[amigauser]

Originally Posted by smfcpacfp

The best way to clear a lot of consistent is snow is with a rig like mine (forward facing 2 stage blower). It isn't quite as fast as plowing but you don't have to create, huge push lanes, or push areas to put the snow.

Plowing is always mentioned as cheaper, but I think in the long run that isn't true, because there seems to be a lot more maintaince with plowing and the associated down time.

I agree that plowing requires an area to push the snow. In areas with huge amounts of snow that does not melt between storms the front blower makes a lot of sense. The plow is also faster as you stated, definately so with smaller amounts of snow.

I am not sure what you mean by more maintenance with plowing? I have a B3030HSDCC with the Kubota quick hitch (same one that is used for the Kubota front blower) and the Kubota 72" (6 ft) front blade. Other than a couple of grease points on the blade, there is ZERO maintenance. I would think that snowblowers (either front or rear) require a lot more maintenance than a blade or am I missing somthing here?

Maybe you mean by maintenance that it takes longer to remove heavy snows, cleanup, pile etc. with a blade vs. a blower? Is that what you meant by maintenance? I would agree that blowers are much better for large amounts of snow and eliminate a lot of cleanup.