This Jeep Blows...

Nailhead · 12-12-2009, 01:44 AM

A friend of mine made this. Harry lives in the foothills of southeastern Wyoming where the snow and the wind conspire frequently to make roads impassable.

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Harry bought the snowblower at a government auction somewhere, and the Jeep somewhere else. The Jeep has a 350, and I don't remember what year it is. He devised hydraulic actuation for lifting the snowblower, and for rotating the discharge chute. To power this, Harry mounted an additional power steering pump modified for extra fluid capacity. The horizontal radiator hose seen on the far side of the engine is this modification:

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The snowblower is shaft-driven off the PTO to the pillow blocks visible next to the discharge chute, with the shaft having an ample slip joint to enable lifting the unit. The pillow blocks allow chain drive to the snowblower input shaft:

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At the time I took these pix, this was a work-in-progress so several of the above components were missing. Another view of the drive & lift mechanism:

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The actuator cables leading to the valve assembly where the bumper should be are connected to these levers:

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I've seen those levers do their thing, and this machine has amazing potential. The unit is designed to remove in 1/2 to 1 hour, so it doesn't render the Jeep useless in the summer. This includes removing the Vermeer counterweights in the back.

This man is a good friend and a talented fabricator with an amazing head for solving problems mechanically. He should be proud of this creation.

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dentedvw · 12-12-2009, 05:59 AM

Wow, fantastic creation.

mmitchell57 · 12-12-2009, 06:09 AM

That's pretty cool!

RedRocker · 12-12-2009, 06:46 AM

I guess he knows it won't rock crawl worth a damn now.

Jungle Jim · 12-12-2009, 06:52 AM

very cool

thanks for sharing

post some pics of it in action if you can
and give your pal a pat on the back from me

comes naturally · 12-12-2009, 12:57 PM

Very cool!

Nailhead · 12-12-2009, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedRocker

I guess he knows it won't rock crawl worth a damn now.

It actually does OK even with the snowblower on: he took it to town to finish it, and in order to do so he had to drive it out of the canyon over a rather gnarly road because his neighbors are mental patients who keep fucking with his easement. I watched through my rearview on the way out, and that Jeep had no trouble at all.

Bear in mind that whole snowblower comes off quite easily for rock work.

Nailhead · 12-12-2009, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jungle Jim

very cool

thanks for sharing

post some pics of it in action if you can
and give your pal a pat on the back from me

I will gladly do both.

Check out another of his creations in the Cool Trucks thread-- it's an M715 with a dump bed and some other trick mods.

AkBrian · 12-12-2009, 03:30 PM

Nice work!

TALLGUY · 12-12-2009, 04:24 PM

Maybe i just cant see but was this jeep already equiped with a PTO in front or what exactly powers it? Is the PTO also hydrallically driven from the extra power steering pump, or is there a PTO off the transfer case??

Oh yea, very nice and practical idea. I have seen the same only with a small motor mounted right on the blower and snowplow brackets for lift.

Carlo Muro · 12-12-2009, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TALLGUY

Maybe i just cant see but was this jeep already equiped with a PTO in front or what exactly powers it? Is the PTO also hydrallically driven from the extra power steering pump, or is there a PTO off the transfer case??

Oh yea, very nice and practical idea. I have seen the same only with a small motor mounted right on the blower and snowplow brackets for lift.

That was my question exactly. This model CJ (76+) would not have had a PTO from the factory. Nothing a good fabricator couldn't work around though.

Nailhead · 12-12-2009, 05:27 PM

It is PTO driven from the transfer case, and Harry went through several PTO's before he found one with the right height.

RedRocker · 12-12-2009, 05:57 PM

Nice job, sure beats freezing your ass off on a tractor.

Nailhead · 12-12-2009, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by RedRocker

Nice job, sure beats freezing your ass off on a tractor.

He put an additional heater in it, also.

A-Bone · 12-12-2009, 06:11 PM

Bitchin.... That thing needs a write up in Shed Magazine....

12-12-2009, 01:44 AM	#1
Nailhead ^OP Painting by numbers Joined: Apr 2003 Location: Glendo, WY- Pop. 230 Oddometer: 5,387	This Jeep Blows... A friend of mine made this. Harry lives in the foothills of southeastern Wyoming where the snow and the wind conspire frequently to make roads impassable. [IMG][/IMG] Harry bought the snowblower at a government auction somewhere, and the Jeep somewhere else. The Jeep has a 350, and I don't remember what year it is. He devised hydraulic actuation for lifting the snowblower, and for rotating the discharge chute. To power this, Harry mounted an additional power steering pump modified for extra fluid capacity. The horizontal radiator hose seen on the far side of the engine is this modification: [IMG][/IMG] The snowblower is shaft-driven off the PTO to the pillow blocks visible next to the discharge chute, with the shaft having an ample slip joint to enable lifting the unit. The pillow blocks allow chain drive to the snowblower input shaft: [IMG][/IMG] At the time I took these pix, this was a work-in-progress so several of the above components were missing. Another view of the drive & lift mechanism: [IMG][/IMG] The actuator cables leading to the valve assembly where the bumper should be are connected to these levers: [IMG][/IMG] I've seen those levers do their thing, and this machine has amazing potential. The unit is designed to remove in 1/2 to 1 hour, so it doesn't render the Jeep useless in the summer. This includes removing the Vermeer counterweights in the back. This man is a good friend and a talented fabricator with an amazing head for solving problems mechanically. He should be proud of this creation. [IMG][/IMG] __________________ -Chris '04 GS Adv- A fond memory '07 990 Adventure- still bonding... How hard can it be? - Jeremy Clarkson

12-12-2009, 05:59 AM	#2
dentedvw Where did I put that Joined: Mar 2008 Location: ☼SLC-ish☼ Oddometer: 2,015	Wow, fantastic creation. __________________ "Even though my trip turned out badly, I don't regret the kind of life I chose to live. Adventure!" RIP-Clay Schwartz 9/14/07 The bike never has been, never is, and never will be the limiting factor in my, your, or anyone else's ability to have an adventure. -jake28-

12-12-2009, 06:09 AM	#3
mmitchell57 Vulcan Halfbreed Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Two Hollars to the West, NC Oddometer: 2,193	That's pretty cool! __________________ Projects - www.Goomra.com 1969 CB350 - Restoration Project 1962 Ford Fairlane 500 - Restoration / DD project

12-12-2009, 06:46 AM	#4
RedRocker Native Texican Joined: Sep 2008 Location: N.Texas Oddometer: 4,737	I guess he knows it won't rock crawl worth a damn now. __________________ N. Texas "There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation."

12-12-2009, 06:52 AM	#5
Jungle Jim buckle up buttercup Joined: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey - That's OK, we don't like you either Oddometer: 9,720	very cool thanks for sharing post some pics of it in action if you can and give your pal a pat on the back from me __________________

12-12-2009, 12:57 PM	#6
comes naturally renewed hope Joined: Oct 2005 Location: SE PA Oddometer: 1,891	Very cool!

12-12-2009, 03:30 PM	#9
AkBrian Beastly Adventurer Joined: May 2005 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska, USA Oddometer: 7,672	Nice work!

12-12-2009, 04:24 PM	#10
TALLGUY Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2008 Location: IOWA Oddometer: 341	Pto Maybe i just cant see but was this jeep already equiped with a PTO in front or what exactly powers it? Is the PTO also hydrallically driven from the extra power steering pump, or is there a PTO off the transfer case?? Oh yea, very nice and practical idea. I have seen the same only with a small motor mounted right on the blower and snowplow brackets for lift. __________________ Who are you, Ernest Hemingway?- Campari Nobody pretends to be from Iowa.- WaterWheel

12-12-2009, 05:27 PM	#12
Nailhead ^OP Painting by numbers Joined: Apr 2003 Location: Glendo, WY- Pop. 230 Oddometer: 5,387	It is PTO driven from the transfer case, and Harry went through several PTO's before he found one with the right height. __________________ -Chris '04 GS Adv- A fond memory '07 990 Adventure- still bonding... How hard can it be? - Jeremy Clarkson

12-12-2009, 05:57 PM	#13
RedRocker Native Texican Joined: Sep 2008 Location: N.Texas Oddometer: 4,737	Nice job, sure beats freezing your ass off on a tractor. __________________ N. Texas "There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation."

12-12-2009, 06:11 PM	#15
A-Bone Indubitably Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Cow Hampsha, (NH, USA) Oddometer: 11,629	Bitchin.... That thing needs a write up in Shed Magazine....

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