Inverted Snow Blower

[Jrob730]

Yeah. Love this idea. I considered using old conveyer belt strips, as I could get 6" conveyer belt for cheap.

How exactly you you keep it connected??

I cut it to fit tight in place and use plastic zip ties/ cable ties to hold it to one of the support bars. I also tie to the lifting hooks as well.

 

[sd455dan]

I cut it to fit tight in place and use plastic zip ties/ cable ties to hold it to one of the support bars. I also tie to the lifting hooks as well.

Hey Jrob 730 , Do you have any experience with WIFO and their Up Shot Inverted blowers?
I am chomping at the bit to put a WBPT-84 to work when it arrives. Only a few vids of them

 

[LouNY]

Hey Jrob 730 , Do you have any experience with WIFO and their Up Shot Inverted blowers?
I am chomping at the bit to put a WBPT-84 to work when it arrives. Only a few vids of them

Good looking blower

 

[sd455dan]

Good looking blower

Yes, I am Hoping so.

For an 84 inch width
They have a pretty large impeller at 27" X 10" plus a tall 20" auger. Hoping it works well.

 

[Jrob730]

Hey Jrob 730 , Do you have any experience with WIFO and their Up Shot Inverted blowers?
I am chomping at the bit to put a WBPT-84 to work when it arrives. Only a few vids of them

Unfortunately I have not. The other two inverted blowers I owned before the Normand were V style types. They were a snow way( I think) and a Fransgard. They both worked good but the Normand out performs them in manny ways.

The Fransgard only had a 24” fan and my Normand has a 28” fan. That alone makes a big difference. The Fransgard was 84” wide and the Normand is 92”. I personally thing the auger takes a lot of air out of the freshly fallen snow so the machine can process it quicker.

Sorry I can’t be more help! I will say a quick search on CL or FB marketplace pulls up quite a few. On another note: years ago(5-8) you would never see these for sale in the US. The other day I went on and there were plenty to pick from in new to gently used to used quite a bit. It’s a sign they are catching on for sure here in the USA.

Good luck with your new unit and let us know how it works for you? I absolutely love mine!

 

[Jrob730]

Just for giggles, don’t let anyone tell you these won’t fit in a pickup!
I went to Canada and got this one with 4 hours on it in 2018.

 

[sd455dan]

Just for giggles, don’t let anyone tell you these won’t fit in a pickup!
I went to Canada and got this one with 4 hours on it in 2018. View attachment 773552View attachment 773553View attachment 773554

That Blower almost makes the truck look small!

 

[Jrob730]

That Blower almost makes the truck look small!

The dealer there did not think it would fit either! I have a friend with a John Deere like mine and he got a beat up Pronovost 92” inverted blower. He gave it a total restoration and new paint( John Deere colors) , I measured his to make sure it would fit before going up north 4 hours to get mine.

That’s the only reason I knew it would fit!

 

[Beaver Cove Deere]

I hear ya on the window protection with an inverted blower and a dirt driveway. I’m rather sure the curved glass don’t come cheap from JD Parts.
I bought the slow vehicle frame for the slot and added 1/8” Lexan scribed around the fenders and a aluminum angle stiffener and nothing hits the glass anymore.

 

[Musdalen]

I have no cab on my 3039r. Looks like I may need body armor. I do like the Lexan shield though.