L3240 snow blower ?
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WI3240
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I have a 6' Allied blower with hydraulic chute control that works well. I don't have rear remotes yet so I bought some quick couplings that match those on the loader and disconnect the tilt feature when blowing for chute control.
Take a 60" 3PT blower, mount it to the loader with a skid steer quick attach system, requires a $200 adaptor from the Skid steer quick attach to the 3PT. Run the blower with a hydraulic motor. Use your rear PTO to drive a pump - based on 32 HP tractor you should have about 25 PTO HP which is enough. It is an easy method for blowing snow with out having to spend big bucks.
crazyal
Super Member
Is it a straight driveway or do you have some twists? You could always get a 3pt mounted blower, lots of people use them but you have to look over your shoulder. You'll want a 72" blower for your tractor. There are several options for a front mount blower but it's going to cost you quite a bit more. Do you have a budget or are you just thinking that this tractor is going to be with you for a long time, you don't plan on moving, and what ever you get you only want to buy it once?
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botayota
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Have one small turn in the driveway has it heads uphill to the main road.
I'll need to do some price comparisons to determine what I'm willing to spend... a rear mount blower might be all I need. I'll be using the snow blower in combination with a plow jeep, but I might find that the snow blower
might be the better option especially in a heavy snow.
I'll need to do some price comparisons to determine what I'm willing to spend... a rear mount blower might be all I need. I'll be using the snow blower in combination with a plow jeep, but I might find that the snow blower
might be the better option especially in a heavy snow.
crazyal
Super Member
The snow blower will work great on pavement and it will not leave snow banks. It will take longer but for a driveway of that size it shouldn't be too bad. The sub frame for Kubota's front mount blower can stay on if you want to remove the blower to use the fel. I only did it twice and neither time was to remove a snow pile.
A rear mounted blower would most likely work fine for you and they are more than half the cost. A 6' or 6' 6" rear blower could mean one trip down and back up and then a little touching up around the house and you're done. I went front just because I didn't want to look over my shoulder for the next 20 plus years.
If you have a gravel driveway then every time you walk up and down it you should be looking for fist sized stones and getting them off your driveway.
A rear mounted blower would most likely work fine for you and they are more than half the cost. A 6' or 6' 6" rear blower could mean one trip down and back up and then a little touching up around the house and you're done. I went front just because I didn't want to look over my shoulder for the next 20 plus years.
If you have a gravel driveway then every time you walk up and down it you should be looking for fist sized stones and getting them off your driveway.
PHILIP8N
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I don't think that is the case for the LA724. I have minor interference with mine, but if careful, I can get some FEL work done with sub-frame on. Philip.
