Big enough for the job?

[mike69440]

Time is the issue, the tractor will do it but the time it will take is what needs consideration..

Without a Cab, they will find your frozen body in the spring. Bigger Cabbed tractor is my suggestion, even a soft cab will work.

 

[nbryan]

My B2650 and 63" Kubota front blower works wonders. No cab, just dress right. 24"-30" of snow, 1000ft driveway (grassy gravel) done in under an hour. Snow blown 50ft away. Love it.

Here's a video, March 2019, neighbor needed the winter's worth of snow cleared so she could access her cabin earlier in spring.

Shared album - Neil Bryan - Google Photos

 

[PaulL2]

Beautiful day, and looks like fun. I sometimes wish I lived somewhere it snowed, I think I'd like a snow blower. I'm sure the reality isn't quite so good though.

 

[Howling]

Beautiful day, and looks like fun. I sometimes wish I lived somewhere it snowed, I think I'd like a snow blower. I'm sure the reality isn't quite so good though.

Fun - Once.

My former SIL had never mowed a lawn. He did one lap of the yard. Then left it for the older folk to finish. He was one that liked hard work, could watch it all day.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Fun - Once.

My former SIL had never mowed a lawn. He did one lap of the yard. Then left it for the older folk to finish. He was one that liked hard work, could watch it all day.

Your Sister in Law (SIL) is a he?

 

[PaulL2]

Your Sister in Law (SIL) is a he?

Ah. SIL could be sister-in-law (was in my post), but probably son-in-law too. Abbreviations make everyone dumber, I forgot that.

 

[dpgoalie]

I'm thinking of buying a Kioti CK2610 with a cab and 66" commercial blower. I'm close but still undecided.

 

[Howling]

Your Sister in Law (SIL) is a he?

Son in law. Now ex, whole other issue.

 

[hayden]

I've got about 1/2 mile gravel road that I clear in VT, and have used a couple of different machines over the years. Budgets always set limits, but consider this when deciding.

The bigger the tractor the better. Nothing eats HP like snow blowing. The only time my L5740 (~57hp) bogs down is blowing snow with a 74" rear mount blower. There is a HUGE difference between light dry snow, and heavy wet snow.

Traction matters. A bigger tractor will have better traction when pushing through heavy snow. Weight matters. So does tire type. Ag tires are better than R4, which are better than turf. Chains are best, if not essential.

A cab is a wonderful thing when blowing snow. Otherwise dress assuming you will come out looking like the abominable snowman. The wind is always blowing the snow back on you, always.

 

[Egon]

Portable cab. Can come with electric heat.

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