Snowblower Lucknow snowblower ???

[Rowski]

Is the Lucknow snowblower a good one? The salesman say its a step above the Meteor. I can't find a web site for Lucknow or any good pics of one. Would it be good enough for entry level commercial use? The one I MAY be looking at is a 78" with hydraulic chute rotation for $2200 new setup ready to blow snow. My main concern is the "ruggedness" of the blower frame and body. I will be cutting into plowed "side snow banks". Does anyone have pictures of a newer Lucknow blower?

Many Thanks!!

 

[Rch]

Rowski, I brought a Lucknow snow blower 12 years ago. I hope they have improved since then. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
1) they had a plastic shoe to take up the slack on the gatherer chain. That was replaced with an idler gear within months.
2) the chute rotational flange froze up- 4 grease zerts tapped in fixed that.
3) I had to weld a couple short sections of pipe so the cable to rotate the chute would roll-up on the crank smoothly.
4) The gear box drainage plug threads stripped out and I run grease with a little STP in it now. It looks like the casting is very poor quality.
5) it will only throw the snow 15' because the fan has too much of a gap ad has only 3 blades and the bottom of the circular chamber wore through with gravil ( that was before I learned to get a 1-2" hard pack established) I fixed that. It helps to wax the inside of the chute.
All in all it was my poorest quality implement and taught me a lesson /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[Von]

Rowski,
I have a Lucknow that is three years old. By the sounds of it they made some changes since RCH got his. Mine will fit both CAT.1 and 2 3pt. hitches so it must be tough enough to handle the extra HP. There are four blades on the impeller and it will throw most snow over 50 ft. I have had good luck with it so far and have gone and widened the road with very hard banks with no problems. I keep mine in a heated shop so I have never had a problem with it freezing up on me. Attached are some photos of it on the tractor.

 

[Rowski]

Von

Thanks for the pictures and info. Sounds like you newer Lucknow blowers are improved over the older one like Rch's. I can see why Rch is frustrated with his blower. I got another quote on a Pronovost Puma Series blower for $1800USD but purchased in Canada. So we'll see what ends up happening. I would like to rent a blower before I buy it, but most dealer's don't want to do that, at least around here.

Anybody have the Puma series blower and have had any bad luck with them?


Thanks again.