ATV Homemade Snowblower 2009 Snow test run

[utilitykiller1972]

Nice job , You might want to gear up your blower ,It will throw it out way better ,Thats how honda's bercomacs throw so far ,They have the blower pully geared to the moon.

Good luck.

[springer1956]

nice work how did you do the belt tension-er?Did you ever put a pto clutch on it?

[GDMAZ]

Alright! I'm off to the lawnmower junkyard to get some stuff-and I'm gonna put my 4 wheeler to work and let the wife use the Ariens snoblower!

[warmock74]

am in the process of building on right now am thinking about using a 14.5 Ft-lb briggs and straton engine on a 2 stage 40" snowblower. was just wonder how wide you snowblower is? And do you think that engine would be enough it is about 10hp

[MegaJohndeere1]

thats a nice set up how did you mount it on your 4 wheeler??

[JoeCubicle]

Man-toy of the year candidate! Great job on the DIY project.

JoeCubicle

[heartland96a]

thanks for the update . Sure have had enough snow in my area to be using your machine every few days !

[BigBoysToys76]

Agreed!! Show more from 2010!! It works BETTER than the machines one would pay over $5k for!! Great Job!

[drewme1010]

Thanks. yeah mine is a bit heavier and build like a tank, but it should still be here 50 years from now. ha.

[QWILDER]

Good work!!

Show more!! 2010!!

[drewme1010]

I will soon, we need more snow here in NY

[mickeydamon]

@drewme1010 Come here to syracuse, we'll have plenty for ya!

[gmc07joe]

needs A lift

[drewme1010]

Now that would be nice I put a 4 inch lift in my club car golf cart, lov -it.

I'm post that vid soon.

Thanks

[cheezecake2000]

you need chains for your atv i saw you slip in the snow :)

[drewme1010]

Your right, it would deff help but not Crucial, they tear up the drivway.

I'm on the look out for some used ones.

Thanks

[mickey2258]

WOW that ATV snow blower was great!!

[drewme1010]

Thanks Mic

[heartland96a]

Looking foreward to seeing what kind of cab you come up with , I think its a great idea , seems most atv'ers rather ride cold than have any shelter .

[drewme1010]

yeah the sell ATV aftermarket cabs BUT they are $150 to 200 bucks, I built the snow blower for less then 300. I think I'll stay cold for now..ha

Thanks

[sdylke]

looks like it works good show put a bigger pulley on engine so it spins faster with throw the snow farther or swith the 2 pulleys aroun

[drewme1010]

Your right I could play with the pulleys I might do it soon. but am kinda lazy, you know the saying if it works leave it alone. maybe this spring.

Thanks

[johihesu]

very nice - good work

[drewme1010]

Thanks

[drewme1010]

Thanks

[ajiclesproductions]

You call that snow storm. I live in Ontario, the snow was half way up my door. I had to jump out the second story window into a snow bank to get out of my house.

[yodantheman25]

nice

[drewme1010]

Thank You

[firemike550]

well no offense, but where we live we call that a storm haha

[ajiclesproductions]

lol

[drewme1010]

Ha right, I built the dam thing at the end of winter and had to wait like 2-3 weeks for a storm. not worried... we have winter 2009 coming Hope it a killer I'm ready!!

[drewme1010]

haven't seen snow like that since 1970's 

Gota love it!

[kriskass1]

I had to put a little larger pulley on my motor to spin up the snow blower a little faster to get it to throw the snow farther. The motor had plenty of power as it looks like yours does so maybe a larger pulley will help yours to?

[drewme1010]

yeah i was thinking the same thing play around with the pulleys, You could say I'm kinda of lazy its built-starts-works-throws snow.. ha

[shtuk]

How do you find cornering with the blower down? I am in the process of designing a similar blower for my Arctic Cat and am wondering if mounting the engine behind the quad would be better for cornering.

[ajiclesproductions]

rig the front so they dont work and when you come up to a corner hit the brakes and drift into the corner lol

[drewme1010]

gota try that..ha

[drewme1010]

its good riding on the caster wheels, BUT if its all the way down to the ground "Scraping" then i holds back a little, I have 4 wheel drive so it not that bad, i keep it up off the ground a pencil thickness and works great. Yes it would keep it lighter in the front if you put the engine in the back. how would you turn the auger?

[NejcCuk]

My snowblower total costs for the design and construction were 2000 EUR. But I didn`t use any old snowblowers like you. All the theory came from my head and the purpuse of my build was to draw production plans so that I earn a Degree in mechanical engineering. Youre snowblower work is only a product which has worked in the past and you only had to redisgn the mounting to the ATV, and I agree that does not cost much.

[GarrettJDB]

My simplicity I got in january and so far ive only used it 3 times

[drewme1010]

Yeah after i built this thing we had 1 smaller snow storm, BUT the winter of 2009-10 is coming.

[GarrettJDB]

you built it real well

[drewme1010]

Thanks Garett, yeah thats the only snowstorm since I finished building it. I need 1-2 feet to give it a real test. Hows your 1968 Simplicity? did you get to use it a lot this winter.

D~