Innovative Snow Blower Works In Forward And Reverse
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The bidirectional Muskox snowblower is as effective in reverse at blowing snow that’s being dragged away from structures as it is in moving forward into drifts. Its drag-and-blow design fits skid steers, Bobcat Toolcats and mini loaders. The snowblower largely eliminates the need to shovel in front of garage doors and other structures, saving time cleaning driveways and parking areas and significantly improving operator comfort.
“We keep the operator in the nice, warm cab,” says Adam Bergman, Muskox. “That reduces the potential for slipping and falling, an industry risk.”
The Muskox snowblower is designed with a hood that can be tipped forward to drag snow backward while feeding it into the blower’s augers. With the hood raised and moving into deep snow, it chews through drifts and packed snow, even ice. A 6-in. blower fan with serrated edges breaks up ice and snow chunks, while a low-profile chute ensures visibility.
The Muskox is easy on the surface being cleared, whether in forward or reverse. A UMHW poly glide plate protects gravel, grass and soft surfaces when moving forward. Partially rotating the Muskox presents a carbon steel edge that sheers and clears ice. Fully rotated for back drag, a rubber edge on the hood offers surface protection while providing squeegee-like action. A leveling wheel facing the operator clearly indicates status, moving from blowing to shearing to back drag as the unit rotates.
Bergman’s father Ron developed the first prototype in 2017 after retiring from a career in R&D at Arctic Cat snowmobiles. After a patent search, the Bergmans filed their patents and spent the next three years refining the concept. They added the glide plate and the leveling wheel and prepared to take it to market.
“In 2020, I put a video of it on YouTube, and it went viral,” says Adam. “It was like catching lightning in a bottle. Within a week, we had our first dealer. Today, we have Muskox snowblowers in 36 states and every province in Canada.”
Muskox snowblowers are available in three sizes, starting at $12,900. The 60-in. 25-60 dual auger is designed for use on sidewalks and trails with smaller machines. The 78-in. 25-78 is sized for personal driveways and is available in single and dual auger styles. The dual auger is also suggested for commercial snow removal. The 90-in. 25-90 dual auger is suggested for larger machines and bigger jobs.
The company is considering adding an 84-in. model. Early adopters were a mix of commercial and private users. Bergman notes that municipalities, school districts and colleges are a growing user segment.
“A key feature for all our users is time saved,” says Bergman. “Based on feedback, we project a 25 percent time saving with the Muskox over other snowblowers.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Muskox, 33 S. 3rd St., Ste. D, Grand Forks, N.D. 58201 (ph 218-288-1905; info@muskoxmn.com; www.muskoxmn.com).
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Innovative Snow Blower Works In Forward And Reverse The bidirectional Muskox snowblower is as effective in reverse at blowing snow that’s being dragged away from structures as it is in moving forward into drifts Its drag-and-blow design fits skid steers Bobcat Toolcats and mini loaders The snowblower largely eliminates the need to shovel in front of garage doors and other structures saving time cleaning driveways and parking areas and significantly improving operator comfort “We keep the operator in the nice warm cab ” says Adam Bergman Muskox “That reduces the potential for slipping and falling an industry risk ” The Muskox snowblower is designed with a hood that can be tipped forward to drag snow backward while feeding it into the blower’s augers With the hood raised and moving into deep snow it chews through drifts and packed snow even ice A 6-in blower fan with serrated edges breaks up ice and snow chunks while a low-profile chute ensures visibility The Muskox is easy on the surface being cleared whether in forward or reverse A UMHW poly glide plate protects gravel grass and soft surfaces when moving forward Partially rotating the Muskox presents a carbon steel edge that sheers and clears ice Fully rotated for back drag a rubber edge on the hood offers surface protection while providing squeegee-like action A leveling wheel facing the operator clearly indicates status moving from blowing to shearing to back drag as the unit rotates Bergman’s father Ron developed the first prototype in 2017 after retiring from a career in R&D at Arctic Cat snowmobiles After a patent search the Bergmans filed their patents and spent the next three years refining the concept They added the glide plate and the leveling wheel and prepared to take it to market “In 2020 I put a video of it on YouTube and it went viral ” says Adam “It was like catching lightning in a bottle Within a week we had our first dealer Today we have Muskox snowblowers in 36 states and every province in Canada ” Muskox snowblowers are available in three sizes starting at $12 900 The 60-in 25-60 dual auger is designed for use on sidewalks and trails with smaller machines The 78-in 25-78 is sized for personal driveways and is available in single and dual auger styles The dual auger is also suggested for commercial snow removal The 90-in 25-90 dual auger is suggested for larger machines and bigger jobs The company is considering adding an 84-in model Early adopters were a mix of commercial and private users Bergman notes that municipalities school districts and colleges are a growing user segment “A key feature for all our users is time saved ” says Bergman “Based on feedback we project a 25 percent time saving with the Muskox over other snowblowers ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Muskox 33 S 3rd St Ste D Grand Forks N D 58201 ph 218-288-1905; info@muskoxmn com; www muskoxmn com
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