3pt snowblowers
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leonz
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OH BOY,
You will have a lot of responses about this
So much depends upon:
Tractor type
patience
budget
duty cycle- use
time for snow clearing
patience
length of driveway or road
patience
need for chains and ballast-a must
patience
Anyway the best brand in my opinion is the Pronovost line of snow blowers in my opinion as they build thier snowblowers for canadian winters and I can vouch for the quality of workmanship fromt he standpoint of welding and design
The Group 1 models rated for your prime mover have a 30 inch cutting height
and 74-80 inch cutting width.
The Group 2 P740 is properly sized for your tractor
74 inch cutting width and a 34 inch cutting hieght.
"A" snow blower is an implement that will outlast a tractor and can be used on another tractor and not having to worry about trading it in.
If you over buy a snow blower or tractor you will have the machinery needed for heavier work loads with Zero issues of overloading.
Buying one of Clarences impeller kits will throw trhe snow that much further and have less to worry about with slush and slop as well.
You will have a lot of responses about this
So much depends upon:
Tractor type
patience
budget
duty cycle- use
time for snow clearing
patience
length of driveway or road
patience
need for chains and ballast-a must
patience
Anyway the best brand in my opinion is the Pronovost line of snow blowers in my opinion as they build thier snowblowers for canadian winters and I can vouch for the quality of workmanship fromt he standpoint of welding and design
The Group 1 models rated for your prime mover have a 30 inch cutting height
and 74-80 inch cutting width.
The Group 2 P740 is properly sized for your tractor
74 inch cutting width and a 34 inch cutting hieght.
"A" snow blower is an implement that will outlast a tractor and can be used on another tractor and not having to worry about trading it in.
If you over buy a snow blower or tractor you will have the machinery needed for heavier work loads with Zero issues of overloading.
Buying one of Clarences impeller kits will throw trhe snow that much further and have less to worry about with slush and slop as well.
sweettractors
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We sell the Buhler/Farmking and it is out of Canada. 72 inch ought to cut out your tracks and then some. Ken Sweet
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A 6 foot width should suit that tractor. How much snow do you anticipate getting into and how big an area will require cleaning. A hydraulic chute rotator will be a blessing if you anticipate lengthy periods of operation requiring the chute discharge direction to be adjusted. Nothing worse than blowing that white stuff directly into the wind and even if you have a heated cab that blow back will crust you up in no time. As I said ... depends on the conditions you anticipate working in.
And I agree that Pronovost make a good unit.
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flyingcow
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Where you live and annual snowfall? Any idea of average storm totals?
Have you got any neighbors really close?
JDGreenGrass
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Well, since you are a Kubota guy, I would recommend the Frontire SB1174.:thumbsup:
The only thing wrong with the unit, in your eyes, is that it is Green. Nothing a can of Kubota red can't fix.
Like leonz has said...It will outlast your tractor.
Or, check out what your Kubota dealer has to offer. I would do this first. I have heard Blizzard makes the red ones and they too are a good unit. When decideing it's all in the specs and weight of the unit.
Plan to spend around $2500 for a good blower.
Best wishes in your search.
http://www.deere.com/specsapp/CustomerSpecificationServlet
Well, since you are a Kubota guy, I would recommend the Frontire SB1174.:thumbsup:
The only thing wrong with the unit, in your eyes, is that it is Green. Nothing a can of Kubota red can't fix.
Like leonz has said...It will outlast your tractor.
Or, check out what your Kubota dealer has to offer. I would do this first. I have heard Blizzard makes the red ones and they too are a good unit. When decideing it's all in the specs and weight of the unit.
Plan to spend around $2500 for a good blower.
Best wishes in your search.
Funny you should mention the SB1174, if I have to go with a rear blower that's one I'm looking at for my 3320.
Rob
JDGreenGrass
Veteran Member
I think if you see the unit you would be pleased with the build quality and the specs compare well, too.
Mine is shiney new out in the garage and I am some anxious to blow some snow. Heck, I don't even mind when it comes back at me. It only hurts for a second.
The finished product is a work of art.!!
The front blower is about 5 grand by the time you're done, what's the ball park price of the SB1174 out the door?
Sorry for the thread hyjack guys, back to general viewing soon!
Rob
Thanks for the replys so far! Our drive is all concrete-18' wide, and roughly 240' long, that leads into the front of the shop which is 50' wideX65' long, along side the shop we do a path roughly 20' wideX 80' long, then in front of the house garage is 30 wideX40 long. So its a little over 10,000 sq ft that we plow just at our house, not to mention if we get over 12" then I usually get alot of other people calling me to plow them out as well. We live in west centeral Wisconsin and usually get around 60" of snow a year, I live on a county hwy so at times there are 3-5' snow banks from the county trucks. And neighbors are not an issue, we have some good size fields between us!
The drive use to get cleared with a Bobcat S250 equiped with either a 8' plow or 7' 1.25 yd bucket. I kept the 7' bucket for the front of the L3600 and I figured that a 72" or so blower would be great on the rear. And being that the tractor has a full cab, having a hyd chute on the blower will be a must have.
I found a 72" blower on craigslist tonight, it has the hyd chute, and according to the owner it was hardly used and looks basically brand new, but I don't know what brand it is. He is asking $1900, I am going to take a look at it tomorrow so we will see...
The drive use to get cleared with a Bobcat S250 equiped with either a 8' plow or 7' 1.25 yd bucket. I kept the 7' bucket for the front of the L3600 and I figured that a 72" or so blower would be great on the rear. And being that the tractor has a full cab, having a hyd chute on the blower will be a must have.
I found a 72" blower on craigslist tonight, it has the hyd chute, and according to the owner it was hardly used and looks basically brand new, but I don't know what brand it is. He is asking $1900, I am going to take a look at it tomorrow so we will see...
bc realtor
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Have a look at the Lorenz blowers if you hate thosebig piles at the end of the driveway or if you have any thoughts of seeing lots of gravel. Whatever you get you will probably lov it:thumbsup:
scesnick
Veteran Member
Well, I am a self proclaimed expert at snow blowing.. lol. We got 22 ft. of snow last year and my driveway is 2.5 miles long ( yep 2.5 miles) I have a 64" Ber Vac blower that I used on my little Yanmar 2000. Sold the little tractor and got a Kubota MX5100 and now the 64" blower is a bit small but functional.
I second the Provonost brand but boy, they are expensive.
The hydraulic chute would be handy but not really necessary and a manual chute is a good way to keep the cost down. I think I would rather put the hydro chute money into a dual auger.
Along with my driveway I help my elderly neighbor with her driveway ( using here tractor and blower) and hers is a chain drive. had alot of issues with the chain breaking and/or needing adjusted. There is something about changing a broken masterlink in the dark during a blizzard at 10 degrees that makes me cuss like a sailor !!!
My Ber-Vac is shaft drive and therefore no masterlink issues. Not sure which new models are shaft drive, if any at all.
The only other thing I can think of is the four blade fans seem to throw the snow alot better than the three blade models.
Buying a snowblower is like any other attachment you buy, it all depends on what you want to spend. But, there are quality units out there to be had for a fair price.
BTW- I find it interesting that Wisconsin gets 60" on average a year but I am WAY more south and we get an average of 120" although this past winter we got 265" !! I guess the elevation plays a large part. We are at 3,000 ft.
I second the Provonost brand but boy, they are expensive.
The hydraulic chute would be handy but not really necessary and a manual chute is a good way to keep the cost down. I think I would rather put the hydro chute money into a dual auger.
Along with my driveway I help my elderly neighbor with her driveway ( using here tractor and blower) and hers is a chain drive. had alot of issues with the chain breaking and/or needing adjusted. There is something about changing a broken masterlink in the dark during a blizzard at 10 degrees that makes me cuss like a sailor !!!
My Ber-Vac is shaft drive and therefore no masterlink issues. Not sure which new models are shaft drive, if any at all.
The only other thing I can think of is the four blade fans seem to throw the snow alot better than the three blade models.
Buying a snowblower is like any other attachment you buy, it all depends on what you want to spend. But, there are quality units out there to be had for a fair price.
BTW- I find it interesting that Wisconsin gets 60" on average a year but I am WAY more south and we get an average of 120" although this past winter we got 265" !! I guess the elevation plays a large part. We are at 3,000 ft.
JDGreenGrass
Veteran Member
edit:....This post is for Rob-D
I would say less than $2500.
Here's this....I was looking at buying a 54" Frontier for $2,000. Then I inquired about the price for a 64" and the Deere dealer quoted $2100. So I jumped in.
I bet you could offer a Deere dealer $2300 and get the 74".
I would say less than $2500.
Here's this....I was looking at buying a 54" Frontier for $2,000. Then I inquired about the price for a 64" and the Deere dealer quoted $2100. So I jumped in.
I bet you could offer a Deere dealer $2300 and get the 74".
sweettractors
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No, we are in Ky and don't stock anything over a 60 inch, however, we drop ship from the Buhler warehouse Clarksville, IN on the larger sizes. I just called them and the warehouse did not order any 72 inch this year. They have 15 84 inch that should be arriving any day. So I can only ship 50-60- and 84 inch. Ken Sweet
sweettractors
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The specs for rear blowers are as follows: 50 inch takes 15 to 30 HP. 60 inch takes 20-40 HP. 74 inch takes 40-70 HP and the 84 takes 60 to 90 HP. Ken Sweet
flyingcow
Veteran Member
scesnick----I agree, fans that have 4 blades seem to really process the snow easier and farther than the 3 blade units.
I went and looked at the blower that was listed on craigslist. It is a Gruetts unit, I couldn't find much info on the web about them but I did find a implement dealer that went by the same name so I called them. It turns out that they make snowblowers, although they no longer make anything under 84", they said that about 7 years ago they quit making the smaller units but they still do make larger units for tractors 70-250hp. But the parts are still avalible for the 72" that I looked at. They also said that brand new it sold for 1700, and now it should be worth roughly 1200.
Then I desided to call the Kubota dealer to see what they had to offer. They sell Meteor snowblowers, for a 75" with hyd chute the price is $2800. I also called a friend who is a salesman at the JD dealer, he was out of the office but is suppossed to work up some numbers call me.
Then I desided to call the Kubota dealer to see what they had to offer. They sell Meteor snowblowers, for a 75" with hyd chute the price is $2800. I also called a friend who is a salesman at the JD dealer, he was out of the office but is suppossed to work up some numbers call me.
JDGreenGrass
Veteran Member
Just a guess but, I think the Deere will come in slightly less than the $2800 you have been quoted.
