snow removal

[bludorbronc]

i have a 542b bobcat, is there any way to make a cheap snow blower for this machine, dont know the pump capacity. thought about taking a full size 8 footer and cutting off one half, putting chute on one side and not down middle. How to power it.

 

[skidsteer.ca]

Erskine makes a 53" hydraulc blower for the new walk behind skids but it still require between 10 and 20 gpm flow, and likely setupup for newer machines that typically have 2500 to 3000 psi. You likely have about 8gpm at 1600 psi, so you going to come up way short on the hp to run one of these.
Imo the only realistic way to do it with that machine would be to mount a 15 to 20 hp engine right on the blower and belt drive it. If you look around you may be able to find a second hand 48" to 60 inch blower and mount a engine to it.
Ken

 

[bludorbronc]

Erskine makes a 53" hydraulc blower for the new walk behind skids but it still require between 10 and 20 gpm flow, and likely setupup for newer machines that typically have 2500 to 3000 psi. You likely have about 8gpm at 1600 psi, so you going to come up way short on the hp to run one of these.
Imo the only realistic way to do it with that machine would be to mount a 15 to 20 hp engine right on the blower and belt drive it. If you look around you may be able to find a second hand 48" to 60 inch blower and mount a engine to it.
Ken

thanks,i have been looking on craigs list, nothing cheap, where else would i look. back when mine was new did they have a blower geared to my machine.

 

[skidsteer.ca]

thanks,i have been looking on craigs list, nothing cheap, where else would i look. back when mine was new did they have a blower geared to my machine.

If they made one for that machine they would be hard to find to say the least. production #'s would have been small.
I'd be looking for a smaller tractor pto drive blower and a 20 hp motor. Maybe a larger garden tractor blower, but they may be to flimsy. I know I have seen a thread on tractor by net about a blower with its own engine , but on a tractor.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...rsion-self-powered-snowblower-attachment.html
There was a video of one running on tbn to, looked pretty good.
Ken