Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Plowing with blade or blowing?
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excav8ter
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Nice, all you need now is a front blade, to pull the snow from the garage doors before you blow.
excav8ter
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There's actually a back drag blade that goes on the rear of the blower, which allows me to get within 18" of the overhead doors. The rest is up to the homeowner. 
jaotguy
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the plow is quick for small snowfalls , but eventually you have to blow/ move it back further as the winter progresses ... the blower disperses it over a larger area so you don't have the bank buildup. ... so it depends on "where" you have to put the snow.
my blower mounts on the front and does most of the snow removal ( gotta get around to building the heated cab this year )
my blower mounts on the front and does most of the snow removal ( gotta get around to building the heated cab this year )
buickanddeere
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Around here pushing snow just makes a ridge or edge that performs as a snow fence and makes the drifting back in even worse. It's a snowblower or a snowshoes around here.
I use the loader as much as I can. Use the blower to cut the banks back when they start to protrude into the drive. I was using the blower after every snow fall when I first got it but found I was throwing way too much gravel into the yard. If I dig up any gravel with the loader it's mostly piled where the snow is. Easy to rake up in the spring.
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For me, it really depends on how much snow is predicted. Accumulations less then 6" get plowed with a Gator and Eagle plow. If I need to, I'll use the tractor bucket to move some of the snow...especially at the end of the drive where the township plows it in from the road.
Anything deeper then 6", it's time to break out the 74" rear blower.
It also depends on the time I have to clean up the snow...if before work, I'll use the gator and plow due to the faster clearing (even if I don't get it all), then I'll use the blower when I get home from work to finish the job.
Anything deeper then 6", it's time to break out the 74" rear blower.
It also depends on the time I have to clean up the snow...if before work, I'll use the gator and plow due to the faster clearing (even if I don't get it all), then I'll use the blower when I get home from work to finish the job.
PILOON
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Get rid of it once and for all! Blow it to next door or whatever.
You plow and handle it a couple of times.
You plow and handle it a couple of times.