TC33D, Inverse blower, cab, polyurethane edges

[dylan]

Hi Guys
I just scaned some pics of my tractor. Here you go! As of today it has 219 hours. Oh yeah, today I discovered the telescopic steering wheel. What a fantastic option! Feels like a whole new machine.
Dylan

 

[dylan]

I've got a bunch of pics.

 

[dylan]

Here is the inverse blower. It is 72" wide. Made by Smith. Dual remotes run the chute. It has polyurethane cutting edges. Notice the rear drag for getting close to objects.

 

[dylan]

Close up of the rear drag and the skid shoe. The shoe is not adjustable but I only do pavement. On grassy areas I control the height with the 3ph until I have a base of snow.

 

[dylan]

Yellow markers so I can see how close to garage doors I am getting. Polyurethane cutting edge on drag too.

 

[dylan]

Primary cutting edge and auger. This area needs some improvement I think. I'm going to bolt on some "wings" to trap more snow in the box area. It tends to spill out the sides because the housing is not very deep. I tend to using it like a pull plow when doing parking lots with cars in them so more capacity would save time.
I also find that the auger is not close enough to the housing and alot of snow gets left in the blower and then falls out when I drive away from the house. I might weld "teeth" onto the auger but I am concerned about them breaking off and coming out like bullets.

 

[dylan]

Cutting edge on bucket. Used summer and winter to prevent marks on driveways. I've ground down the bolts so the snow did not get stuck on them.

 

[JayC]

That's a nice setup you got there! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif I have a question, though. What's the purpose of an inverse snowblower? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[dylan]

Thanks, it is lots of fun. I do residential snow blowing and to do it fast, I use an inverse blower. It saves looking behind you all the time.
I just back down the drive, engage the pto and drive away. The drive is done and I'm off to the next one. Seems to be the best way to do them because all the big companies have them. Some companies do over 3000 drives in one storm using tractors and inverse blowers. They can do about 300-500 drives in a day.

 

[KrisHansen]

Dylan,very nice! I like the inverse blower, though it looks like it would only be really useful for clearing smaller falls.. I wonder how it would work trying to drag it through a foot or more.. Do you plan on running chains on the rear tires?

I like the cab too... That's the one thing I wish I had.. A heated cab..