Piston
Elite Member
That's the ideal setup right there:thumbsup: Which model do you have? You need to post some action photos
contemplating a 3pt snowblower.....
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That's the ideal setup right there:thumbsup: Which model do you have? You need to post some action photos
buickanddeere
Super Member
Much superior to using a blade
That's the ideal setup right there:thumbsup: Which model do you have? You need to post some action photos
i have a pronovost P-74-INV - its on a JD 3720- i really like it- level or down hill ( my drive is steep) i can go 7 mph with 6 or 7 inches of snow uphill a bit less.
My driveway (includes a shared road) runs through some gully areas that are shaded, narrow with sides that rise up so the blower really helps there.
I'll see what i can do about pics, might need my helper for that. I did just plug the tractor in so maybe i can get some in a bit
Piston
Elite Member
Sounds really nice. Top of the line unit for sure. We'd all love to see some pics of that setup. Your helper will figure it out easy enough!
oosik
Super Star Member
I've got a large yard, mile long gravel driveway and mailbox area that I clear of snow. For 25 years I would use my 3-point blower when the frozen berms would close in on things. My first tractor - Ford 1700 4WD - was not heavy enough to clear these berms with its rear blade.
Believe me - using a 3-point blower is "neat" for only the first half hour. Its excessively slow, blows snow everywhere, particularly on you if you have open station and after a couple hours of operation - your neck and shoulders will be so stiff/sore it gonna take a week for you to straighten out.
My new tractor plus HD rear blade will sweep away the frozen berms like they were made of cotton candy. With the Kubota and rear blade it only takes about 2 to 2.5 hours to do all the snow work. It takes about half an hour to clear the new neighbors driveway.
I've never heard of that brand of snow blower. I would be concerned about finding parts for an OOB piece of equipment.
Believe me - using a 3-point blower is "neat" for only the first half hour. Its excessively slow, blows snow everywhere, particularly on you if you have open station and after a couple hours of operation - your neck and shoulders will be so stiff/sore it gonna take a week for you to straighten out.
My new tractor plus HD rear blade will sweep away the frozen berms like they were made of cotton candy. With the Kubota and rear blade it only takes about 2 to 2.5 hours to do all the snow work. It takes about half an hour to clear the new neighbors driveway.
I've never heard of that brand of snow blower. I would be concerned about finding parts for an OOB piece of equipment.
[oosik,
i hear what you are saying but a rear pull blower is a different animal
last night i did a quick job on my 1/2 mile road and 1/2 acre drive, probably took 25 mins all told including some scraping with the bucket on some problem areas. 5 inches of med moisture content snow- for most of the road is was doing 7.5 mph in b range. on the steep uphills it dropped to around 5 mph- took a little longer than normal because i tried to hand hold my phone and record video- added some time due to not driving straight, luckily i did not wreck. Today i did a nice job on the shared road 4 drives 2 med 2 large and 5 pullouts. it took about 1.5 hours at a leisurely pace.
Prior to this i used a front blower on an open station bota - human popsicle time, just as i imagine a rear push would be. Driving forward the blown snow does not get near me. And if i turn the spout down shortly before reversing i get very little in reverse. Super easy and i touch the snow once. Would not want to deal with 3 ft of dense snow with it but what we usually get is small storms day after day, probably like where you live. I do use a rear blade early and late season when its snotty, but it takes longer.
QUOTE=oosik;4944670]I've got a large yard, mile long gravel driveway and mailbox area that I clear of snow. For 25 years I would use my 3-point blower when the frozen berms would close in on things. My first tractor - Ford 1700 4WD - was not heavy enough to clear these berms with its rear blade.
Believe me - using a 3-point blower is "neat" for only the first half hour. Its excessively slow, blows snow everywhere, particularly on you if you have open station and after a couple hours of operation - your neck and shoulders will be so stiff/sore it gonna take a week for you to straighten out.
My new tractor plus HD rear blade will sweep away the frozen berms like they were made of cotton candy. With the Kubota and rear blade it only takes about 2 to 2.5 hours to do all the snow work. It takes about half an hour to clear the new neighbors driveway.
I've never heard of that brand of snow blower. I would be concerned about finding parts for an OOB piece of equipment.[/QUOTE]
i hear what you are saying but a rear pull blower is a different animal
last night i did a quick job on my 1/2 mile road and 1/2 acre drive, probably took 25 mins all told including some scraping with the bucket on some problem areas. 5 inches of med moisture content snow- for most of the road is was doing 7.5 mph in b range. on the steep uphills it dropped to around 5 mph- took a little longer than normal because i tried to hand hold my phone and record video- added some time due to not driving straight, luckily i did not wreck. Today i did a nice job on the shared road 4 drives 2 med 2 large and 5 pullouts. it took about 1.5 hours at a leisurely pace.
Prior to this i used a front blower on an open station bota - human popsicle time, just as i imagine a rear push would be. Driving forward the blown snow does not get near me. And if i turn the spout down shortly before reversing i get very little in reverse. Super easy and i touch the snow once. Would not want to deal with 3 ft of dense snow with it but what we usually get is small storms day after day, probably like where you live. I do use a rear blade early and late season when its snotty, but it takes longer.
QUOTE=oosik;4944670]I've got a large yard, mile long gravel driveway and mailbox area that I clear of snow. For 25 years I would use my 3-point blower when the frozen berms would close in on things. My first tractor - Ford 1700 4WD - was not heavy enough to clear these berms with its rear blade.
Believe me - using a 3-point blower is "neat" for only the first half hour. Its excessively slow, blows snow everywhere, particularly on you if you have open station and after a couple hours of operation - your neck and shoulders will be so stiff/sore it gonna take a week for you to straighten out.
My new tractor plus HD rear blade will sweep away the frozen berms like they were made of cotton candy. With the Kubota and rear blade it only takes about 2 to 2.5 hours to do all the snow work. It takes about half an hour to clear the new neighbors driveway.
I've never heard of that brand of snow blower. I would be concerned about finding parts for an OOB piece of equipment.[/QUOTE]
RNeumann
Elite Member
Whatever is close by (no shipping and you can see the quality/Design) and affordable. If you were going out and doing this for a side hustle and or you had a fancy high end driveway surface I’d tell you something different. But the reality is, any of the front blades with trip springs and hydraulic angle will work.
Piston
Elite Member
With the "pull behind"/Inverted 3 point snowblowers, you are driving away from the snow as you blow it, avoiding the majority of the human Popsicle problem :thumbsup: I've always said that I'll never have a 3 point snowblower until I get a cab, however after finding out about inverted snowblowers, I've changed my mind. I'm just waiting for the 'right deal' to come around as they are too expensive brand new.
RjCorazza
Elite Member
I use an HLA 2000 series front blade. It is a nicely made ssqa blade. There are numerous threads here on adapting truck blades for ssqa mounting if you weld (not my bag).
As far as blowers are concerned, it’s certainly true that inverted is overall more comfortable to use. The reality is that any blower is going to get uncomfortable in use with an open station tractor. For just my 600’ driveway using a standard 3 point blower is no big deal on an open station. Being out working all day is a totally different matter, and why I now have a cabbed tractor.