Pros and cons of snow removal options

Moose7060

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That looks cool. Don’t think my 1880 would pull that heavy beast. If I get another tractor, a B would be on my list. Maybe a L.
That brand is Farm King. Landpride makes a 64" inverted 20-55 HP which may also be too large.
Wifo equipment makes a wide range of inverted blowers as small as 46 inch, 10-20 HP.
 

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That lo

That looks cool. Don’t think my 1880 would pull that heavy beast. If I get another tractor, a B would be on my list. Maybe a L.
Inverted blowers generally tend to require a larger tractor per inch of snowblower as opposed to a unit that one pushes into the snow, either front mounted or traditional rear-mounted. If the snow is wet and sticky the tires compact it into two humps of near-ice material that's hard to remove. Plus you still have to look back to make sure your snow discharge is going in a safe direction.

For BX and B-series tractors the front-mounted blower is king of the hill. I have three of them and will never go back. (Pun intended!)
 

Moose7060

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Inverted blowers generally tend to require a larger tractor per inch of snowblower as opposed to a unit that one pushes into the snow, either front mounted or traditional rear-mounted. If the snow is wet and sticky the tires compact it into two humps of near-ice material that's hard to remove. Plus you still have to look back to make sure your snow discharge is going in a safe direction.

For BX and B-series tractors the front-mounted blower is king of the hill. I have three of them and will never go back. (Pun intended!)
I have had absolutely no humps left behind. The weight of the blower following cleans it right down.
 
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That brand is Farm King. Landpride makes a 64" inverted 20-55 HP which may also be too large.
Wifo equipment makes a wide range of inverted blowers as small as 46 inch, 10-20 HP.
Looked up a 54 inch. A little over 4 grand. Too much for my blood. I would go rear push if I would get one and deal with the neck pain. A bit cheaper. But with the lack of snow these past years, my rear blade is doing pretty good. Just need to get a front blade of same size as my 3 point.
 
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Looked up a 54 inch. A little over 4 grand. Too much for my blood. I would go rear push if I would get one and deal with the neck pain. A bit cheaper. But with the lack of snow these past years, my rear blade is doing pretty good. Just need to get a front blade of same size as my 3 point.
That's the same here. The lack of snow in the past few yrs makes investing in snow removal equipment for personal use hard to do. And nothing ever drops in price.
 

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I have had absolutely no humps left behind. The weight of the blower following cleans it right down.
Your bigger tractors allow you to pull a bigger, heavier blower and to have more traction. I've seen the smaller (compact, sub-compact) tractors struggle with having sufficient traction to remove the compacted icy ridges.
 

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8I have absolutely no problem with my 68" M K Martin rear pull snowblower scraping the tire tracks clear.

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