Narrowed-Up Farmalll Powers 60-IN Snowblower
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"It's built so narrow that I can use it in places where there's not enough room for a conventional tractor," says David Bengtson, Pelican Rapids, Minn., about the Farmall B tractor he modified to operate a 60-in. snowblower that was originally designed to mount on a skid steer loader.
Bengtson uses the tractor to blow snow out of his driveway and big yard. "I wanted something with more power than a garden tractor but small enough to fit between the buildings in my yard and that would not take up a lot of storage room," he says.
He stripped the Farmall down to the drive axle and frame which he reinforced using the frame rails off a Farmall F20. The rear steering axle is off an old 2-WD Jeep. Bengtson narrowed it up and fitted it with 12-in. wheels. He put 16-in. swather wheels on the drive axle. Power is supplied by a Buick 6-cyl., 231 cu. in. gas engine. A Dodge 3-speed transmission mounts between the engine and the tractor's original 4-speed transmission. A short driveshaft connects the two transmissions together. He tipped the ring gear over in the differential to run the tractor in reverse.
He used a pair of used lower lift arms off an old Ford tractor and scrap steel to make his own 3-pt. hitch for the snowblower.
"The two transmissions provide 12 speeds," says Bengtson. "The Buick engine has a lot of power. Originally, I used the engine to belt-drive a shaft that powered the snowblower. However, with so much power I broke a lot of belts so I recently converted the snowblower to hydraulic drive. I mounted a hydraulic pump on the engine that's belt-driven off the crankshaft. The pump also sup-plies power to a power steering motor mounted on the steering column so it steers much easier now."
For more information, contact: FARMS HOW Followup, David Bengtson, Rt. 1, Box 37, Pelican Rapids, Minn. 56572 (ph 218 863-7631).
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Narrowed-Up Farmalll Powers 60-IN Snowblower SNOWBLOWERS Snowblowers 22-1-11 "It's built so narrow that I can use it in places where there's not enough room for a conventional tractor," says David Bengtson, Pelican Rapids, Minn., about the Farmall B tractor he modified to operate a 60-in. snowblower that was originally designed to mount on a skid steer loader.
Bengtson uses the tractor to blow snow out of his driveway and big yard. "I wanted something with more power than a garden tractor but small enough to fit between the buildings in my yard and that would not take up a lot of storage room," he says.
He stripped the Farmall down to the drive axle and frame which he reinforced using the frame rails off a Farmall F20. The rear steering axle is off an old 2-WD Jeep. Bengtson narrowed it up and fitted it with 12-in. wheels. He put 16-in. swather wheels on the drive axle. Power is supplied by a Buick 6-cyl., 231 cu. in. gas engine. A Dodge 3-speed transmission mounts between the engine and the tractor's original 4-speed transmission. A short driveshaft connects the two transmissions together. He tipped the ring gear over in the differential to run the tractor in reverse.
He used a pair of used lower lift arms off an old Ford tractor and scrap steel to make his own 3-pt. hitch for the snowblower.
"The two transmissions provide 12 speeds," says Bengtson. "The Buick engine has a lot of power. Originally, I used the engine to belt-drive a shaft that powered the snowblower. However, with so much power I broke a lot of belts so I recently converted the snowblower to hydraulic drive. I mounted a hydraulic pump on the engine that's belt-driven off the crankshaft. The pump also sup-plies power to a power steering motor mounted on the steering column so it steers much easier now."
For more information, contact: FARMS HOW Followup, David Bengtson, Rt. 1, Box 37, Pelican Rapids, Minn. 56572 (ph 218 863-7631).
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