A snowblower copes well with clearing the area from fallen snow. Equipment for sale in shopping centers, there are many offers for the sale of such units on the Internet. You can also make a homemade snow blower. It's not as difficult as it sounds. Component parts for the assistant will be found among unnecessary things in the garage, pantry. In order for the idea to come true, the master must have minimal knowledge of physics, plumbing and understand technology.

Types of snow blowers for the home

There are many variations of snowplow designs for a country house or summer cottage. Regardless of their appearance and size, they are all divided into several types.

By engine type:

  • Electrical;
  • Gasoline.

Snow blower for home

By design option:

  • Auger machines (divided into one-stage and two-stage);
  • Rotary machines.

Electrical

The choice of the power plant for the winter assistant is influenced by:

  • The amount of snow usually falling in the region;
  • The area of ​​the territory to be cleaned;
  • The presence of an old engine of the required type and accessories for it.

The electric snow plow is compact, but it cannot be heavily loaded with work. Its power will be enough for tidying up a small yard or paths next to the dacha and the garden. In addition, the electrical homemade product will be tied to the living space due to the sockets.

Among the advantages of such a motor:

  1. Silence;
  2. Low maintenance requirements;
  3. No gasoline costs;
  4. Environmental friendliness.

Important! These units require special accessories. For example, a cable that is not afraid of subzero temperatures, waterproofing materials to protect the motor from snow and moisture.

Gasoline

A gasoline engine is more expensive to maintain. He needs high-quality fuel, oil, the engine will need to be constantly serviced. A do-it-yourself snow blower with an internal combustion engine makes loud noises during operation and emits a large amount of exhaust gases. Among its advantages:

  1. This design is powerful and can handle large volumes of work in a short time;
  2. Mobility. The snow blower will work even away from living quarters or garage.
  3. No obstructing power cord, etc.

Petrol snow blowers

Auger

Regardless of the type of motor, the design of the unit can be either auger or rotary. The summer resident decides which one to choose.

Interesting! The auger snow blower device is based on such a working element as an auger (an axis on which screw knives or conveyors are located). This part resembles a corkscrew or a screw spare part for a conventional meat grinder. The auger is located directly in the bucket, which shovels the snow. The element has two functions. The first is that the blades break the snow into small particles. Second, they mix the snow mass into a pipe, from which it subsequently flies out to the side.

As soon as the motor starts up, the screw blades of the auger begin to rotate. If you remember the school physics course, you can understand that knives convert rotational energy into linear energy. Thus, they effortlessly push the ice or snow mass towards the pipe. Screw aggregates are manufactured in two types:

  • Single stage;
  • Two-stage.

One-stage cleaners are simple and easy to manufacture. The main thing here is to correctly execute the auger. It is he who is the main working element. It sits under the bucket, shovels up the snow and pushes it towards the exit hole.

On a note! Two-stage sweepers have two stages before sending the snow into the chimney to exit. In addition to the auger located in the dump, there is another working element - the rotor. It is a rotating impeller. The snow crushed by the auger falls into the rotating rotor blades. There it crumbles, gets accelerated and flies through the pipe away from the track being cleaned.

Rotary

It is also easy to make a rotary snow blower with your own hands. Its design is based on a rotating rotor, on which snow immediately falls. A shovel with rounded side edges is provided for feeding the snow mass. The rotor grinds the snow and throws it out through the sleeve outlet. Such a unit is sometimes made without an engine. In this case, the rotor with a shovel and a sleeve is installed on an MTZ walk-behind tractor. Also, a mini tractor, LuAZ, etc. are suitable as a driving force.

Rotary snow blowers for home

How to make a home snow blower

A do-it-yourself snowblower will be a good helper in the household. Before you start working on creating a combine, you should decide on the type of power plant. It is not necessary to purchase a new engine. In addition, the cost of a good gasoline engine starts from 6 thousand rubles, an electric one - from 1.5 thousand rubles. It is quite possible to get by with the old engine from some other device. For example, if there is an unnecessary lawn mower in the barn, the power plant can be borrowed from it. Motors from a trimmer, electric saw, motor boat, moped, scooter, motorcycle, chainsaw are also suitable.

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After that, it is worth puzzling about the design option that will become the working part. We are talking about a screw or rotary installation.

Additional Information. If you decide to make an electric snow blower, then it is important to choose an engine that has a power of at least 2000 watts. Experts advise to give preference to asynchronous because of its simplicity and availability. A unit with such a motor will not exceed 8-19 kg in weight.

In addition, it is possible to simplify the task and make only attachments for a moving self-propelled vehicle, for example, a walk-behind tractor or a small tractor. In this case, you will not need to start tinkering with the assistant from scratch. The main thing is to correctly connect the moving parts that collect the snow with the motor.

Chainsaw snowplow

Screw manufacturing

The most important job in creating a winter helper is making the auger. The snow blower auger is assembled from a pipe, mini-shovels and circular knives. The metal pipe must be at least 2 cm in diameter. If the bucket length is 50 cm, then the auger will be the same length. Parallel blades (10-12 cm wide) are welded in the center. They are needed to shovel snow to the outlet.

Next, knives are made in the form of rings. They are cut from steel. The rings are cut, stretched, and welded to the shaft to form a spiral. Part of the knife is made toothed to handle ice easily.

Important!Pins must be welded to each edge. They are needed to fix the rotating element with bearings. The trunnion is slightly longer on one side. This axis is connected to the engine.

Chainsaw snowplow

Instructions for creating a snowplow

It is quite possible to make a snow blower from a chainsaw with your own hands. To do this, you need to get a welding machine that will help you put the necessary parts together. You will also need:

  • Saw motor;
  • Metal sheets;
  • Pipes;
  • Shaft;
  • Bearings;
  • Chains, etc.

First, a frame is made with a bearing mount for the engine.For this, it is allowed to use metal corners or pipes that are welded together. A platform for the engine is formed inside the frame. You can also use smaller corners to fix it. The handle is welded from ordinary longitudinal pipes. The size of the frame can be made 70 cm in length and 48 in width. Runners are attached to the lower part of the structure. Thus, the machine will be able to move, it will be convenient for a person to tilt it to grab the snow with a bucket.

Important! All pipes must be tightly welded so that snow does not accumulate in the cavity when working. Otherwise, the inner walls will quickly rust.

Secondly, a working body, or a bucket, is made, in which the auger will be located. For this, metal sheets are suitable. The size of the product is adjusted by the master. The standard model, which has a snow grip of 50 cm, is made 50 cm long and 30 cm high. It is not necessary to make the bucket all-metal. Plywood is suitable for the sidewalls. On the side walls, you need to install closed bearings with supports. They include the auger shaft. The auger is placed in the bucket so as not to cling to the sides.

A hole is cut at the top of the bucket, where the sleeve is inserted to eject the snow. A wide tube can be used as a sleeve.

Third, the motor is being prepared. They take him out of the chainsaw. Some additions should be made. Due to the fact that the motor will be connected to the shaft by a chain, it is necessary to get sprockets (1 small and 1 large) and a chain. All these parts are borrowed from the motorcycle. The large star is attached to the auger shaft and the small star is attached to the engine shaft. The stars are linked by a chain.

Making an electric snow blower

In this case, the do-it-yourself snow blower will be supplemented not with an internal combustion engine, but with an electric engine. It is bolted to a prepared spot on the frame. The motor can communicate with the auger by a chain drive or a belt drive.

Note! The motor must be free of moisture. For him, they construct a dense deaf case-box or cover it with a plastic bottle.

Experts advise against making the cable long. It is best if it is short with an extension connector.

Trimmer snow blower

A trimmer is not needed on the farm in winter. However, if it is powerful enough, there is a chance to equip it with a snow trimmer attachment. A person with minimal plumbing knowledge will make a snow blower from a trimmer with his own hands without much difficulty.

Important! For the conversion of the unit, only an electric scythe with a straight bar is suitable. In such models, the knives rotate due to the transmission of movements through the gearbox and shaft.

Trimmer snow blower

Step-by-step instruction

  • The nozzle is being prepared. It is welded from sheet steel. It is a rounded body with a guide blade for raking snow; impellers grinding the snow mass; sleeves through which snow comes out.
  • The impeller is placed in a housing. The gearbox is fixed to the housing. The rotating element, which is inserted into the housing, is in turn connected to the gearbox.
  • Runners or wheels are attached to the body. Wheels from a shopping cart will do. Thus, the unit will be convenient to move.
  • This type of equipment is rotary. The impeller that grinds the snow and pushes it out is the rotor.

Snowplow for walk-behind tractor

A do-it-yourself snow blower for a walk-behind tractor can be made in several variations. The simplest is a conventional blade in the form of a hinged shovel. Half a water barrel or half a metal beer keg can act as a dump. The snow blower is attached to the frame.

Another option for how to use a walk-behind tractor or a tractor to clean a snowy yard is to attach a shovel with a housing for the auger and a sleeve to the frame, through which the white mass will fly out.

On a note!In order for the auger to work, a belt drive is used.For the durability of the product, some components should be purchased in the store, and not made by yourself. For example, a friction assembly. This device is exposed to great stress. Making it will be problematic.

To attach a snow blower for a walk-behind tractor with your own hands, drawings are desirable. You can find them on the Internet. In addition, there is an instruction for each model of a walk-behind tractor (Cascade, Neva). The document contains information on how to attach different attachments to the mobile power unit.

Homemade snow blower for a mini tractor

If the farm has a mini tractor, then the issue of snow removal in the yard is not difficult to solve. The tractor turns into a self-propelled snow blower. A blade is attached to the front of the body of a midsize agricultural unit. Due to the volume of equipment, the blade should be strong and large. Its width, depending on the model, can be from 1.1 m to 2 m.

The dump is allowed to be made from a barrel. A skeleton (frame) of metal pipes should be made for it. A rubber strip is attached to the bottom of the snowplow. The frame will help to attach the blade to the tractor hitch (front or rear). It is recommended to take care of the hydraulics for lifting the blade, but a lift can be dispensed with.

Interesting!According to the foremen, the dump on the tractor is enough to keep the yard always clean. A homemade snow blower for a mini tractor can also be made auger, rotary or combined. In this case, the dimensions of the unit follow. The blade body with auger is made of the same width as the tractor. The equipment is attached to the front of the body, on the hydraulic hitch. In this case, equip the snow thrower with a gearbox.

Homemade snow blower for a mini tractor

Rotary snow blower

The rotary unit, which cuts into the thickness of the snow and clears paths, is created from:

  • An impeller (rotor) that crushes the snow and pushes it through the sleeve;
  • Housings;
  • Chassis frames;
  • Pointed scapula;
  • Handles;
  • Power plant (both gasoline and electric motor is allowed).

In fact, a rotary snow blower with its own hands resembles an auger one, only a rotor is installed instead of the auger. The rotor is a circular impeller with blades. It is made of steel. The body is also made of steel sheets. The rotor shaft is connected to the engine shaft by a belt or chain. The use of a reducer is allowed.

On a note!The paddle that rakes the snow is an extension of the hull. It looks like a scoop. The frame is equipped with wheels or runners made of wood.

Combined models

Two-stage cleaners are considered combined. They have a screw and a rotor. The auger scoops up the snow mass, chops it and pushes it towards the rotor, which is on its way to the outlet. The rotor grinds the snow more thoroughly, then pushes it through the sleeve away from the work site. Such snow plows are difficult to manufacture. However, they have undeniable advantages:

  1. The design is productive, capable of processing a large area.
  2. Snow flies out of the sleeve at a decent distance (range, depending on engine power, is 5-13 m).
  3. Such a cleaner is manoeuvrable. It is convenient and simple to work with him even for the owner of a country house.

A do-it-yourself snowblower will become a democratic analogue of the factory model. However, making it requires locksmith skills and free time.