Lynx snowblower anyone else own one?

[Bbc396]

I have a lynx 70 blower that I purchased new with my xr3135 last year and it doesn't throw snow far 30 feet give or take I have a 75 foot wide double driveway and have massive banks on the sides because the blower wont throw far enough anybody else have one with the same problem? Wondering if I buy another brand of blower if it will solve my issue.

 

[RNeumann]

I don’t know that blower specifically but that seems about right for a blower. Have you messed with PTO RPMs?

Or you may need to be aiming the blower down to get it to the edge and then blowing over the edge.....

These aren’t the blowers you see on the highway with dedicated huge diesel engines driving them.

 

[Bbc396]

I'm comparing it to a guy up the road who has a tractor with 5 more hp and a step up in blower quality (same brand as mine but more mid range I guess puma) his seems to blow 2 to 3 tims as far. Not sure what you mean messed pto rpms.

 

[PEJ5]

Disappointing for a new blower. My father sold snowblowers (Yardman walk behinds) and he and I had the same size/model, but his was one year newer. The only difference was the length of the chute before the deflector; 13" vs 20". Wow, what a difference it made in how far it could throw snow.

Rather than selling yours and buying another, consider having the straight part of the chute lengthened. Also, keep it diameter wider before contracting to the deflector. I believe it would make some difference. I am not a designer so no promises!

I purchased a used Lucknow blower for my tractor and what sold me on it was the chute. It is a bit awkward looking, but it throws well.

Good luck

Peter

 

[RNeumann]

Does increasing RPMs change the distance it throws the snow?

 

[Bbc396]

Yeah but my tractor only has 540 pto speed.

 

[RNeumann]

The rear (or any) PTO RPM is determined by engine RPM. Have you tried increasing your engine RPM a bit to see if that makes a drastic difference?

 

[Amvcane]

Bcb396, since you are comparing to the blower down the road, can you tell us if the diameter of the impellers of the two blowers the same. Fan tip speed is the most important factor effecting throwing distance. Most all these units are designed to operate at 540rpms. So the only way to increase fan tip speed is to increase the impeller size.

 

[Bbc396]

Try ed increasing engine speed made little difference my fan is 21 and the other blower is 24 I wanted to try Thay blower on my tractor but he doesn't want to be bothered with taking his off.

 

[Amvcane]

I think you just discovered why such a difference in throwing distance with respect to the blower down the road.