Snow JD 54" QH snowblower removal

[dmay]

JD 54" QH Snowblower

01 - 54" QH snowblower
02 - spout cable
03 - hydraulics
04 - snowblower drive shaft

Snowblower removal

05 - remove spout cable
06 - coil spout cable around chute
07 - disconnect chute rotation hydraulics and coil around chute
08 - leave QH hydraulics connected
09 - disconnect snowblower driveshaft and place on support rod
10 - unlock front hitch levers
11 - use a dolly for easy snowblower storage moving

Quick Hitch Removal

12 - lift QH and slide dolly under snowblower
13 - lower QH and back away. Use dolly to move snowblower.
14 - raise QH
15 - disconnect QH hydraulics and coil for storage, unlock levers, lift and remove QH

Front PTO driveshaft and front hitch removal

16 - disconnect front PTO driveshaft at mid pto. Pull back on colar to release. Move forward to clear mid pto.
17 - move driveshaft rearward to pull out of front pto bearings

Front PTO hitch removal

18 - to remove front pto hitch
19 - pull out retainer rod and lift out hitch assembly

Final Steps

20 - Almost done. Now service and grease all components removed so they are ready to go next time.

 

[smalltown]

Dmay thanks for that post nice job. I couldn't resist copying all the photos for future reference.

smalltown

 

[RaisedonDeere]

Dmay,

Excellent job... :thumbsup:

I wanted to ask you. How did the plastic impeller hold up this past winter? Anything major stand out or is it still rock solid.. I see by your pictures you have your blower set up pretty high off the ground. Is that for the stone in your driveway?


Thanks

 

[dmay]

Dmay,

Excellent job... :thumbsup:

I wanted to ask you. How did the plastic impeller hold up this past winter? Anything major stand out or is it still rock solid.. I see by your pictures you have your blower set up pretty high off the ground. Is that for the stone in your driveway?


Thanks

I have had no problems to report after my first year of heavy use. I have ~9000 sq ft of gravel that I clear so I keep the snowblower shoes one below the highest/lowest position (depending on your perspective). This helped to avoid sending gravel through the impeller and chute.

 

[smalltown]

Have the impellers been plastic for a while now or is this something new?

After seeing what the occasional rock does to my old single stage thower it just seems odd to go to plastic.

 

[RaisedonDeere]

Have the impellers been plastic for a while now or is this something new?

After seeing what the occasional rock does to my old single stage thower it just seems odd to go to plastic.

I believe the impellers have been plastic since JD came out with the 54" snowblower. The 47" still has the steel impeller. From what i've read if you damage the plastic one all you have to do is order a steel one from a 47" snowblower.

 

[smalltown]

RaisedonDeere wouldn't the impeller on the 54" be longer to make it a 54" ?

 

[Johndeerex728]

JD 54" QH Snowblower

01 - 54" QH snowblower
02 - spout cable
03 - hydraulics
04 - snowblower drive shaft

Snowblower removal

05 - remove spout cable
06 - coil spout cable around chute
07 - disconnect chute rotation hydraulics and coil around chute
08 - leave QH hydraulics connected
09 - disconnect snowblower driveshaft and place on support rod
10 - unlock front hitch levers
11 - use a dolly for easy snowblower storage moving

Quick Hitch Removal

12 - lift QH and slide dolly under snowblower
13 - lower QH and back away. Use dolly to move snowblower.
14 - raise QH
15 - disconnect QH hydraulics and coil for storage, unlock levers, lift and remove QH

Front PTO driveshaft and front hitch removal

16 - disconnect front PTO driveshaft at mid pto. Pull back on colar to release. Move forward to clear mid pto.
17 - move driveshaft rearward to pull out of front pto bearings

Front PTO hitch removal

18 - to remove front pto hitch
19 - pull out retainer rod and lift out hitch assembly

Final Steps

20 - Almost done. Now service and grease all components removed so they are ready to go next time.

Good info give to john deere to help improve there instructions on how to put it on :2cents:

 

[kennyd]

RaisedonDeere wouldn't the impeller on the 54" be longer to make it a 54" ?

That is the auger...the impeller or fan that they are speaking is in the rear and what "blows" the snow out of the chute.

 

[RaisedonDeere]

RaisedonDeere wouldn't the impeller on the 54" be longer to make it a 54" ?

Smalltown,

As Kennyd stated the item you are talking about is the spiral auger. That is almost 54" inches in length. That auger funnels and pulls the snow into the item we are talking about which is the impeller which thrusts the snow out the chute.

 

[smalltown]

Ok got it. That to me is even more amazing that the impeller (in the rear for the second stage) is plastic. You would think that thing would take a beating with rocks and ice chunks.

 

[dmay]

Ok got it. That to me is even more amazing that the impeller (in the rear for the second stage) is plastic. You would think that thing would take a beating with rocks and ice chunks.

Not all plastic is created equal. :laughing: It seems to have held up very well for me after a winter of clearing deep snow.