Front Mount vs Rear Mount Snowblowers

[yooperdave]

Why is there such a premium for front mounted snowblowers over the rear mounted ones for any specific tractor?

All I can think of is a lack of competition for the front mounts, as they seem to be brand specific.

Otherwise, the rear mount starts off as cost effective until you run into something you should not have.

Yooper Dave

 

[nightdevil]

Less complicated for the rear.

PTO is right there and the 3 point hitch is right there. Which means you can sell more of the same kind for many tractors. Nearly all tractors.

Not so much for front mount which may only fit a certain set of tractors.

 

[msb1766]

Here is a good video of a comparison:
#13 Kubota B261 Compact Tractor Comparison Rear vs Front Mount Snowblower - YouTube

 

[RNeumann]

Nothing to do with competition.......your 3 point has this little spinning shaft called a PTO. The front doesn’t have a PTO. The spinning shaft is needed to process and blow the snow.

What were you thinking would “run” the blower if it was front mounted?

 

[Motorboatin]

Nothing to do with competition.......your 3 point has this little spinning shaft called a PTO. The front doesn’t have a PTO. The spinning shaft is needed to process and blow the snow.

What were you thinking would “run” the blower if it was front mounted?

Many compact tractors have an optional mid PTO

 

[Fallon]

Many compact tractors have an optional mid PTO

Every tractor has a standard rear PTO & 3pt. Some tractors have a mid PTO & some have various flavors or front hitch. Economies of scale dictate it will be cheaper & easier to build for the standard supported by everybody. Harder to build manufacturer specific gear that sells in much smaller quantities. Not to mention needing the extra hitching, lifting & likely gearbox components that add cost.

 

[RNeumann]

Many compact tractors have an optional mid PTO

As does mine.

If you, like the OP, don’t understand why one is more expensive, Please sit back and learn. If you do understand why it would be more expensive then you would likewise understand a mid PTO does very little to reduce complexity to a front PTO. If the latter is the case your comment also added little to nothing to helping the OP understand his question.

But let’s be honest- you weren’t trying to help the OP......

Cheers

 

[Motorboatin]

As does mine.

If you, like the OP, don稚 understand why one is more expensive, Please sit back and learn. If you do understand why it would be more expensive then you would likewise understand a mid PTO does very little to reduce complexity to a front PTO. If the latter is the case your comment also added little to nothing to helping the OP understand his question.

But let痴 be honest- you weren稚 trying to help the OP......

Cheers

Well, If you cared to read the list of tractors the OP has listed you would see that he owns an LS XJ2025H that comes standard with a MID PTO

I couldn't tell if your post was sarcastic or just ignorant so I tried to help YOU out with a little information...Hence the quote

 

[Greenland South]

From what I've learned mounting a snow blower on the front of a tractor is expensive for a few reasons.
The snow blower itself is a bit more complicated. It is typically powered by hydraulics. You need a sufficient hydraulic flow, pressure and cooling, that a typical tractor will not have as standard equipment.
In my case that meant buying or building a hydraulic power pack that would mount on the 3 point hitch and be powered by the rear PTO. I priced out the components and its about 2200 Canucka$tan dollars. $5500 if I buy one off the shelf. And I haven't bought the front mount snow blower yet, that's about another $5000. You can probably get the components for less bucks, but not where I live. I bought a blade instead.

 

[Trillium Farm]

From what I've learned mounting a snow blower on the front of a tractor is expensive for a few reasons.
The snow blower itself is a bit more complicated. It is typically powered by hydraulics. You need a sufficient hydraulic flow, pressure and cooling, that a typical tractor will not have as standard equipment.
In my case that meant buying or building a hydraulic power pack that would mount on the 3 point hitch and be powered by the rear PTO. I priced out the components and its about 2200 Canucka$tan dollars. $5500 if I buy one off the shelf. And I haven't bought the front mount snow blower yet, that's about another $5000. You can probably get the components for less bucks, but not where I live. I bought a blade instead.

Absolutely! The lifting attachment is the same, but you have to add all the hydraulics to control the throwing chute and hood this if you already have a mid point PTO or a front PTO (this found only in bigger tractors) so these additional hydraulics are the added expense.