2320 blower question

[Rob-D]

My 47 blower came in with the front attach cables missing an extension. I need to do some blowing and was wondering if I could do it without the ability to raise and lower the blower from the front hitch?

Thanks,
rob

 

[orlo]

If you wanted to drag the blower I suppose you could but I wouldn't. Although I suppose you could use a tie down to lift it for transport. You'd also have to manually direct the chute.

You can get hoses at a lot of auto/tractor parts stores. They are just hydraulic hoses. Just make sure you get the right thread size/type. There are NPT (tapered fitting, just like pipes) and O-ring type. Even though I put mine together a year ago I can't remember what type it had...

 

[Shawk]

Hey Rob...

I'm assuming you're talking about the hydraulic hoses... not the cables?? I wouldn't push the blower around without lift. If you're referring to the hoses then you can have your dealer or someone else (farm stores, some car parts stores) make the hoses necessary. I had to do that for my blower. I had 4 new hydraulic hoses and ends made up at my JD dealer. They did it while I waited... doesn't take long. Take your hoses all off and take them along... they'll match 'em at the length you need. Have fun blowing snow

 

[cast_and_blast]

I agree with above posters - you don't want to drag/push it around - you're just asking for something to be bent.

The dealer should be able to make up a hose or find a larger dealer and have them made - should be a 10 minute deal.

Scott

 

[Rob-D]

Thanks everyone.

My dealer is taking care of it and the snow is only a couple of inches at this point so it isn't a big deal. Things should be fine by Monday, the blower is on and ready to go.

 

[cast_and_blast]

Don't forget to check your hydraulic fluid level after dropping on the new hydraulic hoses - they will hold a small amount of fluid. I know I need to add a bit to my 2305 after putting on the new hoses - the fluid is low in the sight window.

Scott

 

[Rob-D]

Scott,
I just changed a broken sight glass on my machine and put a little extra oil in the box for the front attach.

Rob

 

[mjncad]

Man I could have used your snow blower on my JD 4200 today, as I spent the afternoon digging out of the Colorado Front Range blizzard of 2006.

My loader worked A-OK; but I just had to find a place to dump the junk, and the first path took the longest as I would scoop snow, move forward, dump, re-scoop, move forward, dump, repeat until I could get to an area to maneuver and dump the junk off to the side.

Oh well, beats shoveling by hand!

 

[Rob-D]

You guys sure got a dump!

I didn't want to spend on the blower, would rather have gotten a tiller for next spring but we can get some mean snow up here. I just don't have it anymore to push that walk behind up an down my driveway only to have it drift back over an hour later.

I think blowers are the best. I have a blade but I figure most of its work will be in the dirt.

 

[mjncad]

The melting began today; but it's going to take a while for all the stuff to go away. Usually we get a snowstorm and a couple of days later it's gone. But every few years a low pressure system sets up in the Oklahoma panhandle and we get the up-slope of all that Gulf of Mexico moisture.

Anyway, I've been researching the net for tractor mounted snow blowers. Plenty of three point hitch units out there; but plowing in reverse is not my idea of fun. What few front mounted units I'm finding requires removing the loader, which in my case is no big deal; but the hook up and disconnect looks like a royal pain.

I was hoping to find a loader mounted hydraulic unit where I could pop off the bucket and add the blower easily. According to Deere's specs, my 4200 has 7.3 GPM for implement usage and 4.6 for the steering, which equates to 11.9 GPM total. Most hydraulic powered skid steer blowers require 11 GPM and up to run, and 7.3 GPM implement flow rate isn't going to cut it. I guess if I get real ambitious, I could obtain a skid steer blower, and adapt it to the JD loader bucket connection. A separate hydraulic system could be run via a PTO pump, and all its assorted doo-dads and gew-gaws. Sounds like a fun project; but probably not worth the cost and effort for the few times we get dumped on out here.

So Bambi's loader will do the trick, and as I said before...it beats shoveling by hand.