My First Tractor will be a Ventrac 4500Y.

[murphy1244]

I have that kit as I have the snow blower with electric shoot control. I actually got better prices than your showing.

 

[John Joseph McVeigh]

I have that kit as I have the snow blower with electric shoot control.

I will have to check to see if the linear actuators are the same. I ordered separate actuators for the snow blower and for the broom so that I could switch between the two attachments as quickly as possible. The actuators appear to be quite robust. When I was considering a Massey Ferguson SCUT, I had read reviews of people who had problems with the actuator that Massey uses for the snow blower. So far, the Ventrac actuators have been rock-solid, even when there was a considerable build-up of wet snow that subsequently froze because the air temperature was so low.

Best,

John

 

[John Joseph McVeigh]

Another Session with Broomhilde.

We had to deal with a Wintry Mix that fell today. Broomhilde made it a piece of cake.

 

[murphy1244]

Where's the snow??? We got 5" today plus drifts what a mess.

 

[John Joseph McVeigh]

Where's the snow??? We got 5" today plus drifts what a mess.

Some people have all the luck!

 

[John Joseph McVeigh]

It looks like it is time to detach Broomhilde and attach John Z. ...

 

[John Joseph McVeigh]

I will have to check to see if the linear actuators are the same.

I checked: they are in fact the same linear actuators (on the broom and on the snow blower).

Best,

JJM

 

[John Joseph McVeigh]

There's No Business Like Snow Business!

Approximately 8 inches, when all was said and done.

Phase One:












Phase Two:

 

[murphy1244]

How did you like it???? How far did you get it to blow and at what RPM?

 

[John Joseph McVeigh]

How did you like it???? How far did you get it to blow and at what RPM?

John Z. is awesome.

I did not measure the throw distance, but it was certainly more than enough. For some periods, I was deliberately aiming rather low, to avoid clobbering ornamental plants, or to minimize the amount of snow that I would have to eat, due to wind-caused backwash.

I would estimate the maximum throw distance as having been approximately 40 feet. I'll try to take some measurements before it all melts away. There were definite trails of blown snow... elongated mounds formed by the launched snow.

I twice had to clear ice plugs out of the chute. The first time was immediately after entering my elderly neighbors' driveway from the road. There was a thick berm of compacted snow and ice, courtesy of the State Highway Administration, through which I had to punch. The result was a chute clogged with frozen stuff. I pulled out a block a foot long, and it stayed intact. Then I pulled out another one almost as long. Each one had to weigh ~ 10 pounds. The second time was when I attacked another berm of refrozen slush.