Patent ID: 7730642

Claim:
A snow blower comprising: an engine including a crankshaft arranged along a front to rear direction of the snow blower; an output shaft provided on a front end portion of the crankshaft, arranged substantially coaxially with the crankshaft, and including an outer circumferential portion to which a drive pulley is attached; an intermediate shaft arranged to extend along the front to rear direction and above the output shaft, the intermediate shaft including a rear end outer circumferential portion on which a driven pulley is fixed and a front end outer circumferential portion on which an impeller drive pulley is attached; an impeller drive shaft arranged to extend in the front to rear direction and below the intermediate shaft, the impeller drive shaft including a rear end outer circumferential portion on which an impeller driven pulley is attached; a first transmission belt meshed with the drive pulley and the driven pulley; a second transmission belt meshed with the impeller drive pulley and the impeller driven pulley; and an impeller connected to, and arranged to be rotated by, the impeller drive shaft; wherein the output shaft and the impeller drive shaft are arranged at substantially the same height in a vertical direction of the snow blower.