pusher box

[dylan]

HI everyone
Saw this 78" pusher box tonight and was wondering if anyone has used one. Wondering how it will perform on my TC33D.
My tractor has a 600 lb blower on the back for weight and R4s. Right now I have a 68" bucket but too much snow spills out the sides. I clear a four building apartment complex and plan on doing another complex next year but need to be able to move more snow.
Although located in Canada, i'm not in a really high snow zone. For big storms I plow with the snow and try not to let it build up over 4"-8" .
Any opinions?
Thanks

 

[Knight9]

Dylan,

Your profile doesn't say what part of Canada you're in, but I certainly wouldn't buy a specialty item like that for my area /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

We just don't get enough snow, and I don't believe there are too many other legitimate uses for that. I'll stick to the back blade and the FEL. I don't even have a snow blower because it wouldn't get enough use.

Kevin

 

[dylan]

Kevin
I've updated my profile. I'm located in Ottawa, Ontario so we do get quite a bit of snow. My 3ph snowblower has already logged over 60 hrs so far this winter and it is only Jan.
Thanks
Dylan

 

[dsgsr]

Dylan, That type of pusher would be great for your use. All of the Plow contractors in my area use those in the apartment and mall parking lots. Of course on a much larger scale, 14 to 20 footers on a 950 cat loader, or John Deere 7 or 844's

David

 

[Dave___in___CT]

Hi...


I use the 72" one in the attachment on the 3-point hitch...

Usually in pulling mode... works real good...

It's a regular grader blade with custom made, removable(3 bolts) side wings...


Dave...

 

[Knight9]

Dylan,

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( My 3ph snowblower has already logged over 60 hrs so far this winter and it is only Jan. )</font>

I wish that was true for us out West /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif Sadly, over the last week or so we've had nothing but freezing rain and temps in the -5 to +10 C range. Ridiculous for Alberta in January. Send some snow our way!!!

Kevin

 

[techinNY]

Come down to NY state, 0 to-10 F, -25 F wind chills and snow every day! I'm sick of it already, and it's only Jan.

 

[theonlybull]

thier a great idea for parking lots, and i think most of them, just slide over your cuttin edge, and are held on with a chain, which would alow you to drop it, and finish up with your bucket whenever you needed too.
we've had 2 weeks of -20 hear in NS, and it snowed, and blowed everyday.... what a time for the tranny in our bronco to die /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[Trev]

Dylan,

A couple of questions.. does this have some kind of "spring trip" device so if you hit something under the snow it won't just stop you dead or break something?

I presume you'd use it in "float" mode? Is the area you'll be plowing level (as in paved driveways, etc.) or a bit rough (as in dirt/gravel driveways)? I ask because I've spent the last day fine-tuning the feet on my front blade so I would get as much snow as possible without digging into the driveway itself.

Another though.. R4s.. pushing that much snow.. I'm not sure.. depends on if you have to ever go uphill. I have about a 1200 lb rear weight and a 74" front blade on a 4WD JD4300, and even then I'll sometimes dig in and just spin.. and will either need to change my angle of attack or get a running start. The running start is okay, because the blade has the spring trip.. but I don't know that I'd want to try that without the trip.

Also, it doesn't look like you could do any lifting with it.. which means all you can do is keep pushing the snow back..

I'm also not sure, from the pic, if you'd be able to back-blade? I sometimes have no choice but to drive right up to something, say a garage door or the doors to our shed, lower the front blade, and then pull the snow back from it by backing up.

I wonder if, all around, you might not be happier with a front blade, which you can angle right or left, and which you can push snow up onto a mound by lifting a little as you push? Add to this that you can lock the spring-trip mechanism, remove the feet, and use it in the summer for minor "bulldozer" type work. So it isn't just a winter-only implement.

Just thinking out loud.. not sure if any of these concerns/question are relevant, but can't hurt to share what I've experienced over the last few winters.

Not quite sure what to suggest without having tried one, and without knowing your circumstances. Looks great, but I wonder about traction, about digging in too deep into dirt or whatever and coming to a crashing halt, and about the other issues I've mentioned. It looks like it would be wonderful for clearing parking lots!

Best..............Bob

 

[pekabu]

Most of the contractors use them around here to clear parking lots. One brand runs a plate on top so you can pull snow with it.