Junkman
Extra Super Moderator
Ever have a tool that you like the way it works, but you just feel that it could be made a little better with some creative engineering? That is the way I feel about my Kubota BX2750 snowblower. It will cast the snow as far as I want it to go, but sometimes, it won't cast it exactly where I want it. For this reason I decided that I was going to change the chute to turn further to the sides almost to the point that it will be able to throw the snow into my face, but not quite.
To start off I removed the chute and made a paper template of the "gear teeth" on the bottom of the chute. I noticed that the manufacturer wasn't very precise on how each tooth was cut, so I knew that there was a lot of wiggle room for what I was about to do. After I had the paper template cut out, I laid it onto the existing teeth so part of the template was also where I needed new teeth cut. Then I marked the cut outs with a pencil, prick punched them and then drilled the holes. I then cut out the front portion of the teeth to be with my high speed hand grinder (Northern Tools item). A little touch up with the file and in less than an hour I was finished. Tomorrow if it is warm enough to work outside, I will install it to see how well my handy work is.
To start off I removed the chute and made a paper template of the "gear teeth" on the bottom of the chute. I noticed that the manufacturer wasn't very precise on how each tooth was cut, so I knew that there was a lot of wiggle room for what I was about to do. After I had the paper template cut out, I laid it onto the existing teeth so part of the template was also where I needed new teeth cut. Then I marked the cut outs with a pencil, prick punched them and then drilled the holes. I then cut out the front portion of the teeth to be with my high speed hand grinder (Northern Tools item). A little touch up with the file and in less than an hour I was finished. Tomorrow if it is warm enough to work outside, I will install it to see how well my handy work is.