Snowblower 1977 C-120

[Canoetom85 21]

Hi all, 

New user here. Just got my dads 1977 c-120 running. Have a plow but am wondering which model snow throwers will fit. A friend of mine has a 79361 2 stage blower, but I can’t find if it would fit or not. 
 

anyone have any info on this?

 

thanks 

[stevasaurus 22,712]

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[pfrederi 17,685]

12 hp is not really enough for a 2 stage to be fully effective.

[Ed Kennell 38,047]

10 minutes ago, pfrederi said:

12 hp is not really enough for a 2 stage to be fully effective.

                         Look for a single stage.       

 

              to the 

[Canoetom85 21]

Great info thank you. Btw, how well do the single stage blowers work? I live outside Buffalo and we have gotten dumped on before. Luckily not this year 🤞🏻

[SylvanLakeWH 25,503]

[Achto 27,516]

25 minutes ago, Canoetom85 said:

Btw, how well do the single stage blowers work?

 

 

A single stage works well most of the time, although they do tend to plug in wet heavy snow. Learning to adjust your feed rate for conditions will be the key.

[Canoetom85 21]

[roadapples 6,983]

[rjg854 11,354]

[Canoetom85 21]

Thanks again everyone for your help. Glad I found this forum. Have one more question regarding parts and the best place to try and buy from that ships. Specifically looking for wheel weights and more importantly a rear axle hitch for a plow

[SylvanLakeWH 25,503]

Post a want add in classified section…

 

Contact wheelhorsepartsandmore. Vendor section of classifieds for the hitch…

[Ed Kennell 38,047]

On 12/31/2021 at 11:38 AM, Achto said:

 

 

A single stage works well most of the time, although they do tend to plug in wet heavy snow. Learning to adjust your feed rate for conditions will be the key.

 

                                                                             

    IMO, 12HP is the minimum required to turn a ss blower  and 16HP  is the minimum for a two stage.      BTW, is your C-120 a gear or hydro drive?

[Canoetom85 21]

Gear - 8 speed 

[Achto 27,516]

31 minutes ago, Canoetom85 said:

Gear - 8 speed

 

A single stage likes to have a lot of material fed to it in most cases. Seems the harder you push them the better they work. Wet, heavy, slushy snow can go either way, feed it too hard and it can plug, feed it too little and it can plug. Like I said it takes a little practice to learn what makes your blower happy. 

[WHX?? 48,801]

Spot on Dan.... 

Welcome to RS Canoe... glad you found us. 

1 hour ago, Ed Kennell said:

 

                                                                             

    IMO, 12HP is the minimum required to turn a ss blower  and 16HP  is the minimum for a two stage.      BTW, is your C-120 a gear or hydro drive?

I agree and disagree Ed .... I wouldn't be afraid to run say a small single SS on a 10 but don't we know some guys that run them on an eight? Say a B or C 80? Anyone that does please chime in. 

I always favored the bigger HPs but what little sno we get these years... 

Edited January 1, 2022 by WHX??

[Canoetom85 21]

I’m just excited to try it, even with just the plow, now that I got it running. even with no wheel weights. I’m hopeful it will do well. I work for a school and plow there so when I get home I’m tired and just want to hop on something and go vs. dealing with my walk behind snowblower. 🤞🏻

[WHX?? 48,801]

14 minutes ago, Canoetom85 said:

I’m just excited to try it, even with just the plow,

Welcome to our addiction too! 

[pfrederi 17,685]

19 minutes ago, WHX?? said:

Spot on Dan.... 

Welcome to RS Canoe... glad you found us. 

I agree and disagree Ed .... I wouldn't be afraid to run say a small single SS on a 10 but don't we know some guys that run them on an eight? Say a B or C 80? Anyone that does please chime in. 

I always favored the bigger HPs but what little sno we get these years... 

 

 

You can run a blower on  a Lawn Ranger. If there is enough snow to justify using a blower the first pass is painful lots of clutch slipping to keep ground speed down. Since he has an 8 speed he can solve that .  But it is going to take a long time to get the driveway clear.  Used my L107 one year a blower.  never since i like to limit seat time in the cold .

[Achto 27,516]

1 hour ago, Canoetom85 said:

 Specifically looking for wheel weights and more importantly a rear axle hitch for a plow

 

Note that wheel weights from most any tractor that has 12" rear rims will fit on your tractor. I never pass up a set of cast iron wheel weights that are being sold for what I deem a good price, manufacturer does not matter to me. A good going rate is $150 for cast weights, I have seen them as high as $300. The plastic weights that are filled with ? work as well. Weight is weight in my opinion.

 

A post in our want adds might find you a plow hitch. Here is a source for some quality after market ones as well. Lowell make top notch products.

 

https://wheelhorsepartsandmore.com/product-category/brackets-linkages/page/2/

[Ed Kennell 38,047]

30 minutes ago, WHX?? said:

I agree and disagree Ed .... I wouldn't be afraid to run say a small single SS on a 10

I agree an 8 or 10 would spin a 32 or 36 incher, but would it move snow efficiently?   My only experience was with a 42" with side wings on my C-120 Hydro.

Like Dan stresses, for the ss's to work efficiently, they have to be kept full of snow   and I found it was a fine line to vary ground speed to keep the chute full and not bog the HH120 where I was losing auger RPM.      With the ss blower on the 520, power was no issue. In fact I went to a smaller drive pulley on the blower to increase the auger speed.

Being able to vary ground speed to keep the auger  full is also the reason I stress Hydros for a ss blower.

    For us old timers, the hydraulic lift is also a requirement..not a luxury.

[Canoetom85 21]

So what I’m hearing is the plow may be a better option for snow removal vs a ss blower on my c120?

[Handy Don 12,174]

1 hour ago, Canoetom85 said:

So what I’m hearing is the plow may be a better option for snow removal vs a ss blower on my c120?

I think the summary is that it is "horses for courses"! Each system has pros and cons. Lots of members here have both using two tractors (hence the warning about the "addiction", in case you missed it ).

Two things not mentioned for plows: 1. you have to have a place to push the snow--and with long term accumulation, that can present a challenge. With blowers, you often can just chuck it where you want it.  2. Scraping with a steel-edged plow will mark up pavement or concrete (threads here mention plastic and rubber edges members have added).

Edited January 2, 2022 by Handy Don

[Canoetom85 21]

Thanks, I have a rubber cutting edge so good there, just need to get some weight. I may still try and get a ss blower - kinda intrigued, lol 

[rjg854 11,354]

FWIW they make rubber tire chains that I heard work well on concrete and blacktop.