Snow Attachments Not throwing snow very far.

[drizler]

You might try posting over here and see what these guys say. I can't see how any blower would only throw 5' unless it's nasty wet slush. You might look up how to use old rubber belt or such to screw to the ends of the fan to seal the sloppy gap if it's too big. I did it and it worked fine and wears right in quickly to a custom fit. There are utube videos showing how but it's only 2 self tapping sheet metal screws needed and possibly predrilling holes if it's made of heavy steel.
I think almost all throwing problems are due to belt issues and it;s not always apparent. Check with these guys:


http://www.snowblowerforum.com/

 

[tdejong302]

Thank you for the added link. My blower has a 16 inch impeller that has 4 wings on it. Its a meteor blower that is 45 inches wide. Its pto driven no belts involved. Thank you all for your help/suggestions. The tractor is a New Holland tc18.

You might try posting over here and see what these guys say. I can't see how any blower would only throw 5' unless it's nasty wet slush. You might look up how to use old rubber belt or such to screw to the ends of the fan to seal the sloppy gap if it's too big. I did it and it worked fine and wears right in quickly to a custom fit. There are utube videos showing how but it's only 2 self tapping sheet metal screws needed and possibly predrilling holes if it's made of heavy steel.
I think almost all throwing problems are due to belt issues and it;s not always apparent. Check with these guys:


http://www.snowblowerforum.com/

 

[Whatswrong]

I would say this is ONE job to ignore the 540rpm speed and run full throttle it will make a big difference and not hurt the plow .With only 15hp at pto speed the tractor may be laboring and not even up to speed .
As previously mentioned make sure the chute deflector is in straightest position.

 

[Shadow99]

I second what "Whatswrong," said.
On my Pasquali 993, I have a choice of 540 pto rpm or 740 pto rpm, I always run the latter (740), at nearly full throttle (2800rpm engine speed).
Higher PTO rpm's will make a big difference in snowblower performance!

Shadow

 

[HEC]

I have a meteor blower on my m5700 , although I am happy with it , it doesn't blow snow nearly as far as other blowers I have had in the past on same size tractor . Not sure if it's the fan speed or to much clearance from blades to outer chamber or both. It works ok for my needs so I haven't needed to try and improve it .

 

[tdejong302]

Is there other way I can speed up the blower other then maxing out my motor/rpms. thx.

 

[Shadow99]

I have seen adapter gearboxes, that attach to the PTO on tractor, and use gears &/or chains, to ramp-up or slow-down the output speed to it.
By doing so, you increase the load on the tractor, you will have to extend the distance the between the lift-arms & the blower, to clear the gearbox width. You may also have to change the length of the PTO driveshaft, going to the blower.
It would still be cheaper & easier to run up the motor at a higherDon't rpm. My 2 cylinder air-cooled 30hp, is rated to run at 3000 RPM, higher rpm's = less load on motor.
Same goes for a 18hp Yanmar I have in my 32' sailboat. First few yrs I had it, I didn't run rpm's over 2000, and the exhaust elbow clogged solid with carbon & engine ran like crap. Yard mechanic said that's from lugging the engine, they don't like that! Now I spool her up around 2800 revs, & can make 8 knots underway!

Shadow

 

[Whatswrong]

I still think you need the HP to move the snow ,modifying your plow to turn faster won't create HP, in fact it may make you more short of power because it would potentially try move more cubic feet of snow per second unless you drove drastically slower.

 

[DHD]

Thank you for the added link. My blower has a 16 inch impeller that has 4 wings on it. Its a meteor blower that is 45 inches wide. Its pto driven no belts involved. Thank you all for your help/suggestions. The tractor is a New Holland tc18.

I am assuming this snow blower you have is used ?
If it's a used blower, your throwing distance could have dropped off due to an increase gap between the impeller blades tips and housing.

Here is a video about a walk behind two stage snow blower, but the same principles would apply to your snow blower.
The guy is discussing a clogging problem and how to solve it, but the modification he is making will also increase snow throwing distance of light fluffy snow..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMAgb3QNEE8

 

[KennyG]

I still think you need the HP to move the snow ,modifying your plow to turn faster won't create HP, in fact it may make you more short of power because it would potentially try move more cubic feet of snow per second unless you drove drastically slower.

On a PTO driven snowblower, I think that if you can maintain PTO speed, the HP is irrelevant. The speed and configuration of the impeller is going to determine how it throws the snow, independent of how much horsepower is available. I'm assuming the tractor can maintain PTO rated RPM of course. I have a 60" blower with 18 PTO HP and it never begins to bog down (Of course, I haven't tried to take a full bite of 18" deep wet snow either.)