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Majorxlr8n

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A Variation of Drift Cutters
Original Message Feb 17, 2005 1:49 am

This is attached to my messy Sears project:

The auger bucket height on this is only about 11". Someone (not me) skillfully engineered & fabricated a super nice looking auger extension for this machine made out of stainless steel. It really increases the amount of snow intake to take better advantage of the machine's working capacity.

Marty

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ChrisS

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Re: A Variation of Drift Cutters
Reply #12 Feb 17, 2005 9:23 pm

I want one for my Honda!!!!!

Saweeet!!!

Honda 928TA, Ariens 924 STE, Toro single stage S-620, 95 Jeep Wrangler with a 6 foot Fisher Plow, many shovels, one 14 year old boy. Craftsman 01 1000 LTX pimp Gold LT 20hp Briggs OHV V-twin. Tough as it is ugly.

Majorxlr8n

Location: Freehold NJ
Joined: Aug 6, 2003
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Re: A Variation of Drift Cutters
Reply #13 Feb 17, 2005 11:42 pm

bmwe0692 wrote:

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

Richie

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Re: A Variation of Drift Cutters
Reply #14 Feb 18, 2005 6:52 am

jogo wrote:

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