Check out this snowthrower!

[ToolGuy]

Awesome!

[Mavrik]

I know what I want for christmas.

[Raven]

I wonder how many cubic feet per gallon it gets?

[ArcsVibe]

What no shiny wheels??

[northvibe]

Quote, originally posted by Sunny »I wonder how many cubic feet per gallon it gets?hahhahha. man that thing is a beast!

[scherry2]

how would you like to be the neighbor. LOL

[cohocarl]

I watched the video on their website http://www.v8snowblowers.com (he's supposed to be getting a better video online, cuz the one he has on there now sucks).I think I remember reading he has a spool in the "rear end", but I think he would have been better off with "posi-thrashin".

[ToolGuy]

Christmas list is right Mav!!! I want a small block Vette LS1 powered blower! No need for this big block!

[drunkengirlfriend]

I'm going to move farther north just so I can get one of those...that's awesome!

[Mavrik]

Quote, originally posted by silverawd26 »Dream Snow ThrowerNice John Deere. But you need to get it with the tarp cab.

[Stang2Vibe]

Quote, originally posted by MiVibe-ToolGuy »I want a small block Vette LS1 powered blower! No need for this big block! Agreed there! Looks like a Chevy 454? But a 400HP snowblower in any form is still cool nonetheless! I wanna know how he got the headers turned upside down. Straight pipes coming off the headers of a big block with no mufflers, good heavens that thing must be LOUD!

[ToolGuy]

Here is some info on it Stang... I want to know how it does not overheat, I see the radiator in the rear but still it amazes me.If you're tired of anemic, one-lung snowblowers with their slipping drive belts, you might consider Kai Grundt's V8 snow blower which raises the bar on the traditional snow blower in every respect. With electric start, electric block heater, antifreeze heater and eight cylinders, it has no drive belts to freeze up and you'll never get bored with the job as the 454 cubic inch big block Chevrolet V8 produces 412 horsepower, 430 foot pounds of torque and can throw snow 50 feet at just 3500 rpm. Nor will you get cold as the machine has been ingeniously designed to route the engine coolant through the handle bars, with the rear mounted, enclosed radiator keeping the operator nice and cosy.The first point to make is that this is not a V8 grafted on a traditional snow blower carriage but a purpose-built unit crafted around a motor of this magnitude. It functions very much like a traditional blower by way of operator input and feedback and offers effortless safe operation.Maneuvering the massive beast (it has a total wet weight of 912lbs) is a breeze thanks to the hydraulic-drive 4WD skid steer on independent walking beams which offers a zero turning radius. It's also as fast as you like, with an infinitely adjustable speed range on the drive wheels via dash mounted flow control. At the opposite end of the scale, it has more than enough torque to pull your car out of the ditch before the hydraulic motors stall!Adding to the well-balanced feel of the unit, just 15 pounds of down force on the handlebars will lift the auger blade off the ground in order to climb stairs/walkways for ease of snow removal. Safety has and continues to be paramount with spring return to centre "fail safe" type directional controls with emergency stop and tether cords.Safety is one of the key theme, with a flashing blue light (as required by law in many areas) being the least of the safety features. No-one will fail to hear you with those twin throaty exhausts, which come standard with 92 decibels at the controls, though if the rhumba of a V8 exhaust is music to your ears, you can obviously go much louder. Even at the standard baffling, hearing protection is strongly suggested.The powerful yard machine lights and a dashboard with backlit gauges complete the package to ease the burden of this normally reviled task. The custom 42 inch, two stage auger has a Chevrolet 10 bolt truck differential with spool and a centrifugal auger clutch with shear pin protection, further adding to the image of this "automotive theme blower."As each unit is cutom-built, optional extras for the snowblower are both diverse and outrageous as the base unit - there is unlimited auger choices from single to multi stage designs and various motor combinations to suit the religious preferences of the customer (Chevy, Dodge Hemi, Ford) and such exotica as a V-10 or a diesel engine or remote starting can be accommodated.And if, after a while, you feel you've outgrown the 400 horses, this particular engine is well catered for in the performance modification area, with Lunati camshaft, Milodon Gear drive, Holley and Edelbrock components to name a few, and there's always the fuel injection option too, if you feel you need to throw the snow out of the county or ensure your seat in the "neighborhood blower blingster hall of fame."

[Toolman]

Yeah, LS1 would be much better. Roughly the same power and a lot lighter, and easier on fuel. Just not the one from my GTO!

[Stang2Vibe]

Thanks for the info ToolGuy. That thing is awesome!

[kostby]

Geez, I'd be looking FORWARD to blizzards if I owned one of those things. 400 hp??? I'd just fire it up and throw that snow all the way to the next state!

[4azdmunky]

How about a V8 powered chainsaw?http://www.compfused.com/directlink/154/doesnt play, have to downlaod to watch, cuts a big (removed) log in less than 1 sec, takes 2 people to run it.

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