Snowblower rear mount pulltype blowers?

[flyingcow]

Anybody use these? I like my rearmount blower, but curious how well the pull type works. i understand if snow is deep, might be hard to wade thru on the first pass.

 

[PILOON]

I don't use one but have noticed that suburban contractors love them.
To note, they have perhaps 20 drives per street all 100 ft apart and with this set up they can contract 150 drives per tractor.
They back into the driveway flush up to owner's garage door, drive off and the drive is done.
Maybe twice or 3 times (if double wide drive) and those drives are all max 100 ft long.
It is all in speed, or how many drives per hour.

 

[jenkinsph]

As long as you can back over the snow you should be okay. I am planning on getting one for my 4520 for next fall. I suspect as long as you keep up with your snow removal you should be fine. This would be impractical if you have drifts and snow banks you need to blow forward of the tractor.

Where I live with maximum snows overnight of up to 24" (rare) it will work very well. Maine might be a different scenario.

 

[rbargeron]

My first tractor blower was a pulltype. It move a lot of snow. If your tractor can handle the snow depths the blower will work fine.

To move big piles back up the pile and shave it away. To widen plowed lanes put the FEL about a foot above the ground and drive along breaking down the snowbank into the road where the rear blower can launch it.

It seems the 2-stage pulltypes being offered today haven't been out there very many years. They are more expensive than back-ups so sales numbers may still be low. Hope more people chime in.

 

[Carl Bert]

I don't have one but have been looking at them for a while now. I have never gotten any good feedback about them, and I can't understand why. I have had many people tell me they are no good for the obvious reason of having to drive through the snow first, but in another sentence they are saying that nothing beats a rear blade when it comes to snow removal. Well aren't you doing the same thing with a rear blade, driving through the snow first? My first choice is a front mounted blower. I have one on my GX345 and its a pleasure. My B26 doesn't have a mid PTO so I am forced to choose between a rear blower (push or pull). I personally hate the idea of having to constantly turn around. It seems to take all the fun out of it. I just need to find someone who actually owns one of the pull types and loves it, JUST ONE, and I will be ordering one myself. Maybe we will find one with this thread.

 

[grsthegreat]

I don't have one but have been looking at them for a while now. I have never gotten any good feedback about them, and I can't understand why. I have had many people tell me they are no good for the obvious reason of having to drive through the snow first, but in another sentence they are saying that nothing beats a rear blade when it comes to snow removal. Well aren't you doing the same thing with a rear blade, driving through the snow first? My first choice is a front mounted blower. I have one on my GX345 and its a pleasure. My B26 doesn't have a mid PTO so I am forced to choose between a rear blower (push or pull). I personally hate the idea of having to constantly turn around. It seems to take all the fun out of it. I just need to find someone who actually owns one of the pull types and loves it, JUST ONE, and I will be ordering one myself. Maybe we will find one with this thread.

There are front mount blowers out there that dont need a mid pto....ive been looking into them myself. can be kind of spendy though. one model i saw that attaches to the front of the tractor (after you remove the entire loader) and has a drive shaft that hooks mechanically to rear pto are about 6-7 grand....which is a little more than a 84" rear pull snowblower. One that mounts to the front loader skid steer and uses a hydraulic pump attached to rear pto are like 12-14 grand.....way past my pay scale. it would be nice though if i could afford that. as a loader mounted snowblower seems like a wonderful thing to have. Im still not sure what ill get for my new tractor...i have till sept/october to decide

 

[leonz]

I don't have one but have been looking at them for a while now. I have never gotten any good feedback about them, and I can't understand why. I have had many people tell me they are no good for the obvious reason of having to drive through the snow first, but in another sentence they are saying that nothing beats a rear blade when it comes to snow removal. Well aren't you doing the same thing with a rear blade, driving through the snow first? My first choice is a front mounted blower. I have one on my GX345 and its a pleasure. My B26 doesn't have a mid PTO so I am forced to choose between a rear blower (push or pull). I personally hate the idea of having to constantly turn around. It seems to take all the fun out of it. I just need to find someone who actually owns one of the pull types and loves it, JUST ONE, and I will be ordering one myself. Maybe we will find one with this thread.

Hello Carl,

The issues with the rear pull type blower are more of power as the smallest one typically requires 80 horse power unfortunately so the B26 is not able to power a pull type rear blower.

SO saying that;

a rear mount is easily done as the hydro transmission will be easy to operate using a twisting slightly in the seat and adding a small firm pillow for your lower back if needed or a set of mirrors to watch the snow blower.

What is needed is a steering knob to reduce the effort needed to steer in reverse and by using the stering knob allows you easy steering in reverse as the tractor always, always, always follows the snow blower.

The reverse peddle is easy to operate with the left foot while you are in the seat and as the blower is on the ground, releasing the peddle will stop the movement of the tractor in reverse.

The suicide knob, steering knob reduces the effort required to steer the tractor in either direction.

 

[flyingcow]

Thanks for the replies. As someone pointed out, deep drifts and heavy storms might be a problem. What i like about having a blower is that unless i need to go out or in, I wait until it completely stops snowing. Not uncommon to have 3 and 4ft drifts. Near my garages, way higher than that.


Now, i have talked to these guys about setting up my rearblower to go on my front. But....
Michigan Iron & Equipment: Kioti Dealer

 

[leonz]

I would check with Pronovost in Quebec as the offer a front mount kit with a reversing gearbox for three point P.T.O., implements

You may be able to do this for much less money.

 

[Carl Bert]

Hello Carl,

The issues with the rear pull type blower are more of power as the smallest one typically requires 80 horse power unfortunately so the B26 is not able to power a pull type rear blower.

SO saying that;

a rear mount is easily done as the hydro transmission will be easy to operate using a twisting slightly in the seat and adding a small firm pillow for your lower back if needed or a set of mirrors to watch the snow blower.

What is needed is a steering knob to reduce the effort needed to steer in reverse and by using the stering knob allows you easy steering in reverse as the tractor always, always, always follows the snow blower.The reverse peddle is easy to operate with the left foot while you are in the seat and as the blower is on the ground, releasing the peddle will stop the movement of the tractor in reverse.

The suicide knob, steering knob reduces the effort required to steer the tractor in either direction.

No the HP is not an issue. I already found one that fits my tractor. I forget the brand at the moment, but I will get back to you with it.

If it wasn't for the fact that I bought this tractor less then 7 months ago, and I would take about a 20% loss if I traded it back in, I would trade it for a B3030 or maybe the new B3000 when it came out. I would put a front mounted blower on it and be done with this nightmare. Who know maybe next year. Don't get me wrong, I love the B26. If the loader was removable and it had a mid PTO, it would be the perfect tractor for me. But it is what it is.

 

[caddison]

I saw a video of a snow blower mounted to the front end loader that utilized a hydraulic pump mounted to the mid-mount PTO. It looked like a slick setup as you could raise and lower the snow blower to handle those large drifts. Here is the link. YouTube - Compact Tractor Snowblower - Product Information

 

[Ken Pike]

Never see them being used in our area of Atlantic Canada but they are everywhere in Ottawa when we visit our son & family. I have seen a couple of old ones (Erskin, I think) & they are single stage, no auger & a BIG fan. As PILOON said these are contractors with large 4wd tractors & clear a driveway in about 5 min. or less in a congested subdivision. Even the smaller compact tractors use the pull type on sidewalks, walkways, etc. Just installed a 4' rear blower on my 1980 B7100 Kubota (2 storms ago) & it really bothers my neck/shoulder (couple of bad vertabrae/discs). I plan on pushing as much as I can into windrows with the front blade next storm (Wednesday!) & blowing them away.

 

[leonz]

Hello Ken,


Is your B7100 a hydro with an open station?

If so you can twist slightly and use a rolled up blanket or seat cushion to

support your lower back and use your left foot to press on the reverse pedal.


You can solve a lot of the issues with neck and back strain by doing two

things:


First is to install a pair or three suicide knobs/steering knobs at 9, 6, and

3 o'clock to aid in steering as the tractor will always follow the snow thrower

as you are getting a lot of the strain from reaching for the steering wheel and

turning it.


If you want you could also install a pair of truck mirrors to watch the corners

of the blower.


If you dont mind me asking, what was the brand of pull type snow blower

that you saw mounted on these garden tractors?:thumbsup:

 

[grsthegreat]

i like the overall idea of the pull type rear blower...but how can i possible use that with this kind of snow

 

[tcartwri]

i like the overall idea of the pull type rear blower...but how can i possible use that with this kind of snow

They're not meant for any location with significant snowfall. I think the primary market is for snow contractors who have to quickly clear clear laneways / parking lots, with accumulations of 5 to 15 cm. ( 2" to 6" )

 

[leonz]

i like the overall idea of the pull type rear blower...but how can i possible use that with this kind of snow

You would not be able to use a pull type for that kind of snow loading.

You defininetly could use a Pronovost PXPL-86-92-104 or a Pronovost Group 3 TRC rear mount snowblower and you have up to a 34 inch impeller drum diameter for heavy wet snows; the TRC option has a rotating impeller drum to by pass the chute and spout to discharge left or right with the impeller and drum opening to alllow fast discharge and casting of heavy snows.



:thumbsup::licking::drool:

 

[Jay4200]

I have had many people tell me they are no good for the obvious reason of having to drive through the snow first, but in another sentence they are saying that nothing beats a rear blade when it comes to snow removal. Well aren't you doing the same thing with a rear blade, driving through the snow first?

One big difference is that you can go FAST with a blade. Not so with a blower.

I think the pull-type blowers are stupid - I can't imagine trying to drive through 2' of snow dragging a big attachment. Seems like a traction nightmare to me. At least with the back-up blowers, you get to drive on a clean surface.

JayC

 

[slowzuki]

There are two kinds:
-single stage v-type, old fashioned, only really like dry snow
-double stage, essentially a normal rear mount blower turned around or a rear mount with a hydraualic pull plow that lifts the blower a bit and makes a little box blade to feed the blower when driving forward

The 2nd kind is used for driveway cleaning, back up to door and drop. It is used after each storm and usually have a large mfwd tractor on the front off them than can drive through any normal snow fall.

YouTube - TV 145 tractor with pronovost snowblower

 

[The Saint]

I have a Quick Attach 601RP which I use with a B3030 and it's been great which is a good thing since I'm located in the SE part of NH and we've been getting plenty of snow this year. The only issue I've had is trying to throw slush which clogged up the unit (really irritating). Aside from that, I can easily go through a foot + of snow with the full width of the unit. I will have to go to low range on the tranny but it just eats the snow up. The unit weighs 800+ pounds so it easily goes down to whatever the skids are set at. If more traction is required I lift the unit up slightly which puts all that weight on the rear wheels. I have yet to get stuck. Lastly, since I still have the bucket on the front I can back drag or clear areas as needed. I put the snow I've dug out in a line and then drive over it with the blower which tosses it out of the way.

 

[bironacad]

I am still waiting on the delivery of my New Holland 3045. I originally had it priced out with a front blower, a Kabota Dealer introduced the idea to me of a rear pull blower 72" which could be done for $4000 less. I will not have to be turned around all the time to use it and I have the fel on the front for doing other stuff. The front mounted blower also has a sub frame that would effectively reduce clearance when using other attachments. For me the rear blower was a good alternative. I just wish I had it to play with, lol, Friday or early next week I am told....cheque is in the mail... lol