KSever Posted November 9, 2003 Posted November 9, 2003 Just thought some somebody might want to see a 3 belt snowblower installed before I take it off in exchange for the single belt 42" snowblower sitting in the back of the garage. I did replace all the belts, bearings, springs, and one tension rod on this 3 belt blower but I think I would rather take the time and fully restore it this winter and use the single belt blower which is wider. Isn't this contraption OSHA approved? :D
stumpy Posted November 9, 2003 Posted November 9, 2003 Kris, So THAT'S what they look like hooked up. Reckon I'll stick with my single-belt :). I have one of those spaced-out double pulleys around here somewhere. Someone gave it to me awhile back and said he was told it was for the front pto and blower for an old Simplicty...I didn't think it was until now. Learn somethin' new everyday...and a picture IS worth a thousand words...or at least a couple of hundred anyway...
MPH Posted November 10, 2003 Posted November 10, 2003 Yea, you need to restore that one Kris, just don't look rt on such a beautiful tractor...MOH
thedaddycat Posted November 10, 2003 Posted November 10, 2003 That is a three belt blower, but I think the discharge chute may have been replaced by a newer one. The angle adjuster on mine has a rod and clamp in the center to control how far the snow goes, not the butterfly wing nuts.... If yours is OEM, we've just found a difference between erarly and later three belt blowers. Now to find out when they changed things.....
LewS Posted November 10, 2003 Posted November 10, 2003 Daddycat and others: I have a 3 belt snowblower which I purchased new in 1966. It has the big wing nuts like the ones on Kris' machine. I never knew that they made them with a rod and clamp. Lew
Boney Posted November 10, 2003 Posted November 10, 2003 My 3 belt blower is same as Daddycats, also red
KSever Posted November 10, 2003 Author Posted November 10, 2003 Daddycat and others, I've had this about 10 months and as far as I know it was original. There are no markings of a previous rod like what is on yours Kirk. Maybe this is the difference of a Simplicity and AC
thedaddycat Posted November 10, 2003 Posted November 10, 2003 I'm not sure about the difference being between brands. Though hard to tell for sure, it looks like that rod may be on this one. Maybe not though. http://www.simpletractors.com/images/b-1/snowthrower_lg.jpg This shows a Big Ten that has the "New" single belt drive. From this I think it's safe to surmise that the single belt blowers came out around 1964-5. This one has the butterfly wing nuts on it. http://www.simpletractors.com/attachments/snowthrower_specs.htm
ka9bxg Posted November 10, 2003 Posted November 10, 2003 I have 4,3 belt blowers and they all have the rod on them.1 I know is a 1960 but I do not know the years of the rest.I have used it a few times but does not work that well.I have a lot of problems with the snow getting on the belts and causing them to slip. Bob
Boney Posted November 10, 2003 Posted November 10, 2003 Ksever, I am not sure but my guess is that it would be AC only because of its color. In my short time in this hobby I have learned that the only consistancy is inconsistancy. Seems like there were a lot of changes to tractors and impliments back then. I have already won 3 beers with friends because they dont believe that Simplicity made a 3 blade 32" mower deck,,,lol God this stuff is fun,,, :) P.S KSever I just noticed that mine does not have that yellow plate that yours has in the top picture. The plate that has 2 bolts attached to the arm closest to the blower, maybe this helps,,,,then again maybe mine is missing that piece?
MPH Posted November 10, 2003 Posted November 10, 2003 Studing your pic a little closer Kris, I think I learned what that strange pulley on my Landlord is for, the one the center spins on, Its for the 3 belt blower.. MPH
mowerman1193 Posted November 10, 2003 Posted November 10, 2003 Kris,That tractor looks to nice to use....but like I have heard before...using them is the fun part,lol
JimH Posted November 10, 2003 Posted November 10, 2003 Kris, I had one of those blowers for my B-110. If you keept the rev's up it blew snow pretty good. But don't plug the auger, or you'll eat belts up before you can get off the tractor to disengage it. Nice resto on the tractor. Good luck with it. Jim.......
thedaddycat Posted October 9, 2004 Posted October 9, 2004 One other thing that helps determine the older three-belt blowers from the newer ones is that the newer ones have a belt guard on them. If you look in Kris's pic you will see it attached by two nuts and bolts. My old style one doesn't even have anywhere to attach the guard, though I have one that I took off a blower I bought for parts...
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