Re: Front end mount snowblower used on hardpack driveway
I am interested in purchasing a front end mount snowblower for a L5740. I am being told by the dealer that I may not be happy since my driveway is not paved, it is a hardpack surface and about 500' long. I am looking for feedback from others who use a front blower on similar surfaces and points to consider.
I plow most of the time in the winter for the past 40 plus years (started going with dad when I was 5),(learned to drive a plow in a hospital lot, before a car for my road test), for 12 years I have drivenNYS Thruway Plows Municipality plows, and privately I drive 2 that were bought at auction, and I also maintained my own plow, and made sure I used the feet on gravel driveways; or when pushing snow back across the grass to avoid digging up lawns....
Last year is the first year I have ever used " a Personal Blower " at my house... (I was given the blower free) Snow throwers have adjustable feet on the sides... adjust them until they are at a height that does what you need.... the down side I learned last winter may have been more the unit then the operator, but I had issues with use in heavy / wet snows, as well as finding stones from drive in middle of lawn this year, as I used blower for propane / oil tank delivery paths, vs. driving a plow / back hoe path across lawn
Every Kubota I have ever seen has always had a bucket on it... why not look into a blower attached to the bucket / arms, or a 6' blade like I have seen people do as well before?
I guess if you have a warm tractor cover, and the time to do it with a small tractor go for it, vs. tearing lawn up, or having a " reckless plow jockey " do such... a friend of mine has a ruined lawn in CT due to one
Bill