Snowblower - a bit modified...
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- V-Twin 22HK B&S engine. Two v-belts on impeller. Homemade snowblower. Parts taken from broken blowers and modified to preform the best possible. Some modifications have been made since this video was taken. All controll is electic now, and the chute is the newest Ariens type, better preformance.
Nice job on your blower for sure. I think in my past 50 years of using walk behinds I have owned at least 9 of course all used ones. I did all types of mods from adding larger engines - adding extra wheels and tires to help push the blower with the larger engines. Than I made one that looked something like the tracked ones today but I added to the frame so I could add another drive axle but than it did not want to turn. So than I added brakes on the axles on each side & that worked great I used that one for about 15 years until someone managed to steal it. As time passed I just got so tired of these monsters I created controlling me as with age I kept getting weaker. Well cancer sure didn't help when I finally returned from the hospital for 2 winters my adult kids paid to have my yard and snow taken care of. Than my wife passed away & I about lost all hope than my kids brought me over a new monster of a thing called a Ventrac with a 30 some HP engine the whole works. We recently had 4 foot of snow dumped on us and for the first time I actually enjoyed me no more pushing - pulling - being worn out doing my 12 wide by 800 foot long driveway using my brand new tractor and blower. At 70 now I can look back and thing why did not I do for myself my kids did for me. Thank You and I no miss any walk behinds.
It looks like a snow making machine at the ski resort, cool!
dude, that monster can throw some snow, i got an old snowblower i used to have to do that by revving the engine from the govener, that lasted until i spun the belt and broke the pulley... best 5 mins of fun i had with that thing
no problems, thanks for the measurement.... appreciate it.
i am amazed at how much 'throw' this machine has with the smow, its amazing... i have looked at other videos and i keep coming back to watch this clip.. incredible...
thasnks again for posting all the best.
Very nice machine!
A well put together video too... demonstrates different conditions and also shows the steps you took to build this thing.
man those vanguard engines run like champions when theyre new man very nice that thing looked like it was blowing a giant cloud of smoke instead of snow sweet
Great video! One suggestion for anything that moves snow. We learned years ago with a Toro Power Handle that Pledge spray on any surface that the snow will contact (shovels as well) helps a great deal.
Nice snowblower. Modified. He'll to the yeah. I have a toro 1132 modified impeller put rubber paddles on it boy. What a differance
Nice Job!
This is how stuff should come from the Manufactuers.
Just needs some chains on the tires to finish it off!
Awesome fabrication skills! I wish mine threw like that!
I rescued a Ariens ST350 from curbside awhile ago, and got it running with just a carb-cleaning. (So-many die that way...) Always ran well, but the attachment-drive belt would slip a bit & the chute would clog. A new belt fixed that, but it just made how sickly-weak the 3.5hp engine was more obvious. Figured an increase in HP was in demand, but after seeing yours... Well, applying all the mods you listed & just going with nearly 3x the factory-equipped seems the way to go. 10hp OHV comin'-up!
Hi!
Pulley is 110mm on engine, and 240mm on impeller.
Impeller is orginal, but welded tip on each blade to get as small clearance as possible.
Stainless steel plate inserted/welded in housing. No rust, slippery and filling out gap.
Well, it depends on what model, and what year its made?
If its new, the two sharepins usually that brakes, is located on the front screw-shaft(two-stage blower). And they are pretty easy to change. There is also a bolt/pin on the fan who is throwing the snow, but normally this is ok, and dont broken.
You're well out of control! I like it.
Thanks for sharing
thats awesome! reminds me of something Tim allen would do on that home improvement sitcom a long time ago.
Great video. What an inspiration. My Ariens was not throwing too well. It seemed to get less powerful each year. I took off the belt housing and decided to get a smaller impeller belt. About an 1" smaller. I had to stretch the belt on with a stick. Now the impeller and auger run all the time, but it throws snow farther than ever, but just not quite as far as yours. I engage the idler pulley to add more tension to the belt when I encounter wet heavy snow. My next modification will be rubber extension paddles on the impeller and headlights. Thanks for making this video. You even made my wife laugh!
Nice machine. Man does that shoot some snow out!
Nice looks like a 25hp kohler two cylinder engine nice mod i love the dual belt pulleys i repair and build industrial machine tools basically every tool you would use to make all the parts to the machine. And the tools used to make your mods i rebuild and service them all. That is absolutely awesome how far it throws. And yes guys you need the dual belt setup for life on that sized motor you cant run a single belt and have it work the belts are good to 17hp so hes got two for a reason very nice build.
For everyone else Northern Tool sells them kohler motors 2500$ the cost of a huge snow thrower. But you wont find a 25hp snow thrower any where.
@cpspot Something that helps is to leave the impeller spinning for a little while after blowing snow... like when driving it back to the garage. this helps rid some of that extra snow that can melt and cause jamming.
i like your snowblower, would be good here in canada
Nice job ! Now that's a snowblower
modifed a bit???? Thats awesome. Really cool. Could've used it last week around here.
My neighbor always yells at me saying my snow doesn't belong in his front yard.He complains about everything..Id love to have this to make him happy and put it in his backyard! 😂
Once upon a time, I believed a snowblower was a lazy man's way of dealing with snow...then, in my custodian job, I got to use one on our sidewalks and was blown away as to how fast it did the job!! Granted, you can't use one on steps so you still have a bit of shoveling to do, but it sure helps avoid back injuries and heart attacks!
what diameter impeller you using? does this have any suction?or relied on feeding the empeller blades from the front auger, i need to make me one,lol great job well done..
awesome job with the snow blower
@Philscbx I hear you... I wondered what the discharge would be like on a old Craftsman 10hp/36" lawn-tractor (Got from friend's grandpa) would be like if the engine power was increased slightly (10hp->12hp!). Took a touch of work, and a salvaged pulley to match the original engine's, but it worked... and gave some bonuses: Engine doesn't bog-down in heavy grass or on grades, so no need to change gear or increase throttle, so it always runs steady (full-throttle) & it uses less fuel than before!
Nice. I am working on a RC Snowblower to Rc car:) Nice work with the snowblower.
good god man thats insane, very nice! cant beat watching the neighbors shovel snow YOU put down
You give me an idea (but not-for sure) for this winter . No kick start on mine ( 16 valves tscc head , 1983 , 41 hp at -wow ,7500 rpm = mean no torque at low speed , cdn model ) . I'm intend to use the gearbox mecanism for driving the wheel . I'm aware of the frosting problem for the carb ( proctection needed ).
Thanks!
Its fed by the front auger only, and there is a tiny suction caused by the air leaving out the chute have to come in from the front... But not much.
I will messure the impeller tomorrow.
Hi The Best You can Get,
With the tight clearance between the impeller and housing, after usage, do you ever have the problem of a puddle forming at the bottom of the housing and then freezing the impeller to the housing?
(this happens to my neighbor, just wondering if it's common when the clearance is tight)
It have been in my mind, but i have not done something with it...
But i can say, it does NOT clog up! :-)
It throws snow,slush and even water.
But thanks for the tip!
Have a nice day!
a bit modified?
Watch for an old yardman (like a 7020-1)... I did the same thing as you (with mine)... only the chute is "non ocha" everything! it throws a longer rooster tail than here! the auger is driven by a chain, not a gear. :)
Should be just perfect!
You can use chain to drive the impeller, and you can use the clutsh inside the engine to start and stop. Only problem is drive for the wheels, who needs constant drive from the motor. But i know you can get it to work!
If the battery is bad, you even have kickstart! :-)
Depending on what model it is, you got about 30-40 horsepower i guess?
Keep me updated if you going ahead?
Good luck! Have a nice winter.
Wow that throws really far. Nice job!
Got the new motor in, and put a proper length belt on it...now it throws great(higher than peak of garage and 30 feet away). The old motor just was to weak to do any good, and if that old belt had been proper tight I think the motor would have bogged itself to the point of dying. If I get bored next fall maybe Ill throw some of those sheets in the chute. Thanks for the input
Gotta say,"Nice lookin' machine. a two cylinder, but is it a motorcycle engine or a small airplane engine. Incredible!!!
Neither. It is a 22 HP Briggs and Stratton Vanguard. They are usually found on lawn mowers (commercial), generators, agricultural equipment, etc. A lot of people actually put those things on go karts and they fly!
This is what should be sold in stores to people who want to really get the job done correctly. No one lung machine compares.
A great machine! A suggestion I have is to make a commentary video in which you just explain the ratio and a few other facts about your build, upload it to youtube and then embed a link for said video IN this video so people can click the link and see your explanation instead of you having to answer questions individually.
Did you weld those fins on the impeller or did you simply modify the originals to fit inside the smaller diameter lined housing you created?
Thank you
just switching the driven pulley to a smaller size would help throw the snow much farther correct? I have a JD 1032 that im putting a 13 horse motor on, and am debating on how much smaller of a pulley to try so i can throw the snow farther than 10 feet....any help would be GREAT. Thanks
In past, I've modified a snowbird blower engine with 340 cc snowmobile engine( about 25 HP), triple driving belts and heavy duty sheaves, the performance was phenomenal and I never break a drivetrain part
the only drawback is that a snowmobile engine is by nature instable and needed a constant attention to give a consistant performance.
your setup is far superior to mine by the use of an industrial 4 stroke engine that is much more stable than snowmobile 2 stroke engine.
I salute your snow scrapers SIR !!
I have a 25 HP Kohler Command I am going to swap on my Ariens snow blower. I hope it is as cool as this!
some times when it throws so hard and far, it is hard to control the snow in tight places, but looks great.
Awesome snowthrower--exactly the kind of mod I've been planning for mine but, with a driveway that size wouldn't it be much more efficient to just plow it?
Good job. Wish I had mechanical skill like that!
Really awsome blower
Do you have any pictures of the building process?
Im just about to put a v-twin on my st1236 and could need some help :)
Cool, now we can blow our snow from Minnesota over into Wisconsin!
@Philscbx For me, going that way isn't an option. My deck is twin-blade, and it uses belt safety guides to keep the belt in-place when it's disengaged at-speed & drive-disengagement brakes on the pulleys so they don't freewheel unsafely. But that is something to consider. Shame I don't have my old '57 Jacobsen Chief anymore... With it's "finned" rear fenders & cogged-belt deck with "Zerk" grease-fittings, that would sing when engaged.
do you do residential driveways at all?
dang i need one of these. seems like a good project
Yes, i have been working with Ariens in about 12 yares, an have seen the little quality loss. They have been reducing on the good parts (bearings and stuff) to get the prices down... Hope they dont get to cheep... :-)
I choosed the old one just for the quality! (Iron cast impellergear, lots of good bearings and thick steel..)
Wellllllll now they stink lol
Thanks! (doing some improvment on it today, and should be ready in a couple of days)
No, but at first i was thinking of using a two rotor Wankel engine from Mazda, but it became short of space on the original chassis, (radiator and stuff) so i just got a new aircooled Briggs & Stratton from our importer where i worked before. More easy to get i to fit.
THANKS...its guys like you that great innovations arrise, all the best and again well done awsome machine.
Yea. It looks very nice but some times it's not too good to let it blow the snow too far away because of other houses, cars, people and possible stones that goes with the snow into the blower.
But this machine looks very nice. I mean the performance of it.
Hei. Tror nok det gikk med 30 timer totalt.
Lengst tid brukte jeg på elektrisk utkaster styring. Men sideveis bevegelse konka ut i fjor, og jeg har ikke hatt tid å fikse det...
Brand new V-Twin Briggs & Stratton, 22hp, aircooled, oil-cooler, electric and ropestarter, generator for charge the battery. A very good engine!
that's a nice fucking snowblower. that ariens chasis will last you for ever. the old ones always do. the new ariens snowblowers are made cheaper now and don't last as long as the old ones. that's good thinking. nice job.
That is one hulluva snowblower! Great job!
I wonder if you made the record book for throwing snow... Nice work.
My stock Honda throws snow about like that. Nice rig!
Kevin Dumais But his Ariens is throwing twice as much snow as a Honda.
Nice! What dimensions do you have for pulleys (Ratio) on the blower part?
Thanks. I am sorry, i dont have time now to make plans/drawings of the build, but its simply a std. Ariens 832. I remowed the old engine, did some small improvments on some stuff as i went along with the new bigger engine. The most work was the dubble v-belt pulley from the enginge to the impeller, and the belt tensioner... But maybe later, i could take some messurments and do some drawing.. If you start building, have fun, - I did! :-)
Fun! Do you have pictures/video of it? I would like to se how your blower looks like!
A new video? -as in see that im currently working on my snowblower in the workshop, or a new video when its in use? Then i first have to get some snow i can try it in!
Coming soon when the snow is here.
Very impressive! I would be careful under the high tension lines though, you are liable to have a discharge follow the wet snow path to ground right through your snow blower! What a problem to have! Good job ;-)
is it hard to replace the shear pins. just bought my snowblower and have no clue how to do this.
NICE... maby some grippy tires? to me it looks like turf tires.
Yes, if you would like to have the rod out of the side of the engine. Its not to recomend to exceed the max rpm at 3600, but in short, no load situasions its ok.
I have seen a lot of broken lawnmover engines who the owner has "repaird" the inefective mover, and blown the engine after tampering with the govenor... :-)
Better for the engine to run on its recomended rpm, and alter the pulleys. (in the long run)
Be careful, - if its not just a old engine, and you want to have some fun...
from what I see, the impellor is probably spinning to fast, to even get know into it. he actually has to stop walking, and let the the snowblower catch up. around 4:19 , 4:30
As far as I know, all impellers are 4 blade.. Yours looks like you modified a fan from a car.. May I ask what car it was from?? And, obviously, that motor is a LOT bigger than most snow blowers have. I have an idea for a normal sized motor to almost double the throw of any single stage snow blower, but need help constructing it.. Yes, it has worked, and will work, I just need help making it pretty..
No Ariens made a 6 blade impeller in the late 70's and early 80's. That is indeed an stock Ariens impeller. They weren't fooling around in the late 70's early 80's.
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Man, that really does the trick.
How fast does the impeller spin?
This thing is awesome man. What did the engine run you? I've been wanting to do something like this but debating what size engine to get
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now you got the gears turning in my head. theroetically, any snowblower could do that, its just a matter of a pully swap on the output pully of the engine, (larger) and a smaller pully on the shaft for the impelller and auger. from there you just gotta have an engine powerful enough to compensate for the decreased torque and increased speed. presicely what you did
William Seibert
I was worried about that myself, but my plan was to put it together, and solve problems as they came along. But after two winters nothing has broken or bendt! I am very suprised. Also, the old Areins models are very strong in the first place, and i used one of the biggest chassis to begin with.
I made new stronger motor-mounts, and got new v-pulleys with two groves so i can use two belts to deliver the power to the impeller.
Other than that, its pretty orginal. :-)
Holy shit! Do you have specs on that so I could build one? I'm a small engine mechanic.
I thinki the ONLY way to make this more fierce, without getting ridiculous, is to increase the auger width... 36, or 40", maybe? Down right impressive machine!!!
Crap man that sucks, this video inspired me to get into snowblower repair and retrofitting and now the great v-twin is dead???? Not a cheap repair either, hopefully it's just a rod.
He he... Fun with the govener :-) Just like many of the customers did on their lawnmovers to get some more out of it. The only thing the got out of it was the crankshaft out the side of the enginge. LOL
I am running my motor at normal rpm, but modified the pulleys so it has a appr. 40% more rpm on the impeller. :-) I bet it works even in water!
that thing is a monster!
I have problems myself with frosting, but now i am in the middle of building pre-heating of the intake air. I tried first without, but i got problems...
Nice Frankenstein!!!
Thanks!
Yepp, it shoots gravel quite a distance !
I guess some ice peaces have been thrown 60- 70 meters... :)
Have to be very careful in use. I always look out for people, cars and windows in the neighborhood!
a bit modified my but what the hell did you do put on a tubro on that thing it shots the snow like 100ft+ man
good work it really blows the snow
you got some big horsepower
No, it is a "All purpose" engine from Briggs & Stratton. Used on all kinds of equipment.
Generators,pumps, and so on.
I ordered it with a strait shaft, to my use of it. :-)
Larger motor, pulley swap to spin the augers faster, and decrease the clearance between the impeller fan and the housing. All about it looks like was done here.
hahahaha - that thing is ridiculous. Too freakin awesome.
That all depends on the type of snow, don't kid yourself. In 12-20" of wet heavy snow this snowblower would murder your craftsman. Not to Mention he could probably extend the intake of this vertically and allow it to receive 3' of heavy snow without breathing hard. Also these tires do not look right, they look like turf tires! I think he said he put chains on, that would help.
The blower has a 30-50% increase in rpm, and the auger has too. But since the auger is pretty slow as it is, you dont notice the increase on the auger that easy.
There has been some questions lately about the technical stuff around the build, maybe there is a easy way to give you guys thats interested some more detailed info? I can not write to you individually. Have not time for it...
Any suggestions how i should do this in a easy way?
How far does that bad boy throw the snow ?
Hi. Have not done anything in front...
Skidsteer ftw lol
Then again, comparing THAT thing, to a newholand just isn't fair =P
So, for a snow blower, REALLY nice =D
I cant remember now, but when i made it, i calculaded the rpm originale, and added 40-50 %. If you put to much rpm on it, it does not "get" the snow, and just blow a lot of air. Then the snow wont get far...
Thanks for all the nice and fun comments!
Good to see there are other "out of the box" guys out there... :)
Have a nice snowy new year!
Hello I have A question abote worm gear ratio is it 10:1 or 15:1 can to help me. Thanks
Hi. Sorry, I dont know the ratio..
Its the original worm gear from Ariens, cast iron casing type, not alu.
Can to calculate for me worm gear ratio... ?
The ratio is most likely 10:1
One doubble grooved pulley 110 mm on engine, and 240mm doubble grooved on the impeller-shaft down in "gear case".