Hello guys,
I recently purchased a 2005 L4330HSTC - loving it so far. Had 700 hours, but well kept and maintained and will of course continue to be so.
I bought the machine for rotary cutting 10 acres behind our home. I also bought it for plowing our driveway and the area around our 62x100 building -- all of which is paved.
My initial thought was attaching a plow on the FEL, but with heavy Michigan snowfall, you run out of room for the snow -- plus, the plow is just obnoxious to maneuver around the circle drive, etc without damaging the lawn. I'm exploring blower possibilities. I'd prefer to keep the bucket and FEL to manage drifts, firewood, etc. The idea of blowing all that backwards isn't appealing to me, so I believe I'm settled on a rear pull-type blower such as the Erskine.
The question is, are there any reasonably priced alternatives to the Erskine? I can't see paying $7-8k for a snowblower for non-commercial use. I've come across the meteor unit, but haven't found much information about them.
Any insight would be appreciated and any thoughts on the rear pull from people who have used them in Michigan (or equiv.) winters would also be welcome. Naturally, one should expect to stay on top of snowfall - which with a heated cab, I don't think I'll mind doing -- a good escape from the wife and kids.
Thanks in advance!
I recently purchased a 2005 L4330HSTC - loving it so far. Had 700 hours, but well kept and maintained and will of course continue to be so.
I bought the machine for rotary cutting 10 acres behind our home. I also bought it for plowing our driveway and the area around our 62x100 building -- all of which is paved.
My initial thought was attaching a plow on the FEL, but with heavy Michigan snowfall, you run out of room for the snow -- plus, the plow is just obnoxious to maneuver around the circle drive, etc without damaging the lawn. I'm exploring blower possibilities. I'd prefer to keep the bucket and FEL to manage drifts, firewood, etc. The idea of blowing all that backwards isn't appealing to me, so I believe I'm settled on a rear pull-type blower such as the Erskine.
The question is, are there any reasonably priced alternatives to the Erskine? I can't see paying $7-8k for a snowblower for non-commercial use. I've come across the meteor unit, but haven't found much information about them.
Any insight would be appreciated and any thoughts on the rear pull from people who have used them in Michigan (or equiv.) winters would also be welcome. Naturally, one should expect to stay on top of snowfall - which with a heated cab, I don't think I'll mind doing -- a good escape from the wife and kids.
Thanks in advance!