What is the most efficient snow removal machine?

   / What is the most efficient snow removal machine?
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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?
 
   / What is the most efficient snow removal machine? #82  
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 .
 
   / What is the most efficient snow removal machine? #83  
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.
 
   / What is the most efficient snow removal machine? #84  
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
 
   / What is the most efficient snow removal machine? #85  
thats why i chain up all 4 tires......
 

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   / What is the most efficient snow removal machine? #87  
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.
 
   / What is the most efficient snow removal machine? #89  
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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