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dieseltoys · 12-02-2006, 02:35 AM

If you can justify the cost the performance of the blower will not dissapoint you. It is way faster than trying to clear a large snowfall with the loader. I live in Southeastern BC where several feet of snow can accumulate over the winter, once it arrives it stays until spring so piling snow with a loader can result in some massive snow mountains. If you have limited space to pile the snow this can be a real pain. The only disadvantage to a snowblower can be if you have a gravel drive, rocks even down to a half inch in diameter can damage the fan and fan housing. Once the ground freezes and a snowbase packs down it's fine though. As for lighter snowfalls of 4" or less, I have a 5' rear blade and make a forward run down either side of my drive with the blade angled to cast the snow to the center and form a windrow. Then I make a pass with the blower and clear the pile away. Another tip when it comes to wet snow, if it looks like the temperature will drop I try to wait for the snow to freeze and dry up before clearing it. But sometimes that just doesn't happen or work and I have used my blower on 5-6" of wet slop and it still does the job.

Stephen

12-02-2006, 02:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
dieseltoys Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 42	Re: BX2750 snowblower If you can justify the cost the performance of the blower will not dissapoint you. It is way faster than trying to clear a large snowfall with the loader. I live in Southeastern BC where several feet of snow can accumulate over the winter, once it arrives it stays until spring so piling snow with a loader can result in some massive snow mountains. If you have limited space to pile the snow this can be a real pain. The only disadvantage to a snowblower can be if you have a gravel drive, rocks even down to a half inch in diameter can damage the fan and fan housing. Once the ground freezes and a snowbase packs down it's fine though. As for lighter snowfalls of 4" or less, I have a 5' rear blade and make a forward run down either side of my drive with the blade angled to cast the snow to the center and form a windrow. Then I make a pass with the blower and clear the pile away. Another tip when it comes to wet snow, if it looks like the temperature will drop I try to wait for the snow to freeze and dry up before clearing it. But sometimes that just doesn't happen or work and I have used my blower on 5-6" of wet slop and it still does the job. Stephen