snowBLOWER on quietline tractor

[Graflex45]

So the last 2 winters I have used the snowthrower on my 1450 ive learned that most of the snow we get in southern central NY is not really the kind a single stage QA42 snowthrower manages well. it likes to pack in and clog the chute rather than get thrown out easily.
Anyone had that experience and used snowthrowers vs 2 stage snowblowers? I grew up in the south and didn't have to do my own snow removal until 3 years ago when I bought my own place. do 2 stage machines make a difference?
And the 2nd part of my question is, are the later model 500 snowthrowers compatible or can be made compatible with quietline mounts and pto's? did they change the mounting dimensions of the front and is the 2 stage attachment too heavy for the front of the tractor or lift?
I see plenty on marketplace around me looking for cub attachments.

[spndncash]

I am about to share utterly useless information...haha but, from my experience,
1. you need to use ground speed to keep the snow blower mostly full but not bogging down.
2. prior to snowblowing I always leave my snowblower tractor out side (under roof but not in a heated space) so it stays cold, otherwise the warm snowblower gets clogged up with snow very quickly. but if you do keep it inside, once you have been out for a short period of time it equalizes temp quickly.
3. I snowblow gravel drives. the paint on the inside of my blower takes a beating so I spray the entire inside with wd40 or pb blaster or some other light oil to keep snow from sticking.
4. and the last thing is same with the mower deck and any other PTO driven accessory, I always run WOT.

I am in wet heavy snow most of the time (lake effect snow) typically never than 2 feet at a time, but occasionally we get the light fluffy stuff but that is never a problem to snowblow.

[Kryptoroxx]

I too am nearly useless and I am looking around to see how bad of a fix the right angle box is for the snow thrower on my 1450. I have discovered essentially what you have and occasionally it does clog. Belt tension needs to be done right and the other thing that would help is rerouting the exhaust or putting a heat shield on the thrower itself so the exhaust isn't blowing on the chute. Believe it or not it will melt the snow just enough to build up.

Hope this helps!

[ol'George]

Originally Posted by Kryptoroxx

I too am nearly useless and I am looking around to see how bad of a fix the right angle box is for the snow thrower on my 1450. I have discovered essentially what you have and occasionally it does clog. Belt tension needs to be done right and the other thing that would help is rerouting the exhaust or putting a heat shield on the thrower itself so the exhaust isn't blowing on the chute. Believe it or not it will melt the snow just enough to build up.

Hope this helps!

Cub actually built a metal deflector to keep engine heat from heating the chute.
I've seen it pictured on this site before in a install/service manual.

[Workingstiff]

I believe someone posted last year, they used 1¼? plumbing pipe and a simple muffler clamp to change the direction of the exhaust