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2011 - Volume #35, Issue #1, Page #10

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"Swather Snowblower" Powered By Its Own Engine

Leon Brech built a 9-ft. wide snowblower and mounted it on a self-propelled swather. The result is a snow machine that he says is much more maneuverable than any snow rig he's ever used before.
  "It'll turn on a dime and can blow snow out 110 ft.," says Brech.
  He started with a 1960's Massey Ferguson 655 swather with a slant 6 engine. He threw away the header and replaced it with his home-built double auger snowblower. The main part of the snowblower is about 4 ft. tall and 9 ft. wide.
  The snowblower is powered by its own straight six 292 Chevy truck engine and transmission that's mounted on a frame next to the swather's engine. He had a driveshaft made to connect the transmission to the snowblower. The transmission's gearshift lever puts the snowblower in gear. An electric winch operates the snowblower's 2 spouts. The cab was made from 1-in. sq. tubing with plexiglass windows.
  "I can go through 4-ft. deep snow with no problems," says Brech. "The first time through I keep the snowblower 2 in. off the ground to keep weight on the swather's drive wheels to provide traction. On the next pass, I set the snowblower down on the road and remove the final 2 in. of snow.
  "I used the Massey Ferguson swather because it's hydrostatic, which allows me to go real slow if I need to. I run the transmission in second gear with the engine rpm's at about 2,800. I mounted the governor from an old Deere 95 combine on the 292 engine, so when the snowblower gets under load the governor kicks in and gives the engine more gas. The add-on engine is handy because I can put the automatic transmission in reverse to eject anything that gets caught in the auger.
  "I spent a total of about $2,500. I paid $500 for the swather and $300 for the truck, and another $100 to overhaul the engine. I was able to sell parts from the rest of the truck to a local junkyard to recover the $300. I bought the augers from a company that builds snowblowers and bent 4 by 8 sheets of steel to form the body of the blower."
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Leon Brech, P.O. Box 84252, Sioux Falls, S. Dak. 57118 (ph 605 929-7318; livingfree1952@yahoo.com).

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Swather Snowblower Powered By Its Own Engine SNOWBLOWERS Snowblowers Leon Brech built a 9-ft wide snowblower and mounted it on a self-propelled swather The result is a snow machine that he says is much more maneuverable than any snow rig he s ever used before It ll turn on a dime and can blow snow out 110 ft says Brech He started with a 1960 s Massey Ferguson 655 swather with a slant 6 engine He threw away the header and replaced it with his home-built double auger snowblower The main part of the snowblower is about 4 ft tall and 9 ft wide The snowblower is powered by its own straight six 292 Chevy truck engine and transmission that s mounted on a frame next to the swather s engine He had a driveshaft made to connect the transmission to the snowblower The transmission s gearshift lever puts the snowblower in gear An electric winch operates the snowblower s 2 spouts The cab was made from 1-in sq tubing with plexiglass windows I can go through 4-ft deep snow with no problems says Brech The first time through I keep the snowblower 2 in off the ground to keep weight on the swather s drive wheels to provide traction On the next pass I set the snowblower down on the road and remove the final 2 in of snow I used the Massey Ferguson swather because it s hydrostatic which allows me to go real slow if I need to I run the transmission in second gear with the engine rpm s at about 2 800 I mounted the governor from an old Deere 95 combine on the 292 engine so when the snowblower gets under load the governor kicks in and gives the engine more gas The add-on engine is handy because I can put the automatic transmission in reverse to eject anything that gets caught in the auger I spent a total of about $2 500 I paid $500 for the swather and $300 for the truck and another $100 to overhaul the engine I was able to sell parts from the rest of the truck to a local junkyard to recover the $300 I bought the augers from a company that builds snowblowers and bent 4 by 8 sheets of steel to form the body of the blower Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Leon Brech P O Box 84252 Sioux Falls S Dak 57118 ph 605 929-7318; livingfree1952@yahoo com

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