Best Snowblower?

[airbiscuit]

Smyth Welding Snowblower (also Canada)

 

[PILOON]

BIG NEWS FLASH

The best snow blower is the one that clears your drive every snow event!

OK, they will all perform +/- your expectations.
None are perfect for all events.
A lot depends on your budget and tractor.
They all blow!
More blades, the more efficient.
The wider blades even more so.
The pricier the more robust they are,
It all depends on $$'s and your needs.
Some say 5 HP/ft? ---Hydro? or gear shift?
It all ends up to technique and operational flexibility.

My setup exceeds many suggested parameters but my drive has been snow free for some 7-8 years,
Deep snow? take a small bite! and come back 4 another pass.
or, lift that blower and blow the top layer away and later blow the lower layer.
OK, not commercial and time is on your hands. Also you are outdoors and healthy,
I guess it is all about how much your CC can handle. LOL,

 

[BoylermanCT]

I have a Pronovost Puma 64" rear facing blower. Very happy with it. But if money were not object, I would get a Puma 64" inverted blower.

I picked my Puma up used two years ago for $900. Drove for 2 hours one way to get it, but it was worth it.

 

[fishhead]

I'm with most of these folks.
Pronovost or normand
I previously had a B3030 with the 63" front mount 2782 blower and moved to a JD3720 with a Pronovost p-74-inv and my clearing time was better than halved. Obviously the tractor is more powerful and the blower wider but the blower seems much more efficient and i would say much more ruggedly built, it probably weighs 3-400 lbs more than the Rad blower.

If money were no object, which 3pt snow blower would you purchase?

I have heard a lot of good things about the Pronovost blowers, but know they are top dollar.

I have had an Allied/Farm King/Buhler in the past and was impressed with it.

Many seem to like the Woodmaxx and PUMA, Lucknow, Meteor or Lorenz.

In which order would you go for best quality or best all-around snow blower?

Thanks for your thoughts and opinions.

 

[TimP]

Thanks to everyone who chimed in.

It does seem like Pronovost/PUMA are at the top of most of the lists.

Since I've already got a Front Mount unit, no reason to spend top dollar for a top end snowblower. (But if I had the money......)

I may just have to bide my time and try to get lucky with a real "deal" on a used 3PH unit.

 

[airbiscuit]

Well, it was a good thread while it lasted

 

[Peter 315]

Well, it was a good thread while it lasted

Why? ...... Its still winter for a few more months.....

 

[fishhead]

there will be another
I think that it might be the first thread mentioning inverted that didn't claim that you can't drive over the snow before blowing
I have a soft spot in my evil heart for one of these:

Fair Snocrete Snowblower vs car - YouTube

Well, it was a good thread while it lasted

 

[airbiscuit]

 

[fishhead]

Nice- Leonz favorite blower in action . I love the Merlo- I assume its like a billion dollars like a lot of the cool euro stuff

What did I do wrong in trying to embed the video I posted?