BX2750 snowblower specs

[MDL]

I can't find the spec on the BX2750 snowblower (BX tractor models) for the amount of snow it throws (cubic feet per minute?). Anyone know this or see it in the owners manual?

Also, any New Englanders out there with one of these blowers get to play with it this weekend? How does it do when chewing through 2 feet of snow?

 

[paparammer]

I've a BX1800 with a 2750 (also a front blade) and though I've no idea how many cubic feet per minute it throws, I can say that it's impressive. We received about 26-28" of snow in the storm. Since it was my first time to play with the toys in the snow, I plowed the first 6-7" with the blade (as an aside, the hydraulic angling is ever so worth the cost. It was so pleasant not to have to get off the tractor to change angles). The next time out I switched to the blower and went through about 12-14". I have a 300 foot or so drive with an initial steep part and had no problems using 4WD and no chains. I don't know exactly how long it took, as I started playing and widening (that's one of the big pluses to a snowblower) but think I was probably going at the top speed of the low range most of the time.
Having come from an 18HP Ariens tractor with a 50" snowblower, I would say that the Kubota is much more impressive with its ability to go through the snow and the Ariens was no slouch.

 

[MDL]

Thanks for the feedback.

What kind of tires are you running? Are they filled?

I kind of figured that the blower would cut through this snow easily. I 'm glad you included the info about gear range, speed, etc. as thats helpful to know in order to get a good picture.

How long did it take you to do the snow blowing of the 12-14 inches?

 

[paparammer]

The tires are filled turf tires. As far as time goes, I think I spent about 45 minutes that time. It's kind of hard to judge, as you (or at least I) keep widening and widening the driveway, making space around the mailbox and generally just playing around. All I can really say is I'm not disappointed with the amount of snow it moves.

 

[art]

I haven't seen that rating in a while for a blower but they do real well with that blower.

 

[art]

In lesser snow high range works fine. The load isn't as much on the hydro for load as it is on the PTO unless you have some good grades to climb.

 

[bitseeker]

I just had a very bad experience with Honda's 20 HP 4120 tractor and Model SB4142 42", two-stage snowblower. I bought the system to replace an 11HP Honda HS1132 tracked walk-behind. The biggest disapointment with the SB4142 was the throw distance. The HS1132 could really throw the snow the specified 55 feet. I needed that to get the snow off of a 40'-wide area and up an adjacent hill. The SB4142 aparently did not use the available horsepower, and after a little calculating, I see that the impeller tip speed on the walk-behind is much higher than the tractor's blower, partly explaining the short throw (about 15').

It turns out that the SB4142 was not engineered and built by Honda, but subcontracted to Deere or some other domestic manufacturer. It's a joke compared to the walk-behind.

Anyway, I do want to be able to work faster than the walk-behind and have enough weight and traction to work through the 4' high drifts that accumulate directly in front of my garage (stupid house design, by me given our frequent 60 MPH winds).

Does anyone here have a direct experience of the Honda HS1132 and the Kubota BX2750A?

Since the local dealer has no BX2750As in stock, I may have to wait till next year, so I am interested in what the differences are between the BX22 (in stock) and the BX23 (not in stock). Any opinions?

Thanks for any data and ideas you might have.

 

[rugs]

Bitseeker--

Sorry to hear of your bad experience with the Honda 4120. I have a BX22 (no blower) and a Honda H5013 w/ 42" front blower. The Honda really pumps out snow (my area averages over 100" of snow a year): it pitches snow a lot farther than 15'! I clear a 220' drive with a 50' x 50' turnaround near the garage. The Honda's blower was made by RAD of Canada, the same co. that makes Kubota's BX2750 (I think your unit was a RAD blower as well). Kubota's "B" blowers--RAD units--have a good reputation for performance.

So... switching from Honda to Kubota still means a RAD blower. In light of your disappointing experience, I wonder if there was a setup or operating problem with your Honda. RAD makes 2 stage blowers for a number of manufacturers. Their units are designed to run at an impeller fan speed of just under 1,000 rpm. If the blower was running at ~1,000 rpm you should have been happy!

 

[bitseeker]

Rugs,

Glad to hear your Honda really pumps out snow. So does my tracked HS1132, so Honda is fine for some models. I clear a 1200' of 6% slope drive with a 1000 sq ft turnaround at the garage and another parking area in front of the house. The wind clears lots of the drive, but I pay in deep drifts for that service.

I don't know if the blower was by RAD. It was sure crude as compared to the HS1132. The Honda dealer told me the unit was made in the USA by a tractor manufacturer, but may have been making that up. He did say that the tractor blower would never equal the HS1132 for throw distance, unfortunatley that was after he sold me the tractor and snow blower.

Per the dealer, the 4120 and blower were operating perfectly. I did some calculations and found that the HS1132 operates the impeller at 1800 RPM, 94 ft/sec, and the 1420 spec'd RPM at 1232, which equates to 73 ft/sec tip speed.

 

[tomnky]

I also have a Honda HS1132TS Blower and it does a great job.Just wish I had one of the "cabs" for it! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[rugs]

Bitseeker--

Honda's tracked walkbehind blowers *are* great machines. Tip speed for Kubota's BX2750 blower is ~70 ft/sec.

 

[bitseeker]

It snowed yesterday so BX2750 on the BX23 got its first use. This snow was heavy and wet. The BX2750 throws almost as far as the Honda HS1132. It moves about twice as much snow per time spent. It also has plenty of down force so it does not try to ride up over drifts. It clears the roadside berm, left by the County Plow with no problem. The skids don’t really work, in “float” to keep it out of the gravel on the driveway. Has anyone here made up a quick adjust set of big caster wheels or some other fix to handle gravel driveways. The skids work fine on pavement. The Kubota rotator and deflector work fine, but the rotator is very slow, so it’s more efficient to back up quite a way and take a second cut, rather than turning around and changing the chute rotation. I sheared a couple of auger pins on what seemed to be just excess load (no rocks). Is that normal? Also, is it normal to have to drive the piece of the pin left in the shaft?

Action picture attached.

 

[pcmem]

bitseeker,

I agree the BX2750 works great on heavy, wet snow. As for the skids I have a lot of gravel and very little paved so I setup for gravel and use the float. Works best if I let the ground freeze first. I end up having to scrape off the paved areas. I thought about making a 3pt "squeegee" for the paved areas but haven't bothered yet. I built my own rotator and deflector controls. As some others have here using an old car door power window motor. I tried a windshield wiper motor but it was too fast /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif I believe Kubota's unit is along those lines. You may be able to swap out to a faster unit. As for the auger pins they should shear for rock jams but not snow load. Is it possible one is getting a jam and they dropping it as the other pushes snow back across (backfeeding the sheared unit)? Are you using the Kubota shear pins that are turned down or a grade 2 substitute? It isn't unusual for the sheared half to be left in the shaft but I often see this with softer grade 2 pins that tend to shear and mash rather than harder units that break cleanly, thus the reason I was asking.

Enjoy your tractor and be safe,
Michael

 

[bitseeker]

Hi Michael,

Unfortunately, I can't wait for the surface to freeze permanently, as it thaws here throughout the winter. Lots of snow, but not continuous below-freezing weather. I think this winter the road has not frozen for more than a few days in a row (global warming?).

I planned to build my own hydraulic rotator and deflector controls based on ideas posted here, but when the Kubota electric units became available, my recollection ot my LONG list of unfinished projects took over. The Kubota unit looks like a car door power window motor. When I got to use the blower, I was really glad I had ordered the Kubota units, even though the rotator is slow. I am working on an enclosure, and by next winter when its done , the inside control will be great.

I am using the turned-down Kubota shear pins. I am considering changing the system to be like the impeller's two-plate and a conventional bolt. When sheared, the bolt-halves would be gone, and you could see the alignment and be back in business in a minute.

Thanks for your help and ideas.

BS