Snow Blower

Thanks Bob

My blower doesn't do too well much below pto rpm. Blowers that have 24" fans with cupped blades throw snow better than mine. Some people operate them a lower rpm's by choice. No guarantees, but if it's got a Sherman TX it may work fairly well but probably not with my conventional type blower.

Irrespective of how far the blower throws snow, you don't want to go very fast with a 3ph blower. Faster ground speeds take more power and steering becomes a chore. My 1710 goes .8 mph at pro rpm in its lowest reverse. I use that for deep snow and tight maneuvering. The next reverse goes 2 mph which is OK for most work. My next choice is 4 mph and I usually don't want to go that fast--takes too much concentration. The one thing about 3ph blowers is that ground speeds are pretty slow.

The Sherman I believe slows down the pto as well as the reverse gears, so no help there.

I've heard of people using an N, but it can't be any fun.

--->Paul

You reconized part of the problem, no live PTO. The next major problem is the speed of your reverse gear, as 671 pointed out, you would need the Howard step down to keep your PTO RPM up and your speed down.

Your snowblower manufacturers recommend 10 HP per foot of blower, I don't know of anyone building a two and a half foot blower for a 3 point hitch so you're going to run far short of power.

I'd say if you want to run a blower on a tractor you should consider something other than an N for the job. Good luck.

Mike