BX2360 maxed out with 11" of snow in Central Virginia

[snpower]

Bummer! Started this morning around 0900. Horrible traction with my turf tires so I put on my snow chains. Rear 5' blade, pushing in reverse - o.k. results. Worried about the pressure on the rear links. Big traction issues! Switched to my box blade for the weight... we shall see later on how that works. Going to have to take small swipes for sure. Any input on technique is appreciated. Guess I should have started around midnight last night!

 

[motownbrowne]

The rear blade will work much better going forward. Till
Angle it steeply if you have lots of snow.

 

[KennyV]

Turf tires are the Best in snow... But you will have to add a lot of weight to get any traction... You have the complete area of the 3pt attachment to attach poundage... You will have to use the 3pt position control to shift some weight from the blade to the tractor... but like All things it is a learning process and will take a (small) amount of practice.
Another thing, about starting earlier... You can Not expect to drive into snow that is Over two thirds the depth of the height of your tires... once you are above axle height, you are pushing snow with the tractor and it is being supported somewhat by that snow. Start earlier, get a bigger tractor OR use a SnowBlower to remove the snow Before the tractor has to drive above it.

 

[snpower]

And how much tilt or pitch would you say is most effective - i.e. top link adjustment?

 

[snpower]

...get a bigger tractor...

OH I ONLY WISH !!!

 

[motownbrowne]

And how much tilt or pitch would you say is most effective - i.e. top link adjustment?

Start with the cutting edge perpendicular to the drive. If it's not cutting deep enough, add weight, or lengthen the top link so it bites a little more.

 

[3930dave]

sn - do you have a rear differential lock that you can use ? (I'm not familiar with your model).

If your front tires aren't doing much, steering with the rear brakes individually can help - also can be a useful technique if no rear diff lock present.

If traction is still a problem, drag with the less agressive face of the rear blade first. Take small nibbles away with the FEL if you are still getting nowhere fast with the blade.

Good luck, and be patient - have a coffee break as needed. :thumbsup:

Rgds, D.

 

[tcartwri]

Back that pretty red truck out of there and start clearing from the bare spot underneath it.

 

[snpower]

I don't have differential braking available but I do have the rear locking differential pedal which does help. I installed my box blade, and it made a world of difference! Good ideas one and all, as usual.

It's snowing again... we might get another 2-4 inches they say.

 

[oldnslo]

For heavy snow wouldn't the FEL work better to get the bulk of the snow moved then finish up with the rear blade.

 

[AStanton]

For a BX, 11" of snow is a lot to handle. I'm glad I use a B3030 in the winter time.

 

[stuckmotor]

Back that pretty red truck out of there and start clearing from the bare spot underneath it.

That really is a pretty red truck.

 

[Looking4new]

Plowing snow has its own learning curve. Just try to keep the shiny side up.

 

[BeezFun]

In your climate I'd just drive on it until it's packed down. In a week it will all be melted.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Don't feel bad. We have 12 plus inches here and my Mx5100 was working hard. That is alot of snow to move.

 

[motownbrowne]

You guys are making me jealous. We've finally gotten temps over 5 degrees, so it's warm enough to be out and about, but we don't have any snow to play with. I jacked up my mx4700 to fix my front tire (which rolled off the rim at an inopportune moment) about a week ago and haven't had an excuse to fire it up since. Hopefully we'll get some in the next few days

 

[AceDeuce]

In your climate I'd just drive on it until it's packed down. In a week it will all be melted.

Do NOT do that. In this climate it will turn into a thick sheet of ice that is impossible to pry up and will be there long after the snow is melted. Ask me how I know this... I also have a place up in WNY that averages over 140" per year. There you can get away with a base layer because there it stays below freezing for most of the winter and there is always fresh snow for traction. Here in the Old Dominion you are much better off whittling away at it with small swipes or use the FEL if needed until you get down to pavement (or gravel). Then let the sun take care of the last bit. I have basically the same setup as you. It works well but will definitely take longer than the 2-5" we typically get. Don't be shy with her either. You don't need to worry about bending the lift arms going in reverse. The tractor simply isn't heavy enough. I gave mine a fairly agressive workout for 5 hours straight today; cleared 16" of snow off 1300' of driveway and no worse for wear.

 

[kw22614]

We got about the same amount of snow here 14"-15". My BX1860 with filled turf tires and only using the fel did GREAT (was in 4x low). I displaced a little, maybe more, gravel from the driveway but other than that she did great. Have 75' x 12' circle driveway with 2 aprons to the road. Even cleared a large area in the back yard for the dog. Only took about 3 hours.

 

[aczlan]

Use the loader and push snow in a herringbone pattern. Once you get one pass done, offset the blade as far as you can to one side, angle the blade so that the part outside the tire track is in the back and go back through widening your path.
ie:

   / HHHH B
  /  HHHH B
 /

H is the tractor, B is the bucket, / is the blade.

Aaron Z

 

[Mattc8832]

My Kubota B7500 wouldn't go anywhere in 14 inches of snow and above - I had ag tires loaded and ballast box on the rear and it still wouldn't help.