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02-28-2004, 03:09

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Let it Snow

Blizzard I was looking at your #17. I rebuilt my shoes this past summer with 3" wide x 1/2" flat stock. Bent them up on the ends... that helps some on gravel but the biggest problem is the crown in the drives.

I could not tell from your photos about the lenght of your cutting edge. It looks very short. Me thinks if you got some 3/8 x 6 x width of blower and bolt it on with carriage bolts that would give you much more control of the cutter floating or cutting on gravel by adjusting the top link.

BTW this year my neighbors plow truck broke and I've been doing his mile long gravel plus the widows 1/4 mile fresh grusher run drive. I got lots of new rock scars but the cutter will float or cut with just a couple of turns on top link.

I am more pleased with this than trying to plow and stay out of the gravel.

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02-29-2004, 06:18

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Morning Art. Yes and No. During freeze up on the grindings the old ones, narrow shoes, would rut down in (of course they needed rebuilt anyway). On good snow pack now the 3" are a little much. But i've found that the angle and lenght of the cutting edge seems to have more impact on what is picked up and gouged.

During freeze up I have some up pressure so the whole weight of the blower is not on the shoes.

The biggest draw back with the wide shoes is trying to cut down the snow pack. The wider shoes will not allow the blower to drop into the pack.

I've looked at the cutter area and me thinks I can put a longer sharp cutter (installed like cutter on a Cat bucket) on it and control it with angle.

Now all that said: I am pretty damn IMPRESSED with this blower. And I have not had to replace 1 shear pin anywhere.

It may just get sand blasted this summer and new "proper" green paint with yellow "P680" markings.

BTW the widow is still intrested. I'll take a day off (April or May) and drive her up to see you.

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