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Ha. Welcome, I'm on the other side of the UP. Whatever you decide to purchase, just remember you will be using that equipment a lot. You'll be relying on it to get you out of your driveway...
Buy big, with a cab and you won't hate removing snow. Financing rates are anywhere from 2.5%-4.5% from a local credit union / bank. I'm not a big fan of financing but you'll be time and frustration ahead if you buy the right equipment right off the bat.
Buy big, with a cab and you won't hate removing snow. Financing rates are anywhere from 2.5%-4.5% from a local credit union / bank. I'm not a big fan of financing but you'll be time and frustration ahead if you buy the right equipment right off the bat.
Thanks!Well we were planning on spending up to 6k for a plow but now that that is off the table and we are going to be looking at other alternatives,we would like to stay close to 3k-4k,if a real good deal came along,i spose i would go as high as 5k but it would have to be something pretty great.not a fan of financing myself,so would be cash sale.
vtsnowedin
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Please show us what you bought.
Grunt0311
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Using a walk behind on 300' of driveway probably isn't going to be very speedy, or fun when it is -10 deg as it has been many times this year up there. If you are just using it for snow removal, I would recommend either a garden tractor, or 4 wheeler with a two stage blower. Even going with an older one, blowing really doesn't put a lot of stress on the mower. It is nothing like a plow on one. I think you should have no trouble staying within your budget on a used GT with a 47" blower.
CJONE
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Along with my Kioti I have a 25hp Husky with a front mounted Berco blower. It works very well. Where you are at the cab suggestion is a good one, because you will be in it a lot! We snowmobile in that area and they get a bunch of snow. I live in the snowbelt in the LP and they get quite a bit more than we do so have fun preparing for next winter, it comes in just a few more months! CJ
My wife is from Aroostook county (Maine) and that kinda sounds similar except they have no Summer really, 10 months of winter and two months of bad sleddin!
vtsnowedin
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Your forgettin black fly season, mosquito season and horse fly season. Mixed in with the poor sleddin but important if your outdoors trying to get something done.My wife is from Aroostook county (Maine) and that kinda sounds similar except they have no Summer really, 10 months of winter and two months of bad sleddin!
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I live between Marquette and Gwinn in Marquette County. First of all, the summers in the UP are quite nice generally, much better than down south. It is funny the vtsnowedin would mention black flies as we have them where I live, but no mosquitos or horse flies.
I agree with at51's advice, generally. I always tell people snow blowing with an open station tractor and a rear blower would be a job I would hate. Having a tractor with a heated (air conditioned) cab and a front blower is a job that I love. A walk behind unit would be out of the question. I guess it depends upon your threshold for pain. On average here, I snow blow about 30 times a year, usually taking 45 minutes from when I climb into the tractor, until I have cleaned it off and put it away. All things considered my driveway is equivalent to 600 feet long.
I thought I would use it pretty much just for snow blowing when I bought it, but as it turns out only 30% of my time is snow blowing. I use it more for wood work (i.e., hauling around dead trees which I process into firewood) and the FEL for many tasks. It is extremely useful for so many tasks, but it isn't cheap unless you amortize it over all of the years you will use it. Below is a short movie of my tractor in action.
For this winter season, I would hire someone to plow, or blow the drive and then figure out you will really need. Open station garden tractors and walk behinds aren't going to cut it in the UP with a 300' driveway, or as a minimum you will hate the thought of having to move snow with these tools. Where are you coming from?
I agree with at51's advice, generally. I always tell people snow blowing with an open station tractor and a rear blower would be a job I would hate. Having a tractor with a heated (air conditioned) cab and a front blower is a job that I love. A walk behind unit would be out of the question. I guess it depends upon your threshold for pain. On average here, I snow blow about 30 times a year, usually taking 45 minutes from when I climb into the tractor, until I have cleaned it off and put it away. All things considered my driveway is equivalent to 600 feet long.
I thought I would use it pretty much just for snow blowing when I bought it, but as it turns out only 30% of my time is snow blowing. I use it more for wood work (i.e., hauling around dead trees which I process into firewood) and the FEL for many tasks. It is extremely useful for so many tasks, but it isn't cheap unless you amortize it over all of the years you will use it. Below is a short movie of my tractor in action.
For this winter season, I would hire someone to plow, or blow the drive and then figure out you will really need. Open station garden tractors and walk behinds aren't going to cut it in the UP with a 300' driveway, or as a minimum you will hate the thought of having to move snow with these tools. Where are you coming from?
