Snow I know it's too early to talk about this...

[Zick]

But I couldn't help to post it anyways. Just like to show what I picked up today.
Anyone want to guess what I got it for?

This is the first 3pt PTO item I've ever used, so I'm learning here. From my understanding, the PTO shaft is suppose to be somewhere between fully compressed and fully extended.
The way it's setup right now, the PTO shaft would be fully compress when connected to the 3pt. The snowblower has an adjustable hitch and I still have one more notch to extend. Hopefully this will be enough slack for the shaft.

I'm not sure if this is factory or the PO did this but it has wheels instead of skid shoes. Don't even see a spot for shoes so maybe an older model?
Also need to upgrade the wheels since they are pretty beatup. I actually like the wheel idea as right now I have a mostly gravel driveway.

 

[snpower]

You haven't added it to your signature line yet !!

 

[Zick]

You haven't added it to your signature line yet !!

Done :thumbsup:

 

[5030]

The wheels are for moving the blower when it's not hooked up to your 3ph, not for blowing snow. You need skid shoes for blowing.

you can get used blowers for around scrap price around here.

It's cute but way too small for me. I run a Lucknow 80" twin auger.

 

[RoyJackson]

This is the first 3pt PTO item I've ever used, so I'm learning here. From my understanding, the PTO shaft is suppose to be somewhere between fully compressed and fully extended.
The way it's setup right now, the PTO shaft would be fully compress when connected to the 3pt. The snowblower has an adjustable hitch and I still have one more notch to extend. Hopefully this will be enough slack for the shaft.

You don't want a "solid" drive shaft between the implement and your tractor's PTO stubshaft. If the drive shaft halves are bottomed out while the blower is on the ground, you'll have to trim the sliding shafts (on the PTO drive shaft) before you lift it with the 3PH. The distance between the tractor's PTO stubshaft and the blower's gearbox will decrease a bit as it's lifted.
If you remove the drive shaft (from the blower) and rig the blower to the tractor's 3PH, you can lift it until the shortest distance between the tractor's PTO stubshaft and the blower's gearbox is determined (figure about half way up the 3PH travel). Then you can actually measure that distance and trim the PTO drive shaft accordingly.

 

[bp fick]

Given the heat index will hover near the century mark all week long, even to the Canadian border, it's never too early to talk about this.... :laughing:

 

[Baby Grand]

Anyone want to guess what I got it for?

Grating cheese?
After our last winter I wish I had one of those!
I'll assume you got a good deal?

 

[radioman]

awesome! :thumbsup: lets see, you got it for 200 bucks? free? :laughing:

If you are planning to replace the wheels, you could consider the swivel wheels like they have on bush hogs so no matter how you turn, it wont drag the wheels.

If the one extra notch still bottoms out the pto shaft when lowered, think about adding a quick hitch or pats easy change. This will give you an extra space in pto shaft without cutting.

 

[teg]

Grating cheese?

No, I'm pretty sure he got it for blowing snow... but it might double as a Cheese Grater since he is in the cheese capital.



:laughing: (that was funny, at least to me...)


The other way to joke with it.... $50? $52 if it's really good shape... Nice find.

 

[Don87]

There are several threads here on TBN, where people added wheels to their snowblower for clearing gravel driveways.
They claim it works better than skids.

EDIT: How to measure and cut your PTO shaft: http://www.thehowtoseries.com/watch.php?ID=1307378742

 

[ChuckinNH]

OK, I'll try a guess at what you got it for. Was it for moving snow? That looks like it will work fine on your tractor.

 

[BXinNH]

I thought maybe he was going to build a 3pt bark mulch blower out of it :laughing: Hook a long 8" tube onto the chute and back the tractor into the mulch pile while your able assistant directs a nice even layer of bark mulch into the flower beds! :laughing:
Matt.

 

[Zick]

Given the heat index will hover near the century mark all week long, even to the Canadian border, it's never too early to talk about this.... :laughing:

Tell me about it, it's gonna be a hot one here this week!

Grating cheese?
After our last winter I wish I had one of those!
I'll assume you got a good deal?

Hmmm....cheese, I never though about that. :licking:

I'd like to think that $425 is a pretty good deal.

awesome! :thumbsup: lets see, you got it for 200 bucks? free? :laughing:

If you are planning to replace the wheels, you could consider the swivel wheels like they have on bush hogs so no matter how you turn, it wont drag the wheels.

If the one extra notch still bottoms out the pto shaft when lowered, think about adding a quick hitch or pats easy change. This will give you an extra space in pto shaft without cutting.

I like the swivel wheel idea and I've also always wanted a quick hitch. Thanks for the ideas! :thumbsup:

There are several threads here on TBN, where people added wheels to their snowblower for clearing gravel driveways.
They claim it works better than skids.

EDIT: How to measure and cut your PTO shaft: How To Measure And Cut A PTO Shaft

Thanks for the link :thumbsup:

OK, I'll try a guess at what you got it for. Was it for moving snow? That looks like it will work fine on your tractor.

I thought maybe he was going to build a 3pt bark mulch blower out of it :laughing: Hook a long 8" tube onto the chute and back the tractor into the mulch pile while your able assistant directs a nice even layer of bark mulch into the flower beds! :laughing:
Matt.

Bunch of comedians in here. :laughing:

 

[BXinNH]

$425 sounds too good to pass up. I'd love to a find one in that price range, I rarely see them much below $1000 around here.

Matt.

 

[grsthegreat]

I had a 60" farm king blower for my old JD870. It didn't have any skid shoes either, and i have a gravel driveway. I used it for many years without any skids and had no problems. i just had to wait till the ground froze enough to hold the gravel in place. I finally broke down and got a set of weldable skid shoes from my JD dealer (about $40/side if i remember right) . Easy to install and it stopped me from shooting gravel when the ground got softer. The shoes really helped.

 

[leonz]

$425 sounds too good to pass up. I'd love to a find one in that price range, I rarely see them much below $1000 around here.

Matt.

I certainly hope the $1300+ I spent on this JD front blower for my LA115 was worth it, I will find out this winter as I wil be keeping access paths open for my wood pile and the wood hauling trailer.

 

[Zick]

I certainly hope the $1300+ I spent on this JD front blower for my LA115 was worth it, I will find out this winter as I wil be keeping access paths open for my wood pile and the wood hauling trailer.

I would have loved to get a front mount blower but it would have definitely costed more. I'm sure you'll love yours.

 

[grsthegreat]

heres my front blower......

 

[Zick]

Sweet!

 

[brandoro]

I had one of those for quite a few years and I think you will find the skid shoes are integral. Look at the bottom of the housing and you should see two skid plates welded on that taper to the leading edge. If you want to clean right to the surface, like clearing snow off ice for skating, extend your top link until the leading edge is on the surface. If you are clearing snow off the gravel driveway then shorten the top link to rock the blower up on the skid shoes. Worked for me. I used to clear a huge area off for skating when the ice was good and had a crushed rock driveway. A hydraulic top link is great for that setup but even the screw type top link isn't bad.