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Using a snow blower to power a generator?
Original Message   Nov 3, 2012 6:14 pm
With all the crazy weather happening in the last 2 or 3 years I've been thinking about getting a 4000 to 6000 watt generator for emergency use. At the same time I was wondering about using a snow blower tractor unit to power it a la Ariens Trac Team.
I would attach the generator to a shaft that went through a plate & had a pulley attached. There would be a couple of pieces of angle iron attached to the plate, configured so that when you wanted to use the generator, you just loosened the 4 bolts & split the snow blower, then connected the tractor section to the generator & tighten the 4 bolts. Thus way you get more use out of your blower (4 seasons).

Call me crazy, but I was wondering if the blower engine would stand up to running for long periods to power the generator since most generators run at 3600 rpm???

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