Posted by oscar on Sunday, February 23, 2003 at 7:43PM :
In Reply to: lower speed transfer case posted by Daniel Northcott on Sunday, February 23, 2003 at 4:00PM :
Consider getting a APU (aux.Power Unit). Maybe something with a 4 cylinder wisconson engine or maybe bulid something by picking up a 4 cylinder engine from a small car/truck. Using the transfercase or the transmission to power the blower means the truck must be moveing to power the blower - not what you want to do. The blower needs to be independant from the transport so you can stop and wait for the blower to clear out when the load gets heavy.
Using an APU solves the problem of thottle and movement. Just put the APU on something that will fit in the bed easily. Slide in - slide out. and no mods to the powertrain.
Oscar
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