Plows are for amateurs

PViL · Dec 15, 2020

Had this for a few years and never used/needed it. Last month I finally got it figured out and replaced one of the hydraulic hoses.
Hooked it up today to get ready for the foot of snow forecasted to come tomorrow.

oosik · Dec 15, 2020

You will appreciate that you can drive forward. I had a 3-point blower and looking over my shoulder, driving in reverse, got REAL old. Fortunately, I now use a HD Rhino rear blade on my Kubota M6040.

oldballs · Dec 15, 2020

That's a nice looking rig and should last many years...

Cheers,
Mike

Thomas · Dec 16, 2020

Sharp looking setup. :thumbsup:

"Plows are for amateurs"
Hmmm...not convince of that.

RickB · Dec 16, 2020

Blowers have their place but they aren’t the be all, end all to snow removal.

KennyG · Dec 16, 2020

Best thing I ever did was get a plow for my tractor. Sold the blower the next year. Each to his own.

ruffdog · Dec 16, 2020

Blowers are great, even on a open cab tractor. You just need to know how to make the wind blow in the right direction.

I have a plow on each end but will get the blower out if we ever get 2-3 ft+ of heavy snow. I'm also wondering about having edge tamers for the bucket when we get that rare mega drifting storm.

pmsmechanic · Dec 16, 2020

I've plowed snow with a blade and a front end loader. The blade is faster than the loader but if I had a snow bucket I think the fel would be faster. I still like my snow blower the best. It's a lot faster than my fel and the snow is gone. I can blow it all into the trees if I want. I can't push it into the trees with the fel.

JJT · Dec 16, 2020

pmsmechanic said:
I've plowed snow with a blade and a front end loader. The blade is faster than the loader but if I had a snow bucket I think the fel would be faster. I still like my snow blower the best. It's a lot faster than my fel and the snow is gone. I can blow it all into the trees if I want. I can't push it into the trees with the fel.

I agree 100%, if you live in the snow belt a blower is the way to go. No more snow banks and you move the snow one time. We're getting pounded tonight, 12"-18", I expect to be popular with the neighbors tomorrow.