Snow BX snow thrower vs loader?

[lp333]

I love to have both a blower AND a loader option. I use either ONE or BOTH depending on the snowfall.

The reversed snowblower is very easy and pleasant to operate compared to the other 3pt design. This inversed design also has the advantage of doubling as a type of boxblade to scrape a light snow fall away very quickly.

 

[pemad]

I run a 50" rear snowbolower on my 7510 and it works great. I get 4 foot snow drifts in our 500 foot driveway and it eats that stuff up and spits it out with out any issues. If you get snow drifts like I do, I recomend getting a snowblower. The back blade and bucket just does not cut it. Especially with a long driveway.

Enjoy!

 

[Musclford]

I love to have both a blower AND a loader option. I use either ONE or BOTH depending on the snowfall.

The reversed snowblower is very easy and pleasant to operate compared to the other 3pt design. This inversed design also has the advantage of doubling as a type of boxblade to scrape a light snow fall away very quickly.

Agrotrend Mfg - Clifford, Ontario

I don't see that design on their website pictures? Did you modify it? Cost?

I like that idea so much better then backing and blowing... Do you have any problems with packing the snow with your tires before it is blown? Does it clean just as good?

Phil

 

[fishpick]

That's cool - same questions as Musclford about the packing and tires...

Also - I'm assuming this is an obvious - but there is some sort of physical limitation on the rotation of the chute - right? Cause I have this whole mental image of a Bugs Bunny sorta moment of me blowing myself right off the tractor awash in snow, gravel and ice!

Also - how does the chute rotate - is it that big handle thing... and isn't that difficult to operate behind you?

And - how wide is it?

 

[lp333]

Agrotrend Mfg - Clifford, Ontario

I don't see that design on their website pictures? Did you modify it? Cost?

I like that idea so much better then backing and blowing... Do you have any problems with packing the snow with your tires before it is blown? Does it clean just as good?

Phil

You can see more photos of my rig (see post #9) at this link:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...snow-w-new.html?highlight=agro-trend+inverted


This is not a modified unit, and I do not understand why this model would not be displayed on the Agro-Trend site. This inverted design works very well. There is no problem at all with packing the snow with the tires. I especially like the added bonus of being able to drag the snow out of difficult spaces where blowing is not feasible.

 

[lp333]

...Also - I'm assuming this is an obvious - but there is some sort of physical limitation on the rotation of the chute - right? Cause I have this whole mental image of a Bugs Bunny sorta moment of me blowing myself right off the tractor awash in snow, gravel and ice! Also - how does the chute rotate - is it that big handle thing... and isn't that difficult to operate behind you?
And - how wide is it?

This particular Agrotrend reversed snowblower is model # C48PBH. Although this is the smallest model at 48" wide, larger models are also available.

The chute rotation (and safety) limitations resemble what you would find on other conventional 3 point blowers. The photo shows the chute facing forwards at maximum forward rotation. This is very handy for bringing snow forward in difficult areas where there is no side or backward direction to throw. As you can see, this model still has a munual chute, but I plan to convert it to hydraulics by next winter.

 

[Charliebrn]

Looks like a good design for smaller snowfalls, but in areas like mine that we get huge drifts, it'd be a real problem. In order to use this type of blower, you have to be able to drive through the drifts...and I get some biggies. I'd still have to clear most of the drifts with the FEL to get it to the point I could drive through them. Just seems to negate some of the point to a blower...

 

[lp333]

Looks like a good design for smaller snowfalls, but in areas like mine that we get huge drifts, it'd be a real problem. In order to use this type of blower, you have to be able to drive through the drifts...

Charlie, that's a valid point - It's one that made me hesitate before getting this reversed design. I may not get as many high drifts as you do, but here's what I do in that situation. When I get snowdrifts, I lower the FEL a bit, enough to cut the top of the drifts, and I continue forward in 4WD mode without having to stop. To do this, you need plenty of traction, and that's why I've installed chains on all four.

 

[NY_Yankees_Fan]

IP,

How much did the unit cost? if u do not mind telling us? A rear 3 pt is about $1500 and the front blower is about $2600 with the sub-frame kit as ball park $$.

 

[lp333]

IP, How much did the unit cost ... A rear 3 pt is about $1500 and the front blower is about $2600 with the sub-frame kit...

They are a "special order" item from AgroTrend. I was able to find a used one after patiently searching for months. I suspect that they may be slightly more expensive than a regular 3 pt unit, and certainly much cheaper than a front mounted blower.