ATV snowblower

[kadakas]

@NejcCuk I was planning on using Voskhod M3 1987 motorcycle engine + transmission:

Displacement: 175.00 ccm (10.68 cubic inches)

Engine type: Single cylinder, two-stroke

Power: 14.00 HP (10.2 kW)) @ 5500 RPM

Torque: 17.00 Nm (1.7 kgf-m or 12.5 ft.lbs) @ 5250 RPM

I will gear it down with normal motorcycle gears and chains, so that the auger runs at ~600 rpm

Since this motorcycle has 4 gears, I could use 1st gear for heavy snow and 2nd gear for fluffy snow.

[kadakas]

@drfleau

if a typical impeller spins at 600rpm, then how fast should the auger spin?

[NejcCuk]

@kadakas It depands on what transmission you have available (what you can buy or produce) between impeller & auger.

[drfleau]

I design and build snowblowers for municipalities and contractors. My advice is: slow down the impeller. 1500rpm is WAY too fast. Snow doesn't have time to enter between the blades. A typical impeller spins at no higher than 600rpm. Also, if you can, increase the diameter of your impeller; 16 inches is too small for that width. Thirdly, your housing is too large for your screw diameter. Bring down the hight to 5 or 6 inches above the screw.

Very nice design overall.

[NejcCuk]

@drfleau I appretiate you advice because you come from this industry. The actual snowblower project has completly stopped, not only due to recession, but because there was no interest of the company to produce it. This was only my diploma assignment and I look at it only in that way. It would be nice if I worked for the employer who produces this types of machines. But for now I cope with other mechanical design proboblems in my own company.

[mageac]

it would be amazing if it had a high/low range, seems too high geared for the heavy stuff but any lower and it would be too slow for the light stuff

[pyroman675]

wow very nice job dude, it looks like its gets the job done. but are the brackets beefy enough and strong enough to last a long time with enough brackets going to a sturdy part of the frames with strong bolts/mounts

[sk1doo2]

better off to us a shovel

[joek0617]

needs a wider auger and an impeller feeder? perhaps fit it with a modded single stage auger to shove the snow in?

[orjankarlsson]

As I understand it, then you have designed snow shovels wrong. Shovels must press down the snow-in toward the center. Your design prevents snow moves in front of the machine. Otherwise it looks good arrangement.

[shadesofbluee]

I'd suggest adding weights to the blower. My garden tractor had a 2-stage 45" snow thrower accessory that I loved to use in winter, but the thing would pull up on one side and bounce. So I took a pair of 30 pound (i think) lift weights and tied them to the drift cutters. After that, it stayed level and came flush with the asphalt.

[GarrettJDB]

you auger needs to be pulling it in not flipping it out

[BigDRedmen68]

it dosent even do a good job

[puuttpuutt]

Your auger shaft is rotating the wrong direction. It is pushing the snow away, not pulling it in.

[rangerman2237]

looks like it leaves allot behind

[rnasap]

At 1st glance, it appears the auger is not effectively getting the snow to the impeller.

I don't know if more auger RPM is the answer or a wider bladed auger which deposites the snow into the impeller better. Maybe it is just heavy snow.

[tilex08]

+3 degrees C is above 32F. so it has to be some heavy snow.

[TheHuff109]

I agree! Auger looks too small and inefficient. But good thinking out of the box.

[dirtbikerboy202]

u need a bigger engine u just bog it out

[RM250D8rzr]

probley aint good for the belt... going that slow slipping that much.

[m1keyh1mself]

I totally agree. The belt is going to head up and wear out

[TheForby]

i hope you got a patent on this

[novak421]

cool video an all. i expected more out of it. thanx for the post though..

[poopintoilit]

cool i want one

[drewme1010]

How much did yours cost to build? I built my own for under $300 bucks. Its on Youtube under (ATV HOMEMADE SNOWBLOWER) or just click my name.

D~

[devin9520]

Hay I have an idea take the snow blower off and drive on top of the snow with the tracks :)

[assmunch1]

Can you say POS? See, I knew you could...

[nickc250]

you are just saying that because you are mad that you can not think of a idea like this. so shut up

[garrett6699]

i bet u can go alot faster then what u r going with a 13hp motor

[flydown123]

Uhh..it's way cheaper to just get a plow...It works alot better too.....Plus you can use the plow and winch for alot of other things...Snowblowers suck..

[goblin072]

Snowblowers dominate a plow. Plows are made for people that can't afford a blower. That blower looks messed up, it hardly throws the snow.

I have a 42" blower on my Wheelhorse and it throws snow like 80 feet. It can do way deeper snow than any plow.

[djd42553]

not really... plows are hard on the bikes... slowblowers arent... see ya

[wildboy2525]

i bet thats great for grooming the trails!

[jdmforyou]

are thay worth it?

[NejcCuk]

As a prototype it gets a grade of 9 (out of 10). It needs some modifications if it would be used for mass production. If you use it as it is now (prototype) for everyday use, I think you would not be a happy customer:) But If you are serius, I can build you a new and emproved one, that`s why I posted my e-mail in the end of the video.

[specialross77]

Sounds like a 2 stroke engine correct?

[NejcCuk]

It`s not a 2 stroke, it`s a 4-stroke 13 Horsepower engine, the sound which confuses you is the sound of the rotating 4-bladed fan.

[specialross77]

oic, that fan must spin pretty fast, sounds like a small plane.

[NejcCuk]

Its heavy (8kg)and it spins at 1500 RPM. It can swallow a (5cm x 5cm) rock with no damige to the machine.

[DX0XT]

Is that thing spinning the wrong way!!!???

[emmon72cz3x]

At least a 20% of your available power is being wasted by pushing that snow forward. Get those rollers augered top-forward and you'll have a winner. Looking forward to see it.

[Philscbx]

I noticed that to, but there is an advantage in some cases with hard pack. It will stay on the ground vs climb up hard pack.

So the only one option left is two augers. Counter rotating.

[DirtballGearhead]

looks like a great idea, unfortunately the amount of snow you throw out of its path is limited because you have the augers throwing the snow over themselves in an odd way instead of pushing down on the snow centering it for discharge by the impeller, nonetheless, nice prototype!

[hiperf2007]

need a bigger motor to stop from the pull down because of the jump of the atv.

[NejcCuk]

Engine is not a problem, the problem is in the diameter of the hose throu witch the snow get`s thrown away. The diameter should be twice as much as it is now (110mm).

[99minerkc]

Sounds like a small airplane! Too bad the camera person didn't get a behind shot so we could see how well it blew!!

[firefox0815]

my opinion is, the roller turns the wrong way round. it should pull in and not push the snow upward. otherwise super prototype.

[NejcCuk]

the bigger the better:)

[briant2828]

pretty cool i want one lol but put a bigger engine on it