Chute Rotator Cylinder for ARPS 70 Snowblower

[Jerry/MT]

ARPS got out of the snowblower business in the early '80's and do not support there old machines with spare parts anymore. They were build as sturdy as a brick sh**house and probably didn't need much support!

They used a doubled ended hydraulic cylinder and a cable to rotate the chute. The cylinder rod was supported on both ends and the cable was attached to the cylinder. The cylinder moved back and forth (laterally) and that rotated the chute. The cylinder was about 20 inches long and the rod was ~45 inches long.

I have a parts list but it doesn't mention a manufacturer. Maybe it was made in house. I've done a bunch of google searches and I haven't been able to find anything like that. I'm going to contact ARPS and see if they can point me in the right direction. While I await that answer, does anybody know where I might find that cylinder or one like it? I can design a work around using a DA cylinder and a slider on a rod, or a motor/shaft system but I'd like to see if I can find the OEM solution first. I don't want to use electrics because the hydraulic supply is readily available

Any help the folks on this forum can provide will be appreciated.

 

[grsthegreat]

ARPS got out of the snowblower business in the early '80's and do not support there old machines with spare parts anymore. They were build as sturdy as a brick sh**house and probably didn't need much support!

They used a doubled ended hydraulic cylinder and a cable to rotate the chute. The cylinder rod was supported on both ends and the cable was attached to the cylinder. The cylinder moved back and forth (laterally) and that rotated the chute. The cylinder was about 20 inches long and the rod was ~45 inches long.

I have a parts list but it doesn't mention a manufacturer. Maybe it was made in house. I've done a bunch of google searches and I haven't been able to find anything like that. I'm going to contact ARPS and see if they can point me in the right direction. While I await that answer, does anybody know where I might find that cylinder or one like it? I can design a work around using a DA cylinder and a slider on a rod, or a motor/shaft system but I'd like to see if I can find the OEM solution first. I don't want to use electrics because the hydraulic supply is readily available

Any help the folks on this forum can provide will be appreciated.

not sure about your brand, but Buhler/farm king makes a current model chute rotator that should be able to be retrofitted to any snowblower. Its simply a half round rotator and cable, plus you add a 8" double acting cylinder. thats all it takes. Im sure you can retrofit it. heres some pics of my old one.

 

[JoeL4330]

The attached figure shows the part no. for the rotator in the previous post ...this is from the Buhler catalog http://www.edneyco.com/assets/files/category/Snowblowers/Farm King Snowblowers.pdf

I am looking to buy one, myself, but haven't found a source to order from, yet.

 

[grsthegreat]

The attached figure shows the part no. for the rotator in the previous post ...this is from the Buhler catalog http://www.edneyco.com/assets/files/category/Snowblowers/Farm%20King%20Snowblowers.pdf

I am looking to buy one, myself, but haven't found a source to order from, yet.

just contact Buhler, and they will email you where you can get the part. Thats what i did about 5-6 years ago, and they got me in contact with a canadian distributor. took no time at all to install...worth every penny.

 

[KubotaSam]

They used a doubled ended hydraulic cylinder and a cable to rotate the chute. The cylinder rod was supported on both ends and the cable was attached to the cylinder. The cylinder moved back and forth (laterally) and that rotated the chute. The cylinder was about 20 inches long and the rod was ~45 inches long.

Any help the folks on this forum can provide will be appreciated.

Doubled ended hydraulic cylinder-- sounds like the swing cylinder on my Woods BH 750 Backhoe. You can download a parts manual for one from the woods site.

 

[Jerry/MT]

Doubled ended hydraulic cylinder-- sounds like the swing cylinder on my Woods BH 750 Backhoe. You can download a parts manual for one from the woods site.

Here's what it looks like.

 

[leonz]

Ah so they use the barrel of the cylinder to rotate the chute with the cable,

HMMMM, one of the parker cylinders would work you would just have to size it Jerry. I posted a link to parker for you on the other portion Attachments?, of the TBN web page.

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[Jerry/MT]

I found a used 1" x5/8"x20" double rod end cylinder on ebay and bought it. It was less than $60 with shipping. Now I'll have to design and fab some mounts and get some hoses made for it.