Abstract: A snowblower assembly for removing snow from a paved surface, such as roadways and airport runways. The snowblower assembly includes a snowblower assembly that defines an open interior that encloses a pair of rotating side augers and a rotating impeller. The snowblower housing includes a lower leading edge that is recessed behind the blade tips of the rotating impeller. The sidewalls of the snowblower housing each include a recessed lower sidewall edge to reduce the buildup of snow within the snowblower housing. A side plate extension is mounted to each of the sidewalls to modify the volume of the open interior defined by the snowblower housing to accommodate different types of snow.

Abstract: A snowblower for removing snow from a paved surface, such as roadways and airport runways. The snowblower includes a blower assembly having a blower housing that encloses a pair of rotating side augers and a rotating impeller. The blower housing includes an upper hood. The upper hood is angled from a trailing edge to a leading edge such that the angled upper hood provides enhanced visibility of the operator of the snowblower. Each of the side augers is driven by a hydrostatic drive motor that is positioned above the upper hood to remove the drive motors from within the open interior of the blower housing. The drive motors are driven from a power source separate from the power source used to rotate the impeller. The lower, leading edge of the blower housing includes a V-shaped lower edge to further enhance the direction of snow into the blower housing.

Abstract: An apparatus for moving particulate matter includes a body having a drive mechanism that operatively connects a motor to a shaft of a paddle assembly. A drive housing is disposed on the body and houses the drive mechanism. A cavity having a first side, a second side, and at least a partial semi-circular cross-sectional shape is disposed in the body, and the paddle assembly includes the shaft and a plurality of paddles disposed therefrom. Each paddle includes a bottom wall that is sized and shaped to extend along a width of the paddle in a substantially planar manner between the first side wall and the second side wall of the cavity, and a distal end that travels along the semi-circular cross-sectional shape of the cavity during operation.

Abstract: A snow removing machine has an auger for plowing and collecting snow, a rotatable blower for throwing snow collected by the auger, and a shooter for guiding the snow thrown by the blower so that the snow reaches a selected point. The blower has a central shaft part and blades extending radially outwardly from the shaft part. Each of the blades has one pair of laterally spaced guide walls projecting from a distal end portion thereof in a direction of rotation of the blower. The pair of guide walls for each of the blades extend divergently from each other towards a distal end of the blade.

Abstract: A snow removal machine of this invention has a blower provided in a blower housing for throwing up snow collected by an auger toward a chute. The blower has a plurality of supporting members provided on a drive shaft for rotating the auger and the blower and a plurality of throwing-up blades attached to the respective supporting members. The throwing-up blades are elastically deformable. A vacant space is formed between the supporting members and the throwing-up blades. The vacant space allows deformation of the throwing-up blades in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the blower.

Abstract: A self-propelled walk-behind snowplow vehicle has a vehicle body and a vertical engine mounted on an upper part of the vehicle body. The vertical engine has a crankshaft disposed generally vertical and a cylinder head disposed generally horizontal to a longitudinal direction of the snowplow vehicle. The cylinder head projects from the vehicle body in a rearward direction of the snowplow vehicle. Left and right traveling units are mounted on a lower part of the vehicle body at left and right sides thereof. A muffler is connected to the engine and is disposed below the engine and located between the left and right traveling units. The vehicle body and the left and right traveling units together define a downward opening space within which the muffler is disposed.

Abstract: A pair of wing assemblies for attachment to a snow thrower or snow blower employing an impeller within a housing and having a forward opening therein to facilitate the feeding of snow to the impeller. The wing assemblies are pivotally attached to the sides of the housing. In a first operative position, suitable for use after a light snowfall, the wings are positioned so as to diverge forwardly and thus increase the catchment area of the snow to be fed to the impeller, thereby improving the efficiency of operation of the snow thrower. In a second operative position, the wings are positioned so as to diverge rearwardly so as to push snow away from the snow thrower and increase the width of the path cleared. An inoperative third position with the wings folded laterally in front of the snow thrower permits compact storage of the snow thrower without having to remove the wing assemblies.

Abstract: An improved snow thrower and specifically an improved blower therefor that improves efficiency and reduces the likelihood of snow accumulation. The blower casing is connected to the auger housing by an exit opening that is disposed and sized so that snow blown by the blower will not reenter the auger housing. The peripheral edge of the blower casing is curved so as to reduce the likelihood of snow accumulation.

Abstract: A pair of road-sliding skates for mounting onto a front-loaded, snowplow, automotive vehicle are provided, to prevent damage to the structural integrity of the vehicle when rolling on a high-crowned road, yet enabling unhampered snowblowing operation of the snowplow in high snow banks. The skates are mounted rearwardly of the front bucket side walls of the vehicle, being substantially inwardly offset relative to the vertical plane of the corresponding side walls, yet being forwardly positioned relative to the front leading edge of the recessed bucket flooring. Each skate position is adjusted about a horizontal, fore end aft axis as well as in elevation.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for covering drilling mud returns in a drilling mud pit. A soil-projecting apparatus which is attachable to the rear of a conventional farm tractor comprises a plurality of scoop-like members connected to a drive shaft member which is operably associated with the power take-off of the tractor, independently adjustable blade membes placed forward of the scoop-like members for displacing soil toward the scoop-like members, and a protective partial enclosure of the scoop-like members. A method for covering drilling mud returns comprises placing a first, supporting layer of a material adjacent the returns and placing a layer of topsoil adjacent the first, supporting layer.

Abstract: In a rotary snow plow, especially one with a high plowing capacity, with two driven feeding mechanisms (7), which are disposed on either side of the centrifugal wheel (2) and, in the direction of plowing (F), ahead of the centrifugal wheel housing (1), and which rotate in opposite directions about vertical axes and the outside of which in each case is covered totally or partly by a flashing (8), which surrounds the feeding mechanism (7) tightly, the feeding mechanism (7), for the purpose of increasing the plowing performance while using energy sparingly, comprises essentially a cage-like rotor with throwing blades (4) disposed along surface lines and distributed over the circumference, the throwing blades (14), which rotate about vertical axes, also being driven and moreover in a direction opposite to the respective rotation of the feeding mechanism (7).