Rear Inverted Snowblowers 2019

[shooterdon]

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Is the snow chains nightmare because of a narrow spacing between the inner side wall and the fender on your ls tractor??

You got it. I got the oversized turfs and space is a concern

 

[clarky711]

You got it. I got the oversized turfs and space is a concern

Can you increase the offset on your rims to give you more space and a wider stance? I plan on doing this to my L3540 before the winter.

 

[clarky711]

Also, I run a 6’ inverted blower behind my L3540 on my steep 750’ blacktop drive, and it works great. I have R4s, but I siped them last winter and it works much better now. I’d think you’d be great with big (and new)turfs.

 

[OrangeMuscle]

Also, I run a 6 inverted blower behind my L3540 on my steep 750 blacktop drive, and it works great. I have R4s, but I siped them last winter and it works much better now. I壇 think you壇 be great with big (and new)turfs.

Thats great to hear that you also have a steep blacktopped driveway and have no issues. Can you go uphill in 8" of snow with the inverted blower? And when you are done and things begin to melt, is there the two strips of matted down snow from where your tires ran over the snow first? Im envisioning 2 thin deeply packed down tire tracks from being matted down? I hope Im wrong.

And are there ever any concerns about the blower kicking back debris into the glass of the cab. Obviously the chute would be carefully directed away from the cab, but are there other instances where a stray rock could somehow get rejected by the auger or impeller and come shooting out, which means it would be headed for the lovely glass on the cab.

 

[leonz]

Hello Orangemuscle,

A front mount or rear mount will pull up sod or grab pebbles and rocks and eject them if the
velocity is high enough and the pebble or rock is somewhere within the augers total width.
Broken rear window glass happens with many rear mounted PTO powered implements
like bush hogs which is why you see many of them with chains curtains to reduce the
possibility of ejecting an object.

Snow blowers love to eat grass sod and sod clumps as many members will tell you.
This happens whether the scraper bar is raised or lowered to the lowest scraper position
which is flush with the skids or below the skids on some models if the skids are fully elevated.

We, including myself only want to help you not get in your way, our combined years of
experience will only benefit you.

The smaller European and Japanese snow casters have scatter shields mounted at the
top of the cross auger housing to prevent high speed ejection of ice and snow.
They have the same scatter shield on the majority of their small flail mowers for the same reason.

 

[Boondox]

Why do the HP minimums vary so widely between brands? I have 33.5HP at the PTO (44HP engine on my JD 4044R hydro). The width at the outer edge of the rear tires is 72" and I'd like to cover that with an inverted blower. In that width Normand says 50HP PTO minimum. The Meteor says 30HP. The Pronovost Puma is somewhere in the middle. Is it a case of lawyers covering their butts in this world of worst case scenarios? We get a lot of snow, but rarely over a foot at a time. With 600 yards of well-graded dirt driveway to clear I want to avoid looking over my shoulder while blowing even though they take less power.

 

[mikester]

I am now trying to pick the best rear inverted snowblower to put on my new L6060 cab that I just ordered. I have read every thread on here about the subject. Things that I have learned.

1) People in snow country, Canada and Scandanavia use them overwhelmingly.

So are you saying people in Canada are overwhelmed by inverted snow blowers? Around here the majority of users have the standard 3PH rear mount twin auger units on the big AG tractors followed by small front mounts on SCUTs. Other than a few advertisements I dont recall seeing anyone use an inverted one.

Im in the snow belt and the idea of having to drive through 3 foot deep snow drifts before I can clean up doesnt float my boat. Mind as well plow at that point.

 

[Agvg]

Who in their right mind wants to have a blower where you have to go in reverse? Only exception is tractors with dual command. Rear pull have been STD here in Scandinavia since the late 50s.

Traktors with front 3pt uses front blowers in the later years.

 

[leonz]

The mules that have the dual command station set up are very expensive and they may start at $100,000.00+
Over here, it is all a case of massive product marketing on this side of the pond as they sell tractors of all sizes
like they sell automobiles.

 

[leonz]

Why do the HP minimums vary so widely between brands?
I have 33.5HP at the PTO (44HP engine on my JD 4044R hydro).
The width at the outer edge of the rear tires is 72" and I'd like to cover that with an inverted blower.
In that width Normand says 50HP PTO minimum. The Meteor says 30HP.
The Pronovost Puma is somewhere in the middle.
Is it a case of lawyers covering their butts in this world of worst case scenarios?
We get a lot of snow, but rarely over a foot at a time.
With 600 yards of well-graded dirt driveway to clear I want to avoid looking over my
shoulder while blowing even though they take less power.

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Can you sit sideways on the seat and press the reverse pedal comfortably?? Do you have cruise control in reverse?

As far as the horsepower ratings it all depends on the horsepower rating of the right angle gearbox mounted on the snow blower as the right angle gearboxes come in many horsepower ranges up to 235 horsepower.

It may be worth your while to call Erskine and ask about their rear PTO powered snow blower that has a propeller shaft connected to the rea rear PTO. I am not sure if it uses three gears or a roller chain reverser to create the correct rotation for a three point hitch snowblower mounted on its frame.

The Pronovost front mount systems use a drive train that is connected to the front crank shaft flywheel from what I remember.
Very expensive to buy as they must be custom made for each tractor above 40HP.

The Pronovost folks also have a front mounted hydraulic drive snowblower that can be mounted on a loader and the reservoir and pump hang off the three point hitch. This is also very expensive BUT it does not require a lot of work to use or install other than a running a pair of hoses to the front and a control valve for the snowblowers hydraulic motor.