RTV 900 sucks at snow plowing?

[John Deere 55]

Right now we plow with a 2006 Komatsu WA 250 and a Clark 55C

 

[dmrp6510]

I would look at the boss v plow witch can push the snow past your walls and gives you alot more options for dealing with the snow

 

[timswi]

Right now we plow with a 2006 Komatsu WA 250 and a Clark 55C

OK, my RTV does suck compared to that.

 

[beretta96man]

I read the whole thread and just had to add something I think wasn't really discussed (unless I read too fast ). The blower is great for the OP's section in contention but as all of us that live in the north and have to deal with the white stuff know there are times when the snow is TOO wet to blow and even my bobcat blower clogs in the chute and second stage. Times like this and areas that have no space to push to call for a good snow bucket. Super slow for sure, but grab a load and stack it as high as the arms will reach. Since the OP has a tractor (with a FEL I assume) a blower will be a great choice but really, one needs all three blower, blade and bucket to clear the white mess that falls from the sky and disrupts our relaxing time

 

[Old Coot]

[QUOTE=beretta96man;2513703 Super slow for sure, but grab a load and stack it as high as the arms will reach. Since the OP has a tractor (with a FEL I assume) a blower will be a great choice but really, one needs all three blower, blade and bucket to clear the white mess.

AMEN!

 

[davcog]

My appologies to all. I missed post OP discribed his driveway in. Having now read it my question would be "Is there any possibility of placing a culvert for drainage and then filling the sunken area?"

 

[Sportsman762]

JD55 I would never look for a different plow if I had what you plow with. An RTV1100 is a matchbox toy compared to one of those. Where I worked at before had a JD 544J that was used to load salt in the winter. When the driver had spare time he would plow snow around the salt silo. One morning about 5am I was plowing with an RTV1100 and he blew by me with his bucket down without warning. It scared the crud out of me, I was not expecting any one out and then having a bucket the size of the rtv fly past me. He cleaned up the loading dock I was working on in three swipes.

 

[dlopez]

Rtvs are great snow removal machines if the drivers know what they are doing. Any snowplow requires experience and know how. Most people think it is all about pushing the snow and expect the machines to do it. You need to take bites out of the snow that the machine can handle and move it in layers if it is deep wet snow. The rtvs are heavy machines (around 3000 lbs) and when chained up will do great but not if u are expecting what a tractor would do. Rtvs are the best for this but you must expect a little hard times when pushing wet; heavy snow!

 

[xterra]

One thing I can't stand is putting on my blade for winter. No easy task.

 

[Old Coot]

One thing I can't stand is putting on my blade for winter. No easy task.

I agree. It seems we should be able to drive up to it and throw a couple of levers and have it over.