B3350 or L3901 for mowing and snow?

[Rob 80]

I have seen so many issues with the B3350 that i have been considering a L3901 or L3301 the price seems to be close to one another.

My trouble with the L models is they have no mid pto so i can't use a MMM but could just use a rear finish mower to over come that and the second problem is kubota does not offer a front mount snow blower for them on there website but i have seen them on the front before. My driveway is really long so a front mount is a must.

I would just get a B2650 but think it's to under powered for larger bush hogs.

Will Kubota give you the 0% apr on any new tractor?

 

[Steppenwolfe]

I have an L3301, and really like this tractor. Great power, very quick fel, and nice for the tight spots. All around a very nice tractor.

 

[Rob 80]

I have an L3301, and really like this tractor. Great power, very quick fel, and nice for the tight spots. All around a very nice tractor.

Thanks for the info but what about a front mount snow blower my driveway is around 800 yards. I have 16 acres and 3 acres of yard to mow.

 

[Tomtint]

FWIW, I have a 1500 +/- foot drive and another 1000 feet of road to plow. A blower would take a week of Sunday's to complete this every time it snows. Maybe look at a plow on the front of your tractor, and a some sort of commercial zero turn for your yard.

 

[Baby Grand]

Without a mid PTO, you'll have to drive a front mounted blower either by hydraulics or with a PTO shaft running under the tractor & driven by the rear PTO, which are available - just can't remember who makes them. Since the oil pump flow rates at working pressure on CUTs isn't very high, the rear PTO to drive the front blower would be my choice.
-Jim

Edit:
Erskine makes one:
http://www.erskineattachments.com/attachments-catalog/snowblower-front-mount.pdf
Although kind of Rube Goldberg looking, you do get your full PTO HP to drive the blower.

 

[varmint]

I have found that a front plow makes quick work of snow removal- maybe not as fast as a 3/4 ton 4 wheel drive pickup with a plow, but fast enough, considering the multitude of other uses a tractor has. With a SSQA and a set of hydraulics to angle the plow, you are good to go! Cheaper than a blower, less maintenance, too.

 

[Fiziksgeek]

Erskine makes one:
http://www.erskineattachments.com/attachments-catalog/snowblower-front-mount.pdf
Although kind of Rube Goldberg looking, you do get your full PTO HP to drive the blower.

These are uber expensive. Not sure if it would fit the L3901, but they start around $7K.

 

[Rob 80]

Everyone tells me to get a zero turn and a tractor with a front plow but unfortunately i can not buy both. My problem with a zero turn is it does nothing but mow grass a tractor will do all that and then some. My driveway is gravel and has been plowed with a rear blade (Grader Blade) by a B7800 tractor for yrs by a neighbor that is moving and it always gets stuck and ends up tearing up my driveway it eventually will get to much snow built up it can't pull it my drive way drifts often.

Now when it does snow a few inches it works fine but my driveway still gets tore up from the rear blade since my driveway has hills and is uneven i don't see how not to dig in with any type of plow. With a blower you can set the skid shoes so it will not go down into the road maybe? Plus a blower will throw the snow out away from the drive.

If my road was black top a front plow would be best.

I have never used a plow or snow blower so i'm not sure.

 

[Fiziksgeek]

Everyone tells me to get a zero turn and a tractor with a front plow but unfortunately i can not buy both. My problem with a zero turn is it does nothing but mow grass a tractor will do all that and then some. My driveway is gravel and has been plowed with a rear blade (Grader Blade) by a B7800 tractor for yrs by a neighbor that is moving and it always gets stuck and ends up tearing up my driveway it eventually will get to much snow built up it can't pull it my drive way drifts often.

Now when it does snow a few inches it works fine but my driveway still gets tore up from the rear blade since my driveway has hills and is uneven i don't see how not to dig in with any type of plow. With a blower you can set the skid shoes so it will not go down into the road maybe? Plus a blower will throw the snow out away from the drive.

If my road was black top a front plow would be best.

I have never used a plow or snow blower so i'm not sure.

I don't have deep enough pockets for 2 machines either. Despite what others say, I don't believe you can get a quality mower for the price of the mower deck on a tractor.

How much snow do you get in an average winter and are the sides of your driveway like? If you don't get a lot, or can push it well off easily, then a plow would work just fine. If you get a lot of snow, you may find yourself running out of room to push the piles, then a blower is the better choice.

A purpose built snow blade will have skid shoes on it just like a blower. Take a look at the implements tab on the kubota B50 series webpage, they show a nice picture of the hydraulic angle snow blade. They're not cheap though. The Kubota hydraulic angle FEL mounted blade is over $2K, and you need a 3rd function valve, which is ~$800 more. However, the front blower for the B50 series runs over $4k with manual controls, more if you want hydraulic rotation and defector controls.

There are lots of thread about maintaining a gravel driveway, do some reading, might help you make a decision.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Thanks for the info but what about a front mount snow blower my driveway is around 800 yards. I have 16 acres and 3 acres of yard to mow.

My drive is 1/2 mile, all paved. I plow it with my fel, and cleanup with an angled blade on the 3 pt hitch. I mow about 7 acres with a 5 ft finish mower also.