Short Shute vs. long Shute snowblower

[AHS 1,440]

Ok, the long Shute, the chute is obviously different. Is the rest of it the same? Like the auger? The chain and gears, (they look the same) are they?

[peter lena 8,583]

yes they are the same, key factor on chutes is wet snow vs dry snow, short chute does better on wet , (   still not great )  tall chute for dry is really a treat if its light snow. found using LUBRIPLATE CHAIN AND CABLE FLUID , the best lube on that chain drive set up. never let it go dry. and your auger will very easily spin up to speed. relube it after use. lubricate the bottom of chute base with same oil for easy chute movement. also lube the blower drive belt tension pulley frame , that will allow it to spring tension follow the  pto belt drive, giving you smooth easy power. once i detailed every possible friction / movement point  with lube ,my thrower easily spins up by hand, good luck with it pete

[AHS 1,440]

Ok. Decent! Lubriplate c+c fluid. Thanks!!

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

3 hours ago, peter lena said:

yes they are the same, key factor on chutes is wet snow vs dry snow, short chute does better on wet , (   still not great )  tall chute for dry is really a treat if its light snow.

Well besides the obvious short vs tall chute... the chute rotator is much simpler and user friendly on the tall chute version than the wire/cable rotator on the short chute also the early short chutes had adjustable steel wheels vs the adjustable flat steel skids for wear bar/cutting edge height..  as someone who has only had a tall chute single for 15 years before moving onto the 2stage from my own personal experiences that single stage tall did all types snow (light and fluffy ,wet , crusty frozen) very well from 4" to 24" depth the only thing the tall single stage can't  do that the 2stage can is chew through D.O.T. plow banks without clogging/plugging the chute up... another thing is with the short chute the plume doesn't cover you (the operator) as much as with the tall chute when it's windy outside where a cab comes in handy...

[AHS 1,440]

That picture looks like a 2 stage on a 520? Ok the early ones had steel wheels? Cause I’ve got 1 short Shute that has wheels on it. And I had one that didn’t.

 

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

5 hours ago, AHS said:

That picture looks like a 2 stage on a 520? Ok the early ones had steel wheels? Cause I’ve got 1 short Shute that has wheels on it. And I had one that didn’t.

 

Yes that's my 2stage on my 520H, and yes the early short chute snowthrower has the steel wheels...pic of my tall single...and an early short chute on a 418 I bought for the cab... The reason I showed the pic of the 2stage was the "plume" my tall single (that I have no action pics of) would do the same hitched up to my 520 I also prefer a hydro for snow blowing 1) never in the wrong gear and 2) finger tip lifting.

[AHS 1,440]

Now, I noticed the front guard on the tall shute, does that deflect snow better? I would think it would!

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

5 hours ago, AHS said:

Now, I noticed the front guard on the tall shute, does that deflect snow better? I would think it would!

The solid one or the "W" shape one? If the solid one yes it actually increases the velocity the snow exits ie throws the snow further away.

[AHS 1,440]

23 hours ago, WVHillbilly520H said:

Well besides the obvious short vs tall chute... the chute rotator is much simpler and user friendly on the tall chute version than the wire/cable rotator on the short chute also the early short chutes had adjustable steel wheels vs the adjustable flat steel skids for wear bar/cutting edge height..  as someone who has only had a tall chute single for 15 years before moving onto the 2stage from my own personal experiences that single stage tall did all types snow (light and fluffy ,wet , crusty frozen) very well from 4" to 24" depth the only thing the tall single stage can't  do that the 2stage can is chew through D.O.T. plow banks without clogging/plugging the chute up... another thing is with the short chute the plume doesn't cover you (the operator) as much as with the tall chute when it's windy outside where a cab comes in handy...

Holy cow!! I can’t believe how much that tractor is throwing snow!! That looks like 8+”.

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

2 minutes ago, AHS said:

Holy cow!! I can’t believe how much that tractor is throwing snow!! That looks like 8+”.

Check out this video...

[AHS 1,440]

I can’t believe at the speed your moving at! It must be light snow. I’ve had a 520, but the abuse it went thru in its former life was nothing I could have overcome!! I want another one!! Such a brute of a machine, doesn’t even match up to it!!👍

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

It was 9-10" deep not real light but not heavy wet... I did rebuild that 2stage before I put back in service, but on a snow like that my single did just as well.

[AHS 1,440]

What year is that tractor/ snowblower? Try to make a JD, the same year blow that much snow!!👍

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

6 hours ago, AHS said:

What year is that tractor/ snowblower? Try to make a JD, the same year blow that much snow!!👍

1996 Anniversary 520H with probably close to same year blower.