i've always been a "Chevy" guy

[sniper]

This would make Tim "The Toolman" Taylor green with envy!   
454 cubic inch big block Chevrolet V8 produces 412 horsepower   
Just in case your havin' any trouble removing snow from your driveway.  This baby will blow snow back to where it came from -- more story at the bottom...







And now for the rest of the story....

If you're tired of anemic, one-lung snowblowers with their slipping drive belts, you might consider Kai Grundt's V8 snow blower which raises the bar on the traditional snow blower in every respect. With electric start, electric block heater, antifreeze heater and eight cylinders, it has no drive belts to freeze up and you'll never get bored with the job as the 454 cubic inch big block Chevrolet V8 produces 412 horsepower, 430 foot pounds of torque and can throw snow 50 feet at just 3500 rpm.

Nor will you get cold as the machine has been ingeniously designed to route the engine coolant through the handle bars, with the rear mounted, enclosed radiator keeping the operator nice and cozy.

Maneuvering the massive beast (it has a total wet weight of 912 lbs) is a breeze thanks to the hydraulic-drive 4WD skid steer on independent walking beams which offers a zero turning radius. It's also as fast as you like, with an infinitely adjustable speed range on the drive wheels via dash mounted flow control. At the opposite end of the scale, it has more than enough torque to pull your car out of the ditch before the hydraulic motors stall!

Adding to the well-balanced feel of the unit, just 15 pounds of down force on the handlebars will lift the auger blade off the ground in order to climb stairs/walkways for ease of snow removal. Safety has and continues to be paramount with spring return to centre "fail safe" type directional controls with emergency stop and tether cords.

Safety is one of the key theme, with a flashing blue light (as required by law in many areas) being the least of the safety features. No-one will fail to hear you with those twin throaty exhausts, which come standard with 92 decibels at the controls, though if the rumbl e of a V8 exhaust is music to your ears, you can obviously go much louder. Even at the standard baffling, hearing protection is strongly suggested.

The powerful yard machine lights and a dashboard with backlit gauges complete the package to ease the burden of this normally reviled task. The custom 42 inch, two stage auger has a Chevrolet 10 bolt truck differential with spool and a centrifugal auger clutch with shear pin protection, further adding to the image of this "automotive theme blower."  As each unit is custom-built, optional extras for the snow blower are both diverse and outrageous as the base unit - there is unlimited auger choices from single to multi stage designs and various motor combinations to suit the religious preferences of the customer (Chevy, Dodge Hemi, Ford) and such exotica as a V-10 or a diesel engine or remote starting can be accommodated. And if, after a while, you feel you've outgrown the 400 horses, this particular engine is well catered for in the performance modification area, with Lunati camshaft, Milodon Gear drive, Holley and Edelbrock components to name a few, and there's always the fuel injection option too, if you feel you need to throw the snow out of the county or ensure your seat in the "neighborhood blower blingster hall of fame."

[Pilgrim]

"Safety has and continues to be paramount with spring return to centre "fail safe" type directional controls with emergency stop and tether cords."

That's a step in the right direction.  Get in front of that and the result would be an instant replay of a memorable wood chipper scene from "Fargo".

[GonzoBass]

What's a "snowblower"?

[rahock]

I didn't notice any safety sticker warning you not to use for removing snow from your roof .  I don't think I should buy one untill they work that piece out
Rick

[OldManC]

Is it wrong that I feel slightly aroused after reading that?

[sniper]

What's a "snowblower"?

no comments from the forever flowering peanut gallery!  

just think of it as a machine to level the sand

That's a step in the right direction.  Get in front of that and the result would be an instant replay of a memorable wood chipper scene from "Fargo".

i was wondering if the guy has any plans for a "chipper"

[jmcgliss]

Don't you just love irony? Operating instructions should read: "Leave engine running until global warming ensues and snowfall is greatly diminished. Depending on where you live, it may be necessary to attach the optional impeller assembly to pump flood water from your basement, or to extinguish brush fires. Finally, complete Carbon Impact Declaration Form AG2012.pc and surrender to authorities".

[Pilgrim]

i was wondering if the guy has any plans for a "chipper"

I can think of a few mortuaries and cemeteries which might take him up on it.  (The ones accused of emptying graves and re-filling them while stacking the bodies.)  They could have some really nice flowering plants with that much fertilizer.

[Dave W]

I can think of a few mortuaries and cemeteries which might take him up on it.  (The ones accused of emptying graves and re-filling them while stacking the bodies.)  They could have some really nice flowering plants with that much fertilizer.

The Soylent Corporation might also be interested.

[Pilgrim]

The Soylent Corporation might also be interested.

A new option!

- Burial
- Cremation
- Chipping

It's PEOPLE!

[JimB52]

Everyone on my street has a snowblower except me. THAT would make me the envy of my block. No Question.

[OldManC]

JimB52

Hey, there's a name I haven't seen in a while... Welcome aboard! How you been?

[JimB52]

Hi.
I've been good. I just bought Scott D's Hot Rod Jazz and he told me about this board, and here I am.

[godofthunder]

Welcome Jim !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[uwe]

Old friends assemble ... Bit late to the party, but still ...

Willkommen!

Uwe