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Originally Posted by BeauT  I just purchased a B6000 4 x4. It has a grader blade that I can spin and plow backwards and leave the FEL attached. Does anyone make a blower that will work off the PTO? Any better way to clear snow? This is my first compact and I have a lot to learn. |
BeauT,
Welcome to the forum! I push snow with a rear blade turned around facing backwards all the time. In the early part of the winter when the ground is softer and the snowfall is light, I'll push the blade backwards with the blade facing forward, so that the weight of the blade is pushing the snow and not digging into the ground.
I would go slow pushing the blade like a plow in reverse....I hit a frozen snowbank last winter and bent one of my drag links (lower lift arms.) 3RRL suggested a reinforcement for the lift arms that I went with and have not any problems since. You can search for 3RRL's thread on the topic, but don't be surprised if you get sidetracked reading any of his other threads...very creative and interesting stuff. If you decide that you are going to be pushing the blade backwards a lot, I wouldn't wait for the links to bend, they are amazingly hard to straighten in a ill-equiped home shop, ha! I've included pictures of the link reinforcement I added on the bottom of the drag links. Have fun with the new rig and keep us up to date on what you settle on for snow removal. Dyer, retired