Hope this works!

[GregbkH]

I'm a relatively new tractor owner. In June of this year I purchased a Boomer 3045 with backhoe and a Land Pride rear blade. After reading many threads on here, I added skid shoes and a pipe to the edge of my rear blade. I have about 550' of gravel drive at my place and have never plowed snow with a rear blade before. Do you think this will work? Thanks.

 

[Jerry/MT]

I'm a relatively new tractor owner. In June of this year I purchased a Boomer 3045 with backhoe and a Land Pride rear blade. After reading many threads on here, I added skid shoes and a pipe to the edge of my rear blade. I have about 550' of gravel drive at my place and have never plowed snow with a rear blade before. Do you think this will work? Thanks.

I've used a pipe for 22 years and I know it works. I doubt you need the skid shoes.

 

[flyingcow]

looks like a winner

 

[MtnViewRanch]

I've used a pipe for 22 years and I know it works. I doubt you need the skid shoes.

I agree, with the pipe I doubt that the skid shoes will be needed, but when the snow and ice are gone, they will be great for grading the drive. :thumbsup:

 

[Diamondpilot]

I actually did better in my gravel drive days, 280' but 40' wide, with the 7' Woods Rear Grader Blade backwars and then angled off to the side. It was heavy enough to move the snow but left the gravel in place for the most part. Now that I have it paved its a breeze with my current setup, a 7' Meyer Snow Plow and the grader blade. See avatar.


Chris

 

[hawkeye08]

What kind of pipe did you use? What did you use to cut the slot? thanks.

 

[Chilly807]

I think you'll do fine, although you may want to look at chains and something to keep the bucket off the ground if you need to use it. The rear blade will try to swing the tractor around if you angle it much in deep snow.

I find mine's ok for up to about 10 inches of snow, beyond that it calls for punching through with the bucket first.

I built a screen to keep snow from spilling back over the bucket, and skids to keep the bucket from scooping any gravel.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Chilly807, I just have to bug you about this again. :laughing: You paint your bucket after the modifications, ( which look great by the way) but you leave your rear blade primer grey. You really need to paint it either black (what the OEM color would be) or at least Kubota orange.

 

[GregbkH]

What kind of pipe did you use? What did you use to cut the slot? thanks.

Schedule 80 black pipe cut with a plasma cutter.

 

[Chilly807]

Chilly807, I just have to bug you about this again. :laughing: You paint your bucket after the modifications, ( which look great by the way) but you leave your rear blade primer grey. You really need to paint it either black (what the OEM color would be) or at least Kubota orange.

Brian,

You'll be glad to hear I repainted it yesterday for the winter season. It was worn off from a summer of moving rock and soil, and the first snow we had stuck pretty badly.

Oh, did I mention I found some more grey paint?

Sean