PTWannaHave
Silver Member
- Joined
- Jun 17, 2010
- Messages
- 181
- Location
- Richmond, ON, Canada
- Tractor
- 1997 Cub Cadet 2185; 2015 PT-1430
Hello all,
Now that the nice weather is here, snowblowers are going on sale! This coming winter will be my 1st full winter with the 1430, and I have sold my garden tractor with snowblower...
Since skidsteer snowblowers are so much more expensive than 3pt. hitch, and not readily available in the used market, they are not on my radar.
My current plan (please comment) is to buy a used 3pt. hitch snowblower (with electric or hydraulic chute rotation & deflection). It would be mounted on an adapter from the skidsteer industry: Skid Steer Quick Attach Adapter
Because my PT1430 is 53" wide, I'd be looking at either a 54 or 60" wide blower. 3pt. hitch blowers are rated by ag tractor horsepower... (Their engine horsepower I believe, not their rear PTO horsepower...) How do I calculate if my 12gpm @ 2500psi PTO is powerful enough? (Assuming it is, I'll figure out the chute operation challenge.)
Another reason for going this route is that I would have a 3pt. hitch for any possible future farm implement, which are plentiful in the Used market.
Thank-you in advance for your valued expertise,
Now that the nice weather is here, snowblowers are going on sale! This coming winter will be my 1st full winter with the 1430, and I have sold my garden tractor with snowblower...
Since skidsteer snowblowers are so much more expensive than 3pt. hitch, and not readily available in the used market, they are not on my radar.
My current plan (please comment) is to buy a used 3pt. hitch snowblower (with electric or hydraulic chute rotation & deflection). It would be mounted on an adapter from the skidsteer industry: Skid Steer Quick Attach Adapter
Because my PT1430 is 53" wide, I'd be looking at either a 54 or 60" wide blower. 3pt. hitch blowers are rated by ag tractor horsepower... (Their engine horsepower I believe, not their rear PTO horsepower...) How do I calculate if my 12gpm @ 2500psi PTO is powerful enough? (Assuming it is, I'll figure out the chute operation challenge.)
Another reason for going this route is that I would have a 3pt. hitch for any possible future farm implement, which are plentiful in the Used market.
Thank-you in advance for your valued expertise,