When removing snow from driveways with a (presumably) angled back blade, is it best to go forward or in reverse. Also, is it best to have the blade forward, or reversed? Thanks. Snow coming... B7800
I have a Land Pride 60" back blade on my BX2200, obviously you have a much larger, heavier tractor so you won't have the same problems that I have. If the snow is really deep, say 8 to 10" or a really wet snow, I will have trouble "pulling" the snow with the blade angled as the tractor wants to pull at 90 degrees to the blade and always shifts the front end over, even in 4wd. It also depends on your site conditions. My drive is narrow (12' wide), so even in the deeper snow, I can still windrow it off of the drive moving forward, pulling the snow. My grandparents drive is some what shorter, but much wider (50') at the one end. My little BX just can't windrow that much snow over and over again, so I turn the blade around straight like a backwards bull dozer and push the bulk of the snow off spin the blade back around and then dress it up.
I had a B7500 with R4s in Michigan and went backwards. I had a gravel driveway and if I went forward I would pull the rocks up with the snow. Worked great backwards with the blade angled to the max. Tractor never bogged down. Of course if the snow got too deep then I would just have to use my frontloader first /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif. Hope this helps.
2013 Kubota B2920 364FEL and 5ft Bush Hog Finish Mower, 1952 Ford 8n, Cub Cadet
Before getting my B7510 I used my 8n with the backblade in reverse to plow my 110 foot driveway. While my tires are loaded, using chains is key. Without them, I experienced serious side slip when the blade was angled. While I look forward to trying the FEL and backblade combo on the B7510, I am not looking forward to winter in upstate NY where we average ~150 inches a year!
