Abby’s Guide > Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) > Discussions > A Variation of Drift Cutters
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Majorxlr8n
Location: Freehold NJ
Joined: Aug 6, 2003
Points: 1092
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Re: A Variation of Drift Cutters
Reply #13 Feb 17, 2005 11:42 pm |
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Marty:
Was it made of three pieces?
Are the side pieces welded to the center piece?
Can't see any bolt holes in the top piece,to hold it on with?
How tall does this make the intake now?
Very nice piece of engineering,getting the curve
and bend in the center section.
T.J.
TJ - It was constructed of 3 pieces of stainless and they are all neatly welded together. The top piece actually slides under the auger bucket side covers & utilizes the auger side cover bolts. Offhand I think the new height is about 30"!
Again, I would love to take credit for making this but cannot. It is someone elses fine handiwork... Marty 
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Richie
Bring On The White Stuff
Location: Long Island, New York
Joined: Dec 12, 2003
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Re: A Variation of Drift Cutters
Reply #14 Feb 18, 2005 6:52 am |
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Nice , I would paint it matching color. It looks like the chute is lower than the intake? Can you blow snow straight ahead without hitting it.
I would assume if you angled upward you could, but if you wanted max foward throw distance would it be hindered by that intake. For esthetic reasons, I'm wondering if Marty can actually find a similar snowblower and grab the chute pieces from it and make his longer. I'm curious if adding length to it, if the machine would still perform correctly. I just assume it's like a rifle, the longer the barrel, the straighter it would throw the snow. It would make a great experiment, not to mention those chute pieces may be a pretty standard size for that era machine and easy to find. Marty, go for it 
Richie
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Marshall
As Long As There Are Tests, There Will Be Prayer In Public Schools. ;- )
Joined: Sep 16, 2002
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Re: A Variation of Drift Cutters
Reply #20 Feb 19, 2005 10:20 pm |
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Marty, you can turn ugly duckling into a princess.
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lland
Joined: Sep 17, 2002
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Re: A Variation of Drift Cutters
Reply #22 Feb 24, 2005 1:54 pm |
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Hey, there's one just like it on eBay! LL http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42230&item=4359398020&rd=1
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