[Farmall450]

Originally Posted by Sergeant

The snow blower Manual will help, I think You can download one Here.
Providing your blower is set up for a Super Garden Tractor already, it will be pretty easy to mount.

I had to convert the 450 to be used on my 2182, as I got it for free from my neighbor, who had it on a 1541 standard Garden tractor.

These are the steps I followed:

Put the snow blower belt on the PTO 1st (You may need to unplug the PTO 1st but if you removed the deck and under carriage, you have probably already unplugged the PTO.)

Re-plug the PTO after the PTO belt is mounted

Slide blower frame on Frank-Stein Bolts

Bolt the blower frame to the front of the tractor frame.

Mount the lift bar. To the blower frame and tractor lift

Raise the blower and slide the belt on the blower drive sheave.

Lower blower

Flip the spring lever forward.

Ready to blow snow!

You may need to adjust the lift bar to raise the blower's height where you want it.

I would also just lube all grease fittings as well. I think the manual says 8 pumps to the gear box.

I haven't used my 450 blower in about 2 years. I have a rear Blade mounted on my 2182 3-point (3-point converted to limited Cat 1). Furthermore, I have other blower and thrower tractors. So I just use the 2182 for pulling snow away from garage doors, then use the loader-mounted blade on My John Deere 2025R compact or the 47-inch blower on my John Deere X748 to do the rest of the snow removal.

Nice write up. One note, try to do it on level ground, it makes it much easier. Mine went right on the 1811 but fought a little on the 1862 (where it now lives forever ).