Snow Blower belt covers?(Pics Added)

[mwells]

Are there two different belt covers for the B-series snowblowers? I have both single belt type snowblowers one for a B-12 and the other for a B-112. The B-12 has the three belt blower houseing and the B-112 has the later housing. The B-12 hitch is different then the B-112 hitch, and I have two snow blower covers and they are both identical and will only fit a B-112 hitch. In the B-12 liturature, http://www.simpletractors.com/models/b_series/1966_cat/other_seasons.htm it shows a B-12 with a snow blower with the cover on it. Has anyone else run into something like this? Thanks

[UCD]

The B-12 hitch for a single belt blower should be the same as the hitch for B-112 blower. The hitch for the 3 belt blower is different and it did not have a cover as far as Know. I have never seen a belt cover for the 3 belt blower. Back then the were not concerned with people putting there hands in the belts, they thought people knew better. The hitch in that picture should be the same single belt 2 pulley with built in clutch hitch as used on the B-112

[mwells]

Here are some pictures of the hitches. This is the B-112 hitch.

This is the B-12 hitch.

This was my first problem. When i was mounting the hitch to the tractor the engagement rod was rubing my grill housing. I had to grind the back part of the brace so it wouldn't rub my grill housing. The second picture shows shiny metal of were I ground it off at.

After I got it to engage and disengage with out hitting my grill housing, I was going to put the belt sheild on and I noticed I didn't have any brakets for the cover. So I went and took a pair off of one of my other blowers and came back to put them on, and the hole that was drilled in the hitch was to far away from the engagement rod so my cover wouldn't fit. So I went back and looked at my B-112 hitch and it has the same hole there, but above the hole is a welded in bolt for the belt cover brackets to mount on. The B-12 hitch is missing those welded in bolts. Does anyone else have a hitch like this? This is the B-12 hitch, notice there is no welded in blot for the belt sheild.

This is the B-112 hitch, notice the welded bolt is there along with the hole right underneath the welded bolt. The B-12 hitch also has this same hole drilled in it.

Heres a better picture of the welded bolt.

Any ideas as why this hitch is different? Was the Snowblower belt cover added to the hitches after some hitches were all ready built and sold?

[RedbarnRick]

Hi,Is this the cover you are referring to? It's in B1-B212 attachments pdf. [img]/club2/attach/redbarnrick/image002.gif[/img]

[richp]

Is that christmas lights on your tractor?

[wilm169]

Looks like a 3 belt hitch compaired to a single belt hitch. IMO sight?

[UCD]

Levi Both those hitches are single belt blower hitches. The hitch for the 36" blower MFG# 2025057 does not show a cover or the spring brackets for a cover. The 42" blower MFG# 2025082 & 2025098 does have the brackets and cover So I believe that is your answer. The hitch on the B-12 is for a 36" blower MFG# 2025057 and the hitch on the B-112 is for a 42" blower MFG# 2025082 & 2025098 [img]/club2/attach/UCD/BlowerHitchBSeries36-42in.jpg[/img]

[wilm169]

ok I see it now.

[mwells]

Thanks UCD I guess that should explain it. Yes the B-1 has x-mas lights on it along with the blower. They were motion lights so it looked like it was blowing snow. Thanks again!

[goatfarmer]

Hmmmm.I have a 36" blower that came with a B210,that has the spring brackets for a cover,though the cover is missing.Possibly someone assembled a blower from various parts years ago.

[UCD]

The parts break down for the earliest 36" single belt blower Simplicity MFG# 990345 shows the spring clips and cover The next lower MFG# 990311 was a 3 belt blower. The 2025057 blower and hitch must have been a very early Allis Chalmers only Blower and hitch. In researching these tractors and attachment some were originally made and introduced first for Allis Chalmers and then incorporated into Simplicity line and some were made and introduced for Simplicity and then incorporated into the Allis Chalmers line. The 2025057 blower and hitch with out the belt cover might have been the first single belt blower developed for the Allis Chalmers line then improved on with the belt cover and used with both Simplicity and Allis Chalmers newer models.

[goatfarmer]

Makes sense,Maynard. I just looked at mine,saw no part # tag anywhere,but I'd say the hitch and blower have been together from day 1.