Snowplows for the home with their own hands. Homemade snow blower for walk-behind tractor drawings, photos and videos

If available on the farm home master an electric or gasoline engine, you can assemble a snow blower on its basis with your own hands, reducing the cleaning time to a minimum. To do this, you will need to place the drive on the frame, transfer torque to the rotor or auger, and remove the collected snow through the ejection pipe.

The author's do-it-yourself snow blower is quite accessible to the home master, both with one and two-stage ejection. The rotary auger design is recommended for regions with heavy rainfall in winter. For middle lane a single-stage auger is sufficient. If the owner of the cottage has a chainsaw, walk-behind tractor, cultivator, it is more rational to choose a design with a removable drive. This will save you from significant expenses at the stage of acquiring the necessary materials, parts, assemblies.

A do-it-yourself snow blower can be made using an electric or gasoline engine as a drive. In the first case, the budget of the structure will decrease, its maintenance will be simplified. The second option provides high mobility, the engine does not need protection from precipitation.

It is much easier to make a guide vane with a rotor or auger inside for attaching to a walk-behind tractor, we can design an independent snow blower with fixed drive.

It is impossible to make a snow blower with your own hands without an auger. This part has a complex configuration and requires careful design. The manufacturing technology of the screw is as follows:

• 4 discs are cut out of 2 mm sheet steel
• blanks are cut in half, each is bent in a spiral
• 4 half-discs are welded into a spiral on one side of the pipe, which is the shaft of the structure
• 4 half disks are mounted on the opposite side
• trunnions are mounted along the edges of the pipe, designed for installation in bearings

Usually available #203 bearings are used, mounted in the side walls of the snow box. They are installed in glasses from pipes of suitable diameter, fixed on the body with M8 or M6 bolts.

The body of the snow catcher is either welded from separate blanks or connected with 4 mm rivets. This design rests on a homemade frame. Three sides of the frame are assembled by welding from corners, the front part is made from a strip, since the corner has increased snow retention. A pipe for ejection of snow is mounted in the upper part of the casing. It can be made of galvanized steel or use a 110 mm PVC plumbing pipe, fixing the sleeve of the desired length to the body with self-tapping screws. The design dimensions are shown below.

Gearbox or belt drive?

To make a snow blower with your own hands, one of the options is selected:

• gearbox - if available (for example, in a walk-behind tractor), the motor shaft is located along the axis of motion

• belt drive - the shaft is parallel to the auger axis, the torque is transmitted from the drive pulley to the axle pulley

In the latter version, it is possible to adjust the tension, the engine is easier to remove if necessary. The gearbox has a high resource, has high reliability, however, the design most often turns out to be one-piece. A belt drive is quite enough for a do-it-yourself snow blower, therefore, these options are most common.

If a chainsaw is selected as the drive, chain torque transmission is used.

Electric snow blower

When designing a do-it-yourself snow blower using an electric drive, rotary options are usually preferred. The electric motor is mounted on a metal skid frame so that the direction of the shaft coincides with the movement of the operator. After that, it is enough to fix the impeller on the shaft, place it in the volute, the pipe of which is directed sideways. An impromptu snow collector is attached in front of the snail, from which snow is thrown by an impeller into a pipe. The controls (switch, speed controller) are placed on the handle or between them.

The main advantage of assembling a snow blower with your own hands is the minimum budget for manufacturing and operation. It is enough to choose a powerful engine, a cable for winter operation, which remains elastic in cold weather, in order to completely eliminate expenses in winter.

The disadvantages of the electric drive are:

• limited mobility - snow removal is possible only for the length of the cable
• the need for protection - the engine is afraid of moisture

The advantages outweigh these disadvantages, therefore, when designing snowplows on their own, an electric drive is used in 50% of cases. If necessary, the drive can be easily dismantled without dismantling the entire structure; it can be used in the off-season for another purpose.

Homemade snow blower with gasoline drive

If there is a walk-behind tractor or a chainsaw in the arsenal of a home master, a do-it-yourself snow blower will significantly increase the functionality of this technique. If there is no need for the motor tool listed above, the engine will have to be bought, taking into account the characteristics of the drive:

• power - in motor cultivators the formula 1 l is used. s. / 1 ​​cutter, in snowplows, loads are much lower, therefore, any engine will do
• tact - 4-stroke models provide a confident winter start, 2-stroke modifications are less reliable
• the location of the filters is preferably the top one, where they are less clogged with snow masses

Most modern gasoline engines are assembled in China, which provides the drive with an average resource, a sharp price reduction, and high maintainability. For a stationary snow blower, it makes no sense to choose expensive options with additional options.

Homemade mounted snow removal equipment for walk-behind tractor

The walk-behind tractor available in the arsenal of the home master allows you to organize the cleaning of the territory from snow at minimal cost. In a do-it-yourself home-made snow blower based on a walk-behind tractor, a design copied from the Bulatochka factory product was used:

• snow collector - a sheet of 3 mm, welded to the side walls of a semicircular shape, in the center of which glasses with bearings are fixed from the inside
• auger - a shaft with end pins, on which side augers, central rotors are assembled (two bent corners with 50 mm shelves)
• ejection unit - a flange welded in the middle part of the snow collector, on which the pipe is attached (it is possible to rotate at intervals of 45 degrees)

• chain reducer - on the left in the direction of travel in the form of a rectangular box
• tensioner - a piece of square pipe welded to the rear of the snow box, inside which a rack with a smaller roller moves
• frame - a profile pipe behind the snow box, in the middle part of which there is a height-adjustable hitch

• skis - on the sides of the snow box for easy sliding of the structure

The advantages of the design are small dimensions, easy transportation to the place of work. Thanks to the hitch, there are no problems with putting a V-belt on the upper pulley of the gearbox, connecting the structure with the walk-behind tractor drive. Skis keep the pavement safe by preventing the blades from scratching the pavement.

Chainsaw snow blower

Practice shows that, in this case, the Ural chainsaw engine is the best drive option. The design turns out to be one-piece, since the native sprocket of the Ural gearbox is too small, an additional element is required to be welded, which will not allow the chainsaw to be used for its intended purpose. The technology with which a do-it-yourself snow blower is constructed from a chainsaw is as follows:

For a physically healthy and strong person, waving a shovel through the frost is a pleasure. Another thing is if the site is very large, and the distance to the road is such that you will have to throw snow from here until lunch. There is no way to do without special equipment. It costs a lot, and not everyone can afford such a luxury. Today we will talk about what a snowplow can be made of with your own hands. We will look at a few available options one of them you will definitely like.

Read in the article:

Scope of snow removal equipment

Snow blowers are indispensable on large private plots, for servicing parks, cafes, shops and other public places.

The main task of a universal snow blower is clearing large territories from snow cover. This unit collects and throws snow aside. This process greatly facilitates physical labor and saves time.

The design of this technique is quite primitive, which means that these devices are practically trouble-free in operation. They are easy to repair if necessary.

Driving a snow blower is not difficult and does not require special skills. A home snow blower is an indispensable tool if you have a large yard or have health problems that do not allow you to withstand increased physical exercise.

Maybe it's better to buy?

When thinking about purchasing such equipment, you should consider several important factors:

Factor	Description
Scope of work	It makes no sense to buy an expensive device if your site occupies 12 acres, most of which are gardens. In the garden, you only need to clear narrow paths for passage, and a few square meters in front of the house and for parking the car, it is quite possible to master it with a simple shovel. The situation is different if there is a need to clear snow, for example, from the gate to the road in order to leave by car. A large amount of work dictates the need for a snow blower.
Available Power Sources	Snow blowers can be electric or petrol powered. The former can only be used small areas and subject to available connection. Petrol self-propelled snow blowers are versatile and have more power.
The physical capabilities of the operator	Snowplows can be self-propelled or non-self-propelled. Even a child can control the first one, but the second one will require certain efforts from the operator. Tracked self-propelled devices do not get stuck in snowdrifts and are well suited for areas where the snow cover exceeds half a meter.
Device cost	Finished products vary in price depending on the power source and design features. The price of a self-propelled gasoline unit starts at 20 thousand rubles, an electric one - from 6 thousand.

Advice! A large area in the country is best handled with an auger snow blower with a large bucket. He will overcome even large snowdrifts and dense, packed snow.

Types of snow removal machines

Snow plows have two main characteristics:

• by type of management;
• by type of energy source.

According to the type of control, the machines are divided into non-self-propelled and self-propelled. Non-self-propelled have an affordable price, compact dimensions and low weight, up to 35 kilograms. Such devices do not need a hangar for storage and can be transported in the trunk of a car.

For your information! Non-self-propelled snowplows throw snow no further than 5 meters. They do not cope with packed snow and ice crust.

Self-propelled devices are much more expensive, but they also have great capabilities. The operator does not need to make any effort to control such equipment. Such a machine throws snow further, and the dimensions of the bucket allow you to clear large areas. Such devices can overpower dense snow. Appliance dimensions require use for storage special rooms, and such a unit can only be transported in a truck or on a trailer.

According to the type of energy carrier, cleaners can be electric and gasoline.

Let's consider them in comparison.

Comparison of petrol and electric self-propelled snowplows

Petrol	Electrical
Maneuverability
Snow removal with a gasoline walk-behind tractor does not depend on a power source, can be used in any area far from home	The range of the device depends on the length of the "leash". The electrical cord does not allow you to move away from the power source. In addition, the wire does not tolerate low temperatures and frost can simply burst
Ease of management
The device of a gasoline unit is much more complicated; to control it, you need to understand the ignition system. Among other things, gasoline models are much heavier, which causes certain difficulties in driving.	Electrical units are extremely easy to operate. Due to their low weight, they are very mobile and easy to use.
maintainability
Gasoline engine device snowplows the same as in other gasoline units. Common causes breakdowns - in the use of poor-quality fuel mixture. All parts are interchangeable. You can repair the engine yourself.	Electric motors are more likely to fail under heavy loads. Their repair requires thorough knowledge and can only be carried out in specialized workshops.
Power
Snowblower gasoline engines can produce 11 hp or more. This allows them to cope well with large snowdrifts and hard crust.	The power of the electric motors is limited to five hp. Such characteristics do not allow the device to cope with dense snow and ice crust.
Price
Gasoline devices are almost twice as expensive and will cost you dearly to operate and maintain.	The price of a snow blower is relatively low. In addition, these devices are characterized by low operating costs.

How a snow blower works

The engine, electric or gasoline, drives the spiral auger. He scoops up the snow and feeds it into the box or immediately throws it to the side. This is how all popular models are arranged - from the cheapest to the most expensive. The difference may be setting additional equipment: headlights for lighting, handle heating systems, devices for easy starting.

For your information! One of the weak points for a snow blower is the friction ring. It is almost impossible to repair it with your own hands. This part needs to be replaced. You can determine the need for replacement by the appearance of a creak when shifting gears.

Single stage screw assembly

A single-stage auger snow blower operates on the principle described above. In this case, the auger can have a serrated edge or a smooth one, depending on what kind of snow you need to remove. The smooth edge is suitable for cleaning fresh snow, the serrated edge is more dense, with an ice crust. The auger simply rakes in and carries the snow to the side.

These snow blowers are not self-propelled and need constant pushing forward.

Double stage auger

The two-stage auger has a different device. It has a box and an impeller with three or six blades. She throws the contents of the box through the pipe to the side. The auger itself is a screw shaft made of metal or durable steel-reinforced plastic.

DIY snowplow: options and details

The price of a snow blower is from a pack of biters, so the idea to make such a mechanism on your own appeared not only with you. Domestic "kulibins" offer different variants production of automatic cleaners based on other household devices that are in almost every home.

To make a machine, you can use an old chainsaw, a trimmer that is definitely not useful in winter, a walk-behind tractor. The main thing in this business is a sufficiently powerful engine that will rotate the shaft and cope with the load.

Here are a few options for drawings for making a snow blower with your own hands:

How to make a snow blower auger

The main element in the design is the auger. You can make an auger for a snowplow with your own hands from an iron box or thick sheet steel.

What you need to make a screw:

• for the frame: metal corner 50 × 50 mm;
• thick plywood for sidewalls;
• 0.5 inch diameter steel pipe half an inch for the handle;
• ¾ inch steel pipe for shaft;
• bearings.

4 discs are cut from a sheet of steel. This can be done with a grinder or special scissors. Each disk is cut and bent into a spiral, as shown in the figure below.

For easy movement of the structure, it can be equipped with wheels or, even better, skis made of wood or plastic.

How to make a snow blower with your own hands from a chainsaw

A chainsaw is an indispensable tool in the household. Modern chainsaws, light and powerful, have replaced the old faithful "Friendship"? Do not rush to give the tool to scrap metal. Based on a trouble-free and maintainable engine, you can make not only a snowplow, but also outboard motor, plowing unit and much more.

To make a snow blower from a chainsaw, you will need an auger, ready-made or welded, as described above. Snow is received in a box, and ejection occurs through a pipe.

More about the design:

Illustration	Description of works
	To set the shaft in motion, a gear from a motorcycle is welded to the chainsaw gear.
	The second, large gear is also taken from a motorcycle or moped.
	Used as skids round pipe. For better sliding, plastic is screwed to the bottom of the pipe with self-tapping screws. To do this, you can cut a pipe made of soft plastic lengthwise.
	Quality bearings are the key to success. They must be robust enough to withstand vibration and stress.
	The blades of the shaft are made of sheet metal. To strengthen the structure, strips of metal are welded to them.
	The mechanism for collecting snow and feeding it into the pipe is made of steel pipe.
	The ejector pipe has the same diameter as the snow intake mechanism, otherwise the snow will clog and the device will stop working. To direct the ejection, a chute is inserted into the pipe.
	For a snow blower, you can use a tank from a chainsaw. Its volume is quite enough for work.
	To control the machine, you can use the same steering wheel from a chainsaw. It is welded to the control rack and the throttle handle is placed on it.
	The engine itself is mounted on a metal frame.
	The whole mechanism as a whole has a fairly compact size, but has good power.

Do-it-yourself snow blower from a trimmer: design and video recommendations

In any case, the lawn mower is idle in the winter. So it is quite possible to adapt the engine of this unit for the manufacture of a simple and lightweight snowplow.

The task is simplified by the fact that the lawn mower already has a rotating gearbox or a rigid shaft. It remains only to adapt the auger to it.

Important! For a snow clearing device, mower models with an electric motor or a curved bar are not suitable. Their power is too low for the task, you risk overheating the engine and losing the tool.

For the manufacture of a snow harvester, only powerful gasoline scythes with a strong bar are suitable. Some expensive brush cutters come with a plastic snow shovel, but these are usually too small and unreliable. The impeller is still better to be made of metal.

Idea! As a casing for the unit, you can use a tin barrel from draft beer.

More information about the design of a snow blower from lawn mowers:

Illustration	Description of works
	To collect snow, you will need to make an impeller made of durable metal. The impeller blades are curved for snow intake.
	The second element of the system is the body in the form of a snail. It has a slightly arched ski bottom, a snow box and an ejection hole.
	The outlet of the snail is equipped with a movable cover that directs the ejection in a certain direction. If such a cover is not installed, all the snow will fly into your face.
	To work, you will have to turn the trimmer bar in the opposite direction. This should be done at the very base.
	The volute and impeller are mounted on the rotor with standard bolts.

Video material characterizing the capabilities of such a device:

DIY homemade rotary snowblowers for home

For a rotary unit, you will need a gasoline engine, preferably with a silencer, a fuel tank and a throttle cable. The screw for such a machine is made according to the principle described above.

The rotor is assembled from a metal rod or disk and blades welded to it. The blades are made of sheet steel, their number is at least 4, it can be more, but in this case it will be more difficult to remove packed snow.

The frame for the rotary machine is also made of an iron angle, connecting all the parts with welding and bolts.

Important! For a rotary device, powerful bearings should be selected, they will have to cope with strong vibration and runout of the rotor structure.

How to adapt a do-it-yourself snow blower to a walk-behind tractor

Motoblock - universal tool for area treatment. This device has a wide range of functions: it helps to plow and cultivate the land, process wood, and, among other things, clean snow drifts.

As a rule, the walk-behind tractor does not have snowplow nozzles in the kit. They are sold separately and are selected according to the model of the machine. Each type of snow cover will require different attachments: hard brushes for light snow, a shovel for a large snow cover, a scraper for an ice crust.

It is quite possible to build a snow thrower for a walk-behind tractor from plastic sewer pipe the desired diameter. For easy movement, it is better to transfer the walk-behind tractor from wheels to skis with plastic skids.

Otherwise, the auger is constructed in the same way as in other cases, with the only difference being that the power of the walk-behind tractor allows you to make it larger.

Video on the design of a homemade snow blower for a walk-behind tractor:

How much does it cost to buy a snow blower

In this market segment domestic producers sank strongly, although this state of affairs is very unnatural. After all, they should be well versed in the peculiarities of the national climate. Nevertheless, the Chinese and Germans were ahead, offering their products to the Russians.

Among the leaders - Interskol, Champion, Hyundai, Husqvarna and Honda . The products of these manufacturers are successfully operated in our harsh conditions.

So that you can roughly imagine the prices for such machines, we offer you a small selection:

Photo	Model	engine's type	Manufacturer	Cost, rub
	Husqvarna ST 224	Petrol	Husqvarna	74990
	Huter SGC 2000E	Electric	Huter	5922
	Hyundai S 5555	Petrol	Hyundai	31500
	CHAMPION ST656	Petrol	Champion	24800
	Power Products DAST 3000E	Electric	Daewoo	14950

1. If you are making a snow blower with your own hands, add bushings to the design that protect the engine from stones or pieces of solid ice.
2. It is better to drive the machine with a belt, so there is less risk that the motor will jam from a stone.
3. In winter, it is better to keep the device warm, so it will start up faster.
4. On frosty days, use thin gear oil, it will not thicken quickly in the cold.

If your house has old chainsaw, powerful trimmer or walk-behind tractor - there is no need to buy a separate snow blower. You can buy a ready-made auger or make it yourself and adapt it to any of these devices. Share your experience if you've done something similar before!

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The onset of winter is accompanied not only by the appearance of new entertainments, such as skating, skiing, playing snowballs and the like. For many this the time is associated with heavy snowfalls, which have to be removed with one's own hands.

This is especially true for owners country houses for whom snow removal becomes a daily chore.

Hand tools are gradually fading into the background in the matter of cleaning piled up snowdrifts. The fact is that modern technical thought offers special units and devices that can significantly improve not only the efficiency of cleaning, but also reduce the energy consumption of the entire process.

We are talking about snow blowers for domestic use., which are available in various configurations and technical equipment (see how to choose). These devices cost enough. big money, but making a snow blower yourself at home using handy tools is quite simple.

As practice shows, quite good home-made devices are obtained from improvised means, which are practically in no way inferior to purchased counterparts.

Choice

According to their design, gasoline snow blowers may be of several types:

• screw type;
• rotary;
• mixed type.

Rotary - the best option for home-made

For making at home the best option counts snow blower. There are several reasons for this:

• More effective cleaning snow, because the unit uses not only the auger itself, but also the rotor (rotary snow blowers are also called “rotor augers”).
• Relatively high mobility and excellent performance.
• Rotary snow blowers are powerful enough to be used even in the most snowy areas and territories.

Snow blower of this type capable of pushing snow for quite a long distance– up to 12 meters, depending on the engine used.

For more information about snow blowers, see the videos below:

Using an electric motor may be more expedient (see about electric snow blowers), when the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe area to be cleared is not very large, then you can ask yourself how to make an electric rotary snow blower yourself using an electric motor with air-cooled and handy tools?

But many years of experience shows that the choice should be stopped on internal combustion engines, which, although more whimsical in operation, can perform a much larger amount of work over a larger area.

And the absence of a cord, which significantly limits the work space, adds arguments in favor of a gasoline engine.

If you have various auxiliary equipment, then the question of finding a suitable engine does not exist at all. For example, you can make a do-it-yourself rotary snow blower for a walk-behind tractor, the drawings of which are quite widespread on the Internet.

The walk-behind tractor, in this case, plays the role of a working motor that moves the entire structure.

Principle of operation

A do-it-yourself homemade rotary snow blower is a metal case, in which there are two rotating elements - this is a screw and a rotary mechanism. The auger mechanism is hidden in a special bucket, the width of which determines the area of ​​the captured snow strip. The snow plow on the walk-behind tractor is quite simple to install.

After capturing the snow cover with the auger, it is transferred further to the rotary mechanism, which processes it. After this, the snow enters the outlet chute, from where it is pushed outward, for a certain distance.

If you are making a rotary snow blower for a tractor, then, as in the case of a walk-behind tractor, you do not need to worry about installing an engine. In addition, the installation of wheels or tracks is also eliminated, because. the driving force will be the tractor itself.

The only thing is that you can install small skids at the bottom of the bucket so that the movement of the snow blower is smoother on the snow surface.

Conclusion

Making a snow blower with your own hands seems to be quite a difficult task. especially if you don't have necessary training and knowledge. In this case, it’s not worth it to take on independent production at all and it’s better to read about how to choose a gasoline snow blower.

If you have all the necessary materials, you know how to work with welding, then you should definitely try to make this home-made unit.

Fortunately, the Internet is full of drawings and photographs, where all sizes are indicated, so that it would be more convenient and clear for you to do all this.

If we take into account that the costs in this case are minimal (except perhaps the purchase of some parts in the store), then making a homemade snow blower can save you a lot of money.

Given that the average price of a snow blower is at least 15-20 thousand rubles, this issue is becoming more and more relevant.

You can also make your own electric snow blower. About how exactly - read.

Motoblocks, used in almost every farmstead, are seasonal mechanisms. Plowing and sowing in spring, crop processing in summer, harvesting in autumn. In winter these useful gadgets idle, losing economic efficiency.

But it’s enough to make one more adaptation to the walk-behind tractor, and you will get homemade snow blower.

Almost throughout Russia, snow removal is becoming a mandatory procedure outside of large cities. To mechanize this process with low financial costs, we will tell you how to build a snow blower with your own hands.

The principle of operation of the screw mechanism

To make the right snow blower, drawings or at least sketches are required.

Before you start developing your own project, you need to understand the structure of the snowplow mechanism. The chamber, in which the augers are installed, moves with its lower cut along solid ground, picking up snow into its cavity, like a bulldozer knife.

A rotary auger structure is installed inside, which moves the snow towards the outlet. This part of the structure can be either in the middle or on one side of the chamber. If the grip width is 1 m or more, it is advisable to make a receiving hole in the middle in order to load the rotor more evenly.

In addition to spirally arranged augers, the rotor is equipped with throw-up blades, with the help of which snow enters the receiving opening. Next, a mechanism comes into action that pushes the snow through the bell in the right direction, or immerses it in the body of a nearby transport.

DIY snow blower - types of designs

The main difference between auger snow blowers is not in the way they collect snow, but in the ability to move.

1. passive structures. The operator moves the mechanism of this type independently, the power plant drives only the rotor itself. This design is easy to manufacture, but you will have to make a lot of effort when cleaning the snow, especially if the cover is high and dense.

   The snowplow is equipped with a light, low-power motor, for example, from a chainsaw. Or, an electric motor can be adapted if the cleaning area is located near the point of connection to the electricity.

   Sometimes they hang such a snow blower on a walk-behind tractor. Only you will need a power take-off shaft to drive the auger mechanism. Then self-propelledness is provided by the walk-behind tractor itself, and part of the power goes to the drive for snow removal;

2. self-propelled structures. A homemade snow blower of this type is initially designed to be able to move independently. Either a drive of the driving wheels is installed on the frame, or a walk-behind tractor with its own wheels is integrated into the design.

   It is more difficult to create such a project, but it pays off in ease of use and less effort that you spend on snow removal;

3. There are also dump type snow blowers. For work, it is only required to make a semicircular section blade. However, this design has serious drawbacks.

Firstly, such a cleaner requires a very powerful motor, since during work, a lot of snow resistance acts on the blade.

Secondly, the quality of cleaning leaves much to be desired. On the edge of the cleared road, dense snowdrifts remain, which are more difficult to remove than virgin snow.

At the same time, the auger sweeper spreads loosened snow evenly on large area without creating dense heaps.

How to make an auger snow blower with your own hands?

First of all, we make a snowplow in which a rotary auger will work. It should be barrel-shaped, with a receiving sector of at least 120°.

It can be made from 2 mm thick sheet steel, or from 3 mm thick aluminum sheets. Corrugated aluminum used for off-road equipment is excellent. It is more rigid, due to the molded pattern.

The most economical option is galvanized iron sheet. Given the low strength, it is better to make the sidewalls from plywood or textolite.

Now about the most critical part of the mechanism - about the screws. They can be welded from sheet steel (or the same aluminum), or they can be cut from dense rubber, from an old conveyor used in granaries or in a mining department. If you can ask the tire shop for old tires, the sidewalls make great auger blades.

Making a rotor from a steel sheet requires accuracy and careful marking. Moreover, one hundred spiral must be cut absolutely symmetrically, the rotation step must be maintained along the entire length of the structure. Welding of segments is carried out using conductors, which can be made from a pair of vices.

Throwing blades are made of thicker metal, since they bear the load of tossing already compacted snow.
The result should be something like this.

Important! When developing a rotary auger, do not confuse the direction of rotation and synchronize it with the throwing blades. Properly assembled mechanism eliminates the need for an additional rotor in the outlet pipe. The force of the auger will be enough for the homemade snow blower to throw snow a sufficient distance.

The finished auger can be adapted to a walk-behind tractor, mounted on wheels and moved independently. Or even fasten to the frame in front of an SUV or pickup truck. The main thing is to ensure the supply of torque to the working shaft.

Power plant for auger snow blower

If you decide to assemble a snow blower with your own hands based on a walk-behind tractor, the drive design lies on the surface. With a power take-off shaft, you simply bring the cardan, chain or belt drive to the auger shaft, and come up with a clutch mechanism. There is no need for idle rotation of the shaft.

If your walk-behind tractor is equipped only with a gearbox, it will be necessary to remove the belt or chain drive to the auger from the drive axle. The gear ratio of pulleys or chain sprockets is selected in the direction of increasing speed.

The auger works more efficiently at high speed, the worm gear only works on very dense snow. That is, the auger shaft must rotate 2-3 times faster than the wheel shaft.

If there is an additional rotary ejection mechanism on the outlet pipe, its speed should be even higher, since the volume of snow in the center of the auger is maximum, and it must be thrown out of the chamber as soon as possible.

If there is no need to clean driveways to the house and garage, the snow blower can be light and compact. The width of the working area is not more than 50 cm. Such a design is not necessarily self-propelled, and it does not need a motor that is so powerful. For example - from a chainsaw.

We make a chamber with an auger in the same way as in previous version. Only materials and sizes are selected appropriate. Single turn auger in each chamber wing, no need for a secondary rotor on the outlet pipe.

Such a snow blower can move on improvised skids installed along the edges of the chamber. Instead of a rod, a chain drive is supplied from the chainsaw to the rotor. The leading sprocket remains the same.

An additional clutch mechanism is not required, the standard chainsaw clutch copes with this task perfectly.

The only thing to take care of is weight distribution. Since the chainsaw engine is mounted on one side (it is impossible to do this in the center, the feed blades interfere), the control knob must be shifted from the center towards the motor mount. Then it will be more convenient to work.

The outlet pipe is made of plastic conduit. A diameter of 120-150 mm is enough for such a volume of snow.

Such a compact snow blower will clear the paths in your yard in a few minutes, and it will not take much time to make it. And in the summer, the chainsaw is dismantled from the auger and used for its intended purpose.

All the details and secrets of making a chainsaw snow blower in this video. You don’t even need a drawing, everything is clearly and in detail shown and explained.

DIY electric snow blower

If you have a shareware electric motor with a power of 1-3 kW, you can create a productive snowplow on its basis.

Important! The economy in this design works only when the length of the supply wire does not exceed 30 m. Given the aggressive operating conditions, the wire must be High Quality, and therefore, expensive in terms of cost. A regular extension cord for a computer will not work.

Considering design feature electric motor, the cleaning mechanism can be made not by screw, but by rotary. The working nozzle is put on directly on the motor shaft, the working speed is high.

As a working chamber, you can use the "snail" from the ventilation system. The existing chute is great for throwing snow. The installation size allows you to move it manually.
Whatever the design of your snow blower, the main thing is that you saved money on buying it.

Many on one's own make a variety of attachments that can be used in conjunction with garden equipment or snow removal vehicles.

It forces them to high price powerful snowplow.

The second reason is that if there is already a universal power unit, why pay for it, but as part of a snowplow?

In this article we:

• tell about general principles the manufacture of such devices;
• let's bring practical examples , following which you can independently build the necessary unit.

Making any homemade device, including a snow blower, begins with an understanding of what you want to achieve.

All such homemade products can be conditionally divide by three categories:

• snow throwers with external engine;
• snow throwers with own engine;
• bulldozer dumps.

Do-it-yourself snow throwers with an external engine are various nozzles on:

• motor cultivators;
• mini tractors;
• ATVs.

external motor rotates the drive shaft or pulley, through which its energy is supplied to the snowplow and ensures the operation of the auger or auger mechanism.

As an external motor for a homemade snow blower, they most often use petrol or diesel engine from various agricultural equipment.

To convert the high speed and low torque of the motor into the low speed and high torque required to operate the auger or auger mechanism of a homemade snow blower, various gearboxes.

Advantage mounted snowplows with an external motor in that in most cases the main unit is equipped with a self-propelled drive.

Thanks to this, such a snow blower does not have to be pushed.

After all, due to the self-propelled drive, it moves on one's own.

Do-it-yourself snow throwers with their own engine are usually based on a gasoline or diesel engine.

As a motor, you can use any motor of suitable power.

For example, power unit from a disassembled walk-behind tractor or chainsaw is quite suitable for making a homemade snowplow.

Such a motor is mounted on a common frame, to which a screw or screw-rotor mechanism is attached.

Between the motor and the mechanism are installed:

• reducer;
• a system that provides connection and disconnection of the mechanism.

Bulldozer buckets installed on self-propelled devices, thanks to which they successfully shovel snow from their trajectory. The size of the bucket depends on the size of the self-propelled device.

In such a combination, a lot depends on:

• wheel condition self-propelled device;
• him minimum speed.

That's why most effective for snow removal, a bulldozer bucket on a walk-behind tractor and an SUV equipped with a reduction gear.

Bucket bottom made of thick hard rubber (including a conveyor belt of suitable thickness), so that it does not damage the road surface.

Details and materials

If you decide to make snowplow attachments yourself, we recommend that you find the nearest reception point and scrap metal.

At these reception points you can find various units from decommissioned equipment that are suitable for a homemade snow blower.

Price these units will be hundreds of times less than new ones and tens of times less than used ones.

Although they may need repairs.

Here list of main parts and materials to make your own homemade snow blower , which can be purchased at the reception points:

• corners for creating a frame;
• metal for plating the hull;
• metal to create a bucket or snow catcher;
• metal for the screw mechanism;
• snow blower rotor;
• pulleys of various sizes;
• gears of various sizes;
• reducers;
• chain or belt drives;
• fastening elements;
• bolts and nuts.

Tools and equipment

Here minimum set equipment and tools, which will be required for self-creation mounted snowplow:

• drill with a set of drills for metal;
• grinder with cleaning and cutting discs;
• metal brush - nozzle for a drill or grinder;
• electric welding machine(preferably an inverter);
• powerful workbench with a vice;
• lathe (if not, you can order all the necessary parts to the turner);
• roulette;
• square;
• protractor;
• compass;
• spanners;
• screwdrivers.

Skills

If you are going to independently manufacture a mounted snow blower for various units, then at least should be able to work with:

• drill;
• welding machine.

In addition, you will need Ability to write and read blueprints.

After all, without this you will not be able to choose the right form load-bearing structure(frames).

No less important are locksmith skills albeit at an amateur level. If you do not have these skills, then we recommend that you start with something simpler. For example, to make a metal staircase or a steel fence, to get a hand.

Only after receiving at least minimal skills, you will be able to start independently manufacturing mounted snowplows according to ready-made schemes and drawings.

To independently design and create a mounted snow thrower, you would need:

• high qualification;
• big an experience.

If you do not have experience in the manufacture of attachments, we recommend that you use only proven schemes which can be found on various forums. Within the framework of this article, we are limited in volume, but we will be happy to share links to thematic forums below, where they share information in detail on how to make a homemade snow blower with your own hands.

Safety

When starting to make snowplows with your own hands, you should carefully read the safety requirements:

• when working with a grinder, be sure to wear goggles (mask) and earmuffs;
• when working with a welding machine, be sure to wear protective mask with black glass;
• carry out welding and painting indoors with good ventilation or outdoors;
• do not use the welding machine in wet/cheese indoor or outdoor during the rain;
• put on work clothes, make sure that nothing hangs;
• when finished, be sure to remove workplace, don't let accumulation of chips and debris;
• keep near the workplace stocked first aid kit.

Preparation for work

If you are going to make attachments for snow removal, you needs to be done first following:

• choose the unit or equipment for which you will make a snow thrower attachment;
• decide on the type attachments;
• determine the available materials;
• carefully read all available information on this type of attachment and installation on your chosen equipment;
• determine what you can do yourself, and what you have to buy or order.

Choice technical device for which you are going to make a snowplow directly affects the type of this equipment.

For example, only a bulldozer knife is well suited for installation on a passenger car.

This is due to the very high speed in first gear and medium engine speeds.

To effectively throw snow at this speed, and even with a screw length equal to the width of the car, a motor with a capacity of at least 50 horsepower (hp) will be required. Accordingly, the mass of the unit will be far beyond 400 kilograms.

To make and set up such a device, without having solid experience, impossible. And the cost of its manufacture will be comparable to the cost of a good self-propelled snow blower, which will be much more efficient.

For SUV the requirements are slightly lower if he has:

• four-wheel drive;
• downshift.

But main problem the same - too fast and wide car. Indeed, with such a width, the optimal speed for normal operation of the auger mechanism should not exceed 1-2 kilometers per hour for cleaning not too deep snow.

Therefore, the optimal choice for any car or any other vehicle is bulldozer knife.

With motoblocks and other self-propelled equipment the situation is different. Indeed, in most cases, their minimum speed is 5-7 kilometers per hour.

If self-propelled equipment is equipped with a 7–15 hp engine. with., then it is quite enough for cleaning not too deep snow.

When cleaning deep snow, you will either have to put up with slipping wheels, or move the equipment forward in small jerks, allowing the auger mechanism to successfully grind and throw snow.

Having decided to install not a knife on the equipment, but snow thrower, it is necessary to determine its type.

Difference between the auger and auger self-made snowplow in that in the first case, the auger both crushes and disperses the snow, and in the second it only crushes.

Therefore, with the same engine power, the efficiency of the screw-rotor device is at least 2 times higher than that of the screw one.

Therefore, for normal snow removal auger mechanism, it must be equipped engine at least 2 times more powerful.

Or put up with:

• shorter range of snow throwing;
• a strong decrease in efficiency when cleaning packed or wet snow.

If you decide to make a screw-mounted snowplow with your own hands, then main problem will search for the gearbox. After all, the gearbox from the snow blower costs at least 8 thousand rubles.

You can make such a homemade snow blower and without classic gearbox.

But in this case you will have to find or make your own gear or belt drive, in which the primary and secondary shafts are rotated relative to each other by 90 degrees.

A gear transmission can be made from two planetary gears and their axes from any differential.

These parts will be sold to you in places such as:

• paragraph scrap metal reception;
• any auto-dismantling.

Where to find diagrams and drawings of snowplows

Perhaps you will find there ready-made schemes suitable for your situation. snow blower.

Another thread with various tips for making a snow blower, including attachments.

Screw mounted snow blower for a minitractor.

Output

A normal homemade mounted snow blower has the following Benefits:

• has good characteristics;
• will cost much less than the purchased unit.

After all, a not very reliable and productive Chinese snow blower costs not less than 40 thousand rubles.

You will be able to independently manufacture equipment that will turn any equipment into a good snowplow if:

• know how to work as a grinder and a welding machine;
• You have the skills of a locksmith and a turner.

After reading our article, you learned where to get materials and details for self-manufacturing of attachments.

This will help you seriously save, after all, materials from auto-dismantling and a scrap metal collection point are cheap, and in quality they are not much inferior to new ones.

In this video you can see a homemade blade in action:

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