Posted by paul on January 30, 2021 at 21:58:44 from (66.60.215.13):
In Reply to: Snowblower HP posted by David G on January 30, 2021 at 18:20:38:
I have a 7 foot snow blower. Mine is perhaps a more low volume, or light weight, model. With a smaller fan. But it is two stage, cross auger and a separate fan.
80hp was more than needed. I was replacing bolts a lot, even some gears once.
The 27 hp of my little tractor is kind of low, but with the very slow reverse gear (3 reverse speeds) it works well for me.
The 45 hp tractor with only one reverse gear the hp was ok but it went too fast, so it wasn’t about the hp, it was about the speed.
I think my 60 hp tractor would be fine with it, it has 2 reverse speeds.
I tried to ask the same question you did when I bought the blower 35 years ago, and they wouldn’t give a real answer.
I think having a slow reverse speed is more important than just raw hp. It’s pretty easy to overload the cross auger by shoving too much snow, more then thr fan can handle. With my 80 hp tractor that made broken parts. With my 27 hp tractor it means the engine pulls down a little, and I step,on the clutch and let it clear. But no broken parts.
So, I guess it is kind of a complex answer.
Live pto, and multiple reverse speeds is a really good thing.
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