BX front broom in deep snow - Possible?

[3bill]

Hello, I don't have a front mounted broom and have not used one so I don't know what there capabilities are. I have a steep driveway that I have to use a broom on after it snows in order to get cars up the driveway. A snowblower or a blade alone leaves a skim coat of ice / snow that is too slippery for such a steep driveway. Anyone have experience with a BX front mounted broom for snow removal? I am wondering how deep of snow can the broom manage to remove? would it be possible to remove deeper snow if I made two passes? For example could a broom manage to remove 8 inches of snow by removing the top 4 inches of snow on the first pass and the remaining 4 inches of snow on the second pass? Thanks for your help.

 

[Tomtint]

If you can't get a car up it, I doubt your tractor will get any traction pushing that broom. ....you may have better results with a rear spreader throwing salt on the bad areas.

 

[diesel85]

You'll want the front mount snow blower, with a rear salter.

There is one for sale not too far from me... the owner just put it out the other day. Has chains, aftermarket cab, front blower, and rear salter. I think it's a B series from the looks of it. Don't know how much they want for it.

 

[SDT]

I have no direct experience with your question but do have two steep asphalt driveways and to this day have never owned any AWD or FWD vehicle. I've been here since 1952 and only rarely have I had major issues with snow, even in the days of rear wheel drive cars with snow tires and/or chains.

I have a hard rubber cutting edge on the FEL mounted blade on my B3350. It takes a bit of experience to perfect how to use it but once done, it will peel just about everything from the asphalt leaving a clean surface. Of course, the paved surface must be flat.

Can't help with your broom question.

SDT

 

[Mowbizz]

Are you against placing some sand barrels along the steep part? The last 200 ft of my driveway
Is a 90 degree turn to a 30 degree slope up to the flat top area.
I have a BXPanded blade on my bucket that scrapes pretty good and I sand/salt from 4 barrels by hand. Pain in the arse but it is the best solution I have found so far. Ice is not my friend!

 

[Mowbizz]

If you can't get a car up it, I doubt your tractor will get any traction pushing that broom. ....you may have better results with a rear spreader throwing salt on the bad areas.

He can plow/brush DOWN the driveway like I have to.

 

[CalG]

The difficulty with brooming beeper snow is that the first pass takes all the air out of the snow, and if that first pass doesn't remove all the de-aired snow, it get's really heavy and hard to move at all with subsequent passes. Sort of like trying to broom a wind drift.

Not saying it can't be done, but it will take horsepower.

 

[Thomas]

Heavy wet snow believe will be problem,also you'll need keep snow banks push back lot extra work for broom.

 

[diesel85]

The difficulty with brooming beeper snow is that the first pass takes all the air out of the snow, and if that first pass doesn't remove all the de-aired snow, it get's really heavy and hard to move at all with subsequent passes. Sort of like trying to broom a wind drift.

Not saying it can't be done, but it will take horsepower.

Tell me about it snowblowing. When I chop the banks back at one of my main entrances with the loader, so that I can see the road when I leave, the action of moving the snow packs it kind of like a snowman. Then when I go to snow blow it, the tractor does not like it.

Reason I don't go into the bank with the blower is because there could be road debris or large chunks of ice that can bust the shear bolt.

 

[ccsial]

I have a hard rubber cutting edge on the FEL mounted blade on my B3350. It takes a bit of experience to perfect how to use it but once done, it will peel just about everything from the asphalt leaving a clean surface. Of course, the paved surface must be flat.SDT

I have the rubber edge on my X748 blade. I always use it. If snow is too deep I blow it then go over it with the rubber edged blade. I never have a problem getting up the slope. When the sun comes out the blacktop is dry after a few hours.