Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Pictures of your snow weapons

[Thomas]

Good heavy snowmobile gloves artic wool pull over face sock artic boots,also try pick warmest time to plow,half way thru plow get off tractor walk a little to keep loosen.

 

[rekees4300]

The low budget alternative. :laughing:

 

[RoyJackson]

The low budget alternative. :laughing:

Now...why didn't I think of that!!!

Actually, it appears to work pretty good...

 

[Thomas]

Gotta do with what yer got as they say. :thumbsup:

 

[Pete6114]

For wind protection (without a cab), a snowmobile helmet works great. (IMO)

Never had a snowmobile helmet. Are they any different from motorcycle helmets?

 

[Thomas]

Yes...full face.
Better insulated also diifferent lens to pick from,some now have wool to cover throat neck areas.

 

[3930dave]

Yes...full face.
Better insulated also diifferent lens to pick from,some now have wool to cover throat neck areas.

Can be had with heated visor/face shields too...

https://fortnine.ca/en/bell-qualifier-snow-helmet-with-electric-shield

Rgds, D.

 

[civilian]

Never had a snowmobile helmet. Are they any different from motorcycle helmets?

For ice boating we wanted helmets. Tipping the ice boat over at 30+mph and hitting your head on the ice, a helmet is great. We bought I think snowmobile helmets but they were not full face. We did get different color visors for different sun conditions.

As far as fogging up. If the visor is down completely, it fogs up. But I raise mine just an inch or so, and it keeps it from fogging. Now I have the benefit of moving faster than on a tractor. But try to raise the visor just a bit, to keep the snow and wind off of your face, but let your breath go out without it hitting the visor. Jon

 

[DK35vince]

Never had a snowmobile helmet. Are they any different from motorcycle helmets?

Yes, Breath deflectors to help prevent fogging, often have double lens shields to help with fogging (mine has a heated shield.)

 

[rkidd]

Being a retired equipment operator, I am used to running loaders, so I just use my loader for my snow removal. That way I push and wing it off the drive on the downwind side, without leaving big windrows on the side of the drive that will drift back in at that height. Can pile up snow if we get alot here in the snowbelt, and can rescue neighbors and push there snow back when they run out room.

 

[Big Barn]

Being a retired equipment operator, I am used to running loaders, so I just use my loader for my snow removal. That way I push and wing it off the drive on the downwind side, without leaving big windrows on the side of the drive that will drift back in at that height. Can pile up snow if we get alot here in the snowbelt, and can rescue neighbors and push there snow back when they run out room.


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Me too. Still have a few machines around to use, though...

 

[MossRoad]

More articulated brethren...

 

[skills4lou]

Loader, back blade and a beard.

 

[Piston]

My rear blade hydraulics were frozen so I just used my box blade instead. I’ve done this a handful of times and it actually works surprisingly well.

 

[jajiu]

I've been thinking about a rear blower for mine, but for now, this is the first winter w/o my truck and plow and using my Kubota 100%. Works well with plow and grader blade, but even with chains on the rear the ice on the drive is tough. I ordered chains for the front but they haven't come in yet. I want to get thru this winter this way and think about a blower over the summer. I'm thinking WoodMaxx. I've heard good things about them.

 

[KubotainNH]

The low budget alternative. :laughing:

Ha ha, he needs to add wings.

 

[kenmac]

We had a whopping 4.5 inches of the white stuff this year. No clearing needed. We just kind of waited a couple days and it was all gone

 

[skyhook]

I've been thinking about a rear blower for mine, but for now, this is the first winter w/o my truck and plow and using my Kubota 100%. Works well with plow and grader blade, but even with chains on the rear the ice on the drive is tough. I ordered chains for the front but they haven't come in yet. I want to get thru this winter this way and think about a blower over the summer. I'm thinking WoodMaxx. I've heard good things about them.View attachment 534918View attachment 534919View attachment 534920

If I were you, i would seriously consider a rear pull blower. Looks like your machine could handle one. With the front blade also, you would have it all, except the neck problem.

 

[jajiu]

Skyhook, I am thinking of a 3-pt rear blower. I have a steep hill that I have to back up to push the snow down and the deeper the snow the harder it is to go up. I think with a rear blower, it would be a snap.

 

[aeblank]

Wouldn't trade my front blower for any other type.

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