jas67
Platinum Member
I have a 50" 3pt snow blower that I bought with my B7100HST, which is rated for 12HP at the PTO. I now have a B7610, which is rated for 18HP at the PTO (24HP at the engine).
My question is, is it worth upgrading to a 60" snow blower if I find a good deal on one, or would I be best off with the 50", and just go faster.
I've only had the 50" unit for one season, and we had a record low snowfall last year, 4" being the biggest snow, so I used the rear blade for all of it, and didn't use the blower, so I have no idea how well matched it was for the B7100's 12 PTO HP. My gut tells me that if it was well matched, that the B7610 can easily run a larger unit.
I only see using the blower if the snow is 6" or more. We rarely get snows over 12", so I'm thinking that the 60" would be easy for my tractor, and if it gets deep, I could just go slow.
My question is, is it worth upgrading to a 60" snow blower if I find a good deal on one, or would I be best off with the 50", and just go faster.
I've only had the 50" unit for one season, and we had a record low snowfall last year, 4" being the biggest snow, so I used the rear blade for all of it, and didn't use the blower, so I have no idea how well matched it was for the B7100's 12 PTO HP. My gut tells me that if it was well matched, that the B7610 can easily run a larger unit.
I only see using the blower if the snow is 6" or more. We rarely get snows over 12", so I'm thinking that the 60" would be easy for my tractor, and if it gets deep, I could just go slow.