Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Pictures of your snow weapons

[RjCorazza]

Amarsh, I take it off all the time, literally takes 3 minutes. My question is for all the snowblower owners out there. I have a possible lucknow 72 inch snowblower I might get a friend to look at..as I won't be home for a while. The owner says its a shear pin. What do most think of shear pins as opposed to the slip clutch. I'd prefer the slip clutch, but Do most think a shear pin is alright. Said the blower wasn't used much at all, its $2100 Canadian. I think their getting close to $4000 if new, around these parts anyway, but then I noticed other prices under $3000 elsewhere in Canada. There is also a 62 inche Kubota snowblower also..not sure if that has a clutch or not. My tractor is 5 feet wide, so 60 inches there abouts...

I have a 6' Lucknow, and it is a very heavy duty and well built blower. I have only broken one shear bolt in the 6 years I have had it, and I was back up and running in 5 minutes. As a State Side consumer, Lucknow is a royal pain to get parts for though.

 

[donrtowery]

Just got a new John Deere 1025R with a 54" blower and loader

 

[FatTire]

Today I got the dirt weapon uninstalled


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Then I had a naked little tractor for a couple of hours


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And finally I got the new snow weapon attached . Pretty pumped for some snow


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Taking the backhoe off for the first time went fairly well . Hopefully getting it back on will go smooth as well !

That looks like a real nice snowblower! You'll have to report back after your first big snow. I'm not familiar with your backhoe mounting system, but I was a little nervous the first time I went to reinstall my hoe, and for the first few months I went out of my way to minimize taking it on and off. Turns out it is pretty easy, and these days I don't even think about it. I bet you will get real fast at doing yours.

 

[Rustyiron]

I had a Bobcat ssqa complete assy. hanging around and made it to fit a 3 pt hitch. Mostly just because I could with just a little work & some steel. I have a bunch of skidsteer attachments and got to thinking about a plow on each end might speed things up some. Not sure I'll take it on my plowing "route" but I hitched it up today just to see how it looked and the added length.

 

[chopped]

I had a Bobcat ssqa complete assy. hanging around and made it to fit a 3 pt hitch. Mostly just because I could with just a little work & some steel. I have a bunch of skidsteer attachments and got to thinking about a plow on each end might speed things up some. Not sure I'll take it on my plowing "route" but I hitched it up today just to see how it looked and the added length.

Very nice..Ive been thinking and wondering about a three point that had the ssqa on it...

 

[TSO]

My snow weapons are positioned in the barn for a quick exit ...

 

[bigtiller]

My latest purchase is a 30 inch plow. I think Mrs-tiller has enough ballast for traction, I just hope she doesn't step off the edge causing a rollover.

 

[Grouse09]

Now that is funny.

 

[chim]

Heavy made blower. Their alright. Is it pretty quick to replace the pin? Carry a few extras and just replace where is? I was wondering if I could buy a slip clutch and convert

There are two shear pins (1/4" Grade 2 bolts) on my Pronovost and both are easy to replace. I carry two small zippered tool bags under the seat. One general pins, and tools. The other has bolts, Nylock nuts, a 7/16" box wrench and a small ratchet with a 7/16" socket. The bolts and nuts are in ziplok sandwich bags to make them easier to locate. I break 8-10 per season. Replacing a bolt is so quick I usually don't bother putting my coat on when I get out to do one.

 

[beenthere]

chim
Nice rig.
When done blowing snow, what is your routine for cleaning off the equipment? Stored without heat in shed, waiting for next storm, or in a heated area?