Rear Blade 6 ft blade or 7ft

[easygo]

I have a 6' blade that I used on my previous 21hp tractor and now use on a 30hp tractor. I would say stick with the 6' blade. It is not the HP of the tractor but the weight and traction that will come up short.

Not to argue with Jimmer2880 but I would think 12" of snow is way too much for even my tractor with the 6' blade unless it is nice fresh fluffy powder. I just plowed 10" of wet stuff with chains on all tires and the second pass was getting a bit too deep and heavy, but I got through it. I think a 7' blade would have stopped me on that one.

 

[bearcreek paul]

6 ft blade sounds the way to go.we get about 90 inches or better a year.it ranges from light powder to heavy wet snow,thats one of reasons i bought the tractor.thanks for the advise.:thumbsup:

 

[MiserableOldFart]

I have a 26hp NH and a 6' Woods blade. If you are posolutely sure you will never use the blade for anything but snow, I would consider the 7 footer, and be sure to get out there before the snow gets over four or six inches. That blade will be too big, I think, for doing any dirt work with that tractor, though. Alternatively, you could get the type that offsets to one side a foot or so and with a six footer that should give you some clearance when you make another pass. I bought a blade that had the option of shoes for snowplowing, and I think that's worth considering, especially if your driveway isn't paved.

I do about 1500 feet of driveway and right-of-way and have found that the blade works much better if I can get out there with no more than four inches of snow. It's not so much about the size of the tractor, but about how much snow that blade can handle in a pass.

 

[radman1]

6 ft blade sounds the way to go.we get about 90 inches or better a year.it ranges from light powder to heavy wet snow,thats one of reasons i bought the tractor.thanks for the advise.:thumbsup:

At 90" of snow, a blade is going to have a lot of trouble moving the snow back as the sides build up, even with a much larger tractor. You may need a blower if the sides of the road get very high. Once you get over 12" deep on the edges, your little tractor will have troubles regardless of blade width.
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[bp fick]

Wow, interesting, yet very divergent views. Just shows different strokes for different folks in differing conditions makes it hard to generalize.

90" of snow isn't too awful bad, but you have to make very wide passes early in the year, giving yourself room to put snow later on. It's pretty rare that all 90" are even on the ground from November thru April, at one time anyhow. Plan ahead. Allow for worst case scenario. This is how blade (non-blower) people handle it. It's been done for ages.

Being able to spin the blade around, on your tractor, is priceless!! I would not have a blade that was too big to spin around. YMMV

 

[CompactTractorFan]

I would go with the 6' or smaller...IMO

 

[Diamondpilot]

For snow work 6' is right for your machine. Now way you can pull a 7' though heavy wet snow. I run a 7' on a 5,200# 4x4 tractor and have stopped it before.

Chris