Drum Eject Snow Blowers

[Scooby074]

Yeah but they are really cool, plus I'm intrigued with the idea of being able to make it snow at my neighbors house! :laughing:

I know they're expensive, that's why I questioned the practicality of the Direct Eject on a blower like this, think I'll just go with really expensive cool factor.

If youre interested in snowing in the neighbors, you wont get a much better tool

That said, if the budget is there (you got the horsepower), dont mind the premium, and got the space, go for it! Id love one on those wet snow days

 

[Mace Canute]

There is nothing like the Big Iron, high horsepower blowers IMHO. 700hp here. Who says single stage blowers are garbage

Scooby, I remember back in the early 60's we had a local snowblower club to keep a few miles of rural roads open. The bower was a Richardson on a neighbours International tractor. I don't remember what particular model tractor it was on but it was a good sized one for the time. I remember the leading edge of the screw was rippled from hitting so many hard snowbanks.

For those who are wondering what a Richardson snowblower looks like, here's a web pic of one mounted on a crawler.

 

[Amvcane]

I like that, model 666. Don't get your scarf caught on that drive shaft.

 

[Scooby074]

Scooby, I remember back in the early 60's we had a local snowblower club to keep a few miles of rural roads open. The bower was a Richardson on a neighbours International tractor. I don't remember what particular model tractor it was on but it was a good sized one for the time. I remember the leading edge of the screw was rippled from hitting so many hard snowbanks.

For those who are wondering what a Richardson snowblower looks like, here's a web pic of one mounted on a crawler.

Beefy!
Its enough to give one of todays safety nazis a minor stroke with all those exposed shafts and chains lol.

That propeller like auger would be something to see coming right at you

Model 666 heh,,, clearly it must be the spawn of the devil:laughing:

 

[oosik]

It seems like a hundred years ago but I can remember the few times we went over the Cascade Mts in the winter, when I was a kid. The highway dept had big auger blowers mounted on monster big semi trucks with dump beds full of sand & salt. What a thrill to see those units throw the snow a country mile and create huge deep & miles long snow valleys, where the roads were.

They still do that but, I'm sure, with much more modern equipment. I just don't make that trip in the winter anymore - the thrill of navigating in those conditions has long passed.

 

[SweBota]

This is Swedens highest located road. Not too far away from my northern forest & hunting property. It can only be kept open in the summer and they have a hard job to open by June 6 every year, our national holiday. This is taken on May 5th, and they have 12 feet of hard-packed accumulated snow to clear. Using an Oeveraasen direct-exit blower on a heavy Volvo front loader.

/ Marcus

 

[Ed of all trades]

This is Swedens highest located road. Not too far away from my northern forest & hunting property. It can only be kept open in the summer and they have a hard job to open by June 6 every year, our national holiday. This is taken on May 5th, and they have 12 feet of hard-packed accumulated snow to clear. Using an Oeveraasen direct-exit blower on a heavy Volvo front loader.

/ Marcus

How would you have any idea where you were with 12' of snow. "yes I cleared a path through but I missed the road by a good bit" I would be afraid I would blow a path over a cliff. I would have a hard time trusting a GPS that much.

 

[SweBota]

How would you have any idea where you were with 12' of snow. "yes I cleared a path through but I missed the road by a good bit" I would be afraid I would blow a path over a cliff. I would have a hard time trusting a GPS that much.

He just tries to find and follow the asphalt. The operator in the interview elaborates on this ( in a very northerly swedish accent...) , saying " well yesterday when the visibility was so poor i ended up beside the road more than once. When you start blowing brush and bits you just have to back up and start over..."

But on another mountain pass over to Norway, Flatruet, that is kept open year-round, they had similar problems. During snow storms visibilty was down to zero and they couldn't find the road. There they put down a cable in the asphalt and sensors in the vehicle will guide you without any visibility at all. The grader steers itself. They also have a dozer to push back the berms. Its very flat and the snow drifts get terrible.

Pictures in better weather:
http://www.svevia.se/aktuellt/nyhet...anflatruet.4.a4e6f6012f3042d4928000178.htm l

Thats what I call a snow bucket...:



/Marcus

 

[leonz]

How would you have any idea where you were with 12' of snow. "yes I cleared a path through but I missed the road by a good bit" I would be afraid I would blow a path over a cliff. I would have a hard time trusting a GPS that much.

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Just Curious,


I wonder if they examined purchasing a Beilhack snow clearer? The Swedish railway system
has purchased 12 of them since 1955 with the last unit being purchased in 1991 according to
my information.

The railway clearing units with the 4 snow and ice breaking propellers (2 mounted on adjustable arms
and two mounted forward of the snow cutting discs can clear a path 15 feet wide in one pass with the
side moldboards fully widened before the snow clearing heads are moved laterally.

we have two self propelled units here along with two high speed plows used on Amtrak.

 

[FatTire]

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Just Curious,


I wonder if they examined purchasing a Beilhack snow clearer? The Swedish railway system
has purchased 12 of them since 1955 with the last unit being purchased in 1991 according to
my information.

The railway clearing units with the 4 snow and ice breaking propellers (2 mounted on adjustable arms
and two mounted forward of the snow cutting discs can clear a path 15 feet wide in one pass with the
side moldboards fully widened before the snow clearing heads are moved laterally.

we have two self propelled units here along with two high speed plows used on Amtrak.

Beilhack has been purchased by Schmidt, another big German name in snow removal. Here is my Beilhack blower, 52 years old: