TractorTYMe
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That's just what I ended up calling my Youtube channel specializing in this particular model of TYM.
Should I buy another compact tractor or something entirely different?
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Bill_B
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Nice I'll have to check it out
sea2summit
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FWIW on steep terrain I would expect the same performance in a 10 HP jump if you add a cab. It’s a lot of weight, electricity, etc that takes HP. If your going from a 25 go unit moving to a cab I’d look at 40+ minimum if you want increased performance for snowblowing applications.
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Here's my 40 hp New Holland with a M K Martin Rear Pull Snowblower. I love the rear pull.
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When we get snow here that amounts to anything I look out
the window yup there's snow out there wait a while it'll melt
Many years ago we have 14 inches of wet snow and I was
coming back from CA and hit the drive way at 40 mph and
got in the drive way aprox 300 ft and the car was 2 feet off
the grould looked kinda funny sitting on a pile of snow. In a
couple of days car was back on the ground snow almost
all gone
willy
the window yup there's snow out there wait a while it'll melt
Many years ago we have 14 inches of wet snow and I was
coming back from CA and hit the drive way at 40 mph and
got in the drive way aprox 300 ft and the car was 2 feet off
the grould looked kinda funny sitting on a pile of snow. In a
couple of days car was back on the ground snow almost
all gone
willy
tacticalturnip
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Reversible tractors never really caught on in North American, so they're pretty rare.
tacticalturnip
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Be sure to look at Kioti; I'm biased, but they're worth checking out.
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pull type Blower?
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Thanks for the comments guys.
Several people saying I should get a pull behind blower. I have explored this option in the past. Last year when I was snowblowing I always imagined "Okay how would this be with a pull type blower"
So I made a list of pros and cons.
Pros-
1. I don't have to drive backward when snowblowing. This is a BIG one. It is super annoying and painful after more than an hour out there.
Uh....thats about it I guess.
2. See number 1!
Cons-
1. I'd have to buy one and they are not cheap
2. I can't "snowblow my way out" This is a problem as far as I can see. I don't like wasting my time redoing my driveway and yard so when it snows I don't snow blow until it is done snowing and sleeting. This means that I am dealing with as much as 2 maybe even 3' of sometimes wet heavy snow. I often have to snowblow my way out of where the tractor is parked. Basically I am making my own path. Just as a test I have tried driving forward with the tractor through the snow and it doesn't go well. It is really hard going and sometimes it just won't go (even with loaded tires with chains)
3. Driving over snow packing it down before blowing it. I have accidentally drove over snow many times when blowing and that one area ends up being a pain to get cleared down to the bare ground. Especially if it is sticky snow. I don't know how this wouldn't be an issue with the pull blower
4. Pointing the blower where you want it to go vs dragging it. I can see this as being a problem. With a blower that is being pushed you can push it up against your garage door, up in a corner of you buildings, I can snowblow up to the edge of my mail box post. I don't see how that would work with a pull type.
5. Blowing back snowbanks. Later in the year I often lift up the blower and use it to blow back the snow banks. I could use the FEL I suppose but in my experience it doesn't do the trick. Half of the snow just ends up falling back down whereas with the blower it shoots it way back.
Comments from guys that have them and use them?
Maybe I should just install a nice back up camera system.
Several people saying I should get a pull behind blower. I have explored this option in the past. Last year when I was snowblowing I always imagined "Okay how would this be with a pull type blower"
So I made a list of pros and cons.
Pros-
1. I don't have to drive backward when snowblowing. This is a BIG one. It is super annoying and painful after more than an hour out there.
Uh....thats about it I guess.
2. See number 1!
Cons-
1. I'd have to buy one and they are not cheap
2. I can't "snowblow my way out" This is a problem as far as I can see. I don't like wasting my time redoing my driveway and yard so when it snows I don't snow blow until it is done snowing and sleeting. This means that I am dealing with as much as 2 maybe even 3' of sometimes wet heavy snow. I often have to snowblow my way out of where the tractor is parked. Basically I am making my own path. Just as a test I have tried driving forward with the tractor through the snow and it doesn't go well. It is really hard going and sometimes it just won't go (even with loaded tires with chains)
3. Driving over snow packing it down before blowing it. I have accidentally drove over snow many times when blowing and that one area ends up being a pain to get cleared down to the bare ground. Especially if it is sticky snow. I don't know how this wouldn't be an issue with the pull blower
4. Pointing the blower where you want it to go vs dragging it. I can see this as being a problem. With a blower that is being pushed you can push it up against your garage door, up in a corner of you buildings, I can snowblow up to the edge of my mail box post. I don't see how that would work with a pull type.
5. Blowing back snowbanks. Later in the year I often lift up the blower and use it to blow back the snow banks. I could use the FEL I suppose but in my experience it doesn't do the trick. Half of the snow just ends up falling back down whereas with the blower it shoots it way back.
Comments from guys that have them and use them?
Maybe I should just install a nice back up camera system.