Post by RaisedByWolves on Nov 30, 2011 8:46:15 GMT -5
Ive used a few tractor mounted blowers in my time and the model 49 is as good as you can get in a single stage except for one thing, only 1" of lift.
As Im in the process of making some mods to my blower that Ill post later, but for now I figured Id share this simple mod.
With nothing more that two pieces of 1/4" steel welded in the lift slots you can gain 3" of additional and much needed lift. Here you can see one side done and the other piece ground and ready to be welded in place.
And heres both sides welded in and ready for paint.
For my tractor I needed these pieces to be 3/4" long and radiused to fit the slot on one end. I would recommend only doing this if you intend to do both sides as doing only one will wear your lift cylinder and cause it to leak.
Using a bolt in the slot will simply not work as the cylinder rod is in the way.
Ill add more info here after I get the blower back on the machine.
As Im in the process of making some mods to my blower that Ill post later, but for now I figured Id share this simple mod.
With nothing more that two pieces of 1/4" steel welded in the lift slots you can gain 3" of additional and much needed lift. Here you can see one side done and the other piece ground and ready to be welded in place.
And heres both sides welded in and ready for paint.
For my tractor I needed these pieces to be 3/4" long and radiused to fit the slot on one end. I would recommend only doing this if you intend to do both sides as doing only one will wear your lift cylinder and cause it to leak.
Using a bolt in the slot will simply not work as the cylinder rod is in the way.
Ill add more info here after I get the blower back on the machine.
