Which snow blower?

[canoetrpr]

Never too early to think about winter! Was just looking at Will's winter pictures from last year.

I might upgrade my current 68" blower - Walco Meteor to a 74" or so model. The Meteor has been fine so far. Never had any snow sticking or anything like that.

The only complaint I had with it was that one time I hit some stuff on the ground (a tarp I think that my neighbour had left - which I didn't see while I was doing his drive - *no good deed goes un-punished*), and the whole freaking auger came off.

I might want to buy the heaviest duty one that I can afford which is a decent price.

Walco Meteor's are very popular here as are Lucknow and Buhler - all about the same price - $3600 for a 74" with hydraulics. One dealer priced out a similar sized Pronovost and it was $4600! Can't justify that.

When I was looking at Kubota's, the dealer showed me the Kubota blower which is made by Rad in Quebec. Looked very sturdy and was also about $3600.

Any idea who makes the John Deere Frontier ones?

 

[canoetrpr]

DOH! Meant this to go under attachments. Could a moderator please move it.

 

[jenkinsph]

I am way south of you and deal with smaller dumps usually but have had 24" overnight on rare occasions. At any rate I looked into a forward travel blower for my 4520 last year since I have alot of ground clearance. Think it was a Schulte (spelling?), about $5 to 6k.

 

[scoutcub]

DOH! Meant this to go under attachments. Could a moderator please move it.

Pehaps the "snow removal" forum might be better?

 

[tcartwri]

Go and look at the Bobcat blowers, they are really well built machines. They only go up to a 72" though. I have the 66" version. It was $3200.

 

[Kioti guy]

I have a buhler and absolutely love it ,very well built and very tough. As an added bonus it comes in orange to match your tractor.....craig

 

[canoetrpr]

Did not even realize there was a snow removal forum. I guess there have been several more forums added in the last little while.

A front mount won't work for me as I need my loader free for my hay spear which I use every few days in the winter.

 

[JDGreenGrass]

Never too early to think about winter! Was just looking at Will's winter pictures from last year.

I might upgrade my current 68" blower - Walco Meteor to a 74" or so model. The Meteor has been fine so far. Never had any snow sticking or anything like that.

The only complaint I had with it was that one time I hit some stuff on the ground (a tarp I think that my neighbour had left - which I didn't see while I was doing his drive - *no good deed goes un-punished*), and the whole freaking auger came off.

I might want to buy the heaviest duty one that I can afford which is a decent price.

Walco Meteor's are very popular here as are Lucknow and Buhler - all about the same price - $3600 for a 74" with hydraulics. One dealer priced out a similar sized Pronovost and it was $4600! Can't justify that.

When I was looking at Kubota's, the dealer showed me the Kubota blower which is made by Rad in Quebec. Looked very sturdy and was also about $3600.

Any idea who makes the John Deere Frontier ones?

I do believe the Frontier blower is made by RAD. I've used mine for just one winter. I have been pleased with the operation. Snow removal with a 3pt. blower has been very enjoyable for me.

 

[WilliamBos]

Our Buhler Farm King Y500 has been a good blower. Very simple design too. Last winter was the first winter in the three we have had it that we actually broke shear pins. Frozen wood chunks will do that. .

Lucknow makes an excellent blower too, so does RAD/Provonost.

 

[canoetrpr]

I break my fair share on logs. My dogs are crazy about carrying firewood out of where I store it, taking it someplace along the driveway and chewing on it. I try to keep the driveway clear but every so often the snowblower finds it.

 

[jenkinsph]

canoetrpr,
The snowblower I was referring to is a 3pt model that you drive forward to operate.

 

[WilliamBos]

I break my fair share on logs. My dogs are crazy about carrying firewood out of where I store it, taking it someplace along the driveway and chewing on it. I try to keep the driveway clear but every so often the snowblower finds it.

Did a Brafasco run earlier this year, have a bag of each, so no worries of running short.

1 on the PTO, 1 on the auger.

 

[ChuckinNH]

Never too early to think about winter! Was just looking at Will's winter pictures from last year.

I might upgrade my current 68" blower - Walco Meteor to a 74" or so model. The Meteor has been fine so far. Never had any snow sticking or anything like that.

The only complaint I had with it was that one time I hit some stuff on the ground (a tarp I think that my neighbour had left - which I didn't see while I was doing his drive - *no good deed goes un-punished*), and the whole freaking auger came off.

I might want to buy the heaviest duty one that I can afford which is a decent price.

Walco Meteor's are very popular here as are Lucknow and Buhler - all about the same price - $3600 for a 74" with hydraulics. One dealer priced out a similar sized Pronovost and it was $4600! Can't justify that.

When I was looking at Kubota's, the dealer showed me the Kubota blower which is made by Rad in Quebec. Looked very sturdy and was also about $3600.

Any idea who makes the John Deere Frontier ones?

I bought the Blizzard 54" a couple of years ago, and it has worked just fine. It is made by RAD in Canada too as are the Frontier oness that I have seen. Other's may chime in on this, but perhaps the RAD blowers don't have as much RPM as some makes. Still, I've had more trouble blowing too far (road) than I have with not blowing far enough. Some of the snow put through mine was more than half water (puddles with snow in them) than snow, and it still didn't plug. The one telephone pole that I tried to blow did break a shear pin though.

 

[eagle107]

I just got a new MK Martin 75" Meteor snowblower. They redesign a number of things on the 2010 and 2011 models making the blower much better. It has a newer hydraulic chute rotator, a fan plate added to keep the fan from throwing some of the snow back out of the blower, a front chute cover to keep the veocity of the snow from dropping and the deflector is nozzle shaped now for better performance. Below are some pictures of the new blower.

 

[JDGreenGrass]

I just got a new MK Martin 75" Meteor snowblower. They redesign a number of things on the 2010 and 2011 models making the blower much better. It has a newer hydraulic chute rotator, a fan plate added to keep the fan from throwing some of the snow back out of the blower, a front chute cover to keep the veocity of the snow from dropping and the deflector is nozzle shaped now for better performance. Below are some pictures of the new blower.

That blower looks to be a good one.:thumbsup:

Thanks for posting the pictures.

 

[botayota]

I just got a new MK Martin 75" Meteor snowblower. They redesign a number of things on the 2010 and 2011 models making the blower much better. It has a newer hydraulic chute rotator, a fan plate added to keep the fan from throwing some of the snow back out of the blower, a front chute cover to keep the veocity of the snow from dropping and the deflector is nozzle shaped now for better performance. Below are some pictures of the new blower.

Hi eagle107,
What is the PTO HP of your tractor, I am trying to determine the size of a MK Martin I can run with my L3240. My rear tread width is around 68", so the 68 or 75" model would allow me to clear my wheels, but I'm not sure my PTO could run these ?

Thanks,
BY

 

[canoetrpr]

BTW. I ended up ordering the 75" Meteor pull type with a chute rotator. My dealer is charging me $3650. For once it helps to be in Canada as it is not made too far away from where I live.

 

[WilliamBos]

BTW. I ended up ordering the 75" Meteor pull type with a chute rotator. My dealer is charging me $3650. For once it helps to be in Canada as it is not made too far away from where I live.

Good to hear. You will be happy with your decision.

 

[botayota]

I just bought a MK Marten SB68RC, just off the truck at my local dealer.
Now they come with disc skid shoes, apparently a new option.
I got totally manual unit, paid 2399.00 comes with drive shaft.

Will post pictures when it lands in my yard.

Now waiting for it too snow :thumbsup:

 

[eagle107]

I just bought a MK Marten SB68RC, just off the truck at my local dealer.
Now they come with disc skid shoes, apparently a new option.
I got totally manual unit, paid 2399.00 comes with drive shaft.

Will post pictures when it lands in my yard.

Now waiting for it too snow :thumbsup:

BY,

I think that was the right size choice going with the 68" for your tractor. Have fun with the new snowblower!

Eagle