A must have if you think you
can beat old man winter...
A Real Man's Snow Blower
454 cubic inch big block Chevrolet V8 produces 412 horsepower Just in case you're havin'
any trouble removing snow from your driveway... This baby will blow snow back to where it
came from... More story at the bottom...
And now for the rest of the story....
If you're tired of anemic, one-lung snow blowers with their slipping drive belts, you might consider
Kai Grundt's V8 snow blower, which raises the bar on the traditional snow blower in every respect.
With electric start, electric block heater, antifreeze heater and eight cylinders, it has no drive belts
to freeze up and you'll never get bored with the job, as the 454 cubic inch big block Chevrolet V8
produces 412 horsepower, 430 foot pounds of torque and can throw snow 50 feet at just 3500 rpm.
Nor will you get cold, as the machine has been ingeniously designed to route the engine coolant
through the handle bars, with the rear mounted, enclosed radiator keeping the operator nice and cozy.
Maneuvering the massive beast (it has a total wet weight of 912 lbs) is a breeze thanks to the
hydraulic-drive 4WD skid steer on independent walking beams, which offers a zero turning radius.
It's also as fast as you like, with an infinitely adjustable speed range on the drive wheels via dash
mounted flow control. At the opposite end of the scale, it has more than enough torque to pull your
car out of the ditch before the hydraulic motors stall!
Adding to the well-balanced feel of the unit, just 15 pounds of down force on the handlebars will lift
the auger blade off the ground in order to climb stairs/walkways for ease of snow removal. Safety
has been, and continues to be, paramount, with spring return to center "fail safe" type directional
controls with emergency stop and tether cords.
Safety is one of the key themes, with a flashing blue light (as required by law in many areas) being
the least of the safety features. None will fail to hear you with those twin throaty exhausts, which
come standard with 92 decibels at the controls, though if the rumble of a V8 exhaust is music to your
ears, you can obviously go much louder. Even at the standard baffling, hearing protection is strongly
suggested.
The powerful yard machine lights and a dashboard with back lit gauges complete the package to ease
the burden of this normally reviled task. The custom 42 inch, two-stage auger has a Chevrolet 10 bolt
truck differential with spool and a centrifugal auger clutch with shear pin protection, further adding to
the image of this "automotive theme blower." As each unit is custom-built, optional extras for the snow
blower are both diverse and outrageous as the base unit - there is unlimited auger choices from single to
multi stage designs and various motor combinations to suit the religious preferences of the customer
(Chevy, Dodge Hemi, Ford); and such exotica as a V-10 or a diesel engine or remote starting can be
accommodated. And if, after a while, you feel you've outgrown the 400 horses, this particular engine is
well catered for in the performance modification area, with Lunati camshaft, Milodon Gear drive, Holley
and Edelbrock components to name a few; and there's always the fuel injection option too, if you feel you
need to throw the snow out of the county or ensure your seat in the "neighborhood blower blingster hall
of fame."
