Manual snowblower lift

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Sometimes it does- though we have more maples than pines. View attachment 147907

We have 6 maples and and around 20,000 Pines, Cedars, Spruces, Larches/tamarack, a mix of around a 1000, Aspen/poplar, birch, dogwood, cottonwood and a handful of fruit trees.

 

[psk125]

Went out this morning to blow snow. Chute clogged after about 30 seconds. Ten minutes to clear. Clogged again. Photo shows how far I got. Our snow is simply too wet. Ended up using it as a plow - not very efficient. Lift also seems not to work. If I lever the snowblower up with 2x4's the lift lever will hold the blower up when I remove the wood, and lower down when I release the lever. The blower is too heavy to lift by pulling back on the lever itself however. How is it supposed to work? I do have the "extra" handle that does not appear in any of my instruction manuals. Do I need to add that to the mix?

 

[psk125]

Went out this morning to blow snow. Chute clogged after about 30 seconds. Ten minutes to clear. Clogged again. Photo shows how far I got. Our snow is simply too wet. Ended up using it as a plow - not very efficient. Lift also seems not to work. If I lever the snowblower up with 2x4's the lift lever will hold the blower up when I remove the wood, and lower down when I release the lever. The blower is too heavy to lift by pulling back on the lever itself however. How is it supposed to work? I do have the "extra" handle that does not appear in any of my instruction manuals. Do I need to add that to the mix? View attachment 148039

After snowblower debacle decided to look (again) for a plow: TG2748 or TG2754. Closest ones are hundreds of miles away and come with hydraulics that my tractor does not have and add unecessarily to the cost. Decided to build my own plow out of 2x lumber I had on hand. More snow coming would delay any shipments anyway. Here we are:

 

[BAP]

Went out this morning to blow snow. Chute clogged after about 30 seconds. Ten minutes to clear. Clogged again. Photo shows how far I got. Our snow is simply too wet. Ended up using it as a plow - not very efficient. Lift also seems not to work. If I lever the snowblower up with 2x4's the lift lever will hold the blower up when I remove the wood, and lower down when I release the lever. The blower is too heavy to lift by pulling back on the lever itself however. How is it supposed to work? I do have the "extra" handle that does not appear in any of my instruction manuals. Do I need to add that to the mix? View attachment 148039

Take the guard out of the chute and it will help tremendously with the plugging. That’s the first modification most on here have done with their snowblowers. Spray down with cooking spray and run tractor wide open throttle and I bet you will find that you can blow that snow.

 

[psk125]

Removing the guard is an idea. Does it help tremendously because it makes the chute easier to unplug or because it makes it less likely to plug? Already running wide open with cooking spray galore at a snail's pace.
Putting the blower back on is a hassle and a half so may need to wait until the plow rots to see if removing the chute helps. Some of the 2x's are pressure treated so it may be a while.

 

[Donystoy]

After snowblower debacle decided to look (again) for a plow: TG2748 or TG2754. Closest ones are hundreds of miles away and come with hydraulics that my tractor does not have and add unecessarily to the cost. Decided to build my own plow out of 2x lumber I had on hand. More snow coming would delay any shipments anyway. Here we are:

Great job! Reminds me of the wood blade that I made when I was a kid and was tired of shoveling snow on the farm. My father would occasionally give the township plow chap a couple of dollars to swing into our driveway and around the barnyard with his grader plow.
I used some planks and bits and pieces from unused farm implements to make a plow for the rear of our Ford 8N. I remember using steel plates from an old seed drill for the cutting edge. Didn't even have an electric drill so I cut notches along the edge of the plates with a hacksaw to be able to fasten them to the wood. Would work great until I hit some frozen mogul after which it was back in for repairs.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

After snowblower debacle decided to look (again) for a plow: TG2748 or TG2754. Closest ones are hundreds of miles away and come with hydraulics that my tractor does not have and add unecessarily to the cost. Decided to build my own plow out of 2x lumber I had on hand. More snow coming would delay any shipments anyway. Here we are: View attachment 148563 View attachment 148564

I love the ingenuity sir!!!!

It looks like your transporting a "portable guillotine"........

 

[BAP]

Removing the guard is an idea. Does it help tremendously because it makes the chute easier to unplug or because it makes it less likely to plug? Already running wide open with cooking spray galore at a snail's pace.
Putting the blower back on is a hassle and a half so may need to wait until the plow rots to see if removing the chute helps. Some of the 2x's are pressure treated so it may be a while.

It helps tremendously, because it hardly plugs, or at least that’s the way it is on mine.

 

[psk125]

It helps tremendously, because it hardly plugs, or at least that’s the way it is on mine.

Thanks for the input. Will take it off before trying it again, though if the plow keeps working well the snowblower might be for sale.