November 22, 2024

John Deere snowblower conversion from a 430 to a 455



asnowblowerconversion, originally uploaded by Don Campbell Models.

Single stage Snowblower- The weather cooled off this afternoon and I decided to see if i could convert this old snowblower I had sitting out back to fit my newer jd 455 tractor.
After building adaptors to the frame I relocated the gear box and then cut the splined shaft shorter . It actually went pretty smooth after a few tweeks here and there.
Last winter was the first time I ever pushed snow with this tractor and now I’ll have this little snowblower to play in the driveway with too.
My neighbor gave me a snowblower this week and I’d like to see if i can get it going too . It is missing a lot of parts so it could just end up in the junk pile.
Olympics – We enjoyed the Olympics last night , we were on the endge of our seats a couple times.
Cell Tower Activity – No activity again at the tower . That either means they are very close to flipping the switch or they gave up and it could be another couple years , ha,ha,.
Have a great Wed.