416-8 with bervac snowblower

[mrc 851]

hi men, several years ago i picked up this bervac blower from another member on here. he said the gearbox leaked. i have been sloooowly refurbishing it for my son-in-law. i had to completely disassemble the blower to get to the gearbox. i split the gearbox and it looked great inside. i made a gasket with permatex.  i removed the chute and had it sandblasted and powdwercoated gloss black. i flipped the cutting/scraper edge.  i wire brushed the inside of the bucket and gave it 2 coats of POR15, then 2 top coats of rustoleum gloss black.  it came with the counterweight kit which you see on the back. i repainted the counterweight kit with rattle cans. i also had to install a new piece of number 40 chain which transfers power from the blower gearbox to the impeller shaft. the chute rotation handle support had a badly cracked rubber grommet type of thing which centered the rotating handle. my buddy harry came up with the idea to use an electrical connector in its place and now the handle rotates nicely.  i installed the blower on my 416-8 for my son-in-law to try this winter. i added some wheel weights and chains. i put a new battery in the tractor and did the usual maint as well.  hope you all like the pics. best regards   mike in mass.

Edited December 11, 2017 by mrc

[JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,498]

Hey Mike, great job you did, looks super. Thanks for sharing those pictures. Dont forget some action shots when the snow falls.

 

Glenn

[Jerry77 1,218]

That looks serious.......nice.  

[Ed Kennell 38,942]

Nice project......great results.    She looks ready for anything Mother Nature can throw.

[Digger 66 3,488]

2 hours ago, mrc said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That is ONE SEXY TRACTOR !

[maxed500 10]

Are those Toro weights (for their zero turn mowers) or a different brand. That machine looks great. 

     Oops. Just reread your original post where you said the counterweight kit came with it. 

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[WHX?? 49,353]

8 hours ago, mrc said:

refurbishing it for my son-in-law

Nice...thanks for sharing You may not want to give it back!

[c-series don 8,971]

I've heard those Bervac blowers work better than the Wheel Horse 2 stage blowers? I'd love to see them work side by side!!! 

[PeacemakerJack 10,739]

 I’ve wondered the same thing myself.  The Canadian built Berco snowblowers look to be pretty amazing. I love my big two stage WH blower but I would like the opportunity to try a Berco someday for comparison. There are some videos on YouTube of Berco blowers running on off topic tractors and they look pretty amazing.  Has anyone here posted a vid of their horse and a Berco?  

[gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,119]

Curious to know what the housing width is. They made a 38" and a 46" model with different housings and auger lengths. Yours has extensions that look to be very well done. Did you make them and what is the overall width now?

 

Garry

[Red144runner 657]

I see you have snowblower tires on the steer axle. Did you mount them on the WH wheels? I'd like to do the same and have access to snowblower tires mounted on wheels but the wheels don't have bearings

[Bonacker 49]

nice set up 

[mrc 851]

garry, the bucket width is 38 inches. the side extension wings came with it. i assume they are factory bervac parts.   red144runner, yes snowblower tires mounted on wheelhorse wheels. same size 16x6.50x8    peacemaker jack, i,ve had both the wh 2 stage and the bervac. both blow snow real well. however, the bervac is easier to install, less complicated and better balanced in my opinion. best regards mike in mass.