Snow Attachments Why all the different snow blower brands?
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WayneB
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I have a Woods SS-60 that I use with my B-7500. I have used it for two years with little or no problems. I have blown deep enough snow to bog it down and have had to stop and let it catch up with the amount of snow in the auger, but that isn't something that has happened often. Actually, the more snow on the ground the better it seems to blow it!
Not sure where you are located and just how much snow you have to deal with. Around here the blower works fine if we have more than six inches of snow. Less than that it seems to be harder to clean it up with the blower.
As mentioned before get one that is at least as wide, maybe a few inches wider than the rear tires on your tractor. This past weekend I did around 2200 feet of driveway, plus blow out four different place. It was only about 10 inches of snow, but with all we have had this year I am sure without the blower there would be no place to put the snow.
The ideal setup (that is if you don't have a front mounted snowblower and heated cab) is to have the 3pt hitch blower and a power angle snow plow in the front to first push the snow and then use the blower to blow it off the edge of the driveway. Next seasons project!
Not sure where you are located and just how much snow you have to deal with. Around here the blower works fine if we have more than six inches of snow. Less than that it seems to be harder to clean it up with the blower.
As mentioned before get one that is at least as wide, maybe a few inches wider than the rear tires on your tractor. This past weekend I did around 2200 feet of driveway, plus blow out four different place. It was only about 10 inches of snow, but with all we have had this year I am sure without the blower there would be no place to put the snow.
The ideal setup (that is if you don't have a front mounted snowblower and heated cab) is to have the 3pt hitch blower and a power angle snow plow in the front to first push the snow and then use the blower to blow it off the edge of the driveway. Next seasons project!
Ray2210
Silver Member
Allied/Buhler/Farm King are all one and the same. So that knocks at least one out of your list. They just market them under different names. There are alot of different brands in part because companies like Buhler and Schulte, etc make other ag implements and blowers are just a part of the total line they build and rounds out some of the manufacturing capacity for an item that will be in demand for the cold months.
WayneB said:
I keep seeing people saying that they do,..or want to, run a plow on the front.
My question is with something other than a FEL up front in the winter how do you sand your driveway, move snow banks, scrape up a thin layer of ice, etc?
I have truck with a heated cab, radio, & a 8' wide plow on front,...I think it is a terrible set up.
Bill, it all depends upon where you live.
For some folks, 10 inches of snow seems impressive, for others, well that's just what we get between 8 am and noon. Plowing every 8 to 10 hours becomes the reality, and then blowing back the berms is the next step. Repeat as needed.
I like to build up a nice hard ice/snow floor about 4 - 6 inches thick. We don't sand or salt, everyone uses studded snow-tires and 4 wheel drive.
Your situation may need a different solution.
For some folks, 10 inches of snow seems impressive, for others, well that's just what we get between 8 am and noon. Plowing every 8 to 10 hours becomes the reality, and then blowing back the berms is the next step. Repeat as needed.
I like to build up a nice hard ice/snow floor about 4 - 6 inches thick. We don't sand or salt, everyone uses studded snow-tires and 4 wheel drive.
Your situation may need a different solution.
rbargeron
Elite Member
Wyld Bill said:
not to mention:
Meteor
New Idea
Normand
Anderson
Lorenz
AgPlus
MFD
Inland
Couture
George White
Roberge
Steiner
Smyth
New Holland
Hagedorn
Detson
Walco
International
Kubota
Poulan
Sittler
McKee
Coop
SnowMachines
Husky
Badger
Erskine
Maybe a business school type can explain this. Is it that snowblowers are big and heavy, but simple - so there have been a lot of regional manufacturers over the years - sorta like wood stoves?
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