Hey all,
Anyone have any brands they would recommend for a 68"+ 3 point snowblower. I'm thinking that would be a lot better removal than the loader. However I'm not looking to break the bank on it either.
Even better yet, anyone looking to sell theirs.
I'm using a Boomer 35 for a tractor so it needs to be a 540 PTO and class 1 hitch.
Thanks!
Troy
Hello Troy,
Are you sure you do not have a Type 2 Implement Carrier?
Your tractor is not that old that it would have a
Type 1 Implement Carrier.
The first thing you have deal with is your wallet
as everything has its opportunity cost:
The meaning is "what are you will to give up
to obtain something else?"
The main things in deciding on a PTO powered snow caster are (1)the available power-meaning torque with the gear reduction used for the cross auger and the snow casting ability of the impeller fan.
The larger the impeller in diameter and width (total drum volume)
the more available potential casting distance at the 540 R.P.M. throttle setting for the rear power take off of the implement carrier.
The horsepower per foot method is meaningless with regard to this as the
implement carrier is reversing and forcing the snow into the cross auger which is conveying the snow to the impeller which simply casts it out of the impeller drum due to the implement carriers operating in reverse.
Depending upon the manufacturer:
The cross auger may be split into halves with a spiral gearbox operating the cross auger.
The snow caster depends on the chain drive from the right angle gearbox used to convey power to the impeller at the 540 R.P.M. throttle setting to power the rear mounted trailing implement through an extended drive shaft that rotates a small chain driven sprocket to provide rotary energy to the larger sprocket that also rotates the cross auger.
The open cross auger design is a compromise between needed snow conveying abilty and the feeding of the impeller to cast the snow away.
(The manufacturers do not offer a solid drum auger as it would cost more to build and of course sell but they would nver have to deal with plugged and jammed impellers due to ice and slush.
If you can afford to buy a wider snow caster it will have a larger impeller drum and operate a bit slower in the first pass and then you could operate slightly faster with smaller cuts when doing snow removal.
Do you want Hydraulic rotation and spout control?
