Info on Frontier SB1154 Blower?

Conservation · Dec 30, 2008

I am looking at a SB1154 blower for my 1050. Actually, the dealer has one at another location. Is there somewhere I can view pictures and information about this unit online so that I can show my wife?

kennyd · Dec 30, 2008

Look HERE on the JD site, but they are anew product so there does not seem to be a ton of info on the yet.

There are plently of other rear 3PH mounted blowers though that may be a lot cheaper.

Conservation · Dec 30, 2008

What brand can you recommend? I'm not a die hard JD only guy. The dealer quoted me $2250 for the SB1154. I didn't think that was too bad from what I have seen.

Conservation · Dec 30, 2008

I didn't have luck on the web site last night. Your link didn't work for me either. I'm having a computer blonde moment.

kernal · Dec 30, 2008

I got a SB1154 a couple weeks ago. It works very well on my 2320. I am thinking about hydrualics for the rotation / deflector next year. If you want any specific pics or have any questions let me know.

Conservation · Dec 30, 2008

So..Am I going too small for my 1050? The 1050 is about twice the weight and about 50% more hp than the 2320. I am limited due to gear drive, so I don't want to go too big and not be able to go slow enough. I'm going to measure the width of the 1050 this morning to see if 54" even covers it. I think they offer a 64" model too, but it is recommended for tractors up to 50 hp.

kernal · Dec 30, 2008

We have a 6 foot Smyth blower on a ~35 hp ford, with gears. It works very well. Depending on the amount of snow you do have to run in low reverse, and sometimes need to feather the clutch some. The 54 is as wide as I would want on the little 2320, and the hydro is nice. The 54 may be a little small for your 1050, but you could add wings on the sides to cover the wheel width. IMO you'd be fine with the next size up. In stock and ready in an a couple hours was the big selling point for me.

ejb17 · Dec 30, 2008

I run a JD 666 3 point blower on my 990 with no effort at all. Before the 990 I used my Father in laws 1050 and it also ran the 66" blower with no problem but Reverse in high was too fast to control more so than a power problem. In my opinion 54" is too small.

Conservation · Dec 30, 2008

Update. I agree with the 54" being too small. With the turfs (which I may change), the tractor width is 72". The dealer can't get the 64" blower any time soon (but I could check around to see if others have one in stock). He does have a 74" in stock, and can discount it to $3,000. I wouldn't think that it could do much in high range, but maybe low range would be OK for most snows. If it is just a little snow, we would just drive over it, or switch to the rear blade to clean it up quick. I'm now leaning toward the big one if no one thinks it would be too large.

Karl2 · Dec 30, 2008

Conservation said:
What brand can you recommend? I'm not a die hard JD only guy.

How large is the area to clear, what are snow conditions like and what is your blower budget?

kennyd · Dec 30, 2008

Sorry about the link-It was my fault...

Try THIS and THIS

As for other brands, there are LOTS. Call around to different dealers (not just JD) and ask what brand 3PH snowblowers they carry.

Here a a few I know:
Provonost
Meteor
Buhler

Conservation · Dec 30, 2008

Budget! All of the numbers are more than I want to spend, but I want to get it right the first time rather than be unhappy with the results. I tend to keep these things for a long time.
The lane is about 1/4 mile long. I have a large area near the workshop that I like to keep clear for getting larger things backed in. The lane is poorly located, and last week I abandoned it for a grassy area on higher ground. That is much easier to clear. Only a blower will do in the lane to be honest. There just isn't anywhere to put the snow, and it really fills up. So moving the lane is probably a good idea one way or another. I am looking into getting some narrower R1's to replace my turf tires with chains. The wide turfs just don't work well in deep snow plowing. It's possible that I can get away without the blower in most cases if I modify the lane this summer.
I looked at the wide blower today. It's nice. Even the dealer wasn't sure if the 1050 would be enough power for it. He just wasn't very knoledgeable.

minimax · Dec 30, 2008

I ordered a SB1164 snowblower on monday but my dealer does not know when it will come in.

minimax

Conservation · Dec 30, 2008

That is what I was told also. The factory has no stock is what he said.
I will say that the blower did look heavy duty.
The tire store said he would get back to me Friday with an answer on price of rims and tires. Jeepers! He said that last week too. Nice service.

ejb17 · Dec 30, 2008

I have a set of front rims- 7x16 used if you are interested. They are not perfect but will do the job and do not look too bad. The rims currently have 8-16 R-1's that are foam filled but they are shot. 74" blower may be a stretch with a 1050 but not if it is not real deep. Just my opinion.

Conservation · Dec 30, 2008

Check your messages ejb17.

Conservation · Jan 1, 2009

ejb17 said:
I have a set of front rims- 7x16 used if you are interested. They are not perfect but will do the job and do not look too bad. The rims currently have 8-16 R-1's that are foam filled but they are shot. 74" blower may be a stretch with a 1050 but not if it is not real deep. Just my opinion.

I'm interested. I think they should fit a 1050 fwd?
Sent you a message. What would you like for them?

Zephrant · Mar 2, 2009

I asked my local dealer about a SB1164 or SB1154 today, and was told that they would order them in July or so, and they wanted to put my name on a waiting list so they could call me.

Claimed they could not get anything now, as everything built has been taken.

I'm not in a hurry for this year, but don't want to wait until fall to buy either.

Spudland_Dave · Mar 2, 2009

Conservation said:
I am looking at a SB1154 blower for my 1050. Actually, the dealer has one at another location. Is there somewhere I can view pictures and information about this unit online so that I can show my wife?

The Deere Blowers are Green Painted & Decaled Blizzards...
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Just have her squint and pretend the paint is green..LOL! They're great blowers, I got a B74 which I believe is the SB1174...Deere dealer couldnt get me firm pricing and a guarantee it would be in by November so I went to another dealer and got the "Red one"....I coulda gotten an Orange one too...Kubota has the same exact rear 3pt Blower this year. Believe it or not, the Kubota pricing was actually VERY good....