Snow Equipment Owning/Operating suggestions with road grading and snow removal

[kub32guy]

Brand new member with my first post. I have a L3240 with FEL and 84" woods BB ( found at auction for good price ). I have been scoping out some
of the threads on here for the last couple of weeks and decided it was time to join in.

I have 1/2 mile long shale driveway I have been using the BB to keep up with the rain washouts ( 1/4 of driveway is long hill ). It's been doing a good job so far IMHO. Just thought I would pick your brains for better ideas on grading and the ideal implement to pick up for snow removal ( been eyeballing snowblowers at auctions, no luck yet ) and introduce myself.

 

[Mousefield]

Welcome, :thumbsup: as you have mentioned lots of good ideas on this site. It does help to let us know your location; perhaps you can add it to your profile. I have had my tractor for almost 2½ years. Last year not much snow but the year before over 5ft, the most since 1996. I just used the front loader for snow removal, doing our road and around our property. Before that I used a walk behind snow blower, some years I don't even use it, not enough snow to bother with. Our private road is about 1/2 mile long. I mainly use my box blade for grading with occasionally the back blade. If you get lots of snow every year then the snow blower is a great idea. As we usually donn't get that much snow I haven't bothered with a snow blower for the tractor, mostly the cost and some years it would not get used. Pics are always a good idea, we like them. Pic of the house with snow is from 2 years ago, lucky I had the tractor by then. :laughing:

 

[nybirdman]

For snow removal my take anyway:
50 inches average per year....FEL and rear blade
100/ year.......front blade and rear blade
200/year........blower,your choice front or back
we average 120 inches per year,I use front blade and rear blade,last year we only got about 50 inches,,the year before 250! My front blade is FEL mounted and can be removed to install the bucket in minutes if needed.
Normal dry snow...say up to a foot;front blade will be the quickest.My tractor weighs 6500lbs...it will push a lot of snow in a hurry.I plow about two miles of drive-ways and woods road.

 

[kub32guy]

I have updated my info to include my location (north eastern Pa ). I also forgot to mention a long portion of my hill is recessed between two hills with a field on downwind side which has drifted flush acrossed on a couple of ocassions.

 

[Thomas]

Welcome to TBN.
1/2 mile driveway w/drifting I go w/ front mounted snow blower hands down,also think about cab after winter you folks had last year.

Far as grading your driveway,York rake w/drop down grader blade might be worth checking out.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Welcome :thumbsup:
I have a mile long drive. Don't get me wrong - I love my tractor but I prefer plowing snow with a one ton truck and 9 foot Fisher plow. We get about 100 inches more or less. If I had to use the tractor I would like a cab and front mounted snow blower I think. But it might be overkill and slow.
I grade with a rear blade and grader/landplane.

 

[kub32guy]

I have briefly looked at the front mounted snowblowers but $$ scared me away. I run equipment at work so looking backwards alot doesn't bother me much. Thanks for suggestion though, I think it might come down to what I run across first for a good deal. Do front mounted snowblowers run off a mid pto or the FEL hydrualics?

 

[kub32guy]

I also have a dakota with plow, which is my first choice (has heat and radio), but with back to back storms I run out of room to push in many parts of my drive.

 

[Pushing_Tin]

A grading scraper can't be beat for maintaining a gravel driveway.

 

[Zork]

Welcome and Congratulations on your purchase. Here is an excellent site for your viewing pleasure.

How To Video Demos - Implements & Attachments

I hope this helps