How to decide on the choice of a snow plow: buy or make?

Typology of snow-removing machines

First you need to understand what snow machines are, or rather, to identify the main criteria for their evaluation:

1. According to the characteristics of the transmission, it is divided into self-governing and manual. The self-steering machine looks like a small tractor, can have either wheels or a crawler. It is used, as a rule, for cleaning large areas. Manual is more expensive, time-consuming, but it fulfills all the
2. 's tasks in a very high quality. They can be single-stage or two-stage. The single-stage unit operates with a screw. They can be smooth and serrated( depending on the state of the snow that needs to be removed).Two-stage use a blade motor. They are made of either metal alloy or plastic
3. The engine can be electric or gasoline. Electric is used in small areas near the plots, as they are tied to the power source, and gasoline can clean much more territory, but the pricing policy is accordingly higher than the

. The construction of the snow-removing machine by one's own hands.

. First you need to figure out what the frame of the self-made snow-machine:

1. It must be made by welding
2. The transverse parts must have metal strips for fastening the motor platform
3. The handle also clings to the frame, and to make the handletku, you need to use a pipe of a certain size

Which motor should I use? Most often - it's a gasoline engine, so it was easy to solve the problems with the repair. It is attached to a platform from which it can be removed quickly
To select and fasten screw parts, buckets, it is necessary: ​​

1. The bucket should be made of iron, and its dimensions should be such that when cleaning the snow, the grip is 45-50 cm
2. ShaftThe drive consists of a pipe, there is a metal plate in it, an
3. screws are attached to it. Skis are most often made of wood or plastic, and the motor and shaft are connected with a special

strap. Everyone makes their choice: someone buys a mechanism for snow removal,it makes it his ownvennoruchno. It should be remembered that such a technique will never fail and will serve for long winter seasons, especially for those who live in private houses or have summer cottages.