Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Snow Removal

[macmax55]

Hi All,
We have had about 2 big snow's where i live. I have been using the LA854 loader on my Kubota L5240HSTC to do it. I love the fact that i can stack snow, but at the same time it is killing my driveway. I am not sure if i should look into a snow pusher, loader mounted plow, regular plow, or snowblower. What do you guys suggest???????????

 

[smfcpacfp]

The more you get regularly, the better a blower looks. With infrequent snow I would just use what you already own. With occasional snow, probably some kind of plow. I am in the first category.

 

[macmax55]

Cool thanx,
BTW what model is your tractor?

 

[Diamondpilot]

I use a plow the front of my FEL. I also have a 7' Woods Grader Blade on the 3 point but not shown in this pic. Works good for me on my gravel drive.

These pictures are a 18" dump we got last year.

Chris

 

[macmax55]

That really cool,
who is the plow made by?

 

[beenthere]

I put the plow on the tractor frame, not the FEL.
There are many different ways to do it.

 

[smfcpacfp]

Cool thanx,
BTW what model is your tractor?

B3030HSDC

 

[Timber]

I am on the look out for a 6 foot plow blade myself to make a snow pusher out of for my B7800. I do not want to give up my loader in the winter and a pusher would serve me better.

 

[Thomas]

There some good second hand plows for sale,plows have adjustable shoes/skids not to tear up driveways to much.

Snow blower,lot less work also spring time clean up.

 

[lungdoc]

If your snows are really infrequent I'd just suggest more careful use of the loader - the long recent thread on a section of ABS pipe on the scraper edge may be an inexpensive way to start.

 

[JDGreenGrass]

Sounds to me that you need to allow a base to set up on your driveway.

Next time you get up to 3 or 4 inches of snow use your vehicle to pack it down. Don't plow it.

Does your ground freeze or you in a region where freeze and thaw happens November through March.??

It's all about keeping your plow edge above grade.

 

[Diamondpilot]

That really cool,
who is the plow made by?

Its a Meyer Truck Plow I modified for my tractor.

Chris

 

[JDGreenGrass]

Hi All,
We have had about 2 big snow's where i live. I have been using the LA854 loader on my Kubota L5240HSTC to do it. I love the fact that i can stack snow, but at the same time it is killing my driveway. I am not sure if i should look into a snow pusher, loader mounted plow, regular plow, or snowblower. What do you guys suggest???????????

Do you have a bucket level indicator.?? This would help a lot, if you don't.

 

[JB4310]

Hi All,
We have had about 2 big snow's where i live. I have been using the LA854 loader on my Kubota L5240HSTC to do it. I love the fact that i can stack snow, but at the same time it is killing my driveway. I am not sure if i should look into a snow pusher, loader mounted plow, regular plow, or snowblower. What do you guys suggest???????????

For CT you probably don't need a snow blower as long as you have room on the sides to pile snow. For those locals where they get huge dump after huge dump, they pretty much need a blower, as there's only so high you can bank snow.

Don't know what else to recommend to you besides the loader, I have front frame mounted plow new to me this year, I have a rear blade also. For a few years I used my loader with high volume bucket, which in effect acts as a scooping lift-able/loadable pusher box.

If I had to choose just one of those 3 mentioned, I would go with the loader.

You say your tearing up your driveway, are you using Float on your loader? If gravel drive then float and nose up just a hair and you should be ok.

.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Here is a couple more of my complete setup. We got 3" more today so I was just playing. Sorry for the poor quality, took the pics with the cell.

The combo of the front 7' Snow Plow and the 7' Woods Rear Grader Blade work great.

Chris

 

[macmax55]

For CT you probably don't need a snow blower as long as you have room on the sides to pile snow. For those locals where they get huge dump after huge dump, they pretty much need a blower, as there's only so high you can bank snow.

Don't know what else to recommend to you besides the loader, I have front frame mounted plow new to me this year, I have a rear blade also. For a few years I used my loader with high volume bucket, which in effect acts as a scooping lift-able/loadable pusher box.

If I had to choose just one of those 3 mentioned, I would go with the loader.

You say your tearing up your driveway, are you using Float on your loader? If gravel drive then float and nose up just a hair and you should be ok.

.

I find that the float on the LA854 doesn't put enough ground force down and it is leave little bits of snow behind

 

[macmax55]

Sounds to me that you need to allow a base to set up on your driveway.

Next time you get up to 3 or 4 inches of snow use your vehicle to pack it down. Don't plow it.

Does your ground freeze or you in a region where freeze and thaw happens November through March.??

It's all about keeping your plow edge above grade.

Our ground is frozen from about Novemver right through March

 

[Piperflyer]

This is the only equipment I can use when the driveway gets snowed in & the Kubota can't handle it.

 

[macmax55]

Sounds to me that you need to allow a base to set up on your driveway.

Next time you get up to 3 or 4 inches of snow use your vehicle to pack it down. Don't plow it.

Does your ground freeze or you in a region where freeze and thaw happens November through March.??

It's all about keeping your plow edge above grade.

I would do that but my girlfriend drives a FWD car and its a real pain to get in in 3-4 inches of snow

 

[macmax55]

This is the only equipment I can use when the driveway gets snowed in & the Kubota can't handle it.

Danggggg Where do you live?