Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Pictures of your snow weapons

[chevy]

Because I have both paved & gravel drives & want to use a rubber cutting edge for the paved drive. I did not believe a pipe on the cutting edge was an option for me.
I decided to try make a pipe skid shoe instead. I got it tacked together & ready for the welder. It is easy to install & remove by myself. I will see how it works after it is all welded up.

 

[chopped]

Because I have both paved & gravel drives & want to use a rubber cutting edge for the paved drive. I did not believe a pipe on the cutting edge was an option for me.
I decided to try make a pipe skid shoe instead. I got it tacked together & ready for the welder. It is easy to install & remove by myself. I will see how it works after it is all welded up.

Interesting great Idea. Ill be watching to hear the results...I had a 2 inch steel pipe slit and on the cutting edge and found that it didnt cut as much as Id want it..Thanks for posting..

 

[chopped]

Because I have both paved & gravel drives & want to use a rubber cutting edge for the paved drive. I did not believe a pipe on the cutting edge was an option for me.
I decided to try make a pipe skid shoe instead. I got it tacked together & ready for the welder. It is easy to install & remove by myself. I will see how it works after it is all welded up.

Interesting great Idea. Ill be watching to hear the results...I had a 2 inch steel pipe slit and on the cutting edge and found that it didnt cut as much as Id want it..Thanks for posting..

 

[DK35vince]

Just picked up a snow blower yesterday.
So this year I will be using a Kioti DK 35 with 9' power angle snow blade on the front and a 63" 2 stage snow blower on the rear
Chains on all 4

 

[mpham]

Nice DK! You have some serious snow fighting equipment now.

 

[grandall4]

Double posted

 

[grandall4]

Just finished a chute mod with car window motor, LED's, and Clarence's impeller kit. Bring on the snow. Here is photo in daylight and with artificial daylight

 

[DABSGT]

Looks good grand all, but hope the snow holds off a little longer.

 

[smalltown]

Just finished a chute mod with car window motor, LED's, and Clarence's impeller kit. Bring on the snow. Here is photo in daylight and with artificial daylight

grandall4 any chance you have pictures of you car window motor mod? I have been scouring the net searching for ideas on doing the same mod to a frontier SB1154.
The power window mod seems to be the preferred option. Just not sure which motor to pick up etc.

 

[grandall4]

Here is a zoom from an earlier shot. No lights in shed, so it'll be a few days before I can take a better pic.

I used a Dorman 742-297 motor and welded a washer to a socket and then to the cut down gear that came with the hand crank. The mount is just some angle stock from the scrap pile.

Lots of great info on this site. No original ideas in my head, just a healthy amount of time searching through threads to figure out what would work best for me.

 

[smalltown]

Thanks gandall4. That motor number must be an aftermarket replacement motor number. I was expecting you to say a 20xx Chevy pickup truck window motor.
Yes I have been scouring all the post on several forums looking for ideas.

 

[lencamp]

Here we go again.

 

[DABSGT]

Here we go again. <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/snow-removal/398191-pictures-your-snow-weapons-boomer_blower-jpg"/><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/snow-removal/398192-pictures-your-snow-weapons-diesel_dodge-jpg"/><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/snow-removal/398193-pictures-your-snow-weapons-its_nice_in_summer-jpg"/>

Stay warm

 

[lencamp]

I'm looking to buy a tractor cab this year

 

[amarsh64]

Last Year We had almost to much snow for the bike to handle so we figured we would get something to keep the snow banks way back

 

[skyhook]

That should do it.:thumbsup:

 

[chim]

Finally! The used blower came home back when the weather was hot and it seemed like Winter was a very long way off. This afternoon I finished wiring the motor and linear actuator (wearing a heavy coat). Where did the time go? Another thing I want to try is the add-on wings for the bucket. Each attaches with one 1/2" bolt. There's a small tool bag in the cab with a good quantity of shear bolts and the wrenches to fit them, along with assorted pins, Nylock nuts, etc.

I discovered the cable that goes around the chute needs to be "sloppy loose" to work well. The original manually operated turning mechanism had what I thought was way too much slack in the cable. When I reassembled the blower I made the cable neat and tight. When I tried the rotator, it wanted to bind. After doing away with a wrap or two it works great.

 

[Sterff]

Tell me more about these wings on the bucket. Did you build them or buy them?

Finally! The used blower came home back when the weather was hot and it seemed like Winter was a very long way off. This afternoon I finished wiring the motor and linear actuator (wearing a heavy coat). Where did the time go? Another thing I want to try is the add-on wings for the bucket. Each attaches with one 1/2" bolt. There's a small tool bag in the cab with a good quantity of shear bolts and the wrenches to fit them, along with assorted pins, Nylock nuts, etc.

I discovered the cable that goes around the chute needs to be "sloppy loose" to work well. The original manually operated turning mechanism had what I thought was way too much slack in the cable. When I reassembled the blower I made the cable neat and tight. When I tried the rotator, it wanted to bind. After doing away with a wrap or two it works great.

 

[foggy1111]

Here's a pic of what I install to plow snow.

 

[chopped]

Great set up I like how you "tucked" the plow tight and under the arms. This will be my first year with mine mounted under also. I had it connected with about 4 inches under the frame last year. It worked well, but I still didnt like the legnth and also that amount of weight overhanging the front. Made it feel like to much weight swinging around out there.

Here's a pic of what I install to plow snow.