I used my loader (61 inch bucket) and rear blade to clean a couple of 12 inch snowfalls (gravel drive) and was surprised at how well it did. I also have a front blade and 54 inch blower, but was too lazy to remove the loader and install the front quick hitch.
Anyway, the way I did it was set the loader bucket so that the leading edge was tilted up about an inch above the gravel. Then, I marked the buckt angle gauge with a felt tip pen so I'd know exactly where that point was. After that, I just dropped the bucket and ran down the drive in "float" mode.
Worked well and did not dig into the gravel. Of course, I had to make a few turnouts to push the snow off to the side and when I got to the ends, I moved the piles out of the way with the loader.
During the process, I also had the rear blade (60 inch with gauge wheels) down and angled so it was pushing the remaining snow off to the side.
I have 320 lbs of wheel weights and do not use chains. It plows much better with the
ballast box (809 lbs) on it, but, of course, can't do that with the rear blade on it.
Overall, I was pleasantly surprised with how well it did plowing snow with the loader.