TheMooseIsLoose 15 #1 Posted 14 hours ago I am looking to install a Deflector Actuator on my 520-H single stage snowblower. Does anyone out there use one and what brand/model number you are using. A 4" stroke shoud be sufficient. If anyone does please post a pic of it installed. Thank You Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 9,988 #2 Posted 14 hours ago @ the moose is Loose , easy to make a chute base swivel mount gasket / slider , also like PAM vegetable oil aerosol to enhance slide , https://www.truevalue.com/product/821098/flexible-flyer-polyethylene-36-in-flying-carpet-snow-sled-821098/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23532714148&gbraid=0AAAAAClad4tcAJpFDnwlxc9INM6dPJgp9&gclid=CjwKCAjwqJXUBhBNEiwA8BgG7qNTP52B-GDGc_aWfSzvvrL2W_1T4q0z2sj_w7KB4FImGLCfREBSwxoCKBsQAvD_BwE , would also , aerosil lube any related movement area , after removal of deflector , very easy to measure up a slide point gasket , that turn handle should move very easily . pete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheMooseIsLoose 15 #3 Posted 6 hours ago I was thinking about something like this 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 20,349 #4 Posted 3 hours ago Think I have the same one but my blower is a 2 stage plus the rotation of the chute is also motorized. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 17,113 #5 Posted 3 hours ago (edited) Not a bad idea, but be sure to pay attention to the actuator's speed vs. stroke. Many move at 0.5” per second or less. That’s 8 (long) seconds for a 4” stroke to switch a chute from one side to the other. It the load is light, consider a mechanism that multiplies the actuator’s displacement. Edited 3 hours ago by Handy Don Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
