I remove snow from tight drives, (storage unit complex and car dealership) so I can't push it, I have to lift it off and remove it, or else I will block off the drives.
I have a 96" light material bucket that works great for that. I would guess weight of bucket + snow is 1,400-1,800 pounds, depending how wet the snow is and how full the bucket is. I fill bucket and empty in water retention pond.
My old tractor, Kubota
L3700SU has been great, however this was too much weight for it, plus I am getting older and would like a cab for snow removal. The only reason the Kubota was able to handle this job (barely) was bumped up hydraulic pressure (2,650psi) and 1,500lbs ballast on the 3 point.
I absolutely love my old tractor, and love the brand (Kubota), but the cab tractors with the 2,000+ lift capacity loaders were over $50,000. The dealer I bought the TYM from is also a Kubota dealer, and he had a new
L4760 cab in stock (1055 loader), which is exactly what I wanted, but was over $50,000.
As much as I wanted a Kubota, TYM was priced almost HALF of what Kubota wanted, came with more warranty and lots of features which were options on the Kubota.
Also the TYM has the only fully mechanical engine (no electronics), at this HP range, so if I had issues with DPF down the road, I can remove it, and the engine won't even know its missing.