Snow blowers on wheel loaders: width, power and tipping load

So the choice starts at the opposite end from what you might think: not with how wide the blower should be, but with what the loader can carry.

The series and the two models

Monoblock is available with working widths from 246 to 330 cm and power of 230 or 380 hp. The clearing height goes up to 170 cm.

For 2026, the two models to consider are:

• Mobl 230 — Mercedes-Benz OM934LA.E5-1, in-line four-cylinder, 5.13 litres, EU Stage V / US EPA Tier 4. 170 kW (230 hp) and 950 Nm
• Mobl 380 — Mercedes-Benz OM936LA.E5-1, in-line six-cylinder, 7.7 litres, EU Stage V / US EPA Nonroad Tier 4f. 280 kW (380 hp) and 1 550 Nm

Width and height

• Mobl 230 — working widths 246, 260, 270 and 296 cm, clearing height 130 cm. Milling drum Ø 90 cm, impeller Ø 100 cm
• Mobl 380 — working widths 296 and 330 cm, clearing height 170 cm. Milling drum Ø 110 cm, impeller Ø 125 cm

Capacity and throwing distance

Mobl 380 has the greater capacity of the two. Mobl 230 has a stated throwing distance of up to 25 or 35 metres, and Mobl 380 up to 35 metres.

All these figures come with the caveat “depending on the snow”, and it is a real caveat: heavy wet snow and light fresh snow do not behave the same way through an impeller.

How big a wheel loader does the snow blower need?

This is the point worth checking first. Zaugg states the required static tipping load of the wheel loader, and the brochures specify that it applies at full steering lock:

• Mobl 230 — 8 200 kg, depending on model and chute. The blower weighs approximately 4 450 kg, depending on model
• Mobl 380 — 11 500 kg, depending on model and chute. The blower weighs approximately 6 200 kg, depending on model

The chute is also a choice

Mobl 230 is available with a two-flap chute, four-flap chute, telescopic chute or standard rotating fan housing. Mobl 380 is available with a two-flap chute or standard rotating fan housing.

The choice is linked to the tipping load above: Zaugg states that the required tipping load depends on the chute.

When there is something in the snow

The overload protection consists of a shear bolt coupling on the impeller and automatic safety clutches on the milling drum. These are what give way when the blower hits something that is not snow.

Its own engine means its own fuel

The blower has its own diesel tank: 145 litres on the Mobl 230 and approx. 245 litres on the Mobl 380. On a long night, that is a separate calculation alongside the loader's consumption.

When you contact us

Tell us which wheel loader the blower is going on and its rated static tipping load at full steering lock, and say how wide you need to clear and where the snow is to be thrown. Then we can see straight away which of the models are suitable — and whether the loader needs replacing first.