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corey9212

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Hello I recently made wings for my snow blower to make it wider, got them attached but haven't used it yet, I was wandering what others with wings have experienced and things to watch out for. I don't have the wing dimensions on me but do know it made the snowblower considerably wider to allow for dual wheels.
 
   / Comments on snowblower wings #2  
I believe while back there was thread on snowblower wings..try Search.

Looking forward to updated after use. :)
 
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Thomas said:
I believe while back there was thread on snowblower wings..try Search.

Looking forward to updated after use. :)

I did a search and found about making them and buying them but didn't see much about usage.
 
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That will make your findings even more interesting :)
 
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Just be double sure that you
have enough bracing to support
the wings as it is entirely possible
to bend them and distort the sidewall
of the snow caster and bind the cross
auger bearing(s).
 
   / Comments on snowblower wings #9  
Here are some foto's of my old snowblower that I added wings to.
The wings do help feed extra snow into the fan intake and, I think, make the blower more efficient. They work very well when there is deeper snow - about 12 inches or more. I increased my effective width by four inches each side to go from 73" to 81". The wings are 33" high, 12" wide with a 4 " offset at 45 degrees.

My wings were made out of 12 gauge metal (I think) and are a few inches longer than the height of the blower casing - to act as a drift breaker. I added larger skids to the bottom to prevent the blower "digging in" when in use - they work well for the intended purpose.

To prevent any casing distortion from the wing mounting, I added pieces of 2" x 1/4" mild steel flat bar between the wing and casing - secured with three bolts. This seems to distribute any load and with one wing failure ( bent out of shape) from hitting an immoveable object, so far no signs of auger bearing/casing distortion.

The deeper the snow, the better the blower works. I would like a new 84" blower but cannot justify the cost, so things will just have to do for now (retired).

The foto shows cleaing about 5" of snow only - with it deeper it goes much further - increasing the PTO speed from 540 to 720 makes a big difference as well, though not something I like to do for obvious reasons.

Hope this helps.

Jim
 

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Hello Jim,

Happy New Year to you, All you need is one of clarences impeller kits for your rear mount and you will not need a new snow caster and you can leave it at the 540 R.P.M. setting.

Is that a John deere skidder in the rear of the photo upload?
 

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