Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Pictures of your snow weapons

[JJZ 109]

This is my snow removal equipment. That is my wife trying it out last winterView attachment 289946

My wife really got to like the zero turn and does most of the mowing. Now if I can school her a little bit on the Bobcat ........... :thumbsup:

 

[weatherman]

Plowing vs blowing. We get so much snow up here in northwest lower Michigan that snow that gets plowed eventually builds up a ridge on the side of the road so large that a loader has to be brought in to remove it (our rural, unpaved road, which serves seven homes, is contract plowed). But we blow our 600 ft paved driveway and the 600 ft two-track to our storage "barn". No buildups on the side when you blow the snow.

John

 

[daugen]

I was able to buy my used Gravely blower, which are not easy to find, because the guy who had it had evergreens on one side of his driveway and his house on the other. The blown snow had no where to go.
My neighbors are so happy to see me out there with it, because I do everything but their lanes with it, including the snow plow humps, that they don't care where the snow goes, but I'm careful anyway. Luckily no
gravel to pick up. Weatherman, please tell us that was last year's snow, not now...

 

[flyingpostman]

My setup for the winter.

 

[TractrNoob]

Doesn't compare with some of these beasts, but here's mine, such as it is...

 

[JerryK]

Doesn't compare with some of these beasts, but here's mine, such as it is...

Beast enough for me... !!! Remember, one man's beast is someone elses tinkertoy... Nice ride...!!!!

 

[Buckgnarly]

My two primary weapons, also have a 97 Explorer with Myers and a 26" BCS blower.

 

[madmax12]

My two primary weapons, also have a 97 Explorer with Myers and a 26" BCS blower.

Wow! You either really like playing in snow or you really hate snow and hope to scare it from ever showing up!

 

[Buckgnarly]

Wow! You either really like playing in snow or you really hate snow and hope to scare it from ever showing up!

More of a lesson of failures.....
1. We started with a Toro 824, thing sucked so I bought the BCS attachment off CL....thought I was happy....

2. Neighbor had an old Ex for his vacation home, so he added a Myers. I plowed his stuff and mine for the use of the plow truck. Well I got greedy and started to plow other neighbors, which was WAY too much for the EX (Stupid auto trans blew and mixed with the coolant, that was fun in the dead of Winter) so.....

3. Picked up the 89 F250 with 7.3IDI.....all was well until March 11 when we got SLAMMED and I broke the lousy TTB front axle on the F250. Fell behind on my other neighbors vacation house, swore that would not happen again so I threw in a Dana 60 Kingpin I had laying around into the 250...thing is a plowing BEAST now! But......

4. Still worried about big snowfalls, so enter the Kioti DS3510 with 68" rear Meteor......I Think I am ready now....think.....


I really do love the snow, but we get a LOT here and you gotta be prepared!

 

[madmax12]

More of a lesson of failures.....
1. We started with a Toro 824, thing sucked so I bought the BCS attachment off CL....thought I was happy....

2. Neighbor had an old Ex for his vacation home, so he added a Myers. I plowed his stuff and mine for the use of the plow truck. Well I got greedy and started to plow other neighbors, which was WAY too much for the EX (Stupid auto trans blew and mixed with the coolant, that was fun in the dead of Winter) so.....

3. Picked up the 89 F250 with 7.3IDI.....all was well until March 11 when we got SLAMMED and I broke the lousy TTB front axle on the F250. Fell behind on my other neighbors vacation house, swore that would not happen again so I threw in a Dana 60 Kingpin I had laying around into the 250...thing is a plowing BEAST now! But......

4. Still worried about big snowfalls, so enter the Kioti DS3510 with 68" rear Meteor......I Think I am ready now....think.....

I really do love the snow, but we get a LOT here and you gotta be prepared!

I think it is great! Sounds like every piece of equipment has its place/function. Keep up the good work!

 

[JoelD]

I am awaiting the snow, just remembered I forgot to include the toro electric power shovel, believe it or not I use that thing all the time. Nothing beats electric for ease of use.

Joel

 

[cschulz]

Nice arsenal of snow movers.


Chris

 

[cschulz]

Thats funny I dont see the power cord for the shovel. LOL


Chris

 

[groundcover]

Must be one of those newfangled cordless shovels !:laughing:

 

[ILLUMN8R]

Got the blade modified with a thicker wear bar & increased the mold board height by 6" on my factory new Cub Cadet 46" snow/dirt blade. With the help of my youngest son @ 6 years old we got the blade mounted up to my 2011 Cub Cadet GT2100 garden tractor. I have the tires loaded with -40 windshield washer fluid already so now all we have to do is put on the chains. This will be the first winter with this set up so I am anxious to try it out, last winter in Nebraska seemed like we lived in Atlanta or something, only 2 wet snows that melted in a few days. My old machine was a 1978 JD 210 with a 4 speed gear drive, I wonder how different the hydro will be? I expect it will be ALOT easier, shifting from forward to reverse a 100 times got old really fast! See included photo of all my snow removal equipment including the Cub, a 2 stage Bolens blower and of course the trusty old shovels, one for me and one for each of my 2 boys, 6 & 8 years old. We are all hoping for snowpocalypse this year! {:~()
John

 

[cschulz]

Great idea on the taller mold board. One thing I would suggest is add more weight than just the filled tires. Hang a few hundred pounds on the back. The more weight the better!!!


Chris

 

[orangebruce]

All warshed up, fresh fluid/filter change/grease, full of diesel and ready to go.... And pictures of my JD 420, 20hp Onan HST. About 1000 pounds with 400 pounds of Allis C. weights on the back. She will push snow straight forward until it stalls if you let it.. 3/4" ply box on front for snow pusher, with a double plastic pipe bottom. Got a couple AM37982 quick connects coming for the hose leaks...

Okay I will bite. So what does the pipe do?

 

[ptgdigger]

Okay I will bite. So what does the pipe do?

leaves the shale in the driveway instead of in the snowpile! Also less likely to bring up sod in unfrozen areas.


Ray

 

[JerryK]

leaves the shale in the driveway instead of in the snowpile! Also less likely to bring up sod in unfrozen areas.


Ray

Yup, lets the blade glide across stuff without digging in. I ran out of black ABS pipe long enough to cover the bottom, and the piece I had was four inches or so short. So I slid a white PVC over top of it the correct lenght. The inner ABS actually helps support the PVC and keeps it from shattering like normal. If I ever get some gas for my torches, I'd slit me a piece of well drill pipe... which is what most of the pro's that push snow for a living use.

 

[ILLUMN8R]

Great idea on the taller mold board. One thing I would suggest is add more weight than just the filled tires. Hang a few hundred pounds on the back. The more weight the better!!!

Chris

Funny you should say that, actually when we were at my father-in-laws ranch for Thanksgiving I found 2 suitcase weights from an OLD tractor in the barn and brought em home, I think they weigh about 75lbs each. Now all I have to do is figure out how the heck I am going to attach them to the back of the Cub, any ideas?
I will say however I only had wheel weights and chains on my old JD 210 and had minimal tire slipping, only on steep drives & when pushing up piles.