HP For Snow Blower

[Torvy]

Well aware. They're pricey enough here without a cab.
I only make so much money.

I 100% understand, I was just letting others know. I saw some mention the lack of cab. Many smaller tractors don't even have the option. I have an open station on my 574, too.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Nice to see she is home; how are you enjoying the T25 so far?!

 

[Yogi05]

Ran it for a couple hours today. LOVE the grapple.
Pushed her a bit to see what it would do as well. With a longer but smaller tree I found it's power limit trying to shove that tree into some thick bush
for storage.
Grabbed a couple whole logs by their end (about 6 to 8 inches around) and
tried pulled them straight backward. Worked good, but pretty sure that wasn't the intent of a grapple

Working forward on the edge of a bush filled ditch I startled myself a bit. The go pedal is where the brake on my other machine is LOL.

Had to go show the neighbor as well. Just had to. Pretty sure he will be looking at them on-line as well. He made a point of remembering the model #.
He has a very capable but older Kubota, but shiny always looks good at first.

He also offered a few shovel fulls of gravel for the ballast box from his small stockpile behind the shed. We were both surprised to see the box had no drain holes,
so next up.... drill some holes for drainage.

All in all, quite pleased with it. I knew I would be.

I haven't made a "new vehicle" purchase since 1996.

I had more stuff planned for tomorrow but my friggin' Ford truck won't start (starter motor) and it's blocking what I was going to do.

 

[Yogi05]

Another question.

When and if I attach the 3pt snow blower from my broken tractor, a friend pointed out I should either flush the fluid from the blower, or make
sure the fluid is the same as what's used in the T25.
Sounds reasonable I guess, but I can't find out 100% for sure what type of fluid is in the T25, and I don't know yet if it is separate fluid (types) in
the HST and implements.

So, other than being fussy about clean fluid or cross contamination, should I flush the blower?
and
Is there only one fluid in the new machine for the transmission and implements?

 

[leonz]

No, you need to worry more about cleaning the couplings on the snow blower
and the new mule before you couple them.

 

[WinterDeere]

If I were to ever buy a 2nd-hand hydraulic implement, then yes... I'd drain the old user's fluid and refill with the same used in my tractor. There's no telling what crap was in there from a prior owner, and it's too cheap and easy to do this to even debate it.

Your tractor manufacturer should specify the hydraulic fluid used in your machine.

All couplings should be clean, but that doesn't negate the need for clean hydraulic oil of the proper type.

 

[Yogi05]

I have no idea what fluid I used in the other tractor. Just generic stuff I believe. The label is off the jug.

Do I have to take the connectors apart to drain old fluid out? I assume so. Or can I push the check ball?

 

[tacticalturnip]

Should be able to just push the popit, or however it is spelled, and release the pressure.

 

[Yogi05]

I may split the poppit
valve and let it drain for a couple days.

 

[Yogi05]

Put some scratches on the new buggy today.
On the bucket anyway.
Moved a bunch of crap with the grapple - love that thing.
Filled my ballast box with the neighbor's gravel after drilling a couple drain holes in the bottom (who makes an
open top ballast box with no drain holes??).
Figured out my wireless phone charger thingy.
Figured out my blue tooth speakers.
Figured out I need to retrain my right foot to understand it is no longer on a brake pedal.
Decided I made a good move pushing to get this thing home as my week of vacation started (last Saturday).

 

[WinterDeere]

You can push in the poppet, but I suspect it's a heck of a lot easier and faster to just unscrew a fitting.

I just tried to look up the hydro oil recommended for a Foton TB504, but the manual came up in Cyrillic script, presumably Russian?

 

[Yogi05]

You can push in the poppet, but I suspect it's a heck of a lot easier and faster to just unscrew a fitting.

I just tried to look up the hydro oil recommended for a Foton TB504, but the manual came up in Cyrillic script, presumably Russian?

Always hard to find technical info on Fotons. Some diagrams are close, but not close enough.
That machine has separate hydraulic and trans fluid so I used what I was told was sort of universal.

I'm not risking that on the new one.

 

[WinterDeere]

That stinks, being unable to find good info on the machine specs. But when it comes to lubrication, there are a few safe rules:

1. Level and cleanliness is more important than type.
2. The sole danger in erring low on viscosity is usually increased consumption or loss, whereas erring high on viscosity can cause insufficient lubrication. In other words, err low, and increase only if consumption is higher than you believe it should be.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

A synthetic gear oil may be your solution. Especially if it gets *really* cold (does it get cold in Ontario? Lol.)

I'm running a synthetic gear oil in mine (snow blower), but it only gets down to -45F here.

I'm running a synthetic hydro fluid in my HST also.

 

[TractorTYMe]

Congrats on your TYM T25. If you freeze yer tush off in Canada. I'd get a soft cab enclosure down the road. I know Canada can be often a touch more ruff than Montana for sure.

 

[Yogi05]

A synthetic gear oil may be your solution. Especially if it gets *really* cold (does it get cold in Ontario? Lol.)

I'm running a synthetic gear oil in mine (snow blower), but it only gets down to -45F here.

I'm running a synthetic hydro fluid in my HST also.

At those temperatures F and C are only a couple degrees off.
My first service where you change pretty much all fluids is at 50 hours or 1 year.
I may switch some of them to synthetic then.
I'm curious to see hwo the new machine starts in really cold weather. My old one was a fight,
and I had to keep the battery warmed, and I used a magnetic oil pan heater on that one.
I expect a brand new one to start well in the cold at least for the first winter.

 

[Yogi05]

Congrats on your TYM T25. If you freeze yer tush off in Canada. I'd get a soft cab enclosure down the road. I know Canada can be often a touch more ruff than Montana for sure.

Thanks.
I'm not sure we're colder here than Montana. Pretty close to the same latitude, but I never checked.
I'd love to see Montana some time. One of several States I plan to see.

I'm not that worried about a cab. Many people around me have tractors for snow removal and they survive
without a cab. It doesn't take me that long to do my driveway unless I decide to play with snow banks.

 

[oosik]

It was the winter of '92-'93. We had 42" snow depth on the property. It was a REAL record winter. I had to use the PTO driven blower in stages. Blow 20" off the top - blow the remaining 20". Clearing the driveway and yard was not a whole lot of fun. More like a PITA - even with the little five foot wide blower.

Been here 42 years now. That winter was - far and away - the most snow we have EVER received.

Now we are seeing the direct opposite. I've not had to plow the yard or driveway - the last four winters.

 

[Yogi05]

It was the winter of '92-'93. We had 42" snow depth on the property. It was a REAL record winter. I had to use the PTO driven blower in stages. Blow 20" off the top - blow the remaining 20". Clearing the driveway and yard was not a whole lot of fun. More like a PITA - even with the little five foot wide blower.

Been here 42 years now. That winter was - far and away - the most snow we have EVER received.

Now we are seeing the direct opposite. I've not had to plow the yard or driveway - the last four winters.

We've had a couple of easy winters here too. But the snow still needs to be moved.
Our last couple years have been a few inches at a time but 3 or 4 times a week. Doesn't require
removal every time, but one a week for sure.
I'm not shy with my good vehicles that are worth hundreds, so I just smash through the pile at the
end of the driveway that's left by the municipal plow. Then get to it when I can.
P.S. I don't find snow removal "fun" either.

 

[oosik]

I'm 81. Thirty five years ago - it was a real adventure. Specially with an open station tractor. I have a mile long gravel driveway - mail box area and yard. Part of the reason I got the 2018 Ram 2500 Power Wagon ( Taco Wagon ) - it's heavy and will bust right thru eight inches of snow - no problems.

A hot cup of coffee - a touch of brandy - the big bay windows - a very comfy chair. I enjoy WATCHING the snow a lot more now.