Used Blower?

[kfxgreenie]

3pt Snow blower

Found this locally. Anything particular one should look for with this model? Would a Deere 2032r (2720) handle it 24 pto HP? Is the price good?

 

[HEC]

Your tractor should handle that blower just fine if you have a non gear tractor so you can control the speed for the conditions . I have 5 ft. on my 2650 with only 19.5 pto hp.. As far as the blower check and make sure everthing turns properly which you can do by hand . It looks like a pretty rugged blower and $700 seems like a good price to me .

 

[hhsco]

That looks like a very nice blower. Wish I had a Lorenz. Love that double-auger. Price looks good.
Only things I could think to check are that they turn freely (as mentioned). See if there is oil in the gear box and grease at the zerks. You could check the chain for hairline fractures. Good luck!

 

[CalG]

If that were in my area I would be there now! $700? Good price!

I'm looking at a 6 foot Schulte for $2K to fit to the 35hp Hurliman

 

[Powerhorse]

That's a good price. I paid $1600 a few years ago for my 72" Lorenz 630. I run it with 20 pto hp.

 

[smfcpacfp]

The most wear on a blower occurs in the impeller housing which is usually irreplaceable, so I would want to check that out carefully. (How thick is the metal? How much wear so far?)

Where are the shear pins and how easy will they be to replace? I did a lot of cussing with my first blower if the impeller shaft shear pin broke. My Kubota takes 5 to 10 minutes to change.

I have a front blower, heated cab, hydraulic control for the chute rotator and an electric control for the chute angle control. I don't have to leave the tractor once I start blowing, until I clean it off when I am done. For me snow blowing is a lot of fun. The nastier the weather, the more fun it is. If I had a rear blower, manual chute rotator and angle controls and an open station tractor, it would be one of those jobs I have to do, but I would hate it. If I didn't have to snow blow very often, I could tolerate the pain.

To me the manual chute rotator looks too short, and unless you are blowing your snow into oblivion, you will need to adjust the direction. I would put the blower on your tractor and see how easy it is to use the chute rotator. I think I would want a longer shaft.


The price seems fair, but given it is barely the end of the snow season, I would take 6 crisp $100 bills and see if the guys takes them from your hand.

Below is a movie of my blower in action:

 

[kfxgreenie]

All good suggestions. I hear you on the cab. I don't know how much I'll use the snow blower, primary use would be big snow's, drifts and windrow's. I do have a skid steer heated cab with a v-plow, and a old plow truck. Most snowfall's around here are not that big to need the blower for every storm. If I knew I would use it a lot I would just get a skid steer blower, but a used Highflow SS blower is over $3500 minimum for anything worth buying. I figured if i can get this for maybe $600-$650 i could always flip it if i found I used it and liked it a lot, and buy a SS unit. I know how handy the SS blower would be but ouch. Hopefully a return call will come through soon and I can go inspect the blower..... Thanks for the tips

 

[Zick]

Looks like a similar setup to my Farm King except larger and double auger. It also looks like it has an open gearbox so no oil there.

If it's anything like mine, I got mine real cheap but had two issues with it.

I didn't check the fan to housing clearance and it had about a 1/2 gap. I was able to make some custom aluminum strips to take up most of the gap.

2nd problem was that even though it spun just fine by hand, once it was under power and at certain angles it would make a terrible racket.

I found that a few of those bearings that hold the shafts into the frame work were bad. Luckily all of mine were available at Farm & Fleet for about $12 each.
After that, it's running smooth and great again.

 

[kfxgreenie]

Well its got a new home...I gave the $700 to steal it from the guy who contacted the seller before me, he could't come up with the cash till later this week and cash is king. Story is it was used a year or 2 and sat in a shed the last 10 years and it looks it. Had a gravel parking lot and it shot too much gravel around for their liking. Still some original paint in the blower housing everything moves good and free, line's up with the I-match perfectly, good cutting edge, handle was long enough. I have to say this may be my best craigslist score yet! :thumbsup:

 

[Powerhorse]

Good luck with it. If you call Lorenz they will email you a pdf manual for it. Just need the model and serial numbers. The original owner of mine had a gear tractor and didn't like riding the clutch. So it sat in a barn for quite a few years before I got it.

I added a piece of 3\4 pvc pipe to the handle and a press on retainer to keep my gloves from binding or catching. The pvc spins on the handle shaft.