Snow blowing with my Don feng

[RonMar]

A question for those of you blowing snow. If you have a PTO with variable speeds, do you run your PTO at 540 or 1000 rpm? When I first got my tractor I tried at 540 but the snow was so deep it would just plug up the chute, plus when it did blow I couldn't get any distance on the snow. I tried 1000 rpm after that I can send the snow 30 feet in the air!! Works great if there's a little wind, blows the snow right off my yard!! However, I had a little clutch trouble recently and am wondering if the extra speed creates that much more wear and tear on the clutch?

What engine RPM were you runing with the PTO in 540? If it wasn't around 2300 engine RPM(green area on tach), you were not getting 540 on the PTO.

If you put the PTO in 1000 RPM, the problem is that if you exceed about 1200 engine RPM, you are overspeeding the impliment that is designed for a 540 RPM input...

The taller 1000 RPM ratio on the PTO would put more load on the PTO clutch, particularly getting the blower up to speed from a standstill...

 

[Bob Rooks]

Implements with six splines are designed for 540 r/m operation. Implements with twelve or eighteen splines are designed for 1,000 r/m operation.
That's the easy way to tell.
You should be running your engine at about 2,200 r/m in the 540 range.

 

[cleat]

PTO in 540 engine at 2000 throws the snow at least 30' with my blower. Tractor does not lug down at all. I blow in first gear low range with my shuttle shift if the snow is deep.

 

[Diamondpilot]

I do not own a blower but with any 3 point implement that is pto driven you must run the tractor at the green arch on the tach to get the power to the implement then adjust your ground speed with your gear box. Are you running the right pto speed?

Chris

 

[matthoffman33]

Yep, it was running 540 in the green range. I'll give it another shot. Snows pretty much gone for this year though, I'll try it out next year.

 

[flyingcow]

What is your blower rated ta 540 or 1000?