anybody own a pull type blower?

[tcartwri]

Inverted blowers are cool, but I still see the operator turned around the majority of the time. I would have been absolutely hooped this winter with a pull blower, as I had to cut back the banks numerous times.

 

[excav8ter]

The seat in our tractor is angled slightly, in relationship to the steering wheel. Most of the blowing is done looking to the right, but it's not bad at all. Once you are used to it, you can use your mirrors for a lot of the blowing. I have 400 hours in thr the tractor since Thanksgiving, and it has been pretty easy to get used to.

 

[rgevans871]

I have an Erskine 5' pull behind blower which worked well for my first year using it, but we had very cold weather this winter and most of our snow was ideal for blowing. I have nearly a 1/2 mile driveway which we paved last year. I purchased the blower with the urethane edge. I have a Kubota L3010 with loaded industrial type tires and traction was a little bit of an issue a couple times when there was ice under the snow. I concluded that there could be a situation where I might have to raise the blower slightly and make a couple passes. i didn't have to do that this winter. Overall I'm satisfied with the unit. It's a very well built piece of equipment. The blower is supposed to weigh about 850 lbs and I have the 250 lbs of suitcase weights on the front.

 

[excav8ter]

I have an Erskine 5' pull behind blower which worked well for my first year using it, but we had very cold weather this winter and most of our snow was ideal for blowing. I have nearly a 1/2 mile driveway which we paved last year. I purchased the blower with the urethane edge. I have a Kubota L3010 with loaded industrial type tires and traction was a little bit of an issue a couple times when there was ice under the snow. I concluded that there could be a situation where I might have to raise the blower slightly and make a couple passes. i didn't have to do that this winter. Overall I'm satisfied with the unit. It's a very well built piece of equipment. The blower is supposed to weigh about 850 lbs and I have the 250 lbs of suitcase weights on the front.

Any pictures? How did the urethane edge hold up? We used our blower so many times that we went through one steel edge, and half of a Hardox edge.

I don't think the urethane edge will hold up too long. How well did it scrape?

** Edit: I don't think a urethane edge will hold up well for the way I use my set up. **

 

[skyhook]

If your confronted with 4 foot high snow, then a front mount is the ideal blower,
you can blow your way through. That doesn't happen too often for me.
I can go through 2 feet with no problems on my L4200 with loaded rear 28's.

 

[excav8ter]

You can get through some pretty big big drifts with an inverted blower too. :thumbsup:

 

[skyhook]

You can get through some pretty big big drifts with an inverted blower too. :thumbsup:

Absolutely, you need the tractor for it though. mine will go 2 feet, maybe 3, haven't tested it in 3 yet.
What size tractor is that in the pic.

 

[excav8ter]

Absolutely, you need the tractor for it though. mine will go 2 feet, maybe 3, haven't tested it in 3 yet.
What size tractor is that in the pic.

New Holland TL100A Deluxe, with a Normand 92-280 Inverted. Need to add some suitcase weights to help it get better traction in some of the bigger drifts. Very impressed with the set up so far.

 

[skyhook]

Nice, ever thought of adding juice in the "rear" tires, should add another 1000 lbs.

 

[buickanddeere]

All a pull type V snowblower is good for is rear tire ballast when the blower is raised. The also work good as an attachment point to haul logs etc. if the log snags and the front of the tractor lifts. The blower drops to the ground and prevents the tractor from flipping backwards.