1 acre & snow removal.. which to choose?

[CompactTractorFan]

I would go with another BX. I use the FEL for snow. Seems to work OK, but not the best...

 

[cdrew]

I may go with another bx if they still have the 0% financing in July/August time frame.

 

[closs2sx]

I have a can am 800 renegade x atv with a county 5ft plow on it and I live in central nh and have plowed 14 inches in one shot and have a 400 ft driveway before I had a plow for my 4240. The key with an atv is push the snow way back as it will only pile so high and if you don't have plenty of room to push your done. Now if we get more than 8 inches I use the tractor otherwise it's faster and more fun with the atv

 

[tcreeley]

I've used an 8hp Bolens snowblower - works great but slow as molasses - I hate it when I need to use it. I bought a snowbear plow for my truck. That worked great but the electric winch gave out over and over. Last winter I bought a TC30 with FEL. Works, gets easier as I use it. -best on frozen ground. Easy to gouge the lawn. This summer I'm mounting the plow onto the FEL - best of both worlds! I used to use an old Farmall Cub to plow. Nothing beats a heated truck - but wrestling the plow onto the mount was a pain.
I live just 30 minutes NW of Bangor. Some snow...used to be worse years ago.

 

[dodge man]

With that short of a drive, I would just get a BX and use a rear blade and the end loader for moving snow. The end loader does suck for moving snow, but with that short of a drive, it will do the job.

 

[LBrown59]

BX1860/54MMM/loader/Rear mount snowblower. Should buy it for little more than a cheap lawn tractor that will need replacing every few years and an ATV.
1*I have a BX and would never give it up.

1*That's the way I feel about these BXs.

With that short of a drive,
2*I would just get a BX and use a rear blade and the end loader for moving snow. The end loader does suck for moving snow, but with that short of a drive, it will do the job.

2*I use both of these for snow removel.

 

[LawnJohnSilver]

For 1-acre and a 125' driveway, get yourself a good tracked snow-blower, like the Honda 11/32, and a ZTR for your lawn. The Honda is a lil bulldozer-in-disguise, and a snow-cannon to boot. Starts first pull, even on the coldest days. My 135' driveway is very steep, and that tracked Honda handles it without a hiccup. Eats the end-of-driveway snowbank like it's nothing. Whenever it senses a heavy load, it sorta kicks into "passing gear", and tosses snow even farther. (40-50 ft)

A BX class machine would be complete overkill on your lawn IMO, as would the GR-series tractors for that matter. I tested a GR-2110 yesterday, on my very steeply sloped 2/3 acre lot. The tractor climbed some of the 30-42 degree slopes with ease (blew me away actually), but once the tractor was sitting on the flat part of my lawn with that big 54" deck, I realized it was complete and utter overkill. Don't get me wrong; the tractor itself was a superb machine, and built like a tank. I absolutely loved it, but the reality is, it's the wrong machine for the job.

BTW, I too had been considering a BX-series tractor, because I was worried that a GR-series "might not be enough tractor". Boy, was I wrong. I'm totally reassessing my needs at the moment, and re-starting from scratch.

I'm in south-western Quebec btw, and we average 10.5 feet annual snowfall.