Snowblower Pulls "Chariot"

Snowblower Pulls Chariot FARM HOME Miscellaneous Bob Scheffer has more fun at antique tractor shows since he built a 2-wheeled “chariot” to pull behind an old walk-behind snowblower The Rush City Minn man stands inside a 50-gal barrel with the back half cut out of it The barrel sets on a metal platform mounted between 2 wheelbarrow wheels A hitch made from a 1 1/4-in dia pipe connects the barrel to a bracket that bolts on back of the snowblower If Scheffer wants he can remove 2 bolts and replace the barrel with a toilet bowl eliminating the need to stand up “It gets a lot of chuckles at shows but I like it ” says Scheffer “The snowblower was built in about 1940 for the military by Maxim Silencer Co of Hartford Conn and is powered by a 3-in bore 3 1/4-in stroke gas engine It’s built very heavy One disadvantage is there’s no reverse gear so I have to be careful I don’t box myself into a corner ” He had a little misfortune at a recent show “I was driving through a muddy area and the hitch popped out of the bracket on the snowblower I ended up stranded in the barrel while the snowblower kept going ahead of me I had to jump off the barrel and run up to the snowblower to stop it ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Bob Scheffer 930 W 2nd St Rush City Minn 55069 ph 320 358-4975

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