Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Anyone ever use a telehandler for snow removal? And if so,

[bluesaxe]

have you ever used a snowblower attachment instead of a bucket or plow? I have a lot of uses for a telehandler, but I need to run a snowblower attachment because my one mile of road has been cut into hills and plows don't work very well. Too many banks and too few spots to push the snow to. I was thinking a telehandler would be better than a loader if I had to use a bucket, but ideally I could run my snow blower attachment. Thanks for any feedback anyone might have.

 

[Rustyiron]

You would need a self powered unit as I've never seen a "high flow" line to the boom end on a t/h.

 

[mykleh]

Bobcat has high flow on theirs and is rated for snowblowers...

 

[BigBlue1]

Bobcat has high flow on theirs and is rated for snowblowers...

There is a "Telehandler" thread elsewhere around here by XFaxMan that just talked about this. Apparently Bobcat has a standard flow-capable snowblower for their CTH models.

Rob

 

[bluesaxe]

I just found that thread and it's very helpful. Thanks.

 

[majorwager]

Lull 844b. 8 ft debris bucket. 4WD. IT IS A BEAST,

 

[Xfaxman]

Bobcat has high flow on theirs and is rated for snowblowers...

True for the Toolcat, but not the compact telehandlers.

 

[4570Man]

What kind of power do the regular flow blowers have compared to a 60 hp PTO or a high flow blower?

 

[Jchonline]

True for the Toolcat, but not the compact telehandlers.

I am still seeing snowblowers that are within the 21.1 gpm spec for the V519 or V723. What am I missing? Some are 14-31 gpm. Is 21 going to be underpowered?

Snowblower Specs

Asking, as I am considering a CTH instead of a tractor as well.

 

[bluesaxe]

I was told by a tech at Bobcat that the V519 had flow that was technically within spec for the large size blower I needed, but that it was at the weak end of spec and might have some issues with the wet, heavy snow I deal with. I ended up getting a larger telehandler with a huge bucket and will just use that rather than trying to deal with a blower that clogs too often.

 

[Amvcane]

I would imagine that the flow rate will dictate fan speed. Faster fan speed will throw farther and clear the blower faster allowing for faster travel speed. Compared to a 3pt blower, these impellers are rather small and must be spinning faster than 540 rpms to be effective.

 

[Xfaxman]

I am still seeing snowblowers that are within the 21.1 gpm spec for the V519 or V723. What am I missing? Some are 14-31 gpm. Is 21 going to be underpowered?

Snowblower Specs

Asking, as I am considering a CTH instead of a tractor as well.

No experience with snowblowers, but since the bigger ones are approved for the V519, they should work OK especially if you don't need to throw it real far.

My only motor driven attachment is rated for low flow, 15 to 25 gpm, it has 3/4 inch hoses:

This was some 8' tall ragweed:

That little creek is mostly silt, if I drove forward 5' the wheels would sink down to the axle :

Same pond, same silt, different CTH:

Get a Compact Telehandler, they are amazing.


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[majorwager]

There will be a significant impeller speed variance between 14 and 31 gpm. That spread is too wide for the hyd motor to be effective accross the range. Presume pressure remains constant between machines. Take a mower as another example, the recommended difference in flow for specific cu inch motor, is not more than 5 gpm and the performance ( blade tip speed) would be significant in that limited range.

As for three point blowers, they have a gearbox. I have a blower but not sure of the ratio, but suspect it is greater than 1 to 1. Typical 540 rpm rotary ratio is 1 to 1.48 or greater.

 

[Amvcane]

As for three point blowers, they have a gearbox. I have a blower but not sure of the ratio, but suspect it is greater than 1 to 1. Typical 540 rpm rotary ratio is 1 to 1.48 or greater.

The impeller on a 3pt blower spins at pto speed. The gearbox is to drive the auger.

 

[Jchonline]

True for the Toolcat, but not the compact telehandlers.

I am still seeing snowblowers that are within the 21.1 gpm spec for the V519 or V723. What am I missing? Some are 14-31 gpm. Is 21 going to be underpowered?

Snowblower Specs

Asking, as I am considering a CTH instead of a tractor as well.

 

[Xfaxman]

Interesting that this double post is a day later than the first one. :confused3:

Can anyone post a double answer?

 

[aczlan]

There will be a significant impeller speed variance between 14 and 31 gpm. That spread is too wide for the hyd motor to be effective accross the range. Presume pressure remains constant between machines. Take a mower as another example, the recommended difference in flow for specific cu inch motor, is not more than 5 gpm and the performance ( blade tip speed) would be significant in that limited range.
As for three point blowers, they have a gearbox. I have a blower but not sure of the ratio, but suspect it is greater than 1 to 1. Typical 540 rpm rotary ratio is 1 to 1.48 or greater.

It depends on the blower. My 3 point blower does not. I believe that most with a reduction are front blowers where the PTO speed is dropped to match the 540RPM that they were built for as rear snowblowers.

Aaron Z