The equipment that works depends on the type of snow and whether or not the under surface has gotten iced up from packed snow or rain. For instance if the snow is powder any tractor could push two feet deep or maybe even "chest height" (hmmmm) without any chains or much weight. If it's wet and greasy and two feet deep or ice under it then you will probably need chains and loaded tires with a small tractor or at least a backhoe and chains on there. I'd be surprised if it didn't spin the tires on ice pushing heavy wet snow.
The problem with a just a loader bucket when doing a long drive and deep snow I have found is that it is very slow. You can get it done but you have to keep going to the side and emptying the bucket. You can push after it fills up but it comes out the sides and makes a mess, and you get a big mound in front of you. You need at least a back blade you can angle and shoot it to the side if you have any significant amount to do. You can go forward with the back blade if the snow is not super deep and you have chains and loaded tires. Or you can push backwards, I do both. Does a good job and pretty fast. The loader bucket is great for piling it up, cleaning up or moving a plowed up bank out of the way if you run out of room during a heavy snowfall winter.
The problem with a just a loader bucket when doing a long drive and deep snow I have found is that it is very slow. You can get it done but you have to keep going to the side and emptying the bucket. You can push after it fills up but it comes out the sides and makes a mess, and you get a big mound in front of you. You need at least a back blade you can angle and shoot it to the side if you have any significant amount to do. You can go forward with the back blade if the snow is not super deep and you have chains and loaded tires. Or you can push backwards, I do both. Does a good job and pretty fast. The loader bucket is great for piling it up, cleaning up or moving a plowed up bank out of the way if you run out of room during a heavy snowfall winter.
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