Recent content by MarkFromWA

On the topic of rear pull vs forward snowblower, I had a wet snow avalanche cover my driveway due to the warm temperatures this week. The snowblower made quick work of it, and I would have been hosed without it.

Removing and reinstalling the loader can be pretty variable. Sometimes I'm lucky and it's under 5 minutes, sometimes it's more than 10. If I had a flat concrete surface to park it on it might be easier, but mine lives in the yard. I use some combinations of the parking jack, the curl hydraulics...

I haven't looked at tracks. I'm happy with tires in the summer and adding chains in the winter. Last week I was widening the driveway a bit, taking a bite out of the snowbank on the side. A downside of reverse steer and the box-style snowblower is that engaging on the outside of a turn will...

Sportsman, the summer tires were for my truck. I have just the single set of tires for the tractor, so I don't want to do studs. Modern snow tires are quite good and we haven't had any scary moments on ice. The usual of culprit of poor traction is wet snow. It is very easy to reverse the...

Yes, the transmission/drivetrain does sit between my legs. I'm 6'0" and it's never been much of an issue for me, but I have short legs and a long torso, and I could see how space might be an issue for some people. The TTR cab has a ton of foot room, though. The manual toplink has been sitting on...

Jon, I don’t use the loader much. It’s not a bad loader, and the self-leveling is nice, but it’s more difficult to attach than a 3-point attachment and you can’t have it on at the same time as a 3-point attachment. It's way under-rated at 700lbs. I've lifted my mower (550kg) off the delivery...

George, yes, the video is clips from different days. Long story, but I wanted to try a used blower for a while before deciding on an expensive one. I had a used snowblower lined up for a couple months that wasn't a big investment, but then the seller backed out and I had to scramble to find...

Four years ago I asked this forum about equipment to clear snow from my long, steep, narrow, curvy driveway (here). The summary is that I’m in North Central WA, we average around 100” of snow per year, my driveway is 1 mile long with a 13% average grade and 21% maximum grade, along with another...

I really appreciate the insights and advice, folks. There are a lot of questions, so I'll try to cover them in groups instead of individually. I'm also attaching some photos of the driveway. We had a Cat 930K come yesterday to deal with our plow piles, and a sand truck came today. Two of the...

I'm in the mountains/foothills of WA with a 1-mile dirt/gravel driveway that is seriously steep (13% average, 21% maximum), plus another half mile that I share with neighbors. The driveway is narrow and curvy, and is cut across a steep hill so the edge drops off. We get about 100 of snow per...