Snow blower input!!

[Cell Block 726]

Looking for some insight, finally had a good system drop some snow here NW Montana and hooked up my snow blower which I have never used before! It's a 60 in yanmar front mount off rear PTO on my l185dt. My question is what PTO gear is best and or fwd gear... where should my rpms be??

Cheers

 

[KeithG]

The advise I got from this forum was to have the RPM's up high enough to enable to snowblower to throw the snow as far as possible. The reason for this being two fold; 1) it ensures that the snow is thrown from the blower so it does not build up, 2) it puts the snow far enough away from the area being cleared so you do not have to deal with it again (i.e. try to blow snow that landed in a path you have to clear).

So on my B2710 I run the RPM's around 2300, but if I had a rear snow blower I think I would set the RPM's for the maximum rear PTO which would be 540 I think (i.e. the engine RPM's are about 2500 for the rear PTO to be at 540).

Good Luck,
-Keith

 

[SDT]

Looking for some insight, finally had a good system drop some snow here NW Montana and hooked up my snow blower which I have never used before! It's a 60 in yanmar front mount off rear PTO on my l185dt. My question is what PTO gear is best and or fwd gear... where should my rpms be??

Cheers

Cannot advise regarding your tractor/implement combination and conditions, but snow blowers suck HP like a Hoover sucks dirt.

To blow significant snow, you will likely need WOT and low gears.

SDT

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

With a gear drive tractor it's hard to hit the sweet spot, and any clutch riding will stop the PTO.

The tractor gear should be whatever gear you can maintain without clogging the blower.

Design wise PTO speed 540 is at 2430 engine RPM

The PTO speed is a fine line between speed and power.
You can go a higher range on the PTO and slow the engine down, but in thick snow that will quickly overrun the available HP so you will need to drop to a lower PTO speed and raise the engine RPM.

I run mine in 1000 RPM PTO speed and run the tractor halfway down in engine rpm in light to medium snow, but in heavy snow 540 is required.

 

[Cell Block 726]

Thanks for input, it does seem to feel like it bogs engine, but snow start to get heavy due to warm up. I'll try slow/low fwd gear high rpm for pto. Guess I'll just have to play with it, it definitely works faster then the bucket I've been using thus far.. still very happy with the purchase of tractor and implements!!

 

[Mister]

With a gear drive tractor it's hard to hit the sweet spot, and any clutch riding will stop the PTO.



The tractor gear should be whatever gear you can maintain without clogging the blower.



Design wise PTO speed 540 is at 2430 engine RPM



The PTO speed is a fine line between speed and power.

You can go a higher range on the PTO and slow the engine down, but in thick snow that will quickly overrun the available HP so you will need to drop to a lower PTO speed and raise the engine RPM.



I run mine in 1000 RPM PTO speed and run the tractor halfway down in engine rpm in light to medium snow, but in heavy snow 540 is required.

I have to say... You are one of the most knowledgeable and straightforward individuals I have encountered on a forum. Appreciate your input here

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[keithcoady]

I have to say... You are one of the most knowledgeable and straightforward individuals I have encountered on a forum. Appreciate your input here

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[blperk]

I've got a B3200 with a 63" front blower, so I've got a few more horses than you. I run engine RPM's at about 2500, and my machine doesn't have a choice for PTO gear. Forward speed is dictated by snow depth and consistency.