MMILLER
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Has anybody heard of Smyth Snowblowers. Or does anybody have one. They are located in Canada. I looked at there web site. But would like some first hand coments about these units.
Snowblower Snowblowers info requested
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dylan
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MMilller
Here are some good links with pics of my smyth blowers:
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Board/nhown/Number/373233/page/0/view//sb/5/o/all/fpart/all/vc/1
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Board/implement/Number/368699/page/0/view//sb/5/o/all/fpart/all/vc/1
I have some experience with Smyth blowers. I have two of them. One is the 74" version pull type on a NH TC33D. 98% of the time this has been a good blower. The tractor is a little small for this blower because it is quite heavy and positioned VERY far back from the tractor. For 4-6" of snow there is enough power. Anymore and you have to creep along. Even with 500 lbs of front weight, I can do wheelies. In certain conditions, I have trouble pulling this blower. The other is the 78" pull type on a NH TN55. The blower seems to be a good match for this tractor. Tons of power, not hard to blow at all. Just covers the wheel tracks. Don't even notice the weight when you raise it on the 3PH. I am concerned about broken welds though. (see below)
So ... the stories I can tell. I blow snow for a living. Each storm I clear somewhere between 130 and 390 driveways depending on how much snow we get. I live in Ottawa, Canada so we get snow.
The smaller blower is 1 1/2 yrs old. The other is new this year. Overall they blow snow well but:
Mine was late arriving because they were overbooked.
The paint was still wet from the factory and lasted about 10 minutes in the first snow storm.
I think they are too light for commercial use because:
the small one split the welds that hold the housing to the impellor half way through last year and again this year. It was fixed under warranty last year but I am still waiting to see what they are going to do this year. THis is a major structural problem.
They seem to cobble parts together when they built these blowers. Nothing is smooth and parts that look like they should be attached are not and vice versa.
The second blower was not correctly assembled when I received it. Cables were threaded incorrectly (for the chute) and that caused the chute to dethatch and almost go through the blower the first time I turned on the pto. This could have been the dealer though. I went through many shear bolts in the first few hours until I realized that the shoulder where the shear bolt sits was slanted and upon tightening, it bent the bolt which seemed to cause easy shearing. A bit of grinding will help here.
Last week we had pouring rain followed by a flash freeze. The temperature dropped 20 degrees C in less than an hour or so. Well, the blower froze solid driving from one house to the next and as soon as I went to hydraulically rotate the chute, pieces flew off. With the chute frozen, it would not turn and thus broke the weld where the cylinder was attached. It broke easier than I would have expected but it could have been operator error!
The question is ... would I buy another? Well, today I called pronovost and normandie for quotes on their blowers. I like the smyth blower but it is priced like the heavy duty ones in my area but does not seem to be holding up too well. Not like some others I have seen in use. The other companies are much heavier. (more steel) It would be suitable for homeowner use or around the farm where you are not blowing for hours and hours on end. I would like to talk with the design guy at smyth because I have a whole list of improvements for him. If they used my suggestions I might buy another.
If you have anymore questions just let me know. I might be able to post some more pics if you need them.
Dylan
Here are some good links with pics of my smyth blowers:
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Board/nhown/Number/373233/page/0/view//sb/5/o/all/fpart/all/vc/1
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Board/implement/Number/368699/page/0/view//sb/5/o/all/fpart/all/vc/1
I have some experience with Smyth blowers. I have two of them. One is the 74" version pull type on a NH TC33D. 98% of the time this has been a good blower. The tractor is a little small for this blower because it is quite heavy and positioned VERY far back from the tractor. For 4-6" of snow there is enough power. Anymore and you have to creep along. Even with 500 lbs of front weight, I can do wheelies. In certain conditions, I have trouble pulling this blower. The other is the 78" pull type on a NH TN55. The blower seems to be a good match for this tractor. Tons of power, not hard to blow at all. Just covers the wheel tracks. Don't even notice the weight when you raise it on the 3PH. I am concerned about broken welds though. (see below)
So ... the stories I can tell. I blow snow for a living. Each storm I clear somewhere between 130 and 390 driveways depending on how much snow we get. I live in Ottawa, Canada so we get snow.
The smaller blower is 1 1/2 yrs old. The other is new this year. Overall they blow snow well but:
Mine was late arriving because they were overbooked.
The paint was still wet from the factory and lasted about 10 minutes in the first snow storm.
I think they are too light for commercial use because:
the small one split the welds that hold the housing to the impellor half way through last year and again this year. It was fixed under warranty last year but I am still waiting to see what they are going to do this year. THis is a major structural problem.
They seem to cobble parts together when they built these blowers. Nothing is smooth and parts that look like they should be attached are not and vice versa.
The second blower was not correctly assembled when I received it. Cables were threaded incorrectly (for the chute) and that caused the chute to dethatch and almost go through the blower the first time I turned on the pto. This could have been the dealer though. I went through many shear bolts in the first few hours until I realized that the shoulder where the shear bolt sits was slanted and upon tightening, it bent the bolt which seemed to cause easy shearing. A bit of grinding will help here.
Last week we had pouring rain followed by a flash freeze. The temperature dropped 20 degrees C in less than an hour or so. Well, the blower froze solid driving from one house to the next and as soon as I went to hydraulically rotate the chute, pieces flew off. With the chute frozen, it would not turn and thus broke the weld where the cylinder was attached. It broke easier than I would have expected but it could have been operator error!
The question is ... would I buy another? Well, today I called pronovost and normandie for quotes on their blowers. I like the smyth blower but it is priced like the heavy duty ones in my area but does not seem to be holding up too well. Not like some others I have seen in use. The other companies are much heavier. (more steel) It would be suitable for homeowner use or around the farm where you are not blowing for hours and hours on end. I would like to talk with the design guy at smyth because I have a whole list of improvements for him. If they used my suggestions I might buy another.
If you have anymore questions just let me know. I might be able to post some more pics if you need them.
Dylan
I just purchased a 72s from TSC. Made by Smyth this is a 3pt mount back up to operate type. I am hoping that this will do a good job for me. My driveway is unpaved gravel road that is 1000' long. I was tired of plowing then pushing back the snow. I figured that it was better to blow it away than spend all the extra time pushing snow back. I don't do much moving of snow other than mine and my neighbors. So I hope this will do a good job for me. I will try to post any problems I may have with this machine as I may in counter them. But who knows I may not get any snow this Year.
dylan
Gold Member
In your application that blower should hold up fine. Your TC40 will power it no problem.
Cheers
Dylan
Cheers
Dylan
