anyone using a WoodMaxx blower??

[devildog1]

No snow here in upstate New York Yet, weatherman says 62 degrees Christmas Eve.
DevilDog

 

[RoyJackson]

Yeah..might not get a chance to use it much this winter...but there's always next winter!

I called today...got to see if any are available

 

[sparker133]

I put a deposit on a 72" back in the first week of December. I contacted them today and they said they had gotten a shipment in today and two days ago. They said they were not going to send any invoices out to the following week due to Christmas. Amanda said if i wanted to pay for mine while I was on the phone it would move me to front of the line for shipping.

Snow blower would not do me much good right now either, no snow just rain.

 

[srs]

I just noticed that WoodMaxx now offers an optional USA made pto shaft for $150.00 (if purchased with the blower) or $250.00 separately. For those who have the WoodMaxx blower is there anything wrong with the imported pto shaft that comes with the blower? I'm thinking about purchasing a WoodMaxx blower this summer and wonder if spending an additional $150.00 is really necessary. Any thoughts/comments on this would be appreciated. Thank you, Stanley

 

[Carl_NH]

I don't see the need to spend another 150 for the USA PTO shaft. The one that ships with the unit is fine. I did a slight modification to the gearbox - added a .040" shim (a inside snap ring on the shoulder of the main shaft) to quiet down the bevel gears and in hand tests it is now very quiet since there is no snow I took the blower off and have the rear blade on now.

The other thing, is the steel frame it ships in makes a great platform for a dolly. I got 8- 5" casters on ebay for $50 and used the top of the frame to make a dolly for the backhoe, and then used the bottom frame for a snow blower dolly - so I can roll the SB to the back of the tractor and hookup - same with the BH.

All in all a very well built snow blower but it doesnt appear it will get any use this winter as we are heading south from mid Feb to mid March.

 

[srs]

Thanks Carl_NH. Any chance you could take a picture of the .040" shim and the location? Not exactly sure where the shim goes. And of course no hurry on the picture, not in any hurry. I thank you in advance. Stanley

 

[Carl_NH]

Thanks Carl_NH. Any chance you could take a picture of the .040" shim and the location? Not exactly sure where the shim goes. And of course no hurry on the picture, not in any hurry. I thank you in advance. Stanley

Attached is a PDF of the gearbox and where I installed the shim (internal snap ring) around the shaft. This wasn't necessary but it runs quieter at least turning by hand as I haven't re attached it to the tractor and may not this winter!

 

[srs]

Carl_NH, got it, thanks again. Stanley

 

[Katahdin]

What a disappointing winter in Maine this has been! Last winter we got about 100 inches of snowfall, so far this year, less than 40! LOL.

I was hoping to produce some video clips of my Woodmaxx chewing through 18 or more inches from a Nor' Easter, but that never happened. He're some clips from late December when we used it for the first time for a 6 inch snowfall. I will say it was nice to have for moving small snow piles that I created with my front snow plow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY8jlwvUacw

I'm happy with the purchase, but I hope we get more a lot more snow next year!

 

[devildog1]

Upstate N.Y. received 10.? inches of snow for the winter of 2015 & 2016, I believe it was broke the record of the least snow going way back when they first started documenting snow falls. But it's still winter and you never know what Mother Nature will surprise us with.
DevilDog