64 INCH BLOWER ON BX-23?

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Im thinking about a rear snowblower on my 23,A pronovost puma.My dealer is trying to get me to buy a 54.Well its only 3 inchs wider than the tractor,and i got some serious corners on my tractor road.Im afraid in deep snow,my front tires are gonna be in the snowbank.On their website,it says the 54 takes 16 to 25 hp.With the 64 ,it takes18 t0 25 hp.My tractor has 16.7 at the pto,so will it run the 64?mabey?not quite?go slower?take smaller bite?
THE 54 WEIGHS362,THE 64 ,382-ONLY 20 LBS THEY CLAIM.
anybody using a 64?
P.S BEEN PRACTICING SITTING SIDEWAYS ON THE SEAT AND RUNNING THE TREADLE PETAL.:D :D It doesnt seem that bad ,head just turned to the right a little and dont seem uncomfortable.Planning on cab stay tuned...another one of my winter fab projects on paper now,welder to follow:)
ALAN
 
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Alan,

I had a 52" front mount blower on my BX2200 (and B7610) and it was REAL slow going in anything over 6". Theoretically you could run an 8' blower on the BX if you wanted to. Just remember, the wider the blower, the slower you will be moving, but the wider the cut. I just don't know if it ends up taking the same amount of time or not, but it sure seems like it's taking forever when you are moving at half a crawl.

My tractor has 33 HP (25 PTO HP) and I am getting a 60" Buhler. My wheels are 59.5" in the wide position, and 54" in the narrow. I also have an angle blade on the front. I am going to give it a shot with the wheels set wide and see what happens. If necessary, I will turn them around to the narrow position.

Best of luck.

KB
 
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I've been running a 54" Erskin rear snow blower on a B2910 for years. It works very well and would probably handle a 60", but I'd be concerned about it on a BX. I have no personal experience using a BX, but I've seen plenty of them, so take all this in that context. In my experience there are three considerations when matching a snowblower to a tractor and property. They are 1) Power, 2) Clearance/width, 3) Traction

First, Power. In deep snow the 54" blower really strains the 2910, which is around 25 PTO HP if memory serves me. In fact, it's about the only implement I have (and I have a bunch) that can consistently drop the engine RPMs. I'm in VT and regularly clear 12" at a time. As others have stated, you can just go slow to compensate for this, which is true, but there are limits. From this perspective of power, I'd suggest you limit yourself to the 54".

Next is width and clearance. Mine is just a tiny bit wider than the rear wheels, and run into the issue you describe when rounding corners. There is inevitable fall-back of snow into the cleared area, and if you don't keep the loader up high enough it will drag snow back in. It's for just this reason that I've thought about a 60", but after 5+ years have not found it enough of a problem to so anything about it.

Last, and I think most important in your case, is Traction. I've actually found this to be the biggest challenge. I have some rolling ups and downs on my road, and a few areas where I clear paths around the house and property, and I (the tractor) often struggle to push the snowblower. The consistency of the snow is a big factor. If it light and fluffy, it's no big deal, but when it's heavy and dense it can be a real challenge. Even with chains on all 4 wheels loaded tires front and rear, and the loader mounted and filled with snow, the tires will spin on the steeper uphills. This would only be worse with a 60". Also, the snow blower hangs pretty far off the 3PH and makes the front end very light. This is what drove me to fill the front tires (I used foam fill) and to get front chains. If you have flat ground, paved surface, and get smaller snow falls this will be less of an issue.

I've been configuring a much larger replacement tractor (L5740) and in debating between an 84" and 74" snow blower I decided to go with the 74" for all these reasons. It will clear the rear tires by only an inch on each side, but I'd rather deal with a little fall-back of snow than be struggling to make forward progress.

Hopefully this will help in making your decision
 
   / 64 INCH BLOWER ON BX-23? #4  
Its not Hp that causes you to need to run a 52" blower... its the size of the tractor. A 60+ blower is just too big and too heavy to balance well on the back of that tractor. Your dealer knows his stuff, I'd listen to him.
 
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Thanks guys,
I never thought of the losing traction on the hills ,or snow density.Guess ill stick to dealers idea of the 54.I guess the 20 lbs difference in weight dont mean beans if i dont have traction to push it through the wet stuff.NEXT QUESTION DO YOU GUYS TRY TO BLOW DURING A STORM OR WAIT TIL ITS ALL DONE?
ALAN
 
   / 64 INCH BLOWER ON BX-23? #6  
I try to wait until the snow stops before clearing. The exception is when it's a big storm and I don't want to let it get too far ahead of me.
 
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Other than those of you in the snow belts, your all wasting time. The forecast is for 92 degrees in Indianapolis tomorrow - not bad for early October. When I grew up in Chicago, we always had snow in the winter. The year before last I was working 2 or 3 days outside in January in shorts and a t-shirt (granted it was on the south side of a house so the sun was hitting me from both directions)

Call it global warming or what ever, but things have been a chang'n in these here parts .... Save the money on the blowers and wait two days for the snow to just melt!
 
   / 64 INCH BLOWER ON BX-23? #9  
I run a 60 inch on my b7800. It has about 24pto hp. For the most part, it is ok, however I can easily overload the engine with the snowblower. If you have wet snow, I would consider the smaller blower. As well, I think the invesment of a front blower is worth it.
 
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bx24 said:
Other than those of you in the snow belts, your all wasting time. The forecast is for 92 degrees in Indianapolis tomorrow - not bad for early October. When I grew up in Chicago, we always had snow in the winter. The year before last I was working 2 or 3 days outside in January in shorts and a t-shirt (granted it was on the south side of a house so the sun was hitting me from both directions)

Call it global warming or what ever, but things have been a chang'n in these here parts .... Save the money on the blowers and wait two days for the snow to just melt!

Oh that would be me. Snowbelt heaven. A few winters ago it snowed for 19 straight days in January. We got 5 feet that winter. Last winter it didn't snow until Jan 10th. Then it was brutal for 6 weeks.

I got the 51" Meteor 2 weeks ago. The blower off the rear without the FEL lifts the front end off the ground. Even with the FEL I'm wondering if I'll need additional weight
 

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