Snowblower Front vs. rear mounted snowblower

[canoetrpr]

Lots to learn for a city boy like me who has never driven a tractor. Thanks so much for taking the time out to respond.

I chatted with the dealer today that I have been talking to and he too recommended that the MMM be taken off for the winter. If I didn't think that the MMM was going to be my best bet for mowing around the yard I might have gone with a rear attached one - probably easier to remove and cheaper.

My dealer recommended a rear mounted blower so that I could keep the FEL attached to help with snow removal and anything else I might want to do with it during the winter. His opinion was that backing up to clear would not be a big deal for me as I am just doing my private driveway and having the FEL attached would be indispensible. Sounds like a sensible option. I think I will have to drive a tractor backwards to decide .

 

[boustany]

Just noticed, you're a fellow Canuck.

Transmission type and your personal flexibiliy may make a difference. I went to a front blower (mui $$$) because I would get back spasms after a half hour or so in reverse. I suspect the problem stemmed from having a hydrostatic, and keeping my right foot on the pedal while twisting around.

 

[HEC]

First be sure the tractor speed is right for the blower.I have a kubota m5400 and a 7ft rear monted blower off another tractor which I can't use on the m5400 .The tractor does not have creeper gears and no creeper kit for it and backs up way to fast to even use the blower.I ended up using a rear mounted snow plow and the front bucket.I would much rather have a snow blower though.I have about 600ft of driveway and had no problems with the blower in the rear on the old tractor I sold.

 

[jkahan]

hi -- i used a rear blower for 10 years up on a hilly, open, and windy driveway (only 500') . I would buy a front end blower in a hearbeat if i had to do it over again -- ouch - my neck hurts just thinking about it