Technique for cleaning snow. Snowblower. Municipal snow removal equipment of different countries

Winter, as in a famous joke, always comes unexpectedly. And the mother-nature loves to throw our surprises to us, having pampening by frosty in the morning and pouring high drifts in the evening. In terms of our climate, we all face the problem of a large number of snow on sidewalks and on the roadway. For his cleaning, we are forced to use special techniques. And then the main assistant in the cleaning of roads is snowblowerwhich sweeps, cries or leans snow to the place of his collection.

On the Russian market of snow removal equipment, the first of the cars for efficient snow cleaning on the extensive areas of urban streets, a paw snowproof loader. Such utility technique is a highly specialized capable of performing only one operation - mechanical loading of snow.

The first such cars appeared in the 1920s, and since the 1950s they began to apply massively. According to the reviews of public service specialists, snow cleaning from the roadway is the laps - the best solution to the problem. The paw snowproof loader, unlike the road machines with the blade and the tubing snowpots, removes the snow shafts, including on the roads, and does not narrow the road at work, and therefore reduces the probability of occurrence for this reason through the peak hours.

Despite the fact that the lap loader in its work uses additional techniques - a grader to create a snow shaft and dump truck for snowing snow, its use is economically justified compared to other loading equipment, as it is able to upload a much larger volume of snow than front loaders .

Snow-loader model DM 09 with a lap feeder and a scraper conveyor produced by LLC "Road Machinery Plant" (Rybinsk) is the latest design development, which has no analogues in our country today.

The machine with wheel formula 4x4 and weighing 7200 kg is designed specifically for operation in conditions of up to -40 ° C, in "Stuffing" only proven and reliable Russian and imported components. From its numerous counterparts, it is characterized by advanced possibilities, among which is an increased height of the discharge of the material, designed for the body of various types of dump trucks, as well as the ability to download via the dump truck when the trace of the trace of the trail. Snow loader cabin new ergonomic design provides panoramic overview.

The drive is carried out by the power unit, traditionally located in the rear of the machine. The transmission is hydrostatic, with two vehicle movement ranges - working and transport, with the possibility of turning off the front axle. The chassis is equipped with working brakes embedded in all wheels. The use of shovels with a carbide working edge gives additional confidence in work, and good access to hydraulic equipment and wide unification for spare parts with a similar communal technician We will delight easy service.

Combined road vehicles

To clean the roads from snow and land, the following are combined road vehicles (CDM) - cars with a rich set of equipment for the distribution of antifungal materials, duty and high-speed snowmock. Fastening the working bodies on this type of snow removal technique can be carried out in front, behind or on the side. Traditionally, the technique is offered both on the basis of automotive chassis and on the basis of dump trucks.

Among the domestic producers of such machines, the products of Kominvest-AKMT CJSC are allocated, one of the largest enterprises for the production of communal and road machinery. Combined Road Machines The company offers on domestic car chassis KAMAZ, Belarusian chassis MAZ, and installations on import chassis MAN, Volvo, Mersedes, Scania are also available to the order.

For work in winter, the mod is especially interesting. MKDU-1 on the basis of the KAMAZ-65115 car with the EPOKE Sirius AST distributor. Equipment for snow harvesting is selected with all the necessary. The rotary dust of the City-3400 is fixed ahead with a width of a snowmock to 3.4 m, in the center - the CSC-2500 brush with a sweep width up to 3 m, the EPOKE SIRIUS AST-1009 spreading equipment is installed from the width of the distribution of antifungal materials up to 12 m. In the standard Performance two tanks for moisturizing 1568 liters, providing moisturizing on a disk from 7 to 30%.

The machine is completely hydrocated. Power selection for hydraulic pump drive is carried out by applying a special power take-off box without using cardanian Valathat significantly improves reliability and kp. Hydraulus. The capacity of the sandbroceractor body is 6 m 3, dosage and distribution width are installed during operation, and regardless of the speed of movement. As a result, a precisely specified distribution of anti-rolling materials per 1 m 2 surface of the road is ensured. The working mechanism of the distributor consists of an unloaded conveyor belt, stirring shaft feeding the shaft and rubber bases. On the tape is always the same amount of the material distributed (usually not more than 20-25 kg) due to the synchronization of tape and shafts.

From new products in the range of combined road machines, fresh mod can be distinguished. ED300K production of Mercator-Service Art.

The main difference from competitors is the presence of a two-fuel nutrition system. Machine performed on the basis of the improved chassis KAMAZ-53605-3954-L4, with power installation Cummins can work both in the "gas plus diesel fuel" mode and only on diesel fuel. Four gas cylinders with a total volume of 492 liters are set horizontally behind the driver's cab. The degree of replacement of diesel fuel during the operation of the machine in urban conditions - from 35%, and in operating conditions on regional roads and highways - from 45%.

The car has a modern verified equipment of the company "Itgaz Engineering", which uses the technologies of the Italian-Canadian company Westport with the possibility of calibration for real operating conditions. The car is beneficial to the cost effectiveness and environmental friendliness. Depending on the specific operating conditions, the savings can be from 20 to 50%. The resulting effect B. this case - This is the difference between the costs of the conditional 100 km of the mileage when working on purely diesel fuel and costs in gas duct mode. It is gratifying that the re-equipment made did not affect the engine power. Moreover, kpd The engine with gas dialing system is higher than kp.d. The cummins base engine is about 3-5%. This is explained by the fact that the mixing formation in the suction path is improved, that is, a large degree of homogeneity is achieved. fuel mixes. Measures show that emissions harmful substancesProduced during the operation of the machine, significantly lower than the EURO 4 class indicators.

In the standard version, in the winter kit, a reliable and easy-to-use front blade TN34 with a hydrocopy system, a central brush of high performance OMP-253 and a modern automatic Distributor of UH-3000D reagents with moisturizing, chain conveyor and a special ripper for additional grinding of antifungal materials.

Combined road vehicles can be equipped with a large number of attachments, options here are set.

So, Polyminix LLC (Smolensk) offers a whole range of high-quality equipment for the maintenance of roads. In her arsenal more than 90 packages of road machines. The camshafts of the antifungal materials of this manufacturer are supplied with a mixture with a scraper conveyor with two lamellar light-resizing chains, such a chain is not afraid of rust, does not require lubricant and care, saves mobility under any conditions, and during repair you can simply replace any link or part of the chain. The scattering disk with a diameter of 670 mm with profile blades of structural steel 4 mm thick can rotate with a frequency of up to 800 rpm. The proposed rotary screws with a rubber knife provide tracking of the longitudinal and transverse road profile and high-quality cleaning, and the rubber knife envelopes the hatches on the road. The raising and lowering of the dust is carried out by a hydraulic cylinder, which has built-in hydraulic scams to prevent the drop in the drag when the hydraulic system is disrupted. There is a stepless adjustment of the working angle of dust left and right up to 30 °. In the standard version, the snow plow was taken in its composition, made of 4 mm thick with a steel sheet.

The company also produces a combined swivel dump with rubber and steel knives. The rubber knife is effective for cleaning the road sheets from the freshly empty snow, and the steel is good to remove the russum, "will not leave" in front of the "lying police" and at the crossroads of roads. The control is carried out from the electric console from the driver's cab using an electrofiled hydraulic distributor. The wing of the blade is made of a steel sheet with a thickness of 4 mm, rearly rear with longitudinal and transverse edges; Frame frame - from pipes 80x40x4 and 60x60x3.5 mm. Dump can be like a self-removable, and not self-removal.

It will be useful in winter and high-speed dump, which copies the longitudinal and transverse road profiles and discards the snow at a distance of 10-20 m. The mood and removal of the damage are made using the hydraulic system of the machine without the use of foreign lifting equipment. The average road brush from Polyminix LLC is designed to clean the road leaf from snow, slush and mud. The brush is recruited from fast-consuming discs with a polypropylene pile. The drive of the brush is carried out by a hydraulic motor located directly on the brush, which provides a high resource. In stock And hydraulic protection of the drive from overload, to preserve performance after the obstacle to the obstacle, even when the brush is complete. The trash and aggressive materials on the power units of the car are excluded. Equipment Polyminix LLC is intended for installation on car chassis and KAMAZ dump trucks, MAZ, ZIL, Ural, Tractors and Loaders.

Dumps and measles

For those who prefer European mood quality, there is also something to choose from.

The ISP GROUP engineering company since 2007 offers a line of reliable snow removal dumplings of Dobrowolski. The Polish manufacturer of more than 40 years produces a line of snow removal dumps, being one of the leaders in its industry. Snow removal dumps of this brand are excellent for effective winter cleaning of highways and high-speed roads from snow, slush and ice.

The PDS type, made of increased resistance steel, is a segment heavy highway electric-conductor with an electro-hydraulic drive. It consists of three, four or five segments that adapt to the irregularities of the road and rise after the snowplow attendance to the barrier. The width of purification ranges from 2 to 3.4 m. Combined steel-rubber or rubber lem people have high strength.

Snow removal of TM2 type is a medium road snow removal with an electro-hydraulic drive and a blade of plastic. It is made in several versions: without wheels and deflected lemum; with deflected lemche; With a deflected lemmet and deflected dump. The width of the cleaning of snow in this model - from 2.7 to 3.2 m. Hydraulic system protected from overload overload valve. The distributor performs functions of raising, lowering, "swimming" and turning the plow. The motor is powered by a car battery, also provided drive from the Hydraulics of the Chassis itself. Dobrovolski dumps serially equipped overall fires. All control is carried out from the cab. Plumber equipment is characterized by increased abrasion resistance and a small friction coefficient. ISP Group offers dumps, as well as installing them on the chassis of domestic and foreign manufacturers.

With cleaning from snow parking, warehouse space, industrial areas, construction objects are perfectly coping with the core snow blowers. Popularity is obvious: having in the park special equipment Mini loader or an excavator loader, frontal or telescopic loader, any of them can be equipped with a tubing equipment, which will allow at low speed and with minimal loads on the carrier machine to remove the territory. At the same time, the savings are evident, because the work schedule can be made up so: morning and evening - snow cleaning, and the day is the performance of standard works.

Such equipment supplies LLC Tradition-K ": the proposed Impulse Schnecors - domestic equipment made from Russian and European components. Impulse SR1850 mounted snow blower is made of high-quality wear-resistant materials, which guarantees long-term operation of the equipment. A simple and reliable design ensures uninterrupted periodic use of equipment on uncomplicated work on cleaning from the snow of local roads, sidewalks and territories. Powerful rotor design, frequent turns, breaking compact and porous snow without jaming it in a snowmate nozzle, reliable hydraulic drive Exclude mechanical wear of parts, which can lead to breakage. The compact dimensions of the sphermery also allow you to use it in the conditions of cramped space, for example in country and cottage settlements. Maneuverability of mini-equipment in combination with the possibility of adjusting the rotation and angle of the Impulse SR1850 snow blower box set allow you to organize snow ejection at the desired angle and on the required distance.

With the beginning of the winter season, it is time to think about the acquisition of snow removal techniques, which will help to quickly and highly clean the roads from snow. Snow flow varieties are actually many. When choosing a specific machine, first of all, the features of its planned operation should be taken into account, which in certain cases may be different. It all depends on the volume of cleaning area. So, for cleaning urban streets, the optimal tool is a paw snow loader, for automotive trails - combined road car, and for parking and territories - a cherryotor. But with the choice of equipment for the cleaning of snow, it is not worth tightening, because, unlike the Canary Islands, the snow in our cities goes every winter.

Preface

Types of household snow removal equipment. Comparison, advantages and disadvantages of various snow blowers. How to choose the right technique for your own needs, including for giving.

Before we consider which criteria to choose snow removal techniques, you should familiarize yourself with what it represents with its views. Structurally, any snow blower consists of a metal frame and engine fixed on it ( power aggregate), the drive transmitting the rotational motion of the motor shaft elements of the mechanism to clean the snow, the most cleaning device and controls of the entire unit.

Snowplow for home

Depending on the type and configuration, the snow removal can be equipped with these main nodes in a particular version, as well as other additional devices and parts. All snow removable equipment produced for domestic purposes is divided into 2 main types:

1. Non-sound - moves through the accompanying effort from a person. It must be pushing with his hands.
2. Self-propelled - moves independently, it only needs to be directed in the right direction.

By the type of engine installed on snow blowers, they are all divided into:

1. Electric - with an electric motor. Operate from the usual household alternating current voltage 220 in a frequency of 50 Hz.
2. Petrol - with engine internal combustion (DVS). The fuel used is the gasoline of the AI-92 brand.

By way of moving on the surface:

1. On the sheath of the snow grappling bucket.
2. Wheel.
3. Crawler.

By way of cleaning snow:

1. Snowproofers (snow).
2. Snow pools that clean the snow with a sweeping brush or dump. Available very limited model near And only in self-propelled performance.

Snowproofers are equipped with one of the following snow cleaning systems:

1. Single-stage.
2. Two-stage - cleaning is made in 2 stages.

It is time to deal with the device and the principle of operation of the mechanism for cleaning snow in snowproofers. In all such snowplow, it consists of a bucket, cluttering snow to him inside, and auger mechanism installed in it. The latter is 2 auger driven by a gearbox, which is installed on a bucket. The gearbox mechanism is driven by the engine, the shaft of which is connected to it through the drive. The augers rotate in the opposite direction, thereby raking the snow to the middle of the bucket.

Single-stage snow blowers may have exactly the design of the mechanism for snow removal or additionally on the top of the bucket in the middle of the screws will be installed vertical snowy tube. In any case, on single-stage augene technique used for snow cleaning, and for discarding it. On machines without snow-cutting pipe, they rotate in this direction that the snow is thrown out of the bucket. That is, it is discarded for some distance in front of a snow blower.

On the technique with a sniffing tube, the augers rotate in another direction to challenge the bucket in the opposite. Then the crushed snowy mass under the action of centrifugal force spontaneously on the inertia is removed through a snowstone and discarded for some distance. The direction of emission is set by the orientation of the pipe.

In two-stage technology, the design of a snow removal mechanism is more complicated - a cunning motor. In addition to the nodes of single-stage equipment without a snowstone, it still has a snow-plating box with an impeller or a rotor mounted on the back of the bucket, and a vertical pipe connected to it and specifying the direction of snow ejection. The bucket in the center of its own part, just where the snow-plated box is attached, has a hole. The augers in two-stage techniques rotate in this direction that the snow is thrown inside the bucket and it is in the box. The impeller or rotor, shredding snow, raise it along the tap tube and thrown out of it.

For this two-stage technique is also called snow blowers-snowmers. And, as can be seen from the description of its work, it produces snow cleaning in 2 stages. On most machines with a snow-made pipe (single-stage and two-stage), it is possible to change the range of snow ejection and its direction: in front of the technique or in some direction. On snow blowers with a fixed standing position, the direction of scattering of the cleaned snow mass is possible only to the left or right perpendicular to the operation of the machine.

Uncomfortable snow blowers are electric and gasoline, but everything with a single-stage cleaning system. Equipped with an electric motor by method of movement is released in the first two above versions. That is, wheel equipment and snow blowers, which have neither wheels, nor caterpillars, are installed with a snow festive bucket on the surface and so pushed in front of them. Gasoline non-self-propelled machines produce only wheeled.

Power of non-intended technology, that is, engines installed on it - from 1 to 6.5 hp (700 W-4.8 kW). Snow emissions range - 4-15 m.

Electric snow removal equipment without wheels is equipped with electric motors with a capacity of 700-1300 W. Snow dropping range of 4-9 m. The snow cover capture width in the area of \u200b\u200b30 cm (depending on the manufacturer and the snow blower model, it can be exactly such or several centimeters to differ in a large or smaller side), the height of the capture is 10-25 cm. Snow throws only forward - in front of you. But weigh only 5-8 kg. It is because of the last two characteristics that these snow blowers called "electric shovels". They even have a handle for carrying and controlled one - in the center. All other snow blowers are in the form of a frame with two handles. With an "Electropolitan", any person will easily manage, even with disabilities - an elderly, woman, child.

Non-intended snow removal machinery

At the same time, the "electric shovel" is not only the most affordable, but also the most maneuverable and universal snow blower. Yes, because of the ejection of the snow, a part of it will have to remove it. This technique has the lowest performance, and for work on large areas it is not intended. But due to the absence of wheels, a narrow bucket and low weight, you can even clean the steps of entry into the house. It can be simply transferred to the desired location of the site, and not break there through the drifts, making, possibly unnecessary work. "Electric shovel" will allow you to perform truly jewelry work - clean the narrow and hard to reach for more powerful place of place. After all, the more powerful a snow removal machine, it is harder, she is wider capturing and more dimensions.

Wheel electric uncomfortable snow blowers are equipped with an electric motor with a capacity of 1.1-2.5 kW (1.5-3.4 hp). Snow dropping range - 5-15 m. The width of the capture of snow cover is 34-60 cm, the height is 15-36 cm. The weight of this snow blowing equipment is 10-21 kg. For ahead, the snow is discarded in front of them only light low-power models, such as, for example, ERGOMAX EST3311. (weighs 10 kg, power 1.1 kW, emission range is 6 m) and Monferme 26087m (12 kg, 1.2 kW, 15 m). All other machines are equipped with a snow-made pipe.

Wheel gasoline non-self-propelled snow blowers are equipped mainly by 4-stroke, and some 2-stroke engine with a capacity of 2.2-6.5 hp (1.6-4.8 kW). Their swelling range of snow - 3-15 m. The snow cover capture width is 46-60 cm, height - 26-53 cm. The weight of this snow blowing equipment is 31-51 kg. All machines are equipped with a snow-made pipe. Engine start type - manual (cable) or electric starter. The latter, depending on the machine, is powered by a 220 V network or from a battery installed on a snow blower. The second version of the technique is heavier. All snowfighters with the electric starter are equipped with a backup start-up system - manual. It almost always helps, if for any reason it will be impossible to start the engine by the electric starter: the engine was turned off or dug away from the source 220 V; The battery villages either due to a strong frost does not produce the necessary power.

Some models of wheeled noncommose electrical and petrol cars Conditionally considered self-propelled. This technique helps to push themselves or even slowly, as the snow is cleaned in front of them, moves independently due to friction and tapping screws about the purified surface. The advantage of incommable wheeled snow blowers before the "electric shovel" is more productivity and the possibilities of most models can change the direction and adjust the emission range. In addition, many cars have protection against overload and / or headlamps.

Self-propelled snowstocks are equipped with gasoline engines, mainly 4-stroke, and some models are 2-strokes. The launch of the DVS is made in the same way as on non-intended technology - a cable or starter, which works from the battery or household power supply. And also on starter models, it is additionally provided with a manual launch of a cable.

Options for self-propelled snowballs

All self-propelled snowproofs have a two-stage snow cleaning system and therefore they are also called snowy. Also, only at the expense of two-stage purification, self-propelled technique is much more productive. Thus, any samples of snowballs that have similar or comparable characteristics with single-stage snow removal, when working in one mode with them (with the same speed of rotation of the screws) significantly exceed them by efficiency and cleaning speed. Self-propelled technique moves on wheels or on caterpillars, which are driven by the same engine as the cleaning mechanism.

In the wheeled snowballs, the power of the engine - from 3.6 to 16.5 hp (2.6 kW-12.1 kW). Snow emissions range - 5-20 m. Snow cover seizure width - 51-115 cm, height - 35-60 cm. Weight of this snow blowing equipment - 50-163 kg. Wheels of snowballs are larger than that of non-intelligence equipment, and have a protector with a special profile, which provides the best grip when moving through the snow and ice.

Crawler Snowballs have engine power - from 4.8 to 16.5 hp (3.5 kW-12.1 kW). Snow emissions range - 5-20 m. Snow cover seizure width - 55-87 cm, height - 42-60 cm. Weight of this snow blowing machinery - 68-250 kg. Crawler cars are conventionally attributed to "SUVs". The caterpillars have more clutch area, and they provide higher than wheels, traction effort. Thanks to this snow-career on caterpillar Have increased permeability and can work in a complex relief, when there are many bumps, holes, steep slopes on the path of their following paths, as well as on very iced surfaces. They undergo such places without any problems, on which the wheeled technique will drop.

Most self-propelled snowflowers are equipped with a transmission providing speed control when moving forward and the possibility of including rear stroke. Depending on the technique model, the number of transmissions can reach:

• for the front turn - from 2 to 6;
• for rear - from 1 to 2.

The more gear, the more convenient to use these cars. Indeed, in this case, more variants of the choice of movement speed. That is, it is almost always possible to accurately adjust the traction force of the drive of wheels or caterpillars under the density of the snow purified and the nature of the surface (locality), which moves a snow blower. So, in the case of the five-six speed transmission, the front first and second transmissions usually include when working with wet and tight snow. In medium gears (3-4), light snow cover is removed. When the technique of cleaning and smooth surface, the "elevated" fifth and sixth are used to the place of cleaning and the parking lot.

On some tracked snowmers installed groundless hydrostatic transmission. It provides a smooth change in the speed of movement and maintain it at a specified level, regardless of the load. There are also hybrid model of tracked technology. In them, the engine ensures the work of a snow removal mechanism and the generator, which produced electricity which enters 2 electric motors. The latter, in turn, ensure the operation of the caterpillage drive. In hybrid models, also slept transmission.

On a number of wheel snowflowers, the possibility of blocking the differential is provided as an additional function. This allows you to provide cravings on both wheels when conditions that promote it are created for one of them. On many models self-propelled machines The system of their control is equipped with an amplifier. In any case, it stands throughout heavy machinery - weighing from 100 kg and higher. As a rule, this is a steering system equipped with a servo.

All self-propelled snow blowers are protected from overload. Since this technique is quite powerful, and the components and parts on it are very expensive, then the protection is usually implemented due to the installation at the point of fastening the auger to the gearbox of the engine of special bolts. With a critical increase in the load, they are simply cut. As a result, the auger is disconnected from the gearbox. So if, for example, a foreign object will fall into the working tool and the auger will occur, it will only lead to the replacement of cut bolts. All other nodes will not suffer.

Unlike non-self-interest, headlights are equipped with almost all self-propelled snow blowers. On some models they turn on automatically immediately after starting the engine and in the daytime, it serve as a warning signal that the snow blower works. In addition, many self-propelled machines have another useful option - heated handles.

This kind of snow blowing equipment on the Russian market is represented by the number of models, barely reaching two dozen. But they produce them much in a smaller volume and diversity of execution, as they are less in demand due to the limited possibility of their use. All Self-propelled snowplows. They are only in a wheel performance and with gasoline engine. Additional devices and options (headlights, heated handles), as a rule, do not equip. But everyone has the ability to control the direction of emission.

Snowpot for summer cottage

All are equipped with a sweeper brush as the main or additional attachment of the working body, which can be used for conventional garbage cleaning. That is, this technique will be useful even in the summer. The widest line of snow-reader models falls on machines equipped as a working body only with a sweeping brush. Characteristics of such equipment can be within the following values. Engine power - 4.2-8.9 hp (3.1-6.5 kW). Capture width - 70-140 cm. Brush diameter - 25-40 cm. Cleaning performance - 2200-5000 m 2 / h. Maximum speed Movement - 3-5.1 km / h. Weight - 47-160 kg. Transmission can be one of the following versions:

• only for moving forward with constant traction effort;
• 3 front and 1 rear;
• hydrostatic.

A much smaller number of models, literally read units, falls on universal snowplows with interchangeable working bodies:

• dump / swept brush;
• sweeping brush / auger;
• sweeping brush / dump / auger.

Most often offer snow removal machines Champion GS5580. or GS6510E.. The power of the engines is 5.5 and 6.5 hp, respectively. Capture width - 80 and 100 cm. Weight - 90 and 105 kg. In both models of 4 front transmission and is the ability to control the direction of emission. Knife-dump allows us to quickly and quickly roll off the low snow cover to the side or in front of the aggregate itself. At the snowpressure Champion GS6510E. There is an additional equipment - a hinged container under the rubbish volume of 60 liters. That is, cleaning in the summer with this model will be more efficient and less dusty.

With nozzles sweeping brush / auger is most famous Patriot. Pro 777S.. Engine power - 6.5 hp The width of the grip is 56 cm, and the height is 42 cm. Number of gears: 4 front and 2 rear. There is a reference direction control. The cunning nozzle is equipped with an engine overload protection. Weight - 111 kg. With all the nozzles most often found KALIBR MU-5,5. Engine power - 5.5 hp Capture width - 56 cm, and height - 35 cm. Number of gears: 4 front and 2 rear. There is a reference direction control. The cunning nozzle is equipped with an engine overload protection. Weight - 38 kg.

The basic criterion for the selection of snow removal equipment is its power. And it is determined, based on the area of \u200b\u200bthe territory that will be cleaned. If it is only 100-200 m 2, then it is enough to purchase a snow blower up to 2 kW. This is the power of non-intended electrical technology. And so insignificant area corresponds to the territory around a building consisting of sites at the house, garage and on a small summer cottage.

So it turns out that the best snow blower for the cottage is an electric noncommose power up to 2 kW. Optimal option For many, it may be "electric shovel" described above. If it is required to remove from snow with an area of \u200b\u200b400-600 m 2 (4-6 acres), then it is necessary to get the apparatus at 3.5-5 hp. (2.6-3.7 kW). In this case, the number of options for selecting snow removal models can be called almost unlimited. Suitable as non-self-propelled wheeled (electrical and gasoline) and self-propelled, including tracked machines.

Stylish and powerful snow blower

For the territory of 600-1500 m 2 I need a technique in 5-8 hp That is, uncomfortable wheeled gasoline or self-propelled snow blowers with a power corresponding to the cleaned area. For the territory of 1500-3500 m 2 - with a capacity of 8-10 hp, and 3500-5000 m 2 - 10-13 hp Here you need to choose only self-propelled technique. The next important selection criterion is a distance of emissions. It is necessary to proceed from the required value of this parameter, but at the same time consider the features of the location and planning of its own territory:

• how close is the sections of neighbors, if there are;
• location of buildings and requiring cleaning of territories in its own area, as well as distances between them.

Deciding with the desired range of snow ejection, it is desirable to choose a model of technology, which is regulated. And, of course, it is necessary to choose snow blowers with an adjustable emission direction. Fortunately, such majority. Then it is necessary to determine the electrical or gasoline snow blower to acquire if such an alternative to selection exists. Electrical equipment has important advantages:

• it works much quieter;
• its engine has reliable overheating protection;
• it is much cheaper;
• operational costs for it are lower, since the costs for consumed electricity is less than the spent fuel of gasoline models;
• she has smaller dimensions and weight;
• easier in operation and maintenance;
• does not pollute the environment.

But it is necessary for it in the area: power supply, with stable nominal parameters, and electrical wiring capable of trouble-free to withstand the load created during the operation of the snow blower. In addition, it should be borne in mind that the coverage area will be limited to the length of the network cable, well, plus the length of the extension. That is, it is possible to dream about the autonomy of work.

Gasoline models of such restrictions do not have. In addition, in conditions of harsh winter, their use is preferable. Popular electrical equipment can refuse to work or completely fail.

Solving which of gasoline snow blowers to choose, you need to pay attention to the system of their launch. Models with a cable cheaper, but in a strong frost manually start the engine very problematic, and often simply impossible. It is better to take a technique with an electric starter, and 220 V, launched from household power supply, if it is on the plot. The rechargeable version does not always justify yourself - for charging the battery you need to constantly monitor, and in a strong frost it is most likely it will not be able to give the necessary power to launch.

When choosing a snow blower, it is important to take into account the frequency and volumes of precipitation, as well as, what snow will have to be removed - freshlywalked, loose or blind, heavy and with an infusion. Than more difficult conditionThe more powerful technique should be. The wider and above the capture and height of the snow fence, the more productive and the work is performed faster. Do not forget about the features of using one or another type of screws, so as not to damage them or decorative coverage of platforms in front of the house and tracks.

If in the country area or, as well as any "surprises" snow, a snow blower with a screw cleaning mechanism is not suitable for their cleaning. About rocirory stones and other invisible obstacles tool breaks. It is better to purchase a snowplow with a sweeper brushed. But this cleaning tool can be cleaned only soft loose and freshly loose snow. It means that without a brush can not do, but it will have to be removed and dense heavy snow with an infusion, it makes sense to choose universal technique with replaceable working bodies of nozzles.

Snow cleaning machine

Also, when choosing a snow blower, it is necessary to take into account the complexity and features of the relief of the loose area (territory). Even a small hole under the wheel of a non-intended technology or a slight rise on its way when it comes to cleaning heavy and high snow cover, it can become fatal, and work will end. And choosing self-propelled technique, it is necessary, again, to compare it with the difficulty of passability with the complexity of possible obstacles. And the more gear from the snow blower, the better. Do not forget that the most passable - caterpillar models, but they are the most cumbersome, heavy, slow and smooth.

If it is supposed to remove snow in dark time The day - the days of the winter are short - and there is no artificial lighting on the cleaning area, it is recommended to choose a model with headlights. When the budget allows, you can take care of the comfort of work, pick up the model with the control panel (on it levers, buttons and other devices that allow you to monitor and install all modes of operation, including the range and direction of snow ejection) and heated handles.

Snow cleaning equipment is household and professional and classified depending on the design and functions. The principle of operation is to enjoy snow using the cunning mechanisms and discarding the impeller for 15 m or more.

Household appliances running from an electric or gasoline engine. Devices with an electric motor have low power and operate from the network. The presence of a cable significantly reduces the maneuverability of the unit, moreover, it is necessary to ensure that the wire does not hit the rotating parts of the rotary mechanism.

The main class of non-professional techniques for snow removal is equipped with a 2-stroke or 4-stroke gasoline engine. The disadvantage of the 2-stroke motor operating on the oil-gasoline mixture is the complexity of the launch at low temperatures. In addition, it is necessary to control the proportions and monitor the quality of the fuel mixture. Otherwise, the service life decreases, and the toxicity of exhaust increases, can fail the spark plugs. Consuming gasoline 4-stroke engines are characterized by the durability of the mechanism, more economical fuel consumption.

By type of management, household devices are divided into self-propelled and manual control. Self-propelled technique has a wheel drive or a crawler stroke. Models with wheels are maneuverable, but they can lower in deep snow. Crawler cars are distinguished increased patencyBut not so mobile. Self-propelled devices are characterized by good indicators of the release range up to 18 m, equipped with metal screws, so even tight snow are forces. The disadvantage lies in the fact that when contacting the surface of the augers can be broken or scratching the decorative coating of tracks. In order for this not to happen in the design, there are special stops for maintaining 2-4 cm of the gap. Self-propelled technique allows you to choose a speed suitable for the operator and makes the process of cleaning snow with a tirelessness even when clearing a large area.

The non-intended technology moves with the direct participation of the operator. This is a reliable and inexpensive snowpressure for a small household site. The auger has a rubber coating and will not hurt a pavement or a track. The device is not able to throw out snow further than 5 m and will not cope with the cleaning of ice and the ramble snow. On the uneven plot on the operator there is a significant physical activity.

Professional equipment is intended for clearing sidewalks and roads, as well as runways on airfields. Depending on the functions, plow, rotor, brush, thermal, vacuum, isolated. To maintain a safe movement in winter time Available dispensers of antifungal materials. Among the basic devices for installing snow-cleaning equipment, you can find traction tracked and wheeled tractors, automotive drivers and dump trucks, uniaxial tractors, etc. When choosing a model, the staining strip width, power, weight. The rotary snowplow also consists of a screw and a rotor of the snow intended for cutting and transporting snow and the rejection of the recycled mass. Cutting parts and seals that regulate the depth of the decimated layer are made of solid steel. Snow removal design can be attached from behind under the frame, front on the frame, on the side.

Plouge technique is used to clean the fresh snow, in urban conditions, a brush is added to the snow removal mechanism. The compacted snow is considered a milling and rotary device. This technique is more versatile and suitable for asphalt roads and off-road, airfields with snow thickness up to 1.4 m. Its disadvantage for the city is considered to throw snow from roads to the roadside, so you have to additionally remove the shafts using other techniques.

For work in roads, wheel or tracked bulldozers, tractors and skidding tractors are used. With the help of randers, ski slopes are laid and equip the tourist bases.

Such an ordinary snow cleaning with the help of a large wooden shovel, of course, is familiar and quite acceptable, but in our rapid century, it turns out to be a non-disabilities, therefore, snow removal equipment for giving is so relevant and in demand.

Such a process is not just tribute to aesthetic needs or requests, but an urgent need, because the melting of precipitation will continue to force the water under the walls, which leads to a decrease in the operational resource of the structure.

Below, in addition to the thematic video in this article, we will also talk about the most popular types of such technique and its use.

Snow cleaning equipment

Brief overview of some models

• Works from a 4-yl of 6.5 gasoline engine horse power, the launch of which is carried out by the electric starter (220V) even at the coldest season. Snow capture width during cleaning - 56 cm, height - 51 cm, snow emission range - 13m, while there are 2 rear and 6 front gears, as well as headlights, which allows you to work at any time of the day. With a mass of 88kg, the unit is easy enough to move it with its own hands when operating.

• - This is a more powerful unit, it works from a 4-yrsham gasoline engine with a capacity of 7.5 horsepower, the launch of which is carried out by the electric starter (220V) even at the coldest time of the year. The snow grip width during cleaning is 66 cm, the height is 53 cm, the snow emission is 13m, and there are 2 rear and 6 front gears, as well as the headlight, which allows you to work at any time of the day. Of course, such a car is harder - has 108kg, but it is there there is a toothed auger processing, as well as, thanks to the blocking of the screw drive handle - the ability to control one hand.

• It differs from the two previous units by the fact that with the power of the engine of 6.3 horsepower and mass 90kg, it has a knife with a width of 61 cm capture and a height of 58.5 cm, that is, significantly more. The rear gear here is already only one, although the front is still six, there is also a LED lamp and heated handles for ease of use. But the price of such a snow blower is almost one and a half times old than the previous ones.

• Made on a caterpillar move (you see it on the top photo), the 4-yl of the BRIGGS & STRATTON gasoline engine here is a fairly powerful 9 horsepower, mechanical transmission 6 front and two rear transmissions. The unit has a sufficiently large knife with a width of the capture of 77 cm and a height of 51 cm, a toothed auger for the crushing of the land, weight 130kg, heated pens.

Note. All the above-mentioned snow removal machines operate on the same fuel brand - gasoline AI-92.

• But snow removal electric machines for the cottages are much cheaper, although a total of not much inferior by parameters. So, the electric motor Daewoo with a power of 2kW for 2.7 horsepower, rotation is 2100 rpm, but has only one front gear. The knife has a width of the grip of 45 cm, the height is 25 cm, and the augers are made of metallinezine.

• - This is a mini snow removal machine for giving electric engine The power of 0.95kW, operating from the AC 220V 50Hz network. The unit does not have wheels, but it weighs only 6.5kg, which allows him to be managed with him even a teenager and a fragile woman. The width of the capture here is only 30 cm, and the release range is 6m, the position of the handle is adjustable, but this miniature machine is easy to control, it is convenient to store it (it does not take up much space) and it has a low cost.

Note. Almost all the snow removal electrical equipment for the cottage costs many times cheaper than with a gasoline engine drive. But such aggregates are usually weaker and have a smaller capture.

Note. If we talk about the rating of snow removal equipment for giving, the most purchased aggregate with a gasoline engine can be called models of the ARIENS type, and among the units with an electric motor - Stiga Monferme. But perhaps they are so popular only because they are presented in the domestic market in a much larger assortment, rather than the rest.

How to make a choice

In fact, all the snow removal techniques can be divided into two groups - this is the one that moves on the caterpillars or wheels of the gasoline, diesel or electric motor (self-devil) and the one that you have to push the price of your own efforts on wheels or sleds (not self-deviating) .

Of course, the choice of snow blower for giving first will depend on the size of the territory and if you need to clean up and around the house and clear two or three short tracks, then preference will certainly need to give manual technique - it will be more practical and cheaper.

But if the question is, what a snow blower to choose for the cottage is considered only from the financial side, then you, of course, have to choose a non-self-moving model with an electric drive, since such options are the cheapest. But such a choice does not mean that you will not be able to manage the aggregate low power - Do not forget that our parents removed such territories with one plywood shovel, and they also did it often instead of the morning charging!

But if the price side of the question is not very bothering you, then you need to pay attention to the ratio of several parameters of your site and the acquired snow removal unit.

1. First, it is a climate of the region where your country house is located or cottage, or rather the average annual amount of precipitation in that area.
2. In addition, the area of \u200b\u200bthe site should be taken into account, where you will need to be controlled, because sometimes there are quite large sections, where to remove the snow on their own, you will need only self-propelled unit, perhaps even in the form of a tractor, that is, with a driver's seat.

1. Another important factor is the physical condition of the person who will have to do clearing - if you have health problems or makes itself felt old age, then, of course, your choice will stop on the self-propelled machine.
2. Take into account the amount of daily precipitation to select a cleaner with a suitable knife size - of course, "patient and needle a well digs up," as popular wisdom says, but everything has its limits.
3. In addition, when you choose the parameters, pay attention to the release distance of the snow (instructions from the manufacturer necessarily indicates) - sometimes it can be very important, given that there may be other buildings or you, for example, it is more convenient to throw snow outside.
4. For the northern regions, when choosing a snow removal machine, it is also important to pay attention to the method of movement of the unit, that is, whether it moves on caterpillars or on wheels. The fact is that on the caterpillar move the car's passability increases significantly, but at the same time maneuverability is lost, but if the cleaner on wheels, it can be unfolded even in one place, not to mention the corners of the house or garden paths with steep turns .

But, as you remember, we are talking about country areas, which in the bulk have a small area, and the snow should be removed there only around the house, the garage and for the passage, which is not so much and a lot. If you proceed from such requirements, then the best snow blower for giving, of course, with an electric drive - although it is not so powerful, but more compact, convenient, easier to operate and sweeter.

In addition, it is no secret that electricity is much cheaper than gasoline.

When you choose, you can pay attention to additional functions that are equipped with a one or another model, both with electrical and gasoline engine.

Of course, this is the presence of multiple gears for the front and reverse, which makes it convenient not only to work, but also transporting the unit, also turning the nozzle for snow emissions, which can be carried out from the control panel or manually. Extreme functions include lighting (headlights on the unit) and heated the handles, which matters with a strong frost.

Note. If you find it difficult to choose from, and this happens completely and beside the person, if a person has never enjoyed such a technique, then you, of course, are best consulted by a specialist who can even be a neighbor in the country. After all, a professional, it is, above all, the one who has sufficient practice.

Safety technique

First of all, to comply with the safety technique when working with a snow removal machine of any type, you need to be sure that there are no pits on the area being processed, where you can fail or, even worse, there are no electrical wires on the Earth (