My new tractor

[Slowpoke Slim]

My heater works just fine at -40F.

Don't forget to add the stick on heating pad to the bottom of the transaxle before winter. You'll be glad you did. I also have a stick on heating pad on the side of my engine oil pan too. Combining those with the regular block heater, I plug in all 3 via a triple outlet pig tail that is zip tied to my upright on my loader arm. Then I just plug this into my outside timer in winter. When you hop in and start her up in the morning, she's warm and ready to go.

It will spoil you fast, being warm and comfortable while pushing snow in gale force winds.

 

[450]

Slim, how does it do pushing snow? Do you have a front plow or use the bucket?

 

[scatterlandsfarms]

Now the fun begins ,, congrats

 

[VroomVroom]

Don't look like a tractor without dirt on the tires.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

Slim, how does it do pushing snow? Do you have a front plow or use the bucket?

I'm currently using a bucket and 3pt box blade.

A bucket won't be as efficient as a plow or blade.

With a bucket, you're just shoving snow directly in front of you forwards. Once you "fill" the bucket with snow (because you and I are talking about large quantities of snow), then it shoves more snow to each side than it pushes forwards. It will still work, but it will take more trips across the driveway or parking lot to get it all. You leave windrows of snow behind with each pass. So I take a full pass, it makes a clean spot where the bucket traveled, then I move over and pick up the next pass, now it's leaving a windrow behind on the section I just cleared. So I push full passes down my driveway and parking area first to take off the bulk of the snow, then I go back and clean off the windrows. Once the ground freezes up hard for the year, I'm also dragging my box blade behind me to both help clean up the spill over the bucket top, and to make the driveway "tabletop smooth".

With an angled plow or blade, you can windrow off everything to one side during a pass. So, you start off on one side, and each pass, your making a clean spot, plus pushing snow off to the uncleaned side as you go, then next pass you do the same thing again. Depends on how deep the snow is of course, so if it's spilling over the top of the blade, you'll still have cleanup to do afterwards, but it's more efficient.

When I say "more efficient", I mean takes less overall time.

Now a pto driven snow blower is where it's at for time efficiency. Each pass makes a full clean pass, with very little cleanup needed at the end. My plan for next winter is to have a pto driven snow blower before the first flakes fall again.

Did you get your rear tires filled on your new tractor? I highly recommend it. For our climate, I'd strongly recommend Rimguard. It is expensive, but it's worth it, heavier by volume than anything else you can put in your tire, and won't freeze solid at -40F.

 

[450]

I have to try and find somewhere to fill my rear tires. I have a 7.5’ snowplow that will be going on the front for plowing snow. I had the factory diverter kit installed so I could angle the blade from the cab. I just hope it will push the snow ok with that blade.

 

[void777]

450 congrats on your new tractor may it serve you well

 

[450]

Thanks everyone, I hope it serves me well.

 

[450]

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[Omega Woods]

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