Please help my neck....

[cdaigle430]

i love my Woodmaxx SB 60 and loader combination but my neck is hating it. Anyone have any ideas on how to snowblow with a rear mount without killing your neck?

 

[John_Mc]

The last big storm meant a couple of trips to the Chirpractor for me to get straightened out after all that use of a rear mounted snow blower. I was trying to make a point of spending some time turned around the other way to balance things out, and to turn my body, not just my neck, but it was not enough. I'm thinking of mounting a mirror up on my FOPS (falling object protection system). It won't eliminate the problem, but if it reduces it a bit, it may help

 

[wheelbuilder]

i love my Woodmaxx SB 60 and loader combination but my neck is hating it. Anyone have any ideas on how to snowblow with a rear mount without killing your neck?

Maybe a couple good mirrors or a backup camera ? I see more of that on cabbed tractors, but mirrors should work anywhere and might be helpful for other tasks.

 

[oldnslo]

Sit more side saddle and if HST learn to run the go pedals with your left foot. Also practice turning your head more while sitting in the house, etc. to exercise your neck muscles. Mirrors and back up cameras help IF they don't get covered in snow.

 

[KennyG]

I have mirrors and a backup camera and they do help. However, my best solution was to put a snowplow on the tractor and only use the blower if we have a foot or so of snow.

 

[MossRoad]

Anyone try a boat seat swivel base on their tractor? Would swiveling the seat cause the seat to hit any of the controls?

 

[oldnslo]

Anyone try a boat seat swivel base on their tractor? Would swiveling the seat cause the seat to hit any of the controls?

On my Branson the controls would be a problem but that is a very good suggestion.

 

[atsah]

Anyone try a boat seat swivel base on their tractor? Would swiveling the seat cause the seat to hit any of the controls?

Yes it would hit on his GC. I don't have a problem, I turn in the seat some and it's not a big deal for me. I tried the rear camera thing and didn't care for that, it wasn't an up close view, maybe they make a better camera, mirrors are tough on a GC there is no place to mount them high enough and if you install a tall bracket they shake to much.

 

[LouNY]

At times I will sit on the front half of my seat and turn about a quarter of the way around then my whole upper body can turn the rest of the needed way.
But I have spent several years looking to the right rear with pull type implements, when I try to look to the left rear I have difficulties.

 

[BoylermanCT]

My tractor has enough room for me to sit sideways so I am only looking 90 degrees to go forward or reverse. That said...

I was at Harbor Freight yesterday and was looking at their 22hp twin cylinder horizontal shaft mower engine. Hook up the engine to the blower with sprockets and chain or pulleys and belt and mount a quick attack plate behind the engine so you have a self powered blower that mounts on your front end loader. It would cost less than $1,000.

22 HP (67�cc) V-Twin Horizontal Shaft Gas Engine EPA