Grading 2305 blade

[toadman40]

i have a 2305 with a front mount snow blade. looking at getting a fel to move the snow drifts and piles. My question when i change over from blade to fel do i need to remove the mounting bracket for the fel to mount up. or will it just mount a without any problems.

 

[etcallhome]

You need to remove the mounting bracket for the fel to mount up.

 

[kennyd]

You need to remove the mounting bracket for the fel to mount up.

And that is very easy...

 

[megotatractor]

What is the situation that you are considering a FEL for snow vs your current blade? I am in a situation this year that we have had so much snow I hardly have room to pile it anywhere. I have a 2210 which is a twin to your 2305 in performance and with my loader can only stack it about 4 feet high and I can only push it so far out into the field where the snow is already a foot deep. I am seriously considering a snowblower.

 

[toadman40]

same problem here. have had 5 foot snow drifts that i cannot get moved easy located on sidewalk and not alot of room. looks like we might just go buy a snow blower instead.parking lot at church is filling up fast and need to move some snow,.

 

[keeney]

Unless you need to load the snow into a low truck or dump trailer and haul it completely off site, the snowblower will be much more effective at removing your piles than a loader.

With the loader, you will need to have some kind of large clear area dumping area you can drive to and make new piles. Those new piles will be limited to the loader dump height unless you compact a road on the snow and start driving up on the piles. It will take a lot of trips to ferry the snow from the piles in your parking area to the dumping area.

With a blower, you can just blow the snow from the parking area and spread it over any nearby adjacent non-plowed area and not worry too much about how high the piles get.

- Rick

 

[Deadman]

The snow that comes out of the snowblower is completely compacted and takes up less than half of the space that the snow pushed by a plow takes up.
If space is your problem, the blower is best.

 

[stlbill]

Hi everyone:

I'm sorry if this is becoming a dated thread, but I am trying to do a search before asking a silly question...

I chose this thread because it sounds like some blower-fans are present.

What is the minimum amount of snow you need to use the JD front blower for a 2305 tractor?

What my research here has turned up:

1. My dealer suggested, "...a lot more snow then St. Louis, Missouri usually receives."
2. One person suggested you can collect snow into the auger like a straight-plow and only turn the blower on when you collect enough into the auger.
3. Another person suggested #2 will break shear pins a lot.
4. Another JD dealer told me the wet slush snow we get here is a blower nightmare. He said the single-stage units for sidewalks work okay, but a two-stage is all they make for tractors and they don't work with wet snow at all.
5. Unanswered theory of mine: Can you direct the snow straight ahead and low to create deeper snow in-front of the auger only directing snow to the side when you build up too much in front?

Is there anyone on here from around St. Louis, Missouri that has first hand experience? They don't sell snowmobiles or snow machines here, but they do sell snow blowers at places like Sears and Lowes. I have never seen anyone using one personally, but someone think they are necessary enough to dedicate sales floor space.

Thanks in advance!

-Bill

 

[etcallhome]

Just my 2cents.. I used mine the other night had appx 2-3 in. Just didn't fill like taking off blower and putting on blade
yes blow snow in front till you can get to an area or either side or further out in front of you..
Wet snow will clog up fast if you don't have rpm up ...
Much nicer this year using blower than trying to use fel or plowing ...

 

[fgross335_2210]

stibill - I work with someone who has a JD 4100. He has the 47" snowblower on the front and a 5" backblade on the 3 pt. When he has a light snow to remove he makes a pass along one edge of the driveway with the blade angled, then makes a return pass along the other side. This results in a larger pile right down the center. He then makes one pass with the snowblower and viola - snow is gone and there is enough volume for the blower to work correctly. He said this works better than using the blower for all passes when the snow is light (less then 2-3 inches).