kenb1023
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Anyone plowing snow with a T293 or 297? How does it do? What plow are you using? Chains or not? What would you suggest as to setting it up to plow snow?
Plowing Snow with a T293 Who Does and How
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I have only pushed with the loader. Its a little light in the front end and depending upon the implement on back it makes a big difference in performance/traction. All in all it works fairly well depending on the type of snow. I do not use chains. Will you be plowing a paved drive or gravel?
I do have an adjustable Curtis plow that was made for different style mount that I hope to convert to quick attach, but I am not getting to it very fast.
I do have an adjustable Curtis plow that was made for different style mount that I hope to convert to quick attach, but I am not getting to it very fast.
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kenb1023
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It is gravel drive, about 900 feet total. The front is a circle drive and level. The back has a slight slope but straight. This is the long run. Most of the snow is powdery to slightly damp and we get about 6 to 8 inches per drop but we have had up to 14" in one shot.
tkappeler
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We also only use the loader. Our crushed concrete drive is only 140' and had about the 8"-14" per storm last year. Our snow tends to be much heavier. I do not use chains but do keep the 500# ballast on the back. No slippage at all. The T293 never strained at all. I pushed straight down the drive and across the street and dumped into the drainage ditch. I will plan on a plow some day as the wind rows take too much time to clean up.
Slightly OT- I bought an old 3pt snowblower and converted it to a QA. This is the first year I'll use the tractor with that blower (I used a ranger to push the blower last year). It used to take me anywhere from 30-45 min to clear our drive (~450 ft) from the time I left the house to the time I came in. I expect the tractor to be a little quicker. You don't have to worry about banks and running out of room..
Just another idea on snow removal....
Just another idea on snow removal....
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kenb1023
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Good looking set up. Was it originally PTO drive or was it always run by the gas engine?
We are getting pounded with snow right now. The cab is amazing, I never regret spending extra to have it.
It's faster. The problem with the ranger was that the snowblower weighs about 750 lbs. That's a lot of weight for the ranger to handle, especially in snow. The tractor handles the weight much better.
kenb - It was a PTO driven attachment. I can get some close up pictures of the conversion if you'd like.
It's faster. The problem with the ranger was that the snowblower weighs about 750 lbs. That's a lot of weight for the ranger to handle, especially in snow. The tractor handles the weight much better.
kenb - It was a PTO driven attachment. I can get some close up pictures of the conversion if you'd like.
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kenb1023
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That would be great.
I don't have a cab but I am starting to work on plans for a home made one. It doesn't get extremely cold here in NM very often. After 14 years in WI NM has nothing I can't handle for now. My wife keeps telling me the closer I get to 60 the more the cold will get to me. At 54 now and don't feel it yet.
