Single stage snowcaster vs two stage blower

[Timj]

Hope you don't mind guys, I've opened a new topic single vs two stage and will move these messages there.

Not a bad idea, I guess we have a few threads going, all circling around snow blowers.

[MattA]

I can give you some more feedback on my SB48 snowcaster vs my Berco this weekend. For now I will tell you that I tested both back to back in the same snow storm, about 6" of heavy snow. The Snowcaster better than the Berco in terms of moving a huge volume of snow. I was able to run the Snowcaster at a much higher travel speed while clearing a wider width. The Berco on the other hand is able to throw the snow a good 40 feet, well past my driveway. The Snowcaster throws some snow over the driveway, the rest lands on the driveway to be blown again. This is when blowing to the right with the wind.

[propane1]

Chute topic today. I wonder if the opening for the chute on the Case casters is to big to give pressure to push to snow out, to give distance. The Case snowthrower is basically the same as my John Deere snowthrower Case thrower 48”, John Deere 46”. But the Case chute opening is 8” and the John Deere is 6”. The John Deere throws reasonable and snow all stays together and you can place the snow where you want. The hydraulic top chute deflector sure helps with the placing, on the John Deere. Seems to be more pressure out the chute on the John Deere as compared to the Case. Now the John Deere doesn’t throw 40’ feet or anything, but 15/20’ is about normal depending on snow and wind.
Any way. What do you think. Just something to chat about.

Noel

[DavidBarkey]

Chute topic today. I wonder if the opening for the chute on the Case casters is to big to give pressure to push to snow out, to give distance. The Case snowthrower is basically the same as my John Deere snowthrower Case thrower 48”, John Deere 46”. But the Case chute opening is 8” and the John Deere is 6”. The John Deere throws reasonable and snow all stays together and you can place the snow where you want. The hydraulic top chute deflector sure helps with the placing, on the John Deere. Seems to be more pressure out the chute on the John Deere as compared to the Case. Now the John Deere doesn’t throw 40’ feet or anything, but 15/20’ is about normal depending on snow and wind.
Any way. What do you think. Just something to chat about.

Noel

I would agree you about the chute size . One thing I notice is that the Paddles on the JD auger is wider than on the Case . Is there a difference in auger diameter / tip speed between the two ?

Dave

[propane1]

Never measured the augers, but I think the John Deere is a little bigger in diameter. Don’t have clue about tip speed. I guess there’s a way to figure that out maybe ?

Noel

[propane1]

Saw this while looking at you tube this morning. Looks like a reasonable chute.

Noel

[Timj]

I believe that all components factor into the performance of blowers. The engineers had to come up with an optimal performance for a variety of snow conditions.

I agree, narrowing the chute should increase/will increase velocity, until the it becomes overwhelmed and plugs.

@DavidBarkey I think someone on the other forum cut the auger and widened the paddles on a Case blower, but I think the results were very minimal.

Noel has a variety of brands to compare and get information from. Matt will have a good side x side of Berco vs SB48.

I have ran into tip speed references from time to time. It would be very interesting to have a tach on the auger and see what happens during use.

[propane1]

Idea! . Would a vibration tach work on the thrower to get auger rpm. ?

Noel

[propane1]

Picture of two John Deere snow throwers mounted on a chev blazer. Right thrower has the same chute that my John Deere thrower has. The left thrower has the newer tall chute option. The tall chute one throws higher and a little farther, from what I can tell.

Noel

[Timj]

Picture of two John Deere snow throwers mounted on a chev blazer. Right thrower has the same chute that my John Deere thrower has. The left thrower has the newer tall chute option. The tall chute one throws higher and a little farther, from what I can tell.

Noel

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