What is the most efficient snow removal machine?

[JDgreen227]

I really like using my rear blade for plowing in reverse, with one major gripe: The blade tends to ride up on hard pack snow, frequently I want to compress a snow pile and push it backward, and the instead the blade rides up. Has anyone had success in eliminating that by adding weight to their rear blade?

 

[WilliamTO-35]

I added some weight via concrete blocks to my rear mounted scraper blade once. I broke one of the 3 point lift linkages .
I suppose there's a limit .

 

[WilliamTO-35]

I think you need another tractor.:tractor:You can never have too much ability in the garage.

Actually, I did try another tractor once. I borrowed my neighbor's big 4300 series John Deere, with about 75 hp. and a 6 foot rear mounted blade. I still had a lot of trouble clearing 18 inches of snow , due to ice under the snow. I finished the job with my smaller Ferguson TO-35, which I had equipped with studded rear tires that had more traction on ice.

 

[vtsnowedin]

Actually, I did try another tractor once. I borrowed my neighbor's big 4300 series John Deere, with about 75 hp. and a 6 foot rear mounted blade. I still had a lot of trouble clearing 18 inches of snow , due to ice under the snow. I finished the job with my smaller Ferguson TO-35, which I had equipped with studded rear tires that had more traction on ice.

Yup if you can't get the power to the ground your just spinnin.
John Deere Tractor Spinning on Ice - YouTube

 

[grsthegreat]

thats why i chain up all 4 tires......

 

[Piston]

thats why i chain up all 4 tires......

I don't imagine you've ever been stick with that setup!

 

[grsthegreat]

I don't imagine you've ever been stick with that setup!

nope.. ive actually been called on to pull cars out of the ditch around the area where i live.

 

[DK35vince]

thats why i chain up all 4 tires......

Same here. Chains on all 4 .

 

[DK35vince]

We had something here this past snow that is rare for us.
Snow rollers. Many thousands of them in the area.

 

[techgeekfarmer]

Any of you tried using one of these?

ScoopDogg Snow Pushers - Compacts

Curious how well they work?

 

[grsthegreat]

Any of you tried using one of these?

ScoopDogg Snow Pushers - Compacts

Curious how well they work?

ive seen snow pushers working the parking lots in town. There larger than that pictured above, and on large front end loaders, but they do a great job.

I have 2 gates on my plow that i can swing in to make a pusher if i want to, but i always push the snow off to the side so dont use both at one time. I close one on the high side to keep snow from drifting over .

 

[CJONE]

Any of you tried using one of these?

ScoopDogg Snow Pushers - Compacts

Curious how well they work?

Basically all I use. I have a 8' one and would not want any bigger. If we would only get 10" or so at a time the 10' one would be fine but 24" is fairly common to wake up to, usually 1-2 times a year. You will want to chain up all 4 tires so you can steer or get used to unlocking your brakes and using them to steer the tractor. I quit using the chains on the front because of the vibration going down the road, I do miss them but not enough to put up with the vibs. CJ

 

[Dr_Zinj]

I think grsthegreat's setup with the hydraulic powered blower on the FEL makes the most sense for people who have massive snowfalls. When you have 100+ inches of snow, a blower is the only viable option.

 

[grsthegreat]

I think grsthegreat's setup with the hydraulic powered blower on the FEL makes the most sense for people who have massive snowfalls. When you have 100+ inches of snow, a blower is the only viable option.

we had an additional 8-10 inches of snow today on top of yesterdays 5-6".

After i got home from 8 hours of mind numbing electrical install job, i had the pleasure of sitting in the heated, dry cab blowing the snow away. I dont care what i paid for this tractor and blower. The fact that i can now accomplish what for 14 years has taken me 5-6 hours to complete in 2.5 hours............ thats priceless. Also i stay dry and no more neck issues.

All is well

 

[check]

My 51 inch rear mount blower on my abode of BX 25 works very well for me, and I do not stay on it long enough to get a severe cricket my neck. It is so convenient to simply turn around and use the bucket for any big piles that are in the way. However, I would really enjoy having a quick attach with a front plow blade. A hydraulic angler would of course be expensive, so I would have no problem angling the blade manually. I do it on my ATV all the time.

Chains are another matter. I originally bought ladder chains, but the crossmember simply fell in between the lugs of the tractor and made them useless. So, I returned them and bought v bar chains for quite a bit more money. Man, what a difference! The only problem now is they make for a very rough ride when I have to drive on pavement.

Also, one of these days I'm going to get either some sort of rearview mirror or a rearview camera. Have been looking at the various discussions about this, and there's some good information there.

 

[mark02tj]

We had something here this past snow that is rare for us.
Snow rollers. Many thousands of them in the area.
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We had those in our area too. Amazing what the wind can do!!

 

[gravelman]

i have a Massey Ferg, 1652 with a quick attach plate on front with hydraulic reversing snowplow...and 7 foot snowblower on the back 3 pt hitch... nothing better than that and i do alot of snowremoval for our municipality....

 

[grsthegreat]

hay.. i just say the people i purchased my snowblower from are advertising on ebay now.

Tractor Hydraulic PTO Pack Loader Mounted Snowblower | eBay

they really are a great bunch of people. hope them the best

 

[Dr_Zinj]

Ouch. Sticker shock. Of course I'm an old fashioned Yankee cheapskate. $10K for that amount of equipment in retrospect doesn't seem that bad.

 

[grsthegreat]

Ouch. Sticker shock. Of course I'm an old fashioned Yankee cheapskate. $10K for that amount of equipment in retrospect doesn't seem that bad.

well a GOOD, well build rear pto driven blower was being quoted around $6-7,000. this wasnt too much more. And my neck was worth it. I was having severe neck pains every winter. none anymore.