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A jet-engine snow blower clearing a railway track at Coney Island Yard, New York, 2014. Jet engines and other gas turbines are used for large scale propelling and melting of snow over rails and roads. These blowers first were used in Russia and Canada in the 1960s, and were later introduced into the U.S. by the Boston Transportation Authority.
The engines were designed for outdoor field service in industries including agriculture, construction, marine, oil-field equipment and railway maintenance. [6] There are a wide range of variations in each engine family, including displacement, vertical and horizontal crankshafts, power ratings, and fuel used.
In 1956 Tecumseh entered the small engine market acquiring Lauson and in 1957, acquired the Power Products Company- maker of 2 cycle engines found in many antique chainsaws. [6] [7] In 2007, the company's former gasoline engine and power train product lines were sold to Platinum Equity LLC. In December 2008, the company closed its engine ...
The Subaru Industrial SX engine series from Subaru Industrial Power Products are designed specifically for use with snow throwers, also known as snow blower. The line includes four models, the 6 horsepower SX17, the 7 horsepower SX21 and the 9.5 horsepower SX30 and the SX40-14 horsepower [ 1 ]
Tecumseh engines were used on 95% of Ariens machines from 1960 to 2009. A small percentage used Briggs & Stratton engines and others. In December 2008, Tecumseh began winding down production, and the 2009 model year was the last to receive Tecumseh engines. In 2010 Briggs & Stratton became the main supplier of engines for Ariens machines.
UniTrol (or Uni-Trol) was a patented Gilson Brothers innovation in snowblower drive linkage that allows operation of the clutch and gearchange with a single lever. It was introduced in 1969 and was available on Gilson snowblowers until 1979. When a UniTrol snowblower is running, the engine is always turning a drive platter.