Question for Snow People

[motownbrowne]

Keep it on the back. Angle to one side and go. What was said about the top link controlling the gouge is right. If you are worried about gouging, turn it backwards, that's much easier than slotting a pipe and installing it.

 

[hr3]

2 or 3 inches is what we call a dusting,, Just go at it with the loader and be done with it,, It will melt in a few days anyway..

 

[k0ua]

Keep it on the back. Angle to one side and go. What was said about the top link controlling the gouge is right. If you are worried about gouging, turn it backwards, that's much easier than slotting a pipe and installing it.

I am going to agree with this. We get a lot of these little 3 or 4 inch snows here and I just put the blade on the back and angle it 15 degrees and go. Adjust your top link as needed and take off at a moderate speed, You don't have to look back all the time, just watch your front tire and keep it on a line you want to cut. Back blades work well for small to medium snows. if you are on gravel, you can adjust it to not dig in so much by adjusting the top link, and you can hear how you are doing, if neccessay adjust your lift up a bit. You will get better the more you do this.

 

[Rohdog]

I use a rear blade on my MF 135.. we had drifts all the way down 2-100' driveways..3 foot deep..we get a lot of wind here in the country...a lot of open fields....i spin the blade backwards..then backup to the deep snow...let the blade down to about 3-4 inches above ground..drag it forward..when it gets to touching the rear tires I stop..raise the blade..drive forward..then shove the pile I just dragged.. backwards off to the side with blade down..keeping my hand on the controller...do this till you can drive thru..then clean it up with blade down in reverse..i keep my blade backwards always in snow...works for me...I don't see how you could attatch a plastic pipe to the blade...just keep your hand on the lift controller..its tricky on a gravel drive...the more you do it the better you get...this would be a good year to become really good at it....lol

 

[jlgurr]

at 2 or 3 inches why plow it?

Last year I would have thought the same thing, but this year I own a tractor. :smile:

 

[Looking4new]

Last year I would have thought the same thing, but this year I own a tractor. :smile:

and any excuse for more 'seat time' is better than no excuse at all.

Before I got my tractor I would just drive on 10-12". Now at 2" I am out blowing.

 

[BHD]

Both of my tractors have over 10,000 hours on them and I do not get that excited bout seat time, No I have not put all that time on but I have done a lot of it,

 

[jlgurr]

Both of my tractors have over 10,000 hours on them and I do not get that excited bout seat time, No I have not put all that time on but I have done a lot of it,

Sorry

 

[motownbrowne]

Both of my tractors have over 10,000 hours on them and I do not get that excited bout seat time, No I have not put all that time on but I have done a lot of it,

I think seat time is a little different on the newer little tractors us guys are talking about. How much fuel do you put through the 4020 in an hour? I'm glad I'm not filling that thing up at the end of the day. I never got excited about driving the 8n around, but I have to say, I wish there was more to do with my Kubota this week. Something about it (4wd, cushy seat, loader, brakes, HST, live hydraulics) just makes it fun to use. In this case, "seat time" sure beats the heck out of "shovel time".

 

[600rider]

Coming from the snow capital of the USA,

I like most others have said would just drive over it but knowing how South deals with even a 1/2" I would mount a piece of 2"x6" or 8" to the back blade so you are actually using it to push the snow and not the blade. You can also push with the back side of the blade if you don't want to add the 2"x. for the amount of snow you are talking about this will work fine.