Need input on snowplow
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E/S
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A Friend/ neighbor who passed away 2 years ago plowed with a set-up similar to what I am looking for. He plowed the entire road in less than an hour, then moved on to the driveways.
There has also been a contractor doing the snow removal in the past, a road grader worked best, then a tractor / blade and last the 4x4 dump truck / blade. I can not afford a grader, but can swing a blade for the Bota.
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There has also been a contractor doing the snow removal in the past, a road grader worked best, then a tractor / blade and last the 4x4 dump truck / blade. I can not afford a grader, but can swing a blade for the Bota.
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Mace Canute
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Two feet of snowfall at a time and over five feet per winter and you are going to PLOW that?? Do you have absolutely NO wind there in the winter time? Here in Saskatchewan we get much less snow than that but the drifts are sometimes hard enough to drive on and not leave any marks, plus occasionally the snowbanks get three or four feet high. I've heard people on this site say, as a rule of thumb, use a plow if snowfall is measured in inches and a blower if measured in feet.
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The snow here is usually very dry and cold, the wind will top out at 50 mph.
The snow isn't hard to clear unless you don't keep up with it, especially if it is driven on or worms up during the day, then refreezes and snows that night.
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design
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I have a M5400, (50Hp with a 8' modified fisher plow on the front) Email me for additional photos. I welded two 3 hole brackets to the fork lift frame (the mating pair to the fisher setup) and I pull the forks off in the winter and add the plow. The biggest cost was the hydraulic lines to control the plow. I can plow the snow 10' high at the end of the driveway with this setup. The tractor is just heavy enough at full tilt to no slide with a 8' blade.
i have done 16" wet snowfalls in NH with no issues.
Plow $50
Hydraulics (~$250)
Welding free
Paint ~$25
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i have done 16" wet snowfalls in NH with no issues.
Plow $50
Hydraulics (~$250)
Welding free
Paint ~$25
-Design
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Firefighter Kubota
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Can we get some pictures of your tractor and FEL.
I'd love to say use the tractor, but a beater 1 ton w dump or a small sander sounds like a more realistic option given the 5 miles....
With an faster speed and 8 or 9 foot plow, work will be done more efficiently...
I'd love to say use the tractor, but a beater 1 ton w dump or a small sander sounds like a more realistic option given the 5 miles....
With an faster speed and 8 or 9 foot plow, work will be done more efficiently...
Not disagreeing with or arguing with you in particular because this has been mentioned several times.
Realistically you will not plow any faster with a truck than a good sized tractor like the OP has. When you factor in maneuverability and visibility the tractor will have the upper hand.
I myself am switching to all equipment for plowing instead of using trucks.
Firefighter Kubota
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Not knowing his machine , But now that I looked it up and see the size, I agree with you...
ttstraw
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I think he has plenty of tractor for 5 miles of road but to do it and do it without taking all day or night the type of plow he chooses is going to be key. Meaning a run of the mill modified plow truck plow will get pretzeled if he uses the tractor to its full potential. He needs a purpose build snow removal solution built to handle the tractor and what it is capable of doing. Hope that makes sense. There is a youtube vid out there of a Deere over in Europe somewhere with a purpose built plow plowing the roads at full speed, its pretty cool and you can tell the plow is built so it can handle the occasional bump with that much tractor pushing it.
