by Nick Drew | Thu 08 Mar 2018
Snow blower would have been handy
The recent cold and snowy weather dubbed the Beast from the East, brought large parts of the UK to the usual predicted halt once more, but in all fairness, we are simply never prepared to deal with snow of any kind. One of these Avant snow blowers would have been useful to many of us though!
Finnish company Avant, know a thing or two about small scale snow clearing and the manufacturer produces a heavy-duty snow blower to mount on its distinctive green coloured tool carriers. An ideal tool for clearing smaller areas like footpaths, car parks, school playgrounds and similar sized areas the machine features a two-stage design.
A rotary auger breaks up the compacted snow and works it into the fan entrance, which in turn forces the snow up the discharge chute blowing it metres away, the distance of which can be selected by the operator from the safety of his cab. The chute can be adjusted to any angle within a 270-degree radius. Whichever way you look at it, its impressive stuff!
Check out this video featuring one of the machines in action.