Snow I know it's too early to talk about this...

[ChuckinNH]

OK, I'll try a guess at what you got it for. Was it for moving snow? That looks like it will work fine on your tractor.

 

[BXinNH]

I thought maybe he was going to build a 3pt bark mulch blower out of it :laughing: Hook a long 8" tube onto the chute and back the tractor into the mulch pile while your able assistant directs a nice even layer of bark mulch into the flower beds! :laughing:
Matt.

 

[Zick]

Given the heat index will hover near the century mark all week long, even to the Canadian border, it's never too early to talk about this.... :laughing:

Tell me about it, it's gonna be a hot one here this week!

Grating cheese?
After our last winter I wish I had one of those!
I'll assume you got a good deal?

Hmmm....cheese, I never though about that. :licking:

I'd like to think that $425 is a pretty good deal.

awesome! :thumbsup: lets see, you got it for 200 bucks? free? :laughing:

If you are planning to replace the wheels, you could consider the swivel wheels like they have on bush hogs so no matter how you turn, it wont drag the wheels.

If the one extra notch still bottoms out the pto shaft when lowered, think about adding a quick hitch or pats easy change. This will give you an extra space in pto shaft without cutting.

I like the swivel wheel idea and I've also always wanted a quick hitch. Thanks for the ideas! :thumbsup:

There are several threads here on TBN, where people added wheels to their snowblower for clearing gravel driveways.
They claim it works better than skids.

EDIT: How to measure and cut your PTO shaft: How To Measure And Cut A PTO Shaft

Thanks for the link :thumbsup:

OK, I'll try a guess at what you got it for. Was it for moving snow? That looks like it will work fine on your tractor.

I thought maybe he was going to build a 3pt bark mulch blower out of it :laughing: Hook a long 8" tube onto the chute and back the tractor into the mulch pile while your able assistant directs a nice even layer of bark mulch into the flower beds! :laughing:
Matt.

Bunch of comedians in here. :laughing:

 

[BXinNH]

$425 sounds too good to pass up. I'd love to a find one in that price range, I rarely see them much below $1000 around here.

Matt.

 

[grsthegreat]

I had a 60" farm king blower for my old JD870. It didn't have any skid shoes either, and i have a gravel driveway. I used it for many years without any skids and had no problems. i just had to wait till the ground froze enough to hold the gravel in place. I finally broke down and got a set of weldable skid shoes from my JD dealer (about $40/side if i remember right) . Easy to install and it stopped me from shooting gravel when the ground got softer. The shoes really helped.

 

[leonz]

$425 sounds too good to pass up. I'd love to a find one in that price range, I rarely see them much below $1000 around here.

Matt.

I certainly hope the $1300+ I spent on this JD front blower for my LA115 was worth it, I will find out this winter as I wil be keeping access paths open for my wood pile and the wood hauling trailer.

 

[Zick]

I certainly hope the $1300+ I spent on this JD front blower for my LA115 was worth it, I will find out this winter as I wil be keeping access paths open for my wood pile and the wood hauling trailer.

I would have loved to get a front mount blower but it would have definitely costed more. I'm sure you'll love yours.

 

[grsthegreat]

heres my front blower......

 

[Zick]

Sweet!

 

[brandoro]

I had one of those for quite a few years and I think you will find the skid shoes are integral. Look at the bottom of the housing and you should see two skid plates welded on that taper to the leading edge. If you want to clean right to the surface, like clearing snow off ice for skating, extend your top link until the leading edge is on the surface. If you are clearing snow off the gravel driveway then shorten the top link to rock the blower up on the skid shoes. Worked for me. I used to clear a huge area off for skating when the ice was good and had a crushed rock driveway. A hydraulic top link is great for that setup but even the screw type top link isn't bad.