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BangShift Approved Craigslist Find: This Truck Mounted Snowblower Has Its Own 302 For Power – Holy Smokes!


BangShift Approved Craigslist Find: This Truck Mounted Snowblower Has Its Own 302 For Power – Holy Smokes!

We have to thank Andrew Crouch for the tip on this mind-numbingly great machine. What you are looking at is a 100% custom built truck mounted snowblower that is powered by a Ford 302 mounted on the blower itself. This thing is not driven by the truck at all, the unit has its own engine. Sweet mother of mercy this is awesome and for sale. You could own it for $4900 bucks and a trip to the Greeb Bay, Wisconsin area which we hear is a hellish frozen wasteland awesome this time of the year.

We could go on for days on our own about this but we’re going to let the descriptive and well written ad (not kidding, it is) do the talking. We’ve been trying to find video of this in operation because there has to be video of it in operation but have come up dry so far.

Here’s the text of the ad, scroll down to see the photos! –

This is an 8′ Snowblower converted from a 3pt tractor PTO to a self contained 302, V8 Driven Blower.

The 302 is a 1995 Carbureted Roller Motor, with a governor to maintain the RPM you set.

The Blower Motor has its’ own tach, oil and temp gage mounted on the back of the engine, in plain sight thru windshield.

The Blower Motor is controlled completely from the cab of the truck (Start/Stop/RPM)

The Blower Motor shares the truck battery however the fuel supply and cooling systems are independent.

The Hydraulics are 12V self contained pump/motor (under hood of truck) with Quick Disconnects to the (2) Cylinders.

The Blower is mounted to a ’77 F-350 4×4, the truck is not for sale.

The brains/controls for the blower are hooked up with a 4-flat trailer hitch plug.

I built the complete blower a little conservatively with the small block 302, I must say even at 1800rpm (engine speed) this blower absolutely launches snow, even better than anticipated.

I don’t think the application would be ideal in a city setting with houses and windows close by, however for the hunting land, when you are out of room to push snow with the plow, it’s the ticket.

There’s a lot of the logistics that could certainly be done differently to suit your needs including 12V power, fuel or hydraulics. The blower could probably be lifted with a regular plow pump as it only needs about 400psi to lift.

I would potentially include the Blower and Truck Side Wiring Harnesses (and solenoid), Control Panel (on counsel in my truck) the 12V Hydraulic Pump, Reservoir, the cylinders and sq tube with the UHMW poly slides. I plan to keep the Truck and the Bumper.

I’m asking $4900 for the package but I’m willing to work with you if you don’t need everything.

Please put some thought into this before calling as this is a Serious Blower.
Call Nine Two Zero 850-0294 between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
NO TEXTS!!

 

 

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9 thoughts on “BangShift Approved Craigslist Find: This Truck Mounted Snowblower Has Its Own 302 For Power – Holy Smokes!

  1. john

    Buy one Brian!! It would be perfect for “Brutus” and making red snow cones of, I mean for, the neighborhood kids.

  2. The Outsider

    But if they’d have used Chad’s favorite mill . . . the miracle $200 “Ex-Government Motors” “LESS” (now packing the salvages near you) . . . that pesky snow would just melt away . . . .

    But then, back in 2000, Dr David Viner, senior research scientist at the climatic research unit of the University of East Anglia advised all of us that by now, “Children just aren’t going to know what snow is.” So who needs a snow blower? . . . break out the swim suits!

  3. Michael Craven

    Neat-O unit…put a deflector on the top of the blower outlet and it could be used in built-up areas with no problem.

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