Drift cutters

[07wingnut]

The plate on the open area of the chute seems to increase the distance that the snow can be blown. It may have something to do with confining the airstream to the chute rather than have some of it bleeding off at the bottom of the chute.

 

[MF RED in MT]

The plate on the front of the chute does like wingnut says, and also on mine it stops any snow buildup in between the chute and the riser plate.

KC

And I also fabricated larger skid shoes (4" x 10") with 3/4" x 4" UHMW on the bottom for my Blade and Snowblower.

Great improvement for a gravel driveway!

Sorry for the sidebar on your "Drift cutters" thread...

 

[coupman35]

That all good i like to see what other guy come up whit

 

[RaydaKub]

These are the cutters that Bercomac put out for my Pro 1000 56 inch blower. The material is maybe 2 mm thick. But they are very solid because of the 2 sided design. They extend maybe 15 inches above the body. The top is 1 inch wide by 2 inches deep.

 

[PILOON]

As you probably know wet snow likes to stick/freeze to cold metal.
That said, lining the chute with a plastic liner is a great improvement.
OK, PAM, oil etc will offset that problem but only for a short while.
The answer IMHO is a plastic liner.
Mine has been lined for a fair while and I found it to be a great performer, very happy.

My first attempts were to use HD black stick tape and that proved my concept.
Also rusted bare metal will catch snow unlike any slick surface.
It is not for simple manufacturing economics that walk behinds now all use plastic chutes.