Snow Attachments Snowblowers vs PTO HP

[Toddao]

Who is running the largest blower with the least amount of PTO. HP??

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[Tractor Tom]

I'm running a 60 inch rear mount blower with 25HP at the PTO

 

[oosik]

I ran a 60 inch on my 1700 Ford. It was 28 engine hp.

 

[Shift4200]

I ran a 60 inch on my 1700 Ford. It was 28 engine hp.

54inch with 20@ PTO

-J

 

[check]

51" rear blower with 17.7 PTO HP. Works great'

 

[HEC]

Haven't tried it yet but my 19 pto hp 2650 has a 63 inch blower . Others have and they report good results . With hst you just go with the conditions . I have 7 ft. on the back of my 5700 and that has about 50 pto hp and in heavy snow I have to use creeper gears with that .

 

[Wolfy]

Seems silly to have low pto hp with something that gobbles up power like a snowblower.

 

[Marveltone]

60" blower with 19-20-ish hp on my 1510. Seems silly to have a snow blower narrower than the tractor.

Joe

 

[dave1949]

Seems silly to have low pto hp with something that gobbles up power like a snowblower.

Life is a series of compromises.

35 pto HP with 74" blower. Deep, dense drifted snow can work it very hard. Once in a while I have to put the clutch in (gear tractor) even in 1st gear out of 12.

 

[Marveltone]

Life is a series of compromises.

35 pto HP with 74" blower. Deep, dense drifted snow can work it very hard. Once in a while I have to put the clutch in (gear tractor) even in 1st gear out of 12.

AMEN! I also have to push down on the clutch in the deep, heavy stuff in 1R (out of 4). 98% of the time. it's just fine, and it operates in places I'd never dream of taking a larger tractor.

Joe