GraniteRooster
New member
Hello Everyone -
Great forum you have here - I have learned a lot from reviewing your discussions. Hopefully I can contribute in some ways as well.
I am in the process of buying a Deere 3320 Compact for landscaping and snow removal on my property. I have a short 400 ft drive with K-turn, and steep approach to the house/garage. I will have a rear 3pt snowblower for heavy snow, and am trying to find a good alternative to the FEL bucket for cleanup of light snows.
Do any of you have experience with a BOX Plow / Snow Push on this size machine? I am looking at light duty 6ft models from Frontier, Horst, and ProTech - all about 500-600 lbs, fixed rubber edge. Some advantages I see:
1) seems like the push ought to be pretty good for 2-3" of snow and faster than the blower - corral the snow into piles and the blow away the piles as needed....
2) Not angled like FEL angle blade - less chance of racking FEL arms maybe? Less steering problems resulting
3) Cost - much cheaper than 3rd function circuit and FEL Blade ~$1650 vs. 3800
Disadvantages:
1) How well will this really push on a 5000# CUT? (6 ft width) Pushers are Usually used on heavier skidsteers, etc. -
2) Rubber edge - poor scraping performance?
Questions:
1) There are spring trip steel edge heavier-duty versions more designed for skid steers that weigh 850 lbs for 6ft pusher. Is this too heavy to be a practical bucket for a 3320 w/ 300CX (tires are loaded & ballasted w/ 600 lb. rear blower of course). Are the spring trip edge worth it for better scraping performance? My drive is gravel so I understand rubber is preferred, however most neighbors are paved and I might be helping them out. Anyone got opinions?
Thanks to all for your thoughts.
Great forum you have here - I have learned a lot from reviewing your discussions. Hopefully I can contribute in some ways as well.
I am in the process of buying a Deere 3320 Compact for landscaping and snow removal on my property. I have a short 400 ft drive with K-turn, and steep approach to the house/garage. I will have a rear 3pt snowblower for heavy snow, and am trying to find a good alternative to the FEL bucket for cleanup of light snows.
Do any of you have experience with a BOX Plow / Snow Push on this size machine? I am looking at light duty 6ft models from Frontier, Horst, and ProTech - all about 500-600 lbs, fixed rubber edge. Some advantages I see:
1) seems like the push ought to be pretty good for 2-3" of snow and faster than the blower - corral the snow into piles and the blow away the piles as needed....
2) Not angled like FEL angle blade - less chance of racking FEL arms maybe? Less steering problems resulting
3) Cost - much cheaper than 3rd function circuit and FEL Blade ~$1650 vs. 3800
Disadvantages:
1) How well will this really push on a 5000# CUT? (6 ft width) Pushers are Usually used on heavier skidsteers, etc. -
2) Rubber edge - poor scraping performance?
Questions:
1) There are spring trip steel edge heavier-duty versions more designed for skid steers that weigh 850 lbs for 6ft pusher. Is this too heavy to be a practical bucket for a 3320 w/ 300CX (tires are loaded & ballasted w/ 600 lb. rear blower of course). Are the spring trip edge worth it for better scraping performance? My drive is gravel so I understand rubber is preferred, however most neighbors are paved and I might be helping them out. Anyone got opinions?
Thanks to all for your thoughts.