Snowblower chute rotater
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Very nice. I'd install a metal cover over the worm gear. I believe you'll find that snow and ice will jam the open gearsert.
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Thanks Great idea
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No problem. You did a very nice install and I like the orange paint.
I have a large Lucknow (84") double auger but it has a hydraulic cylinder chute rotator.
I have a large Lucknow (84") double auger but it has a hydraulic cylinder chute rotator.
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5030 You sent Me back to the drawing board, this was the best I could do.
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Very nice.:thumbsup: You have a clean design, looks factory. Much better than torqing around in the seat to manually crank it! What is the motor from...Old wiper motor?
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Looks good to me. Add a top shield over the worm actuator at the chute end and call it good. The worm is where you'll get the ice and frozen snow buildup.
My Lucknow uses a braided steel cable fastened to the chute running over an oversized bellcrank actuated by a double acting hydraulic cylinder I've gotten ice/frozen-thawed snow built up on the cable and flange before but the cylinder has enough oooomph to break the chute free.
The more shielding you have, the happier your motor/worm will be. I also presume you installed an inline fuse in the cable connection. That motor with a stalled rotor will pull some serious amperage.
Don't forget to bundle up when blowing snow and wear a woolen face mask. Blowing snow with an open station tractor is an open invitation to frostbite.
Me. I sit in a heated cab with an air ride seat (that swivels), cd in the player and a hot cocoa in the cup holder. There is something awesome about 100 horses blowing snow 150 feet downrange.......stones, branches and the ocassional cinder block notwithstanding.
Now that I'm retired, I think about selling the blower. I no longer need to get out to work when it snows here.
Life is good.....:thumbsup:
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Oldmopar Motor is from a car window.
5030 I built a cab a couple years ago, it will go on in a few weeks. It was great for plowing and will even be better for snowblowing I am sure.
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5030 I built a cab a couple years ago, it will go on in a few weeks. It was great for plowing and will even be better for snowblowing I am sure.
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I like it but what about heat? Gets mighty cold out there in the white stuff??
I wonder if an aftermarket transmission cooler plumbed into the water hose with a 12 volt blower would work??
I wonder if an aftermarket transmission cooler plumbed into the water hose with a 12 volt blower would work??
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I agree a heater in the cab would be a plus. When the HST Tran gets warmed up it will draw heat in the cab, not a lot but 15-20 dg warmer than the outside. That in it's self beats sitting out in the wind and blowing snow. Perhaps I'll do some type of a heater unit this winter, plenty of time to do so.