Backhoe too much weight to use with snowblower?

[northcop]

Afternoon fella's

Wondering if anyone can chime in on this. Heard someone mention awhile back that leaving the backhoe on the BX25D as weight to use the front mount snowblower is actually TOO much weight when working the machine in that capacity? any thoughts?

 

[85Hokie]

based on info from tractordata.com, the backhoe weighs about 620 lbs.....
that being said a front bucket does NOT weight that much empty (but hangs out further thus having more downforce than a tucked in hoe)......but with 750 lbs of dirt/gravel etc it gets heavy up front quick....i cannot imagine what it would be like NOT to have the hoe back there........your snowblower is gonna have at least 300 lbs (if not more) on it and to be pumping snow through it will add even more weight....

I would think you would want it for traction alone, now spinning around in a tight space will make you slow down a bit!

 

[northcop]

Thanks for the advice bud. I was hoping I wouldn't have to rig up some contraption to mount on the back.

 

[Gso125]

I have same setup and dealer advised me not to use backhoe with the snowblower as it would be to back heavy with out adding some weight up front. He also showed me the chains would hit the backhoe with filled rears r4's no clearance. I bought a rear blade to use with my snowblower.

 

[Eric McCarthy]

I see it helping with weight and traction like Hokie was talking about but I would think it would get in the way if you're in a tight space.