Help quick! Snowblower for M5040?

[Colby Forest]

Need help quick, like now. Making a deal on a M5040 HDC. Need to know what kind of rear snowblower I can put on it. Kubota makes a 74" but I can't get any info on it from their website. Do they make a larger one? Would like to put an 84" on so it's wider than the tractor (min. width is 73"). A Woods 84" needs 60 hp pto, a 5040 has only 45. Does anyone make an 84" snowblower that will go on this tractor?

BTW, what do they mean by tread width? It's smaller than the min. width. The actual tractor with the tires set up the way they are on the lot is 79" Help!

 

[WilliamBos]

Here you go, some specs for you.

Buhler 60 - 90

http://www.lucknowproducts.com/uploads/pdf/singleaugerblower.pdf 40 - 70

PRONOVOST-PUMA SNOWBLOWERS 40 - 75

 

[toy1]

try econor. La Compagnie Normand Ltée, manufacturier d'équipements agricoles et de déneigement I run at 96 inch on m9000. built tough.

 

[rbargeron]

Need help quick, like now. Making a deal on a M5040 HDC. Need to know what kind of rear snowblower I can put on it. Kubota makes a 74" but I can't get any info on it from their website. Do they make a larger one? Would like to put an 84" on so it's wider than the tractor (min. width is 73"). A Woods 84" needs 60 hp pto, a 5040 has only 45. Does anyone make an 84" snowblower that will go on this tractor?

BTW, what do they mean by tread width? It's smaller than the min. width. The actual tractor with the tires set up the way they are on the lot is 79" Help!

You don't need to be in a rush to pick out a blower - ANY 84" will work fine. The Woods doesn't need 60 hp - it can tolerate 60 hp. There are a LOT of 7' blowers to chose from once you really start looking. It will be easy to find what you need.

 

[Colby Forest]

Thanks everyone for the quick replies.

I'm not rushing on the snowblower, just on the knowledge of whether I could get a 7-footer for this tractor, since the Kubota site only comes up with a 74". Didn't see much point in having a snowblower that won't clear a path wide enough for the tractor. And that's one of the main reasons for getting the tractor - clearing snow. Might've been a deal-killer.

The Woods doesn't need 60 hp - it can tolerate 60 hp.

Here's a novice question: If you put a rear blower on that is recommended for a larger pto, what kind of stress and wear are you putting on the tractor and pto?

Also, does the M5040HDC have a creep mode for loader (and blower) work? It's an 8x8 hydro-shuttle. The Kubota brochure is confusing on that point. Sounds like it comes standard even on the 5040, but in another place it sounds like an option . I think it's an '08 model.

And one more thing : What do they mean by tread width? The specs list a range of 52.0 - 67.7 in. for the rear and 55.9 - 59.8 in. for the front (4WD). That's less than the min. overall width. Could it be the range of space between the wheels?

 

[Colby Forest]

Thanks Will, for the links. I checked out the Pronovost. Parlez-vous francais? Should've seen me trying to figure it out before I found the English button.

 

[Tig]

I believe tread width refers to the measurement from the center of the tires.
I don;t have enough PTO for my blower. I just have to slow my travel down when the going gets tough. Listen to the engine, don't let it lug.

 

[PSDStu]

[QUOTE. Also, does the M5040HDC have a creep mode for loader (and blower) work? It's an 8x8 hydro-shuttle. The Kubota brochure is confusing on that point. Sounds like it comes standard even on the 5040, but in another place it sounds like an option . I think it's an '08 model.

And one more thing : What do they mean by tread width? The specs list a range of 52.0 - 67.7 in. for the rear and 55.9 - 59.8 in. for the front (4WD). That's less than the min. overall width. Could it be the range of space between the wheels?[/QUOTE]


Creep Mode does NOT come standard on the M5040, it's an option.

Tread width is measured center to center on the tire.

Stu

 

[rbargeron]

.......If you put a rear blower on that is recommended for a larger pto, what kind of stress and wear are you putting on the tractor and pto?......... does the M5040HDC have a creep mode for loader (and blower) work? ......What do they mean by tread width?

When a tractor size is listed by an implement manufacturer, it only roughly establishes a pairing of machinery. In this case, the Woods heavy duty blower lists 60-80 hp tractors - but there are wider blowers in the model range, some with dual augers. A 1700-pound snowblower would be a lot of freight behind a 30 hp tractor. In fact, the stress on the tractor and blower is really produced by the resistance of the snow being moved. If you bite into deep snow at full speed you'll need a lot of power. But to blow 6" of snow even a 100 hp tractor will only deliver a small fraction of its available power to the blower. And blowers have shear pins to protect them from being over stressed.

Here's a 7' medium-duty blower in action. The M5040 would handle it perfectly.

BTW creep speed is rarely if ever needed for snowblowing. Even normal low-range 1st and 2nd are too slow on most tractors. Creep speed is handy for planting trees - or pressure washing a house. Tread width is measured at the tire center (or from the inside of one to the outside of the opposite).

 

[easygo]

If the recommended width is 74" you will have no problem powering through deep 24" or more snow with the larger blower. If it is heavy and wet you just go slower or take a 2/3 bite. For my 21hp tractor the recommended size is about 48" but I found a good deal on a 60" blower. No issues at all I just go slower. I used it to clear part of the snowbank created by the state plows because I couldn't see when getting out of my driveway. It was slow going but no problem. On regular fluffy storm stuff it works like a charm. When I climbed on the top of my snow pile in mid-march my head was at the same level as a second story window. It was fun.