I have had my 2520 since August of '06. This model was the largest 2000 series at the time one of which could buy. I would have bought the 2720 at the time, but it was not available. More HP is never a bad thing! The other tractor I priced out at the time was a 3520, but I liked the size of the 2520 as it is my lawnmower as well and is priority #1. I have always wanted a snowblower, & living in the northeast...this is a good year for one.
I didn't purchase a snowblower when I bought the tractor because at the time only the 47" was available and I'm sorry,... but the blower has to be wider than the tractor for me to buy it. Running over your packed track with skid shoes just does't seem like it would be a good scrape to me. I have always liked that 59", but Deere doesn't make it to fit this series tractor. By adding only 5" to the 54", I know the 2520 could lift and handle it with no problem. If you got into a huge storm of heavy snow with it, you'd either have to keep up with it more, or go slower, but if it were available I probably would have went with it and I know it would handle our average snowstorms without a problem.
The 54" is on the market now and there were two in stock at my dealer. I purchased mine in the crate for $3600. I needed the whole ball of wax with quickhitch, etc. Assembly time wasn't bad. Could have been great if the dealer gave me the manual to the quickhitch
The unit fits the tractor very well & it works great! I call this the second best thing to move snow with next to my 8' Boss plow on a 3/4 ton 2500 Pickup. Heated cab & heated seat with tunes can't be beat. But this can snowblow around the house to the generator, bulkhead, back doors, shed, propane tank & storm drains where my truck cannot go. I gave this a good test after we already had approx. 2' of snow on the ground from many layers of snow. I will say the 2520 sure does produce some great torque. If you watch the video's when going into a snow that comes over the blower at the rated RPM of 2600 the 2520's RPMs will grunt down to about 2100 rpm and just hold it there while it pushes that thing through the snow. It sure is fun to get a little "seat time" in the wintertime:thumbsup:
Check out the videos on you tube:
Part 1: YouTube - John Deere 54" Snowblower - Part 1
Part 2: YouTube - John Deere 54" Snowblower - Part 2
Part3: YouTube - John Deere 54" Snowblower - Part 3
Check out the pictures below:
I didn't purchase a snowblower when I bought the tractor because at the time only the 47" was available and I'm sorry,... but the blower has to be wider than the tractor for me to buy it. Running over your packed track with skid shoes just does't seem like it would be a good scrape to me. I have always liked that 59", but Deere doesn't make it to fit this series tractor. By adding only 5" to the 54", I know the 2520 could lift and handle it with no problem. If you got into a huge storm of heavy snow with it, you'd either have to keep up with it more, or go slower, but if it were available I probably would have went with it and I know it would handle our average snowstorms without a problem.
The 54" is on the market now and there were two in stock at my dealer. I purchased mine in the crate for $3600. I needed the whole ball of wax with quickhitch, etc. Assembly time wasn't bad. Could have been great if the dealer gave me the manual to the quickhitch
The unit fits the tractor very well & it works great! I call this the second best thing to move snow with next to my 8' Boss plow on a 3/4 ton 2500 Pickup. Heated cab & heated seat with tunes can't be beat. But this can snowblow around the house to the generator, bulkhead, back doors, shed, propane tank & storm drains where my truck cannot go. I gave this a good test after we already had approx. 2' of snow on the ground from many layers of snow. I will say the 2520 sure does produce some great torque. If you watch the video's when going into a snow that comes over the blower at the rated RPM of 2600 the 2520's RPMs will grunt down to about 2100 rpm and just hold it there while it pushes that thing through the snow. It sure is fun to get a little "seat time" in the wintertime:thumbsup:
Check out the videos on you tube:
Part 1: YouTube - John Deere 54" Snowblower - Part 1
Part 2: YouTube - John Deere 54" Snowblower - Part 2
Part3: YouTube - John Deere 54" Snowblower - Part 3
Check out the pictures below: