Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Pictures of your snow weapons

[shaeff]

^ I agree 100%. I use the plow more often then the blower, but the blower is great when needed, especially near the mailbox. I have 600+ feet of road frontage, when the plow goes by to wing back the shoulder it all ends up at my mailbox. Even smaller storms can deposit 4’ there at the curb.

*If* I could move that compacted snow with my 2wd machine and plow, (sometimes I can) it’s still not the best option because the bank that I push back kills visibility leaving my driveway onto the main road.

The 6’ blower takes care of it in a pass and a half and deposits the snow up the embankment out of the way and leaves no visibility problems.

Aside from that, I’d have to bucket the snow from the edge of the road up onto my property. That would be both time consuming and annoying.

 

[civilian]

Not sure what you mean by cleaning equipment.......

Clean up of my snowblower on my BX2230 consists of make sure there is now packed/frozen snow around the drive shaft, or the auger housing. 'Cause if it freezes, then I may not be able to snow blow next time. There is not enough sunshine to melt off any snow build up. Jon

 

[aczlan]

Clean up of my snowblower on my BX2230 consists of make sure there is now packed/frozen snow around the drive shaft, or the auger housing. 'Cause if it freezes, then I may not be able to snow blow next time. There is not enough sunshine to melt off any snow build up. Jon

Same here, I run the blower out wide open, then leave it alone.
I will usually sweep the snow off of the back so that it doesn't melt onto the shop floor and make ice, but that is 5 minutes at the most.

Aaron Z

 

[RoyJackson]

Clean up of my snowblower on my BX2230 consists of make sure there is now packed/frozen snow around the drive shaft, or the auger housing. 'Cause if it freezes, then I may not be able to snow blow next time. There is not enough sunshine to melt off any snow build up. Jon

Need to spray the chute, impeller, auger and auger housing with Pam, or equivalent. As long as those are fairly clear, you shouldn't have any problems. My snow blower (and tractor) stay outside, even in the sub-zero temperatures we get in Vermont. Other then the chute clogging with wet snow and slush (my fault, I had neglected to spray them...and it's a real PITA to clear the frozen slush), I've never had a problem....
Of course, that doesn't include eating a door mat which I did recently...and I'm still working on getting it out of the impeller!

 

[aeblank]

I blow 72" at 4mph. I don't go faster because my v-bar ladder chains will rattle out my teeth. I spend 1/2 to 1/4 of the time blowing vs plowing with a truck and boss (i.e. good) 7.5' plow. Despite a dusting of snow in the face, it's way less frustrating than going over the same stretch 3 or 4 times. I'm at 800' drive plus garage area and turnaround. I can be back inside in 1/2 hour if I'm hurrying. Maybe 45min if it's super deep or I'm taking my time...

I scrape with the back blade (at the same time as blowing) if needed.

Other than a cab, can't imagine a better setup.

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[ratitude]

Got 6-8" this afternoon so I took the opportunity to get the old JD318 out tonight. Terrible cellphone picture but it's what I had. Then used the 6ft rear blade on the L2501 to clean up a bit more and ran 2 miles down the road to clean my friend's driveway. No pics of it.

 

[check]

I agree with you a plow would be useless in that situation.

Where about are you cause looks like my neck of the wood

Kawagama Lake, about 13 Km. East of Dorset.

 

[RichM752]

My L47 with 84" blade and Provoost 74" Puma.

 

[Yamforlife]

nice!!

 

[Jimbuilds]

A few pics of inverted hybrid blower and tractor.

 

[grnspot110]

3" of heavy snow overnight!

I use a little McCulloch thrower for the walks:

1953 JD 40S for the drive:

 

[grsthegreat]

One of our neighbors tried to plow out his driveway after last weeks snow storms dumped about 30-36" of new snow. He made a 6 foot mound of packed snow about 20 feet down a 350 foot driveway. ended up wrecking his truck..oops. Problem was there was no place to push the wet junk. He called me to help him out. i had to raise my blower up and take off pile a 3 different levels to get thru it. man it was packed down

Then i had to plow out 2 paths all the way to the house. I think this is the deepest ive ever had to go, as i never let it get this bad between blowing or plowing. I could have done this with a bucket ...but it would have taken a lot longer than the 1.2 hours the job took to do. I'm not sure if my front mounted plow could have done it...possibly, but there wasnt much turning room.

 

[RjCorazza]

Perfect blower application! I rarely use my 72” rear mount blower, but when it’s needed I certainly don’t want to be without it.
Over the years I have acquired quite a few seasonal customers by cleaning up disasters left by under equipped snow plow guys.
Even in light snow areas like where I live, customers like knowing their snow plow guy can handle the rare big snow.

 

[cat fever]

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My L47 with 84" blade and Provoost 74" Puma.

Just wondering if you would set yourself up differently if you could do it over.

I am hoping to get a plow/blower for next year. My biggest concern is looking back to use the blower. (neck pain) I am considering a front mount blower, but I like the idea of having an actual snowplow on the front. A blower is a must because I run out of room to push snow. (fences)

 

[DHD]

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My L47 with 84" blade and Provoost 74" Puma.

I think that's a great combination.

I've been using rear mount snow blowers for the past 13 years, the past couple of years I've been thinking more about getting a quick attach front blade for those 2-3 inch storms and when there's slush.
The 3 pt. snow blower would still be my main snow removal tool, I like having little to no snowbanks too much.

 

[RichM752]

Just wondering if you would set yourself up differently if you could do it over.

I am hoping to get a plow/blower for next year. My biggest concern is looking back to use the blower. (neck pain) I am considering a front mount blower, but I like the idea of having an actual snowplow on the front. A blower is a must because I run out of room to push snow. (fences)

I find the combo to be working out pretty good. 6" or less I use the blade for clearing, provided there's room to pile the snow. For heavier snowfalls, I'll make a pass with the blower down the middle of the driveway/road. Then work the blade on either side of the clear path. I use the blade much more than the blower. We used to have major snow falls, and snow present all winter. It all seems to be in the past, as weather patterns have changed significantly.

 

[cat fever]

Rich,
Thanks for the reply. I'm still weighing my options, not doing anything for this year it'll be for next winter.

 

[ipegasus]

Here is what I have for moving snow. 84 inch blower on the 3 point and a 84 inch snow bucket on the front. It does the job nicely.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

Here is what I have for moving snow. 84 inch blower on the 3 point and a 84 inch snow bucket on the front. It does the job nicely.
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Just curious why you aren't running that blower level? Would leave a cleaner surface if you did. Do you have soft ground with gravel there?

 

[dalola]

A lot of nice rigs here. I know we like to get out and play in the snow, but I gotta wonder why so many screw around with these 3-4-5" snows.....doesn't anyone drive 4x4 trucks anymore?