mark02tj
Platinum Member
I recently bought a JD 3520 and I love it! I've used it for mowing and last week for spreading 50+ tons of gravel. I don't even want to think about what that job would have been like if I had to use my old walk-behind Gravely!
Anyway, I'm looking at a rear mounted blade to help maintain my driveway and clear snow. I found a good deal on an 84" (7 ft) blade and was wondering if the 3520 would handle a blade that size or should I look at getting a 60" or 72" inch blade instead? I'm not sure that a 60" blade will do a good job of clearing the snow since it might not clear a path wide enough to clear my tire tracks if I angle it while it's behind the tractor? Any thoughts from you guys that have more experience would be appreciated!!
And, while we're on the subject of snow removal.... Any tips on keeping the blade from digging up gravel from the driveway and from scraping up the concrete pad in front of my garage? I've talked to guys that have welded "skies" on to their blades to raise them up a bit from the gravel driveways. One guy told me that he puts a pipe with a slit cut in it over the bottom edge of the blade so it's a rounded surface that comes in contact with the gravel driveway.
I've noticed in a couple of the other threads that there are "Robolon" skids available for snow blowers. Is there anything similar available to replace the bottom part of the blade to keep it from damaging concrete?
One final question - is there a "float" setting on the 3-point hitch like I have on my bucket?
Sorry for the long list of questions, but at least they're all related to each other! :laughing:
THANKS!
Anyway, I'm looking at a rear mounted blade to help maintain my driveway and clear snow. I found a good deal on an 84" (7 ft) blade and was wondering if the 3520 would handle a blade that size or should I look at getting a 60" or 72" inch blade instead? I'm not sure that a 60" blade will do a good job of clearing the snow since it might not clear a path wide enough to clear my tire tracks if I angle it while it's behind the tractor? Any thoughts from you guys that have more experience would be appreciated!!
And, while we're on the subject of snow removal.... Any tips on keeping the blade from digging up gravel from the driveway and from scraping up the concrete pad in front of my garage? I've talked to guys that have welded "skies" on to their blades to raise them up a bit from the gravel driveways. One guy told me that he puts a pipe with a slit cut in it over the bottom edge of the blade so it's a rounded surface that comes in contact with the gravel driveway.
I've noticed in a couple of the other threads that there are "Robolon" skids available for snow blowers. Is there anything similar available to replace the bottom part of the blade to keep it from damaging concrete?
One final question - is there a "float" setting on the 3-point hitch like I have on my bucket?
Sorry for the long list of questions, but at least they're all related to each other! :laughing:
THANKS!