Recommend a snowblower

[VT Vince]

thanks all you gents for the helpful replies! Me thinks it's going to be another long snowy winter in VT.
ps. nice video

 

[JoelD]

For some serious snow moving with a Kioti view the u-tube link below.

YouTube - Bob & Wiley Kioti clean the driveway

When I was a kid we'd shovel a driveway like that, with one hand, using a beach sand shovel, on our hands and knees, all before school.

I've seen this video a couple of times a while back, great video, great machine, could not imagine using a rear mount for that distance.

I'm gonna try to a bucket mount plow of some sort or a quick attache set up of some sort.

Send pics when you get your blower.

Good luck,
Joel

 

[joe48]

I've found that when using my rear blower, a 75" Meteor on my DK35, that the platform of the tractor is large enough to stand on and look to the rear. But I guess that won't work for you with HST. I agree with the other posters, I like the rear blower so I can keep the bucket mounted plow I have to clean up when the snowfall is light.

Front plow and rear blower sure makes the tractor long though. My drive is on a fairly steep incline and I've not had to use chains with the rear tires loaded.

I run a 5ft SMYTH on my CK20HST, when running longer streches I stand up and face back, don't have any problem with the HST peddle.
As for size with aCK35 you can handle a 5,6,or 7ft depending on snow conditions. If you get a bigger one , slow down or cut a smaller swath. I also run a 7ft rear blade until it gets too deep then the SB comes out. I have an old 4.5ft v plow on the loader for the neighborhood sidewalks. I have a 7ft Meyers truck plow that I got for 0 $. Haven't needed it bad enough to fab up a mount.
The omly problem I have with the big RB is that even with weights and loaded tires in wet snow I turn sideways before I run out of HP or traction.
Hope that helps.

 

[jaybrad]

4- try to avoid versions that have a 'gear box' between the augers and in front of the blower paddles.

My snowblower doesn't have one of these, but I was wondering why you said to avoid one with the gear box thing in front of the paddles?

Also interested if there are any issues with the chain drive that is beside the auger?

Thanks,
Jay