom...
And now for the rest of the story....
If you're tired of anemic, one-lung snow blowers with their slipping drive belts, you might consider Kai Grundt's V8 snow blower, which raises the bar on the traditional snow blower in every respect. With electric start, electric block heater, antifreeze heater and eight cylinders, it has no drive belts to freeze up and you'll never get bored with the job, as the 454 cubic inch big block Chevrolet V8 produces 412 horsepower, 430 foot pounds of torque and can throw snow 50 feet at just 3500 rpm.
Nor will you get cold, as the machine has been ingeniously designed to route the engine coolant through the handle bars, with the rear mounted, enclosed radiator keeping the operator nice and cozy.
Maneuvering the massive beast (it has a total wet weight of 912 lbs) is a breeze thanks to the hydraulic-drive 4WD skid steer on independent walking beams, which offers a zero turning radius. It's also as fast as you like, with an infinitely adjustable speed range on the drive wheels via dash mounted flow control. At the opposite end of the scale, it has more than enough torque to pull your car out of the ditch before the hydraulic motors stall!
Adding to the well-balanced feel of the unit, just 15 pounds of down force on the handlebars will lift the auger blade off the ground in order to climb stairs/walkways for ease of snow removal. Safety has been, and continues to be, paramount, with spring return to center "fail safe" type directional controls with emergency stop and tether cords.
Safety is one of the key themes, with a flashing blue light (as required by law in many areas) being the least of the safety features. None will fail to hear you with those twin throaty exhausts, which come standard with 92 decibels at the controls, though if the rumble of a V8 exhaust is music to your ears, you can obviously go much louder. Even at the standard baffling, hearing protection is strongly suggested.
The powerful yard machine lights and a dashboard with back lit gauges complete the package to ease the burden of this normally reviled task. The custom 42 inch, two-stage auger has a Chevrolet 10 bolt truck differential with spool and a centrifugal auger clutch with shear pin protection, further adding to the image of this "automotive theme blower." As each unit is custom-built, optional extras for the snow blower are both diverse and outrageous as the base unit - there is unlimited auger choices from single to multi stage designs and various motor combinations to suit the religious preferences of the customer (Chevy, Dodge Hemi, Ford); and such exotica as a V-10 or a diesel engine or remote starting can be accommodated. And if, after a while, you feel you've outgrown the 400 horses, this particular engine is well catered for in the performance modification area, with Lunati camshaft, Milodon Gear drive, Holley and Edelbrock components to name a few; and there's always the fuel injection option too, if you feel you need to throw the snow out of the county or ensure your seat in the "neighborhood blower blingster hall of fame."
ernemats
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I'm giving my snow removal equipment a rest today. My smallest snow remover is a power trac 422 with a bucket or snow blade, the middle one has been my primary used machine a power trac 1845 with a 6 1/2 foot blade and chains on all 4 wheels and the big one is an agco allis 5660 4 wheel drive with 6 foot bucket in front and a 7 foot rhino back blade on the rear. I have used all of them this year depending on the snow fall. The 1845 is the easiest to use and the fastest.
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grsthegreat
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what size and brand tractor you have there. how does teh 8 ' plow handle the snow and to what depth. thanks
nybirdman
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grsthegreat
Posted to you on another thread;the tractor is a L4240HSTC Kubota.......44hp about 6500lbs/loaded rears.This snow was not the lite and fluffy type,granular and packed.I left my woods road unplowed until the storm was over,about 18 in. on the level....plowed in Medium range in the HST
first pass front plow only at max angle.Did the job.
Tractor has R1's ,no chains;I am fairly flat here,never spun a tire.
Posted to you on another thread;the tractor is a L4240HSTC Kubota.......44hp about 6500lbs/loaded rears.This snow was not the lite and fluffy type,granular and packed.I left my woods road unplowed until the storm was over,about 18 in. on the level....plowed in Medium range in the HST
first pass front plow only at max angle.Did the job.
Tractor has R1's ,no chains;I am fairly flat here,never spun a tire.