nh_husky_driver
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My Massey started off as a search for a back-up for a small garden tractor. The little fella was doing all the mowing and has a front blade & blower that has held up it's end of the deal marvelously clearing snow on my 1/5 mile drive. But it was asking a lot of it.
The ONLY complaint I had with my little tractor was the limited top end speed. Could not plane the snow off the blade at 4 or 5 mph. So, one of the main selling points (for me) in getting the Massey over the BX's and Deere's of the world was the higher top speed (9.1 mph).
I don't put her in High often, mostly back and forth from the house but she quickly tells me about it when I do and actually try to do something. Every bump, incline, or strain and I'm like "WOOPS" and throw her in low. And this is at full throttle.
The drop off of power between high and low gear is HUGE in comparison between these two rigs (23 HP Diesel wHydro / 19 HP Gas w6-speed). Now I'm thinking that high gear might not be usable at all for plowing. So I'm actaully going to be moving slower (Massey Low Range is 0 - 4.6)?
Seems like if I put chains on that she'll have trouble pushing much more than a couple inches in High. Am I wrong? Does anyone plow in High on long gravel drives? Should I even be thinking about getting chains?
Can folks share their snow plowing experience with this machine?
Learing from you guys is much cheaper than learning from trial and error
Thanks!
The ONLY complaint I had with my little tractor was the limited top end speed. Could not plane the snow off the blade at 4 or 5 mph. So, one of the main selling points (for me) in getting the Massey over the BX's and Deere's of the world was the higher top speed (9.1 mph).
I don't put her in High often, mostly back and forth from the house but she quickly tells me about it when I do and actually try to do something. Every bump, incline, or strain and I'm like "WOOPS" and throw her in low. And this is at full throttle.
The drop off of power between high and low gear is HUGE in comparison between these two rigs (23 HP Diesel wHydro / 19 HP Gas w6-speed). Now I'm thinking that high gear might not be usable at all for plowing. So I'm actaully going to be moving slower (Massey Low Range is 0 - 4.6)?
Seems like if I put chains on that she'll have trouble pushing much more than a couple inches in High. Am I wrong? Does anyone plow in High on long gravel drives? Should I even be thinking about getting chains?
Can folks share their snow plowing experience with this machine?
Learing from you guys is much cheaper than learning from trial and error
Thanks!