Craven Morehead

The finer points

454 cubic inch Chevrolet big block engine.
Complete with new components that include;
§ Moroso Air scoop w/functional butterfly valves.
§ Holley Street Avenger 4160 with electric choke and chrome dual feed lines w/gauge.
§ Edelbrock Polished Air gap intake manifold.
§ Moroso Electric water pump
§ Upswept exhaust headers w/pipe wrap.
§ Dual exhaust stacks w/internal baffles, shields and turn outs.
§ High performance ignition system – complete.
§ Custom aluminum rear mounted 4 core radiator w/expansion tank.
§ Thermostatically controlled dual electric cooling fans.
§ 88 amp one wire alternator.
§ Gear reduction starter motor.
§ Engine block heater.
§ Chrome dress up package includes oil pan, timing cover assembly, rocker covers, distributor hold down.
§ Aero quip hoses with clear anodized fittings.
§ Two stage 42 inch wide auger assembly complete with electric clutch.
§ Hydraulic directional chute adjustment. (Left/Right, Up and Down.)
§ Shear pin protection.
§ Custom stainless steel under carriage and main frame.
§ Custom hydraulic pump with pressure compensated flow diverter valve.
§ Adjustable dash mounted flow control for drive wheel speeds.
§ Dual bearing mounted walking beams ensure smooth operation complete with hydraulic slave cylinders for ‘lock’ or ‘float’ modes of operation.
§ Custom hydraulic oil tank with 10 micron filtration.
§ Custom fuel tank.
§ Optima spiral wound battery with battery tray.
§ Dual hydraulic motors coupled to four drive wheels offer zero turning radius.
§ Custom tire groove pattern applied to large heavy duty phenolic tires.
§ Custom dashboard assembly with cup holder.
§ Safety tether /emergency stop switch.
§ Full instrumentation with illuminated marine quality gauges includes engine temp, oil pressure, volts and tachometer.
§ Marine quality weather tight switches.
§ Dual blue strobe lights in sealed enclosure.
§ Dual 100 watt flood type yard lights.
§ Weather tight electrical connectors with fuse panel.
§ Custom handle bars heated with engine coolant.
§ Custom spring return to center hydraulic directional control valves.
§ Custom dash mounted throttle control with ‘Hurst’ shifter.
§ Fully assembled, ready to run with synthetic fluids.
§ Complete three year warranty.

I found this on another forum. No idea of the original source.

Ilow

man, could have used that last weekend. we need a video of this so we can hear that bad boy roar! pretty awesome!

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BadNick

Crazy machine. Gallery.....The Original V8 Snowblower

But from all I could find, it looks like it needs more development in both the traction and blower blade areas:

Ilow

It doesn't look to impressive. This one looks a lot more impressive.

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BadNick

llow,
does this prove that sometimes there is a replacement for displacement? I stumbled on that one, too, as I was looking for more info on the V8 blower. It sure kicks up a hurricane of snow as it's plowing!

Ilow

Now you're just talking like a guy with a big turbo! yeah, it looked like one of those snowmaking machines on a ski slope.

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