Please help my neck....

[metalbender]

Sounds like a neat diy project to me.

 

[Cougsfan]

Not sure why your tractor would have problems driving over 24 inches of snow. My tractor is only 36HP and drives through that stuff like it's not there.

You obviously live where it is flat, MaineGuy. Try going up just a moderately steep incline with only 6" of a large flaked, warm, wet snow on top of ice with any horsepower tractor and you may wish to re-evaluate that statement.

I have heard that the Eskimos have around 100 different words for snow while we 'domesticated' folks always try to get by with just one catch all word. I can see incredibly different characteristics between various snow falls, with different densities. moisture content, compactability, grain size, stickyness, temperatures and so-on. And its characteristics often change once it sets on the ground a while. Sometimes I find a deep snow very easy to plow while other times a half that much snow can a very difficult task. It sometimes makes some of these snow related discussions difficult when we are all are speaking in our overly-generalized language.

 

[Agvg]

People drive on that all the time, if it is proper ice with snow on top real chains do work well.

 

[OrangeAgain]

When I bought my open-seat Kubota L275DT in 1983 I also bought what I call a 3PH, drive through the snow, V-snowblower. I knew I didn't want a backup type snowblower.

I still have the tractor and blower. I don't know the manufacturer of the blower and rarely have I seen any like it. It's a V-shaped scoop with about a 12" auger in the center. I drive through snow, the scoop directs the snow into the auger and then out the chute. Depending upon the PTO RPMs and the type of snow, it throws snow 10'-20' out.

The L275DT has nice ground clearance. The only time I have issues is if the snow gets too heavy and I try to drive through it. If the belly of the tractor is lifted up by the snow, I lose traction. If the snow is heavy (wet) the blower gets clogged up. I have a Kioti RX7320PC with FEL and back blade which I use when the Kubota / blower isn't going to work well.

The blower has had no issues all the years I've had it. I don't understand why this blower design isn't more popular even on the used market.

 

[Agvg]

There have been a lot of very bad designs on older V blowers, totally hopeless on wet snow but more modern designs works good, here I live they are popular because of simple design and low price compared to a two stage.

 

[OrangeAgain]

Does any design snowblower do well with wet, heavy snow? Our March snowstorms in Vermont are known for wet, heavy snow.

 

[DHD]

Does any design snowblower do well with wet, heavy snow? Our March snowstorms in Vermont are known for wet, heavy snow.

In Maine we get heavy wet snow too.
I do not think my Frontier SB1164 is any better than many other 3 point snow blowers when it comes to heavy wet snow, but it does a much better job with heavy wet snow if I operate it at max. allowable PTO of 540 (engine rpm 2600) and I slow my ground speed so as not to feed too much snow through the snow blower.
In normal snow conditions (not heavy wet) I'll operate my snow blower below 540 rpm PTO with engine RPM 2000 - 2200.
Some folks have modified their snow blowers for increased performance by reducing friction through the snow blower chute and decreasing the gap between the impellers blades and impeller housing.
These modification can increase the distance snow is thrown and decreases the clogged snow blower chutes from heavy wet snow.
One attempt to reduce friction in the snow blower chute is to line the chute with UHMW PE.
Here is a thread about using UHMW PE to modify a snow blower.
https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/345899-b2782-snow-blower-modifying.html
I hope this helps

 

[mikester]

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?

Get a heated glass cab, an HST tranny, and a bigger PTO HP tractor. If you can clear snow wearing a T shirt and do it in a shorter amount of time then you will have less problems.

 

[MaineGuy1]

You obviously live where it is flat, MaineGuy. Try going up just a moderately steep incline with only 6" of a large flaked, warm, wet snow on top of ice with any horsepower tractor and you may wish to re-evaluate that statement.

I have heard that the Eskimos have around 100 different words for snow while we 'domesticated' folks always try to get by with just one catch all word. I can see incredibly different characteristics between various snow falls, with different densities. moisture content, compactability, grain size, stickyness, temperatures and so-on. And its characteristics often change once it sets on the ground a while. Sometimes I find a deep snow very easy to plow while other times a half that much snow can a very difficult task. It sometimes makes some of these snow related discussions difficult when we are all are speaking in our overly-generalized language.

That is true, but if you have any attached snowblower you would have this same problem, the blower doesn't get rid of the ice so you would still be slipping. Get chains then. My point was an inverted snowblower will take care of most snow on the ground without a problem.