Self contained, Gravely based power head for mowing and blowing

[Russ Lanoie]

Here's a device I first put together in 1985 so I could blow snow with my Case skid steer, long before high flow hydraulics and such became available.
The original engine was a Honda 11 hp. I mounted it to an I beam with the front end of a Gravely tractor offset and powered by a chain drive with centrifugal clutch on the engine. Though it was originally intended to be just a snowblower, in later years I switched to a Gravely mower head with flail type blade rather than the original rigid Gravely blade. I can now switch back and forth from blower to mower and have adapted it to my articulated loader as well as my little Kubota BX22. An advantage in both applications is that the attachments are offset. Also, I can tuck the mower under trees where I'd never reach with a rear mount. The original Honda engine threw a valve through the piston a while ago and I replaced it with a Carroll Stream 13 hp electric start that is a spitting image of the Honda but 1/3 the price. Starts and runs just as well.
Here are video links to the two applications:

 

[MTGreen]

That's a nice setup! I have a 4' wide 2 stage 3pt blower that I'd like to put a gas engine, gear reducer, and ssqa on for my front loader similar to yours. The literature says I need 25hp to run it and I'm looking for a vanguard type 22-26hp motor