arsenix2001
Platinum Member
I have a 72 inch woods 3 point on order and thier tech dept said it would handle it fine, may have to reduce ground speed in deep snow. Chains for traction. Go for the 72
Get it with the 72" blower. It's not too heavy nor will you be lacking power an unable to use it. I have the 4240 with the front blower and rarely do I rev the motor up past 2000 rpm.
For example last spring we got a good dumping of wet spring snow. It was about 2" higher than the blower. You would think that this would be a real test of the engine HP, you'd be wrong. If I drove too fast I would just start pushing the snow. If I rev'd the motor up it would throw the snow an extra 10' feet or so and allow me to move slightly faster (very small difference in speed).
The simple fact is that the impeller can only fit so much snow. It's the limiting factor. All the extra HP in the world is not going to change that fact. So unless the 62" blower has a much smaller impeller you'll be fine and it looks like RAD uses the same size impeller.
My guess is Kubota is just using RAD's recommended HP ratings to size the blower. RAD is saying that it's 74" rear blowers recommended HP range is 30 to 45 while the 3540 has only 28 (with HST). But those numbers are a guideline for the worse case condition.
Even with my 4240 I have had dumpings of snow where I drive forward then stop while the blower clears itself out then move forward again. Like I said, only so much snow can go through the blower in a given amount of time when it's turning at speed.