Abby’s Guide > Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) > Discussions > using a snowblower for a plow
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pie48
Joined: Feb 2, 2008
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using a snowblower for a plow
Original Message Feb 2, 2008 3:41 pm |
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hi all i am newbee i have a thought using my sears 9hp snowblower for a temporary small plow.. sometimes here in buuffalo ny we have very wet snow and slush accumulation maybe just a 1-3 inchs but very wet it can not be thrown with the snowblower.. what i am thinking of doing is to put a small plow blade in front of it mounted with an easy to put on and take off connection and use the blower just to push the wet slushy snow my concern is if i could damage the traction system or the belts making them slip excessivily or some other damage any body try this? why it would not work? cause any damage? thanks pie48
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elbrecht
Joined: Dec 23, 2007
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Re: using a snowblower for a plow
Reply #1 Feb 2, 2008 6:51 pm |
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Great minds & all that. . . . I pushed a bunch of last night's slush storm around- a plow would have been nice. For a 2-3" snowfall a plow would be nice to create wind-rows that can be picked up by the blower. I've been mulling the same thing over in my head for a couple months. I *think* the biggest hurdle will be weight- enough on the blade to keep it down- but still some on the wheels for traction. It's a balancing act. My old Bolens has a pretty sturdy bucket- and I think some strap iron welded on should give enough strength for some sort of mounting . I've been surprised that I haven't been able to find one already done on the web. glad I'm not alone. Jim
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Tubby
Joined: Dec 5, 2007
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Re: using a snowblower for a plow
Reply #7 Feb 3, 2008 6:30 pm |
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