Snow Blower

[firefighterjrm]

Well believe it or not my local dealer located a SB1164 and they are shipping it funny though it is coming from Watertown NY surprised they would come off it especially with all the snow north my brother lives there and it is mess but oh well just glad I got one secured

 

[Joe Szabo]

Hi Jim,

I've uploaded a video on YouTube last year that shows my 60"Meteor Snow blower (rear pto) working with my 6.5' plow on front. The blower works great, but the plow is much faster for snow up to about 12-15 inches.

Here's the YouTube link below;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU59...Gt2vLT4-xYIWhA

 

[beenthere]

The settings are not right for us to view the video. Says it doesn't exist.

 

[Joe Szabo]

Hi,

Sorry about that, this link should work..


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU59C5N0aAU

If not search YouTube for Deere 2320 with 60" Meteor Snow blower and 6.5' Myers Plow to find it.

 

[beenthere]

Thanks
That works great... video too.

 

[RoyJackson]

Hi,

Sorry about that, this link should work..


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU59C5N0aAU

If not search YouTube for Deere 2320 with 60" Meteor Snow blower and 6.5' Myers Plow to find it.

Nice video!
What part of Maryland are you from, Joe?

 

[RoyJackson]

Hi,

Sorry about that, this link should work..


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU59C5N0aAU

If not search YouTube for Deere 2320 with 60" Meteor Snow blower and 6.5' Myers Plow to find it.

Nice video!
What part of Maryland are you from, Joe?

 

[Joe Szabo]

Hi Roy,

We're near Owings Mills (north and west of Baltimore) - I'll try to post better quality videos in the future. By the way - thanks for all of your posts - your a great contributor to the forum and a great help to all!!
We have been averaging about 6-10 snowfalls a year here in Maryland between 4-10 inches - so I don't get to use the snow blower unless it get's over 12 inches or so which seems to be once every few years. I like using the snowblower, but honestly the plow is so much faster (I do my driveway and several neighbors). I've found that using the plow and rear blower together that I can take a center (slow) cut with the blower (on deep snows) and then come back and push (fast) with the plow on each side once the first cut is made. For anyone considering getting a front mounted snowblower I would recommend considering the rear blower for two reasons; #1 - I found they are between 1/2 to 1/3 (for used) of the price #2 - you can use it at the same time with a plow on the front saving lots of time.

 

[beenthere]

Joe
your findings make a lot of sense.. to me especially.
Long ago decided that a plow on the front was faster and covered 99% of the snow I need to remove in a season. About 1400' of drive, with two turn-arounds.
However, many folk do not have a place to push snow off to, so they likely have good reason to have a blower.

Your plan to have the blower on the 3 ph works great... especially for your combination of drives and parking areas needing cleaning.

If I didn't need the forks on the 3 ph for moving firewood on my pallets once each week, then I would for sure have your combo of plow and blower.

Another thing I'd have negative for a blower would be the cleanup needed before it could be stowed away in the shed. A plow blade is quick to knock off any accumulated snow, but a blower would take more time.

 

[Looking4new]

QUOTE=Another thing I'd have negative for a blower would be the cleanup needed before it could be stowed away in the shed.

In the time it takes the engine on my Kioti to 'cool down' after three hours of blowing, I clean off the blower and grease it. It only takes me about 20 minutes. I am semi-retired so I have all the time in the world.