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10-02-2015, 11:01 AM
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Can WF QA36A mount be used on NF QA42 blower?
So, I'm looking at the possibility of cobbling together a working QA42 snowthrower for my 1650. I found a QA36A snowthrower for WF and a QA42 for NF. Can I swap the hardware from the 36 to the 42 to make the 42 work on a WF?
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10-02-2015, 11:40 AM
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Don't know if its a direct swap but if you have a welder I've seen plenty of nf snowthrowers converted to wf, it would save you from buying 2.
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10-02-2015, 11:43 AM
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I'm no welder. I need to take it up though. I've had plenty of moments in life wishing I could fab something up instead of buying something.
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10-02-2015, 12:13 PM
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I believe you will discover that the QA 36/42A throwers use a "4 link" lifting system, where the QA 36/42 throwers use a "2 link" lifting system.
What this means to you is: The brackets welded to the back of the thrower housings along with the lifting mechanisms and mounting brackets are very different and I don't believe that one will attach easily to the other. I do however believe it would be possible to surgically remove the brackets from the back of each thrower housing and weld the parts back in the configuration that you want. Not only would this be a huge undertaking, it would probably end up sending yet another snow thrower (the one you didn't actually use) to the scrap yard and we all would hate to see that. I recently bought 3, 42" throwers (2 QA 42's and 1 QA 42A) each of them have been cobbled on by PO's. From what I can tell by looking at them, if you don't have a well thought out plan and very good fabricating skills, a project like this may not turn out so well. I have seen a lot of snow throwers for sale, for (what I think (and keep in mind that I am about the biggest cheap-skate in the world)) a really cheap price. I believe that if you look a little longer you will be able to find what you actually need for a very reasonable price. Good Luck
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#6
10-02-2015, 12:56 PM
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Thank you all. Yosemite Sam, thank you. That's exactly the info I was looking for. I knew it was too much to hope for that it would be a simple swap. I will hold out for a correct QA42A. In a pinch I can pick up the QA36A and make do with that this year. I'm pretty sure I want the extra capacity of the QA42A.
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#7
10-03-2015, 09:49 AM
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I would suggest picking up that 36 and use it for a season to see how it handles your needs, then clean it up and flip it next year, and find a 42. Unless of course, you decide you really like the 36!
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#9
10-03-2015, 12:28 PM
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Here's my 125 with the QA-42 removing snow on my driveway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfWy8jbj_GY
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