Murray snowblower

The brackets were very similar to the ones pictured, but they didn't have and offset bend. I did just what you suggested. I spaced out the rear bracket on the blower frame, and spaced in the front brackets on the tractor frame. The blower clutch pulley was another matter. The crossmember that holds the braces for the front of the floorboards drops down and hits the the top of the clutch pulley frame. I was able to make a change to get the clutch mechanism to work because the blower came with two styles of bell cranks allowing me to install the one which would work. Changing belts will be a challenge, and i am lucky that they are both in good condition, having only been used a few times. Big problem now is getting the tractor started. It has been sitting for several years due to a bad ignition switch and my use of my Ford 601 loader tractor for snow removal the last few years. Last year the blowing snow created such a huge drift that i spent many hours just getting the tractor out of the quonset building and up to the driveway. A lot of loading backing and dumping. Not fun. Even when i got to the driveway it was tough trying to push that much snow uphill. That convinced me that a snowblower was the way to go.