cackerson10 said:
No problem with pulleys or belt?
No problems with pulleys or belts.
The GT's use either a Model 80 or Model 84 snowcaster. The Model 84 is 48" wide and it will fit right onto any 210, 220, 222, 224 or 226 tractor and hook up perfectly. The only problem with a 84 on a 210, 220 or 222 is the lack of HP when clearing deep, heavy snow. Case recommends a minimum engine HP of 14 to make the 84 work efficiently under all conditions.
Conversely, the Model 80 will hook up to any 442, 444, 446 or 448 (Snap Fast models only) but the overall width of those tractors is 41". This means that you will likely drive over freshly fallen snow and pack it down on every pass you make with the narrower blower. That can cause the tractor to not sit level on the surface and in turn, cause the snowcaster to not scrape the snow to bare pavement all the way across its width during a pass.
The way around this dilemma is to add "wings" to the side plates of the 80 to make it at least 42" cut width. At one time, these wings were sold by Ingersoll but are NLA. However, they are not that difficult to make if you have access to a metal brake to bend the 1/8" steel into a simple offset.
