 A heavy duty walk-behind two-stage snow blower. A snow blower, snowblower, or snow thrower is a machine for removing snow from an area where it is not wanted, such as a driveway, sidewalk, roadway, or runway. It can use either electric power, or a gasoline or diesel engine to throw snow to another location or into a truck to be hauled away. This is in contrast with the action of snow plows, which push snow to the front or side (shovels can be similarly used). ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (3072x2048, 2411 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: User:Redjar/Images Snow blower ...
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Driveway to a farm A driveway is a type of private road for local access to one or a small group of structures, and maintained by an individual or group. ...
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Gasoline engine (also referred to as petrol engine or Otto engine) invented at the end of the 19th century by German engineer Nikolaus Otto is a type of internal combustion engine which is often used for automobiles, aircraft, small mobile vehicles such as lawnmowers or motorcycles, and outboard motors for...
A diesel engine built by MAN AG in 1906 Rudolf Diesels 1893 patent on his engine design A Diesel engine is an internal combustion engine which operates using the Diesel cycle. ...
A small sidewalk clearing plow in Ottawa, Canada A snowplow (or snow plow) is a vehicle or device used for removing snow from roadways, driveways, runways, and other surfaces. ...
Shovel with wide blade - especially appropriate for lifting snow or coal A shovel is a tool for lifting and moving loose material such as coal, gravel, snow, soil, or sand. ...
Snow blowers range from the very small, capable of removing only several inches (a few cm) of light snow in an 18 to 20 inch (45 to 50 cm) path, to very large, mounted onto heavy duty winter service vehicles and capable of moving 10 foot (3 m) wide swaths of heavy snow up to 6 feet (2 m) deep. Snow blowers can generally be divided into two classes: single stage and two stage. A winter service vehicle clearing roads near Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Single stage snow throwers
Single stage snow throwers use a single high-speed impeller to both move the snow into the machine and force it out the discharge chute. The impeller is usually in the form of two or more curved plastic paddles that move snow towards the centerline of the machine where the discharge chute is located. Single stage snow throwers usually are light duty machines. Small electric machines can actually be picked up to chew away deep snow banks a layer at a time. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 564 pixelsFull resolution‎ (830 × 585 pixels, file size: 51 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A snowblower of the Furka-Oberalp-Bahn in Disentis. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 564 pixelsFull resolution‎ (830 × 585 pixels, file size: 51 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A snowblower of the Furka-Oberalp-Bahn in Disentis. ...
A snow blower, snowblower, or snow thrower is a machine for removing snow from an area where it is not wanted, such as a driveway, sidewalk, roadway, or runway. ...
The Furka-Oberalp-Bahn is a narrow gauge railway in Switzerland with a gauge of 1,000 mm (1 m). ...
Disentis (German)) or Mustér (Romansh), with its official name Disentis/Mustér is a community of the district Surselva in the Northwest of Canton Grisons in Switzerland. ...
An impeller is a rotor inside a tube or conduit to increase the pressure and flow of a fluid. ...
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One exception to the "single stage snow throwers are small" rule are the enormous single stage rotary snow throwers used by railroads to clear tracks in mountainous areas. These rotary snowplows use one or two very large impellers that can span the entire width of the train and typically discharge to the side A rotary snowplow from the Oregon Short Line on display at the Mid Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, WI. A rotary snowplow is a piece of railroad snowfighting equipment. ...
Two stage snow blowers
 Large vehicle mounted snow blower By comparison, two stage snow blowers have one or more low-speed metal augers that break up the snow and move it into a separate high-speed impeller (sometimes called the fan). The impeller 'blows' the snow out the discharge chute with considerable force. All but the lightest-duty snow throwers are typically two-stage machines. Image File history File linksMetadata Mercedes-benz-museum-unimog-u500-schneefraese. ...
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Study of a man using an auger, for The Seven Sorrows of the Virgin, Albrecht Dürer, ca 1496 An auger is a device for moving material or liquid by means of a rotating helical flighting. ...
An impeller is a rotor inside a tube or conduit to increase the pressure and flow of a fluid. ...
Two stage snow blowers range in power from a few horsepower to very large machines powered by diesel engines of over 1000 horsepower(750 kW). The large machines are used for clearing roadways and airport runways. These are capable of removing large amounts of snow quickly. Some municipalities use larger snowblowers to clear snow from streets after a snowfall, often by blowing the snow into trucks which haul it away. A diesel engine built by MAN AG in 1906 Rudolf Diesels 1893 patent on his engine design A Diesel engine is an internal combustion engine which operates using the Diesel cycle. ...
Two stage machines for home use are usually self-propelled, using either large wheels equipped with tire chains or, in some cases, tracks. These are usually single-purpose machines, though some are detachable front ends that can be replaced with other implements, such as a rotary tiller. Snow chains, or tire chains, are chains which are affixed to the wheels of vehicles to provide superior traction when driving through snow and ice. ...
A Rotary tiller is a motorised cultivator that works the soil by means of rotating blades. ...
The auger drive is usually equipped with a shear pin. If a major jam occurs, this pin will break rather than allowing the internal drive gears to be damaged. The pin must then be replaced by the user before operation can resume. A shear pin is the mechanical analogue of an electric fuse. ...
Safety issues One problem with the design of the snowblower is that snow can build up in the auger, jamming it and stalling the motor. This is complicated by the fact that the auger may twist before applying enough resistance to the motor to stop it. If the jam is cleared with a hand, it is possible for the auger to return to its natural shape suddenly and with great force, possibly injuring the user; snowblowers are a leading cause of traumatic finger amputations. [1] The correct procedure is to stop the engine, disengage the clutch and then clear the jam with a broom handle or other long object. Study of a man using an auger, for The Seven Sorrows of the Virgin, Albrecht Dürer, ca 1496 An auger is a device for moving material or liquid by means of a rotating helical flighting. ...
Most modern machines mitigate this problem by including a safety system known as the "Dead man's switch" (which may be electrical as implied or mechanical in design, such as a lever), to prevent the mechanism from rotating when the operator is not at the controls. In some jurisdictions, this is a mandatory requirement. A dead mans switch (for other names, see Alternative names), as its name suggests, is a device intended to stop a machine in case the human operator becomes incapacitated, and is a form of fail-safe. ...
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History Arthur Sicard (December 17, 1876 - September 13, 1946) is credited as the inventor of the snow blower. Arthur Sicard lived on a farm when he was a boy, and used to sell milk. Finding that snowfall would prevent his selling of milk, he dreamed up an idea for a machine that would blow snow and clear up roadways. In 1925 Sicard completed his first prototype, based on a concept he described in 1894.[2] He founded Sicard Industries in Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec and by 1927 his vehicles were in use removing snow from the roadways of the town of Outremont, now a borough of Montreal. His company is now a division of SMI-Snowblast, Inc. of Watertown, New York, USA, as well as a Canadian operation, Sicard SSI Group, Inc. in Knowlton, Quebec.[3] December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Church in Sainte-Thérèse Sainte-Thérèse is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada northwest of Montreal, in the Regional County Municipality of Thérèse-de-Blainville. ...
Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Outremont is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...
Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Region Montréal Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3] - City 365. ...
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Ariens is a Brillion, Wisconsin-based equipment company which has a long history manufacturing snow blowers and lawn tractors for commercial and high-end consumer markets. ...
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The Toro Company (NYSE: TTC) is an American manufacturer of lawnmowers and other lawn care tools, founded in 1919. ...
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