Snow Attachments Snowblowers vs PTO HP
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Jay4200
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It's all about ground speed. I run a 6' 3pt blower on my L4200 (37 PTO HP). I was running it on my driveway - WFO in 4th gear up a 10-15% grade while blowing 20+ inches of snow, which was WAY too fast. My tractor or blower never missed a beat, but after the 500' climb at the top of my drive, I looked down and sparks were shooting out of my engine compartment - not like a few sparks, but a shower - like what you see flying off of a 9" grinder. It stopped after a minute or two and all was fine - I figured that I worked the engine hard enough to ignite carbon deposits in the head and exhaust. Scared the crap out of me, but was probably good for the engine.
CJONE
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I'm with you. 80" Lucknow with 4" side wings on an M9 (87 pto Kubby). I could use about 15 more in deep drifts over 4 feet. Blows a bit of smoke and the hairdryer is screaming but thats what it's for.....
I believe blowing works the tractor harder than any hay making does.
Sure sucks down diesel.....
biffnh
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I run a 60" on my B7800 (30 HP). Never have had a problem. Ground speed is important - essentially the trick is to keep feeding the blower at the proper rate to keep the snow flying! I have 1.5 miles of dirt road and I usually plow the storm with my F-350 then when the skies clear I blow the banks back to make room for the next storm and to keep the snow off the road in preparation for spring melt to minimize mud season.
bumperm
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A plow pushes snow around, quick if the snow's not deep, but certainly not exciting. And if you've a long driveway and no place to stack it so it's not in the way, it can get exasperating and starts to feel like work.
A blower, on the other hand, especially one with a nice warm cab, most always is fun. For a blower fairly launches snow, scattering it far . . . it imbues the operator with a sense of enormous power and control . . . here, Mother Nature, take THAT!!
A blower, on the other hand, especially one with a nice warm cab, most always is fun. For a blower fairly launches snow, scattering it far . . . it imbues the operator with a sense of enormous power and control . . . here, Mother Nature, take THAT!!
I run a 72" Puma blower with my CK35 with no problems at all. As a lot of people have mentioned already, speed is key. Bought this blower on the side of the road for $1100 with hydraulic chute and deflector. Couldn't pass it up. 
excav8ter
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What kind of speed are you seeing? 20" of snow is not going let a 37 hp tractor (pto) go very fast, fast being a relative term. I run a NH TL100A Deluxe, with 93 pto hp, with a Normand 92-280 Inverted blower. Max speed i am seeing, in 4" is a bit over 7mph, with out spilling any snow. 20" and I'm down to about 3mph. But I'm throwing so much snow, with such velocity, that i need to be careful where I'm throwing it. I usually see between 475 and 570 rpm on the pto.
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CDN Farm Boy
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Why do people want to put the biggest blower they possibly can on their tractor? I couldn't imagine having the blower stick out a foot on each side. Yes, with hst you can always slow down but on the same page you can always speed up with a smaller blower. 6' of heavy or drifted snow is a lot on the first pass when you have to take a full bite when pushing the HP limits
