Snow Attachments snow blower?

[pilot-werx]

The first year I had my blower I vowed the tractor would not leave the garage again without a cab. I liked the cab so much on my 4210 I bought one for my 455 garden tractor which has the 47" blower on it. Not to spin this in a different direction but if your driveway is flat, my 455 with the 47" and a set of chains on the back will go through the same snow my 4210 will. You can probably find a used 455 with a blower for the cost of blower for a CUT....

 

[skidsteer.ca]

Actually Erskine has come out with a pto wet kit that mounts on your 3pt hitch so the folks that need to keep their fel on for other winter uses can now use a skidsteer hydraulic blower on the fel.

Prices are in the range of the front mount pto blowers and the wet kits available for a few different hp ranges and will support several of the models of hyd blowers.

Ken

 

[Builder]

Actually Erskine has come out with a pto wet kit that mounts on your 3pt hitch so the folks that need to keep their fel on for other winter uses can now use a skidsteer hydraulic blower on the fel.

Prices are in the range of the front mount pto blowers and the wet kits available for a few different hp ranges and will support several of the models of hyd blowers.

Ken

Is the front mount hydraulic blower a quick attach unit?

 

[devildog1]

You know when I had a rear mounted snow blower It would blow snow just great! I could make paths across the back lower 40 for the dogs to do there duty. But after having it a few years I really hated looking backwards or cranking my neck around, and always going in reverse. Then I purchased my new tractor with a front mounted snow blower. WOW! It could and did blow the snow almost twice as far as my rear mounted blower. Only thing is when it's on, no FEL. Yeah I could remove blower and install FEL---but?? Front mounted snow blower was best for me.Hope this helps, good luck with your decision.
DevilDog

 

[ChuckinNH]

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You know when I had a rear mounted snow blower It would blow snow just great! I could make paths across the back lower 40 for the dogs to do there duty. But after having it a few years I really hated looking backwards or cranking my neck around, and always going in reverse. Then I purchased my new tractor with a front mounted snow blower. WOW! It could and did blow the snow almost twice as far as my rear mounted blower. Only thing is when it's on, no FEL. Yeah I could remove blower and install FEL---but?? Front mounted snow blower was best for me.Hope this helps, good luck with your decision.
DevilDog

I had heard that the loader could be installed with the Kubota quick hitch still mounted to the tractor. Is this not true? I am debating this issue for my B2620, and also looking at garden tractors with blowers as another member suggested.

pilot-werx, does your 455 climb modest hills well? I expect that an X728 should, but wonder a bit more about the 2wd models like my older Simplicity though it does weigh a 1000 lbs, or so, and has a limited slip differential. My B2620 is going to need chains on the R-4's if I decide on going that route. I did have a bit of trouble with it last winter if the little rises were slick.

 

[Huskerplowboy]

Here's my $0.02:

I bought a rear mount blower 2 seasons ago for the following reasons:

- Cheap: Found a used Farm King 50" blower for about $700. Just about the right width for my 2320, which is just under 48" wide. New they listed around $1500 or so if I remember right. I had priced a front blower from Deere. By the time you get the front hitch, front PTO kit, and the blower, it was well over $3000.

- Leaves the FEL on: Usually I don't get out to clear the driveway until after work, after the plows have pushed a large pile across the end of the driveway. Often, that pile is packed hard, had salt in it and turns to about 1/3 ice by the time I get there. Blowers don't do a very good job of cutting through that stuff. With the rear blower, I can blow out to the road, turn around and dig out the end drift/pile, then carry on with the blowing. I can also use the FEL to scrape concrete, back drag snow from up against garage doors, etc... Basically gives me a mult-tool for snow removal.

If you don't often need to use your FEL while removing snow, then the front mount is definitely a winner from a comfort standpoint, but all the factors need to be considered for your situation...

 

[devildog1]

Chuck your question,
I had heard that the loader could be installed with the Kubota quick hitch still mounted to the tractor. Is this not true? I am debating this issue for my B2620, and also looking at garden tractors with blowers as another member suggested. Yes FEL can be mounted after snow blower is removed and quick hitch is left on. But----- you also have to remove mid pto shaft, just to be cautious that nothing will be bent or hit using the loader. The quick hitch that remains on tractor has a spline shaft that I would not want to take a chance on dinging.
DevilDog

 

[Builder]

Ooooohhhh, here I'm thinking it runs off a rear mounted PTO pump.

 

[lungdoc]

Ooooohhhh, here I'm thinking it runs off a rear mounted PTO pump.

People are talking about two different types of front blower here:

1) Conventional front blowers. Run off mid-pto for typical factory models and off rear pto with driveshaft for most aftermarket units. Have to remove FEL and have limited upwards travel.

2) Erskine and now Deere, and I believe a few others who make skid-steer hydraulic blowers have systems running a PTO pump (Deere call it a Power Pack) at the rear to a hydraulic loader mounted blower. Easy to remove blower and can lift it high in the air if you want. Big $$$.

 

[Builder]

People are talking about two different types of front blower here:

1) Conventional front blowers. Run off mid-pto for typical factory models and off rear pto with driveshaft for most aftermarket units. Have to remove FEL and have limited upwards travel.

2) Erskine and now Deere, and I believe a few others who make skid-steer hydraulic blowers have systems running a PTO pump (Deere call it a Power Pack) at the rear to a hydraulic loader mounted blower. Easy to remove blower and can lift it high in the air if you want. Big $$$.

Danke!