Snow Orange on Red
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Pixguy
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Looks great Irv. Let us know how it works out.
I hope you have to wait a little time because when you get snow, so do I. :laughing:
I hope you have to wait a little time because when you get snow, so do I. :laughing:
bumperm
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Well, I wanted to line my impeller housing, but the impeller is 18" diameter and so needs a longer length of UHMW the 48", more like 62" minimum to do the approach and departure bits. So I tried to "weld" some scrap bits together to see if I can make the length needed without spending a fortune for a full sheet of this stuff.
So far, no joy. I did learn, reading about it, that when heated the UHMW PE will go transparent (you can read news print though it), and when cooled, will go back to opaque white. It should be cooled slowly to avoid internal stresses - probably less important on the thinner 1/8" stuff we are dealing with, but still a good idea. Note that it's not convenient, nor maybe even possible, to cool slowly while clamped up against metal :c).
I'll experiment some more with the welding. I have a thin hot knife that may do the deed. I'll try that first before giving up and making liners for the individual paddle blades.
Great job Irv!!
So far, no joy. I did learn, reading about it, that when heated the UHMW PE will go transparent (you can read news print though it), and when cooled, will go back to opaque white. It should be cooled slowly to avoid internal stresses - probably less important on the thinner 1/8" stuff we are dealing with, but still a good idea. Note that it's not convenient, nor maybe even possible, to cool slowly while clamped up against metal :c).
I'll experiment some more with the welding. I have a thin hot knife that may do the deed. I'll try that first before giving up and making liners for the individual paddle blades.
Great job Irv!!
Thank you for the compliment!
That's interesting.. my impeller housing is in fact smaller, at 16" diameter. The whole thing is 49" overall width; is yours larger? I could see where a bigger diameter should lead to higher blade-tip speeds (and presumably further throwing of snow), assuming the gearing is the same. I rather thought our blowers were the same, but I guess not. (Or is that bigger fan a part of the "new, improved" model?)
I got my sheet from Plastics International, whose prices were better than others, but I see where the smallest piece they have in 1/8" that's longer than 48" is 48" x 96" at $109.33, so it would be expensive.
BTW, I did notice that the stuff does go totally, surprisingly clear when it gets hot enough. (That's when I knew to back off with the torch!
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Looks like I'll have to wait a bit more to try it out; we've got rain forecast for Christmas eve.
That's interesting.. my impeller housing is in fact smaller, at 16" diameter. The whole thing is 49" overall width; is yours larger? I could see where a bigger diameter should lead to higher blade-tip speeds (and presumably further throwing of snow), assuming the gearing is the same. I rather thought our blowers were the same, but I guess not. (Or is that bigger fan a part of the "new, improved" model?)
I got my sheet from Plastics International, whose prices were better than others, but I see where the smallest piece they have in 1/8" that's longer than 48" is 48" x 96" at $109.33, so it would be expensive.
BTW, I did notice that the stuff does go totally, surprisingly clear when it gets hot enough. (That's when I knew to back off with the torch!
)Looks like I'll have to wait a bit more to try it out; we've got rain forecast for Christmas eve.
bumperm
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Yes, mine is a larger Kubota B2782, 63" width. I suspect they are made by the same Canadian company though. RadTechnologies > Accueil
Rad makes blowers for a number of OEM's, I don't think they sell direct to the public.
bumper
Rad makes blowers for a number of OEM's, I don't think they sell direct to the public.
bumper
OK, so that's the difference. You also have more horsepower, I suspect.
So-- wonder how good my new, improved blower will be with water? From the local weather folks:
"Tuesday will be mostly cloudy, then scattered showers will arrive for the afternoon, as a big storm system begins to affect us. This storm will bring rain, possibly heavy at times, on Christmas Eve. It will be windy as well. Rain will continue Wednesday night and into Christmas morning, before tapering to afternoon showers and snow showers Christmas afternoon. Highs on Christmas Eve will be in the 40s, so minor flooding is possible due to the rainfall and snowmelt." Great.
So-- wonder how good my new, improved blower will be with water? From the local weather folks:
"Tuesday will be mostly cloudy, then scattered showers will arrive for the afternoon, as a big storm system begins to affect us. This storm will bring rain, possibly heavy at times, on Christmas Eve. It will be windy as well. Rain will continue Wednesday night and into Christmas morning, before tapering to afternoon showers and snow showers Christmas afternoon. Highs on Christmas Eve will be in the 40s, so minor flooding is possible due to the rainfall and snowmelt." Great.
WilliamBos
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MF or Kubota dont build the blowers, they are built by RadTechnologies in Quebec. Maybe MF will get the updated versions next year.
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timbrehse
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Yep - That's right where we started 4 pages back - red, orange & blue = same = same = same.
Just to follow up: a while back, I a bought hydraulic rotation kit for a Cub Cadet/Yanmar blower
I used only the motor, hoses (w/needle valve flow restricters ),and the motor gear.
All I had to change was the hose ends from Male to Female for my FEL control
The motor bolted perfectly to my Kubota BX5450 - works like a charm.
While it's not as warm as my former plow truck, it does a way better job..... and no more stacking.
OK, I'll bite… where'd you pick up that cute little sand spreader and who makes it? Lugging bags of sand a spreading by hand is getting to be a bit old. Though I don't have to do it quite so much with my recently paved driveway, it's been an icy beginning to the winter this year.
Nice job on the hydraulic motor!
Nice job on the hydraulic motor!
Pixguy
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Also Tim, the small brass round item mounted near the new chute bracket, what is that?