Author Topic: VW Powered Snow Blower (Read 10160 times)

Bernd · « **on:** May 30, 2008, 09:39:08 PM »

Living up here in the north east, New York state to be exact, the winters some times are brutal. Lots of snow and blowing wind. Now that I live in house with a 1/10 mile driveway that I plow with a 70hp deisel tractor, it gets a bit cold. I mean realy cold. Sometimes the tractor won't start because it's to cold, even when it's heater is plugged in. Then the wind blowing the snow in your face with a temp of around 10 degrees is realy brutal.

So I got this idea that a tracked vehicle with a snow blower mounted on front would be ideal. I used to own a 12hp garden tractor with a blower on it. Used it to plow my parents drive when I lived home. So now I wanted something bigger with a heated cab, that's when I cam up with the idea of a VW powered blower. Why VW power. Well, I've been driving VW's since 1970 and am very familar with them. I even built a dune buggy. Still have all the parts.

So if your interested in the project check out my web page on this project. It's been in the making fro almost 2 years now. Progress has been slow. Check it out at VW Powered Snowblower

Bernd

PTsideshow · « **Reply #1 on:** May 30, 2008, 10:14:49 PM »

There was a video on the net a couple years ago with a 350 chevy powered walk behind blower. ;D I no longer have the link.

Brass_Machine · « **Reply #2 on:** May 30, 2008, 11:07:39 PM »

What part of NY are you in Bern?

Eric

Bernd · « **Reply #3 on:** May 31, 2008, 09:59:29 AM »

Quote from: Brass_Machine on May 30, 2008, 11:07:39 PM

What part of NY are you in Bern?

Eric

I'm 20 miles south of Rochester, New York. Luckily far enough south to escape the Lake Ontario snow machine.

Some winters we get a lot of snow, other times the wind blows everything away. Luckily the drive is an east/west drive.

Bernd

Powder Keg · « **Reply #4 on:** June 04, 2008, 11:14:54 PM »

Here is where I work if you need a snow blower:o)

Kodiak Northwest

HERE is a video of one of our small ones. Our big unit has a 1200 constant duty HP rating:o)

Brass_Machine · « **Reply #5 on:** June 05, 2008, 01:54:01 AM »

Quote from: Bernd on May 31, 2008, 09:59:29 AM

I'm 20 miles south of Rochester, New York. Luckily far enough south to escape the Lake Ontario snow machine. Some winters we get a lot of snow, other times the wind blows everything away. Luckily the drive is an east/west drive.

Bernd

See... I am in the next state to you. I can get to NYC very quickly, but to get to where you are it is a 5 hour drive.

Eric

Bernd · « **Reply #6 on:** June 08, 2008, 08:47:02 PM »

What's a 5 hour drive. 8) About $100 gas bill? :o

Just got back from a 3 hour drive. Got a place up near Alex Bay, New York. Took the pontoon boat up thursday. Been thinking of building a model steam launch to play around with when the gas gets so high that all we do is sit on the boat. :P

Bernd

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