Snow Attachments What is this vintage beast?

[Spacky]

We acquired a vintage snowblower as part of package deal. It works quite smoothly. Hooked up to our tractor to test it. But it is much too large and would require too many modifications. Please let us know what you can as no company names are visible. (Looks to have been repainted at some time.)
6'6" wide

 

[Wagtail]

G'day Mate and welcome to TBN from Downunder.

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[leonz]

Hello Spacky,

Welcome to the forum. About your snow blower, it should have an Identifaction tag riveted to the frame of the snow blower either by the gearbox or on one of the side weldments.

If its affecting the balance of the tractor making the nose light and you would not be comfortable using it you could sell it on tractorhouse.

Its best to hold on to it as all you need to do is operate it at a slower ground speed to take advantage of its cutting width where you can take a half cut and still get rid of a lot of the white crap.

You should hold on to it as it you have said it runs well. If it has a manual crank for chute rotation that would be a problem with a mule with a cab that does not have a rear window that opens.

All probably needs is changing the gearbox oil, greasing the auger bearings and the power take off universal joints and the grease fitting for the female half of the PTO shaft.

I would use it for one winter and then decide whether you want to keep it or sell it.

 

[Spacky]

Thank you so very much for your reply! I have attached some pics now.

 

[ArlyA]

Oh gee, that's a classic all right. :thumbsup:

 

[suburbanfarmer]

How much does that weigh? Need a really big tractor for it.

 

[4570Man]

It looks homemade to me but I could be wrong. It’s got flat bar, angle iron, pipe, and I beam for the hitch. No wear bar on the sides and they appear to be cut in half pipe. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with it but it doesn’t look like a commercially produced piece.

 

[Spacky]

There is a manufacturer part description plate on it but it appears to have been painted over. Thank you. I still have yo learn what wear bars are... Lol

 

[Spacky]

No idea of the weight. It is 6'6" wide though.

 

[stuckmotor]

Spacky,
It looks like it might have been produced by a small company that didn't have a large area of distribution. If you tell us your approximate location, it might help with the identification.

 

[CalG]

I had one like it but older.

Sure threw snow, but it also pelted the operators station with stones! No FUN!

Do a Google image search for tractor snow blower, there are several pics on the net.

 

[Spacky]

We r in southern Manitoba, Canada. Looking at websites... Looks like it could be an Erskine. Thoughts?

 

[stuckmotor]

Thanks Spacky,
On more than one occasion, I've read a message about a plow and it didn't sound like any plow I'd ever used. When I looked under the members name and saw that he lived in the North, I realized it was a SNOW plow. ☺

 

[Fallon]

I've seen one or 2 similar ones here in Colorado. All old & cheap. I hear they plug up pretty easily & pretty obviously they have been replaced by ones with augers as you dont see any new ones made like that. I'm not a fan of pull blowers as we get heavy drifting around here. And you can't pull a blower through if you cant drive through. But you can push a blower or plow through to clear the way for the tractor.

 

[clarky711]

I had one like it but older.

Sure threw snow, but it also pelted the operators station with stones! No FUN!

Do a Google image search for tractor snow blower, there are several pics on the net.

I have the same one and have used it the last few years, it works great and was made by Snowmachines Corp, which is out of business now.

 

[rbargeron]

I had one like it but older.

Sure threw snow, but it also pelted the operators station with stones! No FUN!

Do a Google image search for tractor snow blower, there are several pics on the net.

Hi - that pic is one I originally posted in 2002 - brilliantly simple, one spinning part - best for tractors with a higher-speed pto than 540. Only threw stuff at me when I left the chute loose and it rattled around to forward

Spacky's blower is great - I really like the flipper chute.

As avatar shows, things have changed....Dick B

 

[CalG]

Hi - that pic is one I originally posted in 2002 - brilliantly simple, one spinning part - best for tractors with a higher-speed pto than 540. Only threw stuff at me when I left the chute loose and it rattled around to forward

Spacky's blower is great - I really like the flipper chute.

As avatar shows, things have changed....Dick B

The one I had, had a "speeder" arrangement built around a wheel hub bearing assembly. the input and output were co-axial, with two sets of chain wheels stepping up the 540 pto speed to about 800 rpm via a jackshaft.
I know a picture would help, but the unit is long gone.

It was also fitted with an extension wing to draw in the snow off the far side.. That thing would really mow down the banks left by a truck mounted plow.

The one I had also was fitted with the flipper chute. Left or right, and nothing between. The rocks I dodged came off the impeller, not out of the chute ;-)

 

[radios1]

I think you need one of these.

 

[grsthegreat]

Just glad I’m not that guys neighbor. Probably can hear that for 2 miles

 

[D7E]

Have an identical one in the weeds worked fine just not fast enough in deep snow