Mk Martin Meteor Sonwblower

[desmolift]

I bought a 60" Mk Martin Meteor 3pt snowblower with my tractor, but it didn't come with a manual. I was curious about understanding the proper adjustment of the 3pt to accomendate the blower. Obviously it should lay level, but I am more interested in how it should be tipped. Should it sit level on the two back skids? Or level on the outer box skids? Anyone have a pdf version of the manual? Appreciate the help.

 

[herringchoker]

Try contacting M.K.Martin directly. That's how I got the manual for my rotary cutter. Here's the link:
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[desmolift]

I tried that website several times this morning.... it did not appear to work.

 

[hockeymaine]

I am looking to buy the same snowblower. If you don't mind what did you pay for it? I am getting prices of 1975-2300 with manual chute.

 

[desmolift]

I am looking to buy the same snowblower. If you don't mind what did you pay for it? I am getting prices of 1975-2300 with manual chute.

$2150, $500 for rotator.

 

[desmolift]

Appreciate any input about adjustments of the upper link on the 3 pt for this blower from a current owner. Thanks.

 

[Gil Case]

My Meteor is not very clear about the angle, but it spends a lot of time on PTO shaft angles. Here is a pdf of that page. The rest of the manual is just a parts list. Not much help/

 

[desmolift]

Thanks. I think the last statement on this page says it. "Its recommended to keep the tractor PTO shaft and the snowblower input shaft parallel". Assuming the Tractor PTO shaft is parallel to the ground, then adjusting the upper link to make the snowblower frame parallel to the ground should hopefully make the input shaft also parallel...if the design is square. From my observation, that mostly means getting the blower to sit level on the back skids, not the outer box skids.

 

[Gil Case]

I am not exactly clear about your response. The PTO shaft is not to be parallel to the ground, it is to be parallel to the three PT hitch arms, which should put the snow blower level to the ground. Lowering the the skid plates so that the scraper plate is just barely off the ground and the whole unit is level to the ground is where I run mine.

 

[desmolift]

Your manual is saying, the two shafts; the Tractor PTO shaft and the snowblower input shaft should be parallel. How you go about doing this is left up to the reader. If you can imagine the snowblower sitting at rest on the ground and you tightened or loosened the top 3pt link, it would tip the snowblower back and forth changing the angle of the input shaft. So I adjusted it as best I could by measuring the distance from the frame to the ground in different locations, hoping the frame is square in relationship to the input shaft.

I don't think my blower has adjustable skid plates, this must be an option. But I think we are saying the same thing, just going about it differently. I just took a good look at my blower and I don't think the input shaft is square with the blower frame....so my method isnt going to work. If I had a short level, I would but it on the PTO and then the input shaft and adjust the top link until the bubble is in the same place on both shafts. I don't how else you can get the two shafts parallel.

 

[JerryK]

I think that in this case, as in hand grenades, close is good enough. Even if you adjust the top link so that the shafts are exactly parallel, as the unit floats during use the blower skids will tend to follow the contour of what you are clearing off somewhat, and will never always be exactly parallel. I would get them close eyeball'd. The main thing with PTO angles is to try to keep the angle less than 15 degrees when working the implement hard. That way, they should last a long time.

 

[rimshot]

I bought a 60" Mk Martin Meteor 3pt snowblower with my tractor, but it didn't come with a manual. I was curious about understanding the proper adjustment of the 3pt to accomendate the blower. Obviously it should lay level, but I am more interested in how it should be tipped. Should it sit level on the two back skids? Or level on the outer box skids? Anyone have a pdf version of the manual? Appreciate the help.

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OK, I am studying my manual for my M.K. Martin Meteor 60" blower with fixed skids. The topic underlined says, "Angles at each end of PTO" and then it shows a couple illustrations of two tractors(one with shafts parallel and w/o having parallel alignment. Here is the quote from the manual:

"A popular habit is to change snowblower angle in order to obtain better scraping effect. This practice can become harmful to the P.T.O. angle ar each end being unequal. There will be a fan speed variation as well as well as a drastic increase on cross and on bearings. To avoid it is recommended to keep tractor P.T.O. shaft and snowblower input shaft always parallel."

rimshot

 

[Gil Case]

I find myself in error about the adjustable skid plates. I was thinking about my walk behind snow thrower (a 1990 vintage Toro). The Meteor does indeed have fixed skid plates. Memory is the second thing to go in old age. As others have pointed out, I adjust the top link to make the Meteor level with the driveway.

 

[stewed]

I'm glad I read this thread, I just purchased a 60" MK yesterday and have never owned one before therefore this is good info. I never paid attention to shaft angles on my bush hog and I work that pretty hard.

 

[Aggieville]

I think that in this case, as in hand grenades, close is good enough.

Great analogy.