Pull type Hybrid snowblowers ?

[Robin Veerman]

If this is anything like our Cyclones shortening the front arm makes it more aggressive. Think of it as a box blade with an auger. Lengthen the top arm to make it less aggressive.

Nope, exactly opposite...

 

[screamin400]

Thats odd. They look a lot like a Cyclone. When a Cyclone is sitting level the cutting edge has a 6 degree pitch. Lowering the front makes that pitch more aggressive and raising the front makes it less aggressive.

 

[Robin Veerman]

It pivots on the shoes that sit closer to the tractor. Put more pressure on the shoes and the cutting edge raises up...within reason of course.

 

[screamin400]

Little diff idea than I am use to but sounds like it should work

 

[Robin Veerman]

Time will tell. I’ll update after a few storms…

 

[screamin400]

I expect you will love it. Folks that have never run one will make fun of it or say it cannot go through 3' of snow etc. In my line of work if I get in 3' of snow I have been fired. I run with the storm. I have found no downside to the inverted blowers. I think one bonus is that something follows the tractor better going forward than backing into something. I have had a few of each. No one likes change.

 

[sd455dan]

I expect you will love it. Folks that have never run one will make fun of it or say it cannot go through 3' of snow etc. In my line of work if I get in 3' of snow I have been fired. I run with the storm. I have found no downside to the inverted blowers. I think one bonus is that something follows the tractor better going forward than backing into something. I have had a few of each. No one likes change.

Yep,
I was able to take my 87" Inverted (when it finally arrived) through 21+ inches of multiple storm build up, packed, rained on and refrozen snow.
Couldn't Go superfast, but never stopped the tractor either. it just winged it. I think the large diameter second stage impeller with tight wall clearance really helps.

 

[screamin400]

87" would that have been a Meteor?

 

[sd455dan]

87" would that have been a Meteor?

WIFO WBPT84

They call it an 84" but with the bend on each side panel making wings it cuts an 87" swath.

Just a basic inverted not Hybrid, but it works really well with
20" auger and 27" x 10" Impeller.
It saves time doing the drives and parking areas versus old method of bucket forward and then plowing in reverse with the Gannon Box blade.

 

[screamin400]

WIFO WBPT84

They call it an 84" but with the bend on each side panel making wings it cuts an 87" swath.

Just a basic inverted not Hybrid, but it works really well with
20" auger and 27" x 10" Impeller.
It saves time doing the drives and parking areas versus old method of bucket forward and then plowing in reverse with the Gannon Box blade.

The older style works just fine in your own yard and was used commercially for a long time. Less money than the hybrid and only real noticeable diffs are at each end of the run. I have had them and they worked great.