Winch Rotates Snowblower Chute

2010 - Volume #34, Issue #6, Page #27

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Kevin McNabb, Innisfil, Ont., mounted a cab on his Deere 4110 24 hp tractor, which helped a lot when operating his 3-pt. mounted snowblower. However, with the cab on he could no longer reach the hand crank to rotate the snowblower chute.
  His solution was to mount a small electric winch on the snowblower that operates off the tractor's battery. A push button controller mounts on one of the tractor's fenders and is used to operate the winch.
  "It makes an inexpensive powered snowblower chute. My only cost was the $50 I paid for the electric winch," says McNabb.
  He removed about of the cable from the winch, then bolted the winch on top of the snowblower in front of the chute. He looped the remaining cable a couple times around the bottom of the chute and then back to a pilot hole that he drilled in the winch's spindle. From there the cable is threaded through a hole at the end of the spool in the opposite direction.
  He needed 12-volt electric power to operate the winch, so he ran a cord from the winch up to a quick disconnect. He also mounted an old household 110-volt outlet and receptacle box on back of the tractor. The receptacle box is wired to the tractor's battery. Another wire runs from the winch up to a push button controller that's attached to the fender inside the cab and is used to rotate the chute left or right.
  To keep snow off the tractor driver he bought a canvas canopy designed for a walk-behind snowblower. The canopy came with a clear shield in front and was designed to mount on the snowblower's handlebars. McNabb mounted the canopy backward on the tractor, and fastened it to the fenders using homemade brackets.
  "I used to come into the house looking like the abominable snowman. Now I'm snug as a bug, and snow-free," says McNabb. "I paid $90 for the canopy. The only drawback is that the canopy's front side is open to the wind. It would be nice to have an enclosed cab with radio, but for $90 I can't complain."
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Kevin McNabb, 7429 Yonge St., Innisfil, Ontario, Canada L9S 4N9 (ph 705 436-7165; k.mcnabb@sympatico.ca).

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Winch Rotates Snowblower Chute SNOWBLOWERS Snowblowers Kevin McNabb Innisfil Ont mounted a cab on his Deere 4110 24 hp tractor which helped a lot when operating his 3-pt mounted snowblower However with the cab on he could no longer reach the hand crank to rotate the snowblower chute His solution was to mount a small electric winch on the snowblower that operates off the tractor s battery A push button controller mounts on one of the tractor s fenders and is used to operate the winch It makes an inexpensive powered snowblower chute My only cost was the $50 I paid for the electric winch says McNabb He removed about of the cable from the winch then bolted the winch on top of the snowblower in front of the chute He looped the remaining cable a couple times around the bottom of the chute and then back to a pilot hole that he drilled in the winch s spindle From there the cable is threaded through a hole at the end of the spool in the opposite direction He needed 12-volt electric power to operate the winch so he ran a cord from the winch up to a quick disconnect He also mounted an old household 110-volt outlet and receptacle box on back of the tractor The receptacle box is wired to the tractor s battery Another wire runs from the winch up to a push button controller that s attached to the fender inside the cab and is used to rotate the chute left or right To keep snow off the tractor driver he bought a canvas canopy designed for a walk-behind snowblower The canopy came with a clear shield in front and was designed to mount on the snowblower s handlebars McNabb mounted the canopy backward on the tractor and fastened it to the fenders using homemade brackets I used to come into the house looking like the abominable snowman Now I m snug as a bug and snow-free says McNabb I paid $90 for the canopy The only drawback is that the canopy s front side is open to the wind It would be nice to have an enclosed cab with radio but for $90 I can t complain Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Kevin McNabb 7429 Yonge St Innisfil Ontario Canada L9S 4N9 ph 705 436-7165; k mcnabb@sympatico ca

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