Final update on 2.0 atv blower, the actual mounting modifications have held up well, my 700 Kodiak has held up well and imo using tire chains, weight box off the receiver, and having low gear is adequate despite not having a front locker, that 420cc lonsin Chinese 4 stroke motor although always starts and is reliable is way to underpowered in any amount of snow over 6" even when leaving the blower several inches above the ground and making multiple passes, but if you have the time I guess it might work. It can throw snow a significant distance just takes lots of time. So far the gear box, has held up well for that underpowered engine. The electric chute rotation control failed I fixed it by pulling the wiring and using liberal amounts of electric contact cleaner and dabs of dielectric grease on every blade during reassembly, the red warning strobe broke off, in a hurry during use I backwoods hacked it together, the plastic cover over the engine is a joke and I removed it a long time ago. A major mechanical failure will result in me making it into a atv snow pusher blade which I see a use for. Bottom line you get what you pay for and this was less than half the price of self-contained atv blowers on the he market and a better set up would have been a good atv plow, even my old newly reacquired griz 350 with a old flared/ tapered plow and no tire chains is better in my experience using both.
