Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Pictures of your snow weapons

[jerryjks]

A few recent pictures of snow removal. Our property, our equipment. Pictures taken off of security system.

 

[Karl2]

A few recent pictures of snow removal. Our property, our equipment. Pictures taken off of security system.

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Thanks for posting this, now maybe Southerners will finally believe me when I say that we actually do haul snow away up here.

 

[RaydaKub]

I was just messin' with ya, I know my JD's well

I never use chains myself but I understand their need on small tractors that simply aren't heavy enough to grip. Any tractor that weighs over 2 tons can do without and yours weighs a lot more than that.

Page up a little and you'll find a video of a big 4WD JD that could have made use of some chains. Probably wouldn't have been allowed where he was, but it's real obvious that the tractor wasn't doing real well w/o them. And I think it weighs over 2 tons.

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[RaydaKub]

ipad said it didn't post, but it did, tried to clean it up.

 

[Karl2]

Page up a little and you'll find a video of a big 4WD JD that could have made use of some chains. Probably wouldn't have been allowed where he was, but it's real obvious that the tractor wasn't doing real well w/o them. And I think it weighs over 2 tons.

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As I said above, there are always situations where any tractor or loader could use some chains. What I'm trying to convey is that in most instances where small tractor loses traction, a heavier one doesn't. In commercial snow removing situations where a heavy tractor (let's say a 50 hp CUT and above) would require chains are rare, either because most contractors steer away from such contracts due to the fact that chains can damage clients property, or are forbidden locally, or use studded tires (polyurethane studs are legal). That said, if I had a farm or large property where damaging surfaces is not a factor, and did not leave the property with the tractor, I would probably have chains.

 

[Karl2]

Page up a little and you'll find a video of a big 4WD JD that could have made use of some chains. Probably wouldn't have been allowed where he was, but it's real obvious that the tractor wasn't doing real well w/o them. And I think it weighs over 2 tons.

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As I said above, there are always situations where any tractor or loader could use some chains. What I'm trying to convey is that in most instances where small tractor loses traction, a heavier one doesn't. In commercial snow removing situations where a heavy tractor (let's say a 50 hp CUT and above) would require chains are rare, either because most contractors steer away from such contracts due to the fact that chains can damage clients property, or are forbidden locally, or use studded tires (polyurethane studs are legal). That said, if I had a farm or large property where damaging surfaces is not a factor, and did not leave the property with the tractor, I would probably have chains.

 

[shadman]

Here is a picture of my little toy. My first tractor. L3400 with a loader and sub frame mount BH 75 backhoe. I picked up this 60 inch Agrotrend blower and it is perfect. Had to put a set of remotes on to power the hydraulic shoot. Dealer did a beautiful job putting the control through the vacant draft control slot to the right of the seat. It's up at the cottage just outside of Huntsville Ontario. I can't wait to get up on weekends and have some fun!

 

[robs660]

My new work snow machine. I can pile snow over 30' high

 

[SHORT KID]

robs660 Now that is what I call being able to pile it.

 

[grsthegreat]

seems to me that setup would be a bit (lot) tipsy with a heavy, high load. I have run off terrain forklifts in the past....not very stable. outriggers help, but take a long time to set.

 

[Karl2]

Here is a picture of my little toy. My first tractor. L3400 with a loader and sub frame mount BH 75 backhoe. I picked up this 60 inch Agrotrend blower and it is perfect. Had to put a set of remotes on to power the hydraulic shoot. Dealer did a beautiful job putting the control through the vacant draft control slot to the right of the seat. It's up at the cottage just outside of Huntsville Ontario. I can't wait to get up on weekends and have some fun!

Very sweet machine, wished mine would be so pristine but alas, beasts of burden show the strain

 

[Karl2]

Here is a picture of my little toy. My first tractor. L3400 with a loader and sub frame mount BH 75 backhoe. I picked up this 60 inch Agrotrend blower and it is perfect. Had to put a set of remotes on to power the hydraulic shoot. Dealer did a beautiful job putting the control through the vacant draft control slot to the right of the seat. It's up at the cottage just outside of Huntsville Ontario. I can't wait to get up on weekends and have some fun!

Very sweet machine, wished mine would be so pristine but alas, beasts of burden show the strain

 

[wdchyd]

seems to me that setup would be a bit (lot) tipsy with a heavy, high load. I have run off terrain forklifts in the past....not very stable. outriggers help, but take a long time to set.

It'll bring a whole new meaning to cleaning off the roof....

 

[FatTire]

Here is a picture of my little toy. My first tractor. L3400 with a loader and sub frame mount BH 75 backhoe. I picked up this 60 inch Agrotrend blower and it is perfect. Had to put a set of remotes on to power the hydraulic shoot. Dealer did a beautiful job putting the control through the vacant draft control slot to the right of the seat. It's up at the cottage just outside of Huntsville Ontario. I can't wait to get up on weekends and have some fun!

I can't quite make out what's going on there. I assume the red port at top is Power Beyond for the BH75? Is that being used, or just looping around back to the other PB port?

 

[duroc]

Here's my snow weapon. Just finished clearing the 7" of fresh snow we got last night. It's the most snow we've had all season. I purchased the blower last year and only had enough snow then to see if it actually functioned before the warranty lapsed. I removed the hand crank and installed a 12v motor for the chute rotation. Works great other than being a little slow. The plow was purchased in Oct 2012 and it works great too. I made brackets for the rear skid shoes, as I don't like leaving the FEL arms hovering low to the ground. All in all, a great day clearing snow today and everything worked as it should.

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[Karl2]

Here's my snow weapon. Just finished clearing the 7" of fresh snow we got last night. It's the most snow we've had all season. I purchased the blower last year and only had enough snow then to see if it actually functioned before the warranty lapsed. I removed the hand crank and installed a 12v motor for the chute rotation. Works great other than being a little slow. The plow was purchased in Oct 2012 and it works great too. I made brackets for the rear skid shoes, as I don't like leaving the FEL arms hovering low to the ground. All in all, a great day clearing snow today and everything worked as it should.

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Very nice setup you got there. I admire those hearty souls who aren't afraid to use cabless tractors to remove snow. CUT's without cabs are very rare up here. The slow turning chute could be a blessing in disguise, the ridiculously high speed at which hydraulic chutes rotate often makes them frustrating to use and dangerous for pedestrians who don't expect it to change direction so fast.

 

[4shorts]

Here's one I use

Where the heck is that? Sometimes I think these photos HAVE to be photoshopped, I can't fathom the kind of snow build-up that I see!!! Of course, I would love it to happen here.... just once.... just for the experience.... kind of like a survivalist, but a snowblower instead of gun.... that way nobody dies

That photo looks like my old stomping ground. It looks like the Trans Labrador Highway in Labrador, Newfoundland. I've spent many years in that area on equipment.
Check the link.

Photos of Snow On the Labrador Highway And we think we have a lot of snow

 

[Piston]

Yes plenty of times, pictures were taken 3 years ago. Implements are not so shiny anymore, or even so yellow for that matter. They are industrial-grade and very heavy so fuel economy takes a hit but this will blow through whatever a northern Maine winter can throw at you. Even with 66 hp the JD 4720 barely makes the cut with regards to power requirements for the blower but that has not translated into any particular problems. I purchased these after attending a demo at the JD dealership where they used a 4520 so I figured it was a safe bet. I had also seen them on county equipment. When I purchased a second, larger tractor I got the same toys for it, but the 80-inch variant. Like many such equipment, they come from Canada.

Karly,
What size SHoule blower are you running on your 4720? I'm curious if you could elaborate on how well it works with the power of the PTO. What is your PTO HP? Please please please post some pics of that Shoule in action from NEMO! :thumbsup:

 

[Piston]

Yes plenty of times, pictures were taken 3 years ago. Implements are not so shiny anymore, or even so yellow for that matter. They are industrial-grade and very heavy so fuel economy takes a hit but this will blow through whatever a northern Maine winter can throw at you. Even with 66 hp the JD 4720 barely makes the cut with regards to power requirements for the blower but that has not translated into any particular problems. I purchased these after attending a demo at the JD dealership where they used a 4520 so I figured it was a safe bet. I had also seen them on county equipment. When I purchased a second, larger tractor I got the same toys for it, but the 80-inch variant. Like many such equipment, they come from Canada.

Karl,
What size SHoule blower are you running on your 4720? I'm curious if you could elaborate on how well it works with the power of the PTO. What is your PTO HP? Please please please post some pics of that Shoule in action from NEMO! :thumbsup:

 

[RaydaKub]

That photo looks like my old stomping ground. It looks like the Trans Labrador Highway in Labrador, Newfoundland. I've spent many years in that area on equipment.
Check the link.

Photos of Snow On the Labrador Highway And we think we have a lot of snow

Ok this seems odd,but the snow isn't coming out of the chute on that big blower...?

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