KeithT Yesterday while out using my frt mt 47" blower , a friend came using his Kobota w/ rear blower..
As soon as I turned my engine off to talk to him, his first words to me
If the dealer would have been opened today and he had one in stock I would have a front mt blower...I hate this rear mt...
I asked him about loosing the use of his FEL... He said he didn't care ,he just bought this blower last fall and tractor 2 yrs ago... It had taken him close to 2hrs to come down his dirt road Of course the lane he lives on is appx 1 mile or more in length. He had been blowing snow for 5-6 hrs ,and he said if there was any way before the next snow he would have a frt mt blower.
From my point of view there is no way I would own a rear mt blower...After blowing snow for about 14 hrs over the last 2 day...Just using rear blade today for about an hr. is enough to tell me NoWAY
I know frt mt cost more ... maybe find a used frt mt got mine for about a 1/3 of the cost of a new one..
Just my 2 cents