Snowblower for F2400

yooperdave · Sep 22, 2003

I see a snowblower advertised for sale.

The model is a SB-52. The chute is electronically opperated.

How does the electronics hook up to a F2400 tractor?

I have a open cab with a pair of overhead spotlights. Do I need to add a circuit or some kind of wiring harness for the chute?

What should a used SB 52 in good condition cost?

Thanks for any help.

Yooper Dave

hwp · Sep 24, 2003

Hi Dave:

I don't know what snowblower Kubota supplied for the F2100/F2400. Mine was made by Van Eyl and is 50" wide. I use a rule of thumb of 5HP per foot of width so a F2400 should be able to handle a snowblower up to about 5' in wide. However, when the snow is really heavy and deep enough, my tractor really works to handle the snow. I just go a little slower in such conditions.

My snowblower has hydraulic chute rotation and hydraulic discharge angling so I don't know about the electric rotator, but Kubota does use it on a lot of snowblowers so I don't think there should be a problem. There is a spare circuit coming out of the fuse box under the seat, I believe it is a red wire with a female bullet connector on it so you could use that. I use that feed to power my cab which includes four work lights, a blue strobe light, the heater blower motor, the windshield wiper and the interior cab light.

The price for a snowblower really depends on what kind of condition it is in, could be anywhere from $500 to $2000. There are two important aspects to a snowblower - the impeller dishcarge velocity and the gap between the impeller and the drum. The impeller on my snowblower is 20" in diameter which gives me a discharge velocity of about 5200 feet/min at 2000 engine rpm or 1000 pto rpm in low range. This gives me about a 100 foot throw in really dry snow and when the gap between the impeller and the drum is at the ideal, about 0.020" from BDC to the point of discharge. However the throw distance drops off significantly as the snow gets wetter and the gap between the impeller and the drum increases. It can get down to about 30 feet in really wet snow. When the gap between the impeller and the drum gets worn to the point that the impeller won't pick up a quarter, the tips of the impeller need to be rebuilt and then ground to fit the drum (0.020" clearance). The drum can also get bellied out from stones which also increases the gap between the impeller and the drum. This had happened to the drum on my snowblower before I bought it so I welded a 0.125" sleeve inside the drum and ground the impeller tips to 0.020" tolerance. If you rebuild the impeller tips you neeed to check the balance of the impeller.

Hope this helps. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

tomnky · Sep 25, 2003

Is this the one you are referring to?
SB-52 Snowblower

yooperdave · Sep 25, 2003

That's the boy! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

It came off a F2400 so it "should" be a good fit.

The seller has been very non-responsive to me so far. I have only been getting 1 or 2 word replies if he does reply, and does not address my direct questions.

I may just leave him and his sale alone.

We'll see what happens.

Yooper Dave

Junkman · Sep 25, 2003

As an e bay seller and buyer, I have experienced this many times. I think that they are just not communicative people when it comes to writing. Almost like they are functional illiterates. I look at the pictures and make my decision based on that, because even though they are not conversing, they are still good honest people. You have to worry more about the people that are con artists and give you flowery descriptive narratives to take advantage of your trust.... From the auction picture, I wouldn't hesitate to bid on the item if it were relatively close to me and I could pick it up.

hwp · Sep 25, 2003

That's a good looking piece of equipment Dave and the price is right, at least so far, even if it does have some wear. I haven't seen one like that before. It appears to be a two-stage machine, but if so, where is the mechanism to drive the auger? The shaft from the PTO on mine goes into a gear box with 90 degree and 180 degree output shafts. The 180 degree shaft drives the impeller and the 90 degree shaft leads to the right edge and drives a chain to the auger with a 4:1 reduction. Is there a gear box in front of the impeller to drive the auger something like some of the walkbehinds have? Just curious.

Good luck.

yooperdave · Sep 25, 2003

They wanted $300 to deliver the unit less than 150 miles /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif.

If I deceide to bid, and if I win, I will take a buddy down and pick it up after work. Even at 12 mpg, it would still be worth my while. I just hope it does not weigh 400 pounds. I am still trying to get some approximate weight from the seller.

Yooper Dave

tomnky · Sep 26, 2003

I am betting it is between 400 to 500 pounds.................They (Kubota)give the new model for F-series as weighing 383 pounds it also is a 52 inch blower.

hwp · Sep 26, 2003

I think Tomnky is right. Mine weighs about 400-50 lbs - **** heavy. It is made out of 0.250" plate!

yooperdave · Sep 27, 2003

In (typical) ebay fashion, the seller pulled the plug before the auction closed.

I really wanted the snow blower, but there is some relief because the seller was not putting me at ease anytime during the auction.

Maybe I'll find another one even closer to home /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif!

Yooper Dave

Junkman · Sep 28, 2003

He probably felt that it wasn't worth it in the end to wait to see if some bidders would be coming in at the last moment. I was watching an auction last week that was stuck at $36 for 6 day, 23 hours, 45 minutes.... in the last 15 minutes, there were about 20 bids and the item closed at $375. People have become savvy and don't bid till the end. As a seller, I put a reserve on the item and if it doesn't meet the reserve, then it isn't sold. On the other hand, e Bay charges a hefty amount when you put a reserve on an item. It is equivalent to the commission amount that is due if the item sold. They get their money either way when there is a reserve. I tack on the extra cost of the reserve or the commission to the shipping. I almost always put the shipping costs into the auction so people can decide if the total cost of the item plus shipping is worth it to them. Between e Bay commissions, listing fees, & PayPal fees, it cost approximately 10% of the total selling amount....

yooperdave · Sep 28, 2003

Does the seller have the right to pull the plug early?

If you go to his listing, there is no mention of having this right.

There also has not been any update to his listing after he already sold. People are still bidding and expecting to buy what is listed.

There could be some fireworks after the auction closes.

Yooper Dave

tomnky · Sep 28, 2003

Well How come You are listed as the winner Dave?

Junkman · Sep 28, 2003

I didn't look at the auction last evening when someone posted that the auction had been pulled. This mornings comments indicate that the posted was mistaken and the auction continued to a successful end.
Back to the question. A seller can stop an auction at any time they want to prior to the end. I have stopped auctions when the bidding has gotten so ridiculous that it is go grossly over priced I am afraid the high bidder will come to their senses and retract their bids and ruin the auction completely. Selling and buying on e Bay is easy and can be fun, but sometimes you get people that just go crazy and keep bidding without thinking of value. Then it is sometimes hard to get them to honor their bid. I have seen a $25 auto part go for almost $200. Last winter, I sold a Chevelle under hood lamp for $300! There is no accounting for another persons reasoning or lack of it.....

yooperdave · Sep 28, 2003

I bid because I always wanted this snowblower at my winning bid price.

If it turns out that he is selling something that he does not have, then I will take it up with ebay. The auction should have closed if he sold the unit somewhere else.

This sellers poor communication gives ebay a bad name.
The seller knew I wanted this item from the first day of posting.

I think $880 for this snow blower is a good deal, and I would not hessitate to buy it again if a similar one were offered at a similar price and a similar distance away.

I will repost under related topics to see if more people want to contribute.

Thanks

Yooper Dave

Junkman · Sep 28, 2003

The auction closed at its scheduled time, and I don't see any problem with your being able to purchase the item and complete the sale. If he decides not to complete the auction, then you will not have much recourse other than to give him negative feedback. e Bay will not do anything to help you in reality, but they will send the seller a few "threating" e mails. They are in the business of collecting fees and that is what they will always be concerned with. Remember that this is only one of about 1 million auctions that closed today. There are over 6 million items on e bay at any given time. As I have said in a previous post, you should give the seller the benefit of doubt just because he doesn't communicate well doesn't make him a bad seller.....

Trikerman · Mar 21, 2014

HELLO HWP I JUST BOUGHT A KUBOTA F2400.....I WAS READING YOUR POST ON YOUR F2400 AN WOW NICE TRACTOR...I WILL BE PICKING MINE UP SOON..I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS...WHAT ROTATION DOES THE PTO RUN?? U ALSO POATED ABOUT A GEAR REDUCTION AN ROTATION GEAR BOX...I WAS TOLD THAT OUR F2400 ROTATE THE OPPOSITE OF THE B AN BX MODELS OF KUBOTA SNWO BLOWERS....DOES VAN EYL STILL SELL SNOW BLOWERS LIKE THE ONE U HAVE???THANKS ALOT FOR YOUR POST...I HOPE U CAN HELP ME OUT MY EMAIL IS Trikerman47@aol.com.....PLEASE EMAIL ME.....I REALY LIKE YOUR MACHINE....THANKS AGAIN...

rbarker · Mar 21, 2014

Trikerman said:
HELLO HWP I JUST BOUGHT A KUBOTA F2400.....I WAS READING YOUR POST ON YOUR F2400 AN WOW NICE TRACTOR...I WILL BE PICKING MINE UP SOON..I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS...WHAT ROTATION DOES THE PTO RUN?? U ALSO POATED ABOUT A GEAR REDUCTION AN ROTATION GEAR BOX...I WAS TOLD THAT OUR F2400 ROTATE THE OPPOSITE OF THE B AN BX MODELS OF KUBOTA SNWO BLOWERS....DOES VAN EYL STILL SELL SNOW BLOWERS LIKE THE ONE U HAVE???THANKS ALOT FOR YOUR POST...I HOPE U CAN HELP ME OUT MY EMAIL IS Trikerman47@aol.com.....PLEASE EMAIL ME.....I REALY LIKE YOUR MACHINE....THANKS AGAIN...

Welcome to the forum, but you have picked up on a thread that was posted 11 years ago so you may not get any response from the original posters. Maybe someone else will have an answer.

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