PTO Blower making my life miserable!

[zoedog2012]

I think the PTO shaft is too long and not letting the 3pt all the way down.

 

[Reb954]

How much snow is building up in front of the snow blower? If you are pushing a lot of snow if front of the blower you are either going too fast for the snow conditions or the blower is not running the correct rpm. Verify the snow blower rpm requirements.

That looks like a really wet heavy snow so you will have to slow your speed down accordingly. Remember, the auger is spinning in a direction that tries to lift the blower so you need to give it a chance to digest the snow.

 

[ruffdog]

The first photos had the blower tipped and the 3pt arms then were way up...not level. Any pushing against snow would of coarse lift the implement. The later pics at least had the arms level.

 

[PILOON]

Be patient, keep making minor adjustments with the upper 3 point 'til you get the optimum setting.
Short upper will make the blower rise and longer make it want to dig with the side panels being the limiting factor.
Long upper adjustment will cause the side panels to make contact all while raising the cutting edge therefore leaving a small quantity of snow behind.

Now if your cutting edge is worn out that would be one reason for this problem and a replacement might be needed.
A cutting edge is nothing but a strip of flat stock bolted to the blower bottom. (I assume U do have one)

I in fact improved my blower by simply replacing my edge with a wider copy (and thicker).

 

[DMW]

I think the PTO shaft is too long and not letting the 3pt all the way down.

Easy way to check is to slide the pto shaft off the tractor with the blower lowered. If it can be disconnected easily, length is ok.

 

[KWentling]

The first photos had the blower tipped and the 3pt arms then were way up...not level. Any pushing against snow would of coarse lift the implement. The later pics at least had the arms level.

That's what jumped out at me too. No way was that going to work. The last pictures are much better. Small adjustments from that point is probably as good as it's going to get. Weight could help. A real beveled cutting edge could help. It's hard to see what it has. I think the main problem is the blower is made for a bigger tractor so the 3-point geometry isn't ideal. Lowering the lift arm attachment points on the blower would help with that.

 

[ruffdog]

That's what jumped out at me too. No way was that going to work. The last pictures are much better. Small adjustments from that point is probably as good as it's going to get. Weight could help. A real beveled cutting edge could help. It's hard to see what it has. I think the main problem is the blower is made for a bigger tractor so the 3-point geometry isn't ideal. Lowering the lift arm attachment points on the blower would help with that.

I agree...and revise the strange skid framework to use real skid shoes.

 

[DMW]

Assuming that everything is working as it should, is it possible the blower is too high for the tractor? When lowering the blower, does the it change angle as soon as you start backing up? Could the blower frame arms be too high, pushing on the 3PT arms, resulting in an upward or downward angle? Without position control, it could easily happen. The 2060 isn't just a wider blower, but also higher. Perhaps a 1054 or 1060 would be a better fit for the SC2400. I have a C-48 on my MF GC2300, similar sized tractor, and have no issues.

 

[torch2k]

Assuming that everything is working as it should, is it possible the blower is too high for the tractor? When lowering the blower, does the it change angle as soon as you start backing up? Could the blower frame arms be too high, pushing on the 3PT arms, resulting in an upward or downward angle? Without position control, it could easily happen. The 2060 isn't just a wider blower, but also higher. Perhaps a 1054 or 1060 would be a better fit for the SC2400. I have a C-48 on my MF GC2300, similar sized tractor, and have no issues.

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I think you are right. When I drop the 3PH to the lowest position, you can actually see that the blower arms are slightly higher off the ground than the 3PH lower arms. I made this crude diagram to illustrate it. It does actually have enough difference to adjust the angle.

The strange thing to me is that no amount of adjusting the top arm seems to fix the problem. Even when I lengthen the arm enough to make thing appear level when parked, the angle does change immediately upon backing up.

 

[ruffdog]

On my Toolcat, the pivot (tractor end) of the lift arms is about 14-15" off the ground and that is the same height as the 3pt pins on the blower. So, my lift arm should be about level with a level blower.