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02-17-2013, 05:16 PM #11
Re: Snow Blower and Gravel Driveway
Try to grade your driveway as level as possible. That will prevent the blower from digging in when the tractor's rear wheels cross peaks/valleys. Also, before snow season starts, manually remove any large (> 1.5") stones as those are the ones that can cause serious damage.
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02-18-2013, 11:50 AM #12
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- Aug 2007
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- New Brunswick
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- 2008 JD 2320
Re: Snow Blower and Gravel Driveway
I tried to do this at the start of the year with the rear blade. I still manage to pick up some good piles here and there.
Good to know guys. I think maybe I am worrying about nothing. The paint is gone in the chute but otherwise the blower looks new. I do have 1 large ding at the lip at the top from a baseball sized rock I somehow found.
It is funny you mentione the blade. I have just found out how amazing the blade really is and should have been using at all along. It works great with the blade facing the wrong way and I can't believe I haven't been using it all year. I bought if for gravel and wasn't thinking of using it in the snow.
Now I need an iMatch as it takes far too long to switch between to the two.
Thanks for all of the responses as it is amazing how much you can refine your outcome from the advice on this forum.
Cheers,2008 John Deere 2320 / CX200 Loader / SB1154 Rear Blower / RB2072 72" Rear Blade
(Sold) 08 Kubota BX25 /54" MMM / 48" LP BB/ Bro-Tek skid plates / Bro-Tek Thumb/
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02-18-2013, 12:43 PM #13
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- Jun 2004
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- 1,093
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- Armstrong, BC
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- Kioti DK35 SE HST (2011)
Re: Snow Blower and Gravel Driveway
Grading the driveway late in the fall and removing large stones is important. Then pack it with the tractor or vehicles before it snows. The small stones are annoying but damage is just cosmetic.
I wonder about the level driveway though, and prefer a gentle crown so it will drain in the spring.
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02-18-2013, 03:57 PM #14
Re: Snow Blower and Gravel Driveway
Yes I also have a crown down the center. When I said "level" I was referring to the length rather than the width dimension. When a driveway has "waves" the tractor will go up and down and that causes the blower's edge angle to also go up and down. When it goes down it's more likely to dig into the gravel.
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02-18-2013, 05:19 PM #15
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- Nov 2008
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- Maine
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- '09 JD 5105M Cab & '05 JD 4720 Cab
Re: Snow Blower and Gravel Driveway
I do a lot of gravel driveways. Ideally the soil will be hard-frozen prior to serious snow but we all know that's not always the case. If there's significant snow with the ground still soft I just use a bucket to pack the snow instead of removing it. This cause watery snow to seep into the ground which will then harden a lot faster and remain relatively even through the winter and will survive a few winter thaws which we know in Maine (and NB I suppose) usually don't last very long. If you always scrape away the snow off the gravel then thaws will make it muddy and it will have potholes and rocks frozen into place when it's cold again making the job a lot harder and requiring new grading in Spring.
JD 5105M & JD 4720 Cabbies w. Shoule reversible snow blade/Shoule rear snowblower; Pronovost blower; backhoe and some attachments I have no idea what they are for.
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02-27-2013, 06:28 PM #16
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- Apr 2012
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- Northern Ontario, Canada
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- 2012 Kioti CK27HST w/cab
Re: Snow Blower and Gravel Driveway
the first few snows, unless it is a 10+ incher, I just back blade the laneway and leave it at that. I have a front mount blower. I use the blower to back blade.
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04-03-2013, 10:13 AM #17
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- Oct 2012
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- 12
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- Turner, Me
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- mahrindra Max 22
Re: Snow Blower and Gravel Driveway
I have added a set of these to my blower
http://snowblowerskids.com/ they seem to work very good after getting them adjusted.
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04-03-2013, 10:14 AM #18
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- Oct 2012
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- Turner, Me
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- mahrindra Max 22
Re: Snow Blower and Gravel Driveway
I have added a set of these to my blower
SnowBlowerSkids they seem to work very good after getting them adjusted.
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07-07-2013, 10:31 PM #19
Re: Snow Blower and Gravel Driveway
I am a little late for this MacTractor, but this works good for me.
I set my 3 point stop to keep the blower about an inch off the drive. I do this on a level spot when setting up my blower. This way i am not dragging my blowers feet in the gravel if I do not have packed snow and if the drive gets a little slushy, I am still able to get rid of most of the snow this way. I still blow a little bit of stones at times but it saves my wife from blowing the whole drive away when she is running it.John Deere 2032R , H130 FEL, MMM,BB, 6' Woods Brush Hog, 7' Homemade Blade, 54" Disc, Meteor 60" SnowBlower
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