snowblower

Thanks for your input.

Jim

Don't know the gearing used but a 24 HP Wisconsin was used on an 8' 2 auger, but only ran the blower @ half rated speed and worked all day long without workin a sweat. He said it takes twice as much power just to spin the blower the extra RPM, with very little increase in output. Maybe someone with engineering could dispute/concur.

I've tried it with my IH 80, it SEEMS to have no difference running wide open or 1500 (540 PTO is 1800)with a Case 930 up front. But then the only time a full width swath is usually taken is the first time through a bank and that's slow go at any time.

Two stage has a slow-moving cross auger(s) the width of the blower that pull the snow into the center of the machine and a very fast impeller (fan-like thing) running perpendicular to the cross auger to eject the snow.

Two stage is considered better, single stage can be cheaper & I have seen designs that are pretty good or pretty poor.

I'm not sure what you classify the 'V' plows that only have the impeller of the 2-stage type, and angled sides that are supposed to funnel the snow into the impeller. There tends to be a lot of snow bridging & difficulties with these.

It is a lot messier to have a blower narrower than the tractor. Lots of us do it, I used a 7' blower with a nearly 8' wide tractor for many years. You need better traction (fluid/weight/chains), & won't get clean edges. Assuming wide front, steering becomes difficult in deep snow. I would try to get a blower that is as wide as the tractor. Can work tho, just not as good.

--->Paul