I live south of buffalo and got to use my blower for the first time yesterday. I am very pleased! The snow was heavy and still had no real issues. Definitely will take a little getting used to. Have a stone drive that isn't frozen yet so need to watch the height. Would definitely recommend the 47" front blower.
First time using my snow blower
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cford36
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Live in Buffalo too, have had my 2210 for 6 years, works great. I usually use my bucket until I get some packed snow on my stone driveway. Have a good supply of shear bolts, you will use them.
Of course I am out of town and the tractor was in the shop getting fixed, just got it back today. Want to guess how many phone calls I got about this from my wife when the the forecast came.
lungdoc
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If you can it helps to drive a few times on the snow to pack a base (works if only an inch or three). Also find it helps to shorten the toplink a bit to tilt the blower up a bit until the ground is frozen.
cford36
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Orchard Park
cford36
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Front blower
lungdoc
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D'OH! Can the angle be altered as principle would be the same? Driving on snow to make a base still applies of course.
cford36
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Cannot change angle. Just can adjust shoes. Can lift it up 2 to 3 inches with the shoes, but still at times pickup some stones. Like you said, I just use loader until get a base packed down driving over it.
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I used to live north of Buffalo, so I'm familiar with Western New York and I know what kind of snow you guys can get. Heavy and lots of it!
Have fun with you new snow weapon. You're going to have ample opportunity to use it. :thumbsup:
Joe
Have fun with you new snow weapon. You're going to have ample opportunity to use it. :thumbsup:
Joe
looknlearn
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A neighbor has a stone drive way that I didn't plow because the stones have not frozen yet and I didn't want to plow out all his stones. Although I may have to do it anyway depending on how much snow we get tonight.
I live in east side of buffalo and am right on the edge of the storm. I think we have only about 4-6 inches. Two blocks south of here there is more snow than we have. I hear the some parts of south buffalo have about 36" of snow. :confused2: Was able to use my V plow first time. Works great. Here's a pic of what it looks like 5-10 miles east of us.
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JDGreenGrass
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Isn't that something.!!
That's a lot of snow. Wish it would come our way. Here in Maine it is still a question whether winter will arrive or not. Been relatively warm with only wet precipitation falling in the form of....rain. (thumbs down)
Hello all,
Just found this forum and I am amazed at the info available. My 2004 JD x595 just came back from the dealer today - they mounted up the 47" front blower. I have a shorter, but steep and tight driveway and a large parking area to keep clear (all concrete and asphalt) and got tired of the difficulty involved with plowing it. I am glad to hear there are others running the same type of rig. I am in southeast Iowa with no snow yet, but we can get very little or very much in any given season. After last winter I decided it was time to do try something better!
JRF
Just found this forum and I am amazed at the info available. My 2004 JD x595 just came back from the dealer today - they mounted up the 47" front blower. I have a shorter, but steep and tight driveway and a large parking area to keep clear (all concrete and asphalt) and got tired of the difficulty involved with plowing it. I am glad to hear there are others running the same type of rig. I am in southeast Iowa with no snow yet, but we can get very little or very much in any given season. After last winter I decided it was time to do try something better!
JRF
