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gordyy · Feb 16, 2009

I know what you mean with the gravel
any blower I have had over the years has this problem

only bright spot
wait I cant call it a bright spot

here in ND once we get snow it lasts all dam year

gordyy · Feb 16, 2009

I will be finding out about your gauge wheel shortly
signed the papers ordered the tractor today probably get it in a few days have to wait for my tax $$$ to get back
tractor, loader, mmm ,front snowblower, cab with heater lights wiper, and roto tiller
tilller was a bit expensive but I like the fact that it can offset looks like that would be a real plus in some of the small gardens I have been known to get myself into

scoutcub · Feb 17, 2009

Congrats on the purchase! Sounds like quite the package. What size blower are you buying? I have the older Cubs with a blower and blade. Also, is it a Cub tiller? How far can you offset? Looking forward to pics/review!

gordyy · Feb 17, 2009

the blower is a 45 inch front mount
the tiller is also the cub built for this machine
I just looked and it offsets 32 inches which is pretty unbelievable for an 42 in tiller
it can be set up they claim as a 3 in one tiller can be reverse tine (still not sure how that works) like I say that I will have to wait to see
I didn't get the front blade yet!! the quick attach does let you pull the blower and pop the blade on in about 2 minutes did try that at the dealers as he had one on another tractor the biggest thing was threading the hyd lines thru to protect them I will look at some steel or copper loops for that when I get it home. HE is still waiting to hear back from CC yanmar what ever they actually call the home company as he didn't have a price on the blade without the quick hitch as I sure dont need 2 of those
blower has hyd chute rotation which is sweet
already ordered a lineal actuator and swith to make the chute movement up and down an inside job too, here believe it or not even when below zero is more common than not when blowing, it is the wind blowing the snow that causes the biggest problem you can always dress for cold. It gets hard to dress for cold and wet. And as we all know the lower you can keep the snow to get it out of your way, the less the wind will catch it.
talking to a couple guys locally that bought them they told me to go out and buy a couple cheap circulating fans to blow air down across the windows and towards the toes the only thing they didnt like about the cab is the opening for air intake is all at the bottom the heater is supposed to be able to cook you out even at -38 which is the coldest the one guy operated in. He said his toes were cold that morning till he stopped at walmart and rigged up a couple little fans to blow down along the side from the top said it sure defrosted the windows as well as allowed him to take off the stomper and put on his tennis' on

scoutcub · Feb 26, 2009

I REALLY liked my blade this past winter. We got a lot of snow in MI, and my little 5234 performed flawlessly. I've got the ag tires, never chained it, and never had a problem with traction. I found that by dragging the plow backwards got me even closer to the pavement, I was always the first driveway to be melted! I've got 2 Cub blowers, a 48" and 54", I tried the 54" on the 5234 but just too much blower, the engine would bog down. I sold my neighbor my GT3200 with blower, so between him and I we have the neighborhood covered!
I've got a soft cab with a heater, but never had the time to install it. Definitely would come in handy, as I was blowing snow on a windy day, watch out. Good idea on those fans.
The 48" blower I have has the manual direction/angle, (from the operator's seat) and the 54" has the hydraulic direction, but only manual angle, adjustment is on the chute itself .....does anyone know of a kit to control angle from the cab?

gordyy · Feb 26, 2009

just ordered a lineal actuator to put on my chute from surplus up there on top
there are several threads detailing how to do it just search you will find
ordered the actuator and a dpdt momentary on switch to power it up and down

Fruitguy · Jul 15, 2009

Well I finally bought one. Have about 16 hours so far and have to say I love it. Only have the loader and the 60" mmm so far. Have to say it manuvers great and looking forward to this winter, since we are not having a summer here.

One question though. I was tired of the grass building up under the belt guards on the deck, so I took them off. Has anyone else done this? Besides saftey, is there any other reason to put them back on?

Thanks,
James

gordyy · Jul 17, 2009

I usually get that grass out with the aircompressor
have about 90 hours on mine and love it
do you have a ballast box on behind?
I found mine to be almost dangerous without something behind as the tight turning you have to be careful with a loaded bucket lift a heavy load up a bit then the bucket curl will allow you to lift the rear wheels up.

I did fill the rears with rimguard and that made a very big difference

and I got the 5 ft boxblade on mine instead of the 4ft it handles it great
and with the boxblade on its heavy enough to allow me to actually dig very well with the loader
I do love this lil toy

Fruitguy · Jul 17, 2009

I have been looking at box blades lately and was not sure if I could go to a 5', but it sounds like it will be fine. As for weight, I have not added any yet and yes it gets a little scary at times. I have been trying to find somebody in Western NY that I can get rim guard from, but have not had any luck.

I think I am going to get a rear scoop for weight instead of the ballast box. I figure I can use it for weight when needed, but I could also use it for a quick scoop of dirt when needed.

LBrown59 · Jul 17, 2009

Fruitguy said:
I have been looking at box blades lately and was not sure if I could go to a 5', but it sounds like it will be fine.

As for weight, I have not added any yet and yes it gets a little scary at times. I have been trying to find somebody in Western NY that I can get rim guard from, but have not had any luck.

I think I am going to get a rear scoop for weight instead of the ballast box. I figure I can use it for weight when needed, but I could also use it for a quick scoop of dirt when needed.