Looking at pull type snowblowers

[metalbender]

I agree on that video. Hardly considered a snow event. Inverted have their place in some situations with light non drifted snow, even a couple of feet. Here on the on the prairies the snow will drift three feet high across the road and you can drive up onto the drift. This situation requires a push type blower, be rear or front mount. Just a different perspective for those who've never experienced a prairie blizzard. The tractor goes in the shed with the blower facing out, ready for action.

 

[atsah]

I agree on that video. Hardly considered a snow event. Inverted have their place in some situations with light non drifted snow, even a couple of feet. Here on the on the prairies the snow will drift three feet high across the road and you can drive up onto the drift. This situation requires a push type blower, be rear or front mount. Just a different perspective for those who've never experienced a prairie blizzard. The tractor goes in the shed with the blower facing out, ready for action.

Happens here as well with roads going through farm land, nothing stops the wind.. My brother has 8ft drifts in his driveway.. He uses an 8 1/2 foot Lucknow and pushes it with a Ford 7710 and a Cat backhoe 4x4 to move banks..

 

[mikester]

Huh? Just change the direction of the spout or adjust the deflection chute!

If you watch the video buddy is blowing all the snow up hill and onto the house...buddy must like ice dams and wet basements...or maybe the guy in the video is a contractor and his summer job is wet basement repairs.

 

[Agvg]

The only way to use one of those is to either chain up all four tires and keep up with a storm or put it on a big tractor.. The snow depth in that video is nothing, if I had one of those on that size tractor and waited until one of our average 2ft storms was over I would be stuck in a hurry..

What do you mean? 2 ft snow is nothing?

 

[clarky711]

I live upstate NY where we get plenty of snow. When I bought my used L3540, I got an old school 6’, single stage pull behind snow blower for 250 bucks. It needed some tlc but works great. I sometimes wish for more hp (which the OP has) when it’s deep (15-18”) but works great on my 750’ blacktop driveway and it’s. I’ve never had an issue with driving over it first, and find that having the loader on all winter is very beneficial.

However, I think you said that you wanted to go even wider, and I might caution against that. I’d think an 6’ would be perfect for you as it still should cover the width of your tracks. I’ll try and find a picture or two.

 

[clarky711]

 

[atsah]

What do you mean? 2 ft snow is nothing?

In that video by the looks of how much snow he was driving through, looked to be 6-8 inches, if he tried that in 2ft of wet snow or snow on top of ice he would be struck in a hurry.. That's what I meant..

 

[airbiscuit]

If you watch the video buddy is blowing all the snow up hill and onto the house...buddy must like ice dams and wet basements...or maybe the guy in the video is a contractor and his summer job is wet basement repairs.

I assumed that if you were on the tractor, you would be bright enough to change the direction of the spout or adjust the deflection chute!

 

[atsah]

Not the first time I have seen people brake windows in their house because they didn't change the deflection chute direction.. It was probably his first video and wasn't paying attention..

 

[Z-Michigan]

I agree on that video. Hardly considered a snow event. Inverted have their place in some situations with light non drifted snow, even a couple of feet. Here on the on the prairies the snow will drift three feet high across the road and you can drive up onto the drift. This situation requires a push type blower, be rear or front mount. Just a different perspective for those who've never experienced a prairie blizzard. The tractor goes in the shed with the blower facing out, ready for action.

We do the same here in Lake Superior's peak snowbelt. An overnight snowfall of 18-24" with drifts of 3-5' happens a few times each winter. Whether front or back mounted, the blower has to clear the tractor's travel or else you'll be stuck immediately.

 

[atsah]

I would venture to say a pull type blower would work in areas that get light snowfalls if it's hooked to a big tractor, If it has a sharp cutting edge it might scrape up the snow that you already drove over, if they worked well in deep snow I would see them everywhere here in ME, I have never seen one, the idea of driving over snow pulling a blower makes no sense to me..

I have moved snow about every way possible, trying not to get stuck and pulling a blower over packed snow isn't one of them..

 

[LouNY]

I don't have a pull type blower, but I do plow a lot of snow with my pull type back blade.
I have no problem pulling that through more then 18" of snow.

 

[Agvg]

No problem

Dalen Snøfres 2014 - sleping (offisiell video) - YouTube

 

[Agvg]

Or if you insist on a rear blower and don't want to pull it, this is the only way

2018.03.07 Valtra T254 Versu with DALEN snowblower 2118 - YouTube

 

[OrangeMuscle]

Excellent videos, thank you for sharing. I visited Scandinavia last year, Oslo, Stockholm, and Copenhagen. I see you are from Norway. I was so thoroughly impressed with everything I saw in these places! I tell everyone who will listen that they must visit. Its so clean, happy, and healthy. Gorgeous all around!

If I had a tractor that large I would not be so worried about getting a rear inverted snowblower. But I have an L6060 and am worried that for some reason my 2 steep asphalt hills (15% grade) will be a nightmare.

 

[Agvg]

All those small tractors are falling for the very bad idea that tractors should pull and not push at the rear, it would not cost much to have a dual command so you could turn your seat and have rear controlls so you could push without killing your neck, Valtra has this as an option and as you can see on the last video it makes blowing with a rear blower a pure pleasure.

 

[Agvg]

Excellent videos, thank you for sharing. I visited Scandinavia last year, Oslo, Stockholm, and Copenhagen. I see you are from Norway. I was so thoroughly impressed with everything I saw in these places! I tell everyone who will listen that they must visit. Its so clean, happy, and healthy. Gorgeous all around!

Thanks, we have it alright, I must admit that.

 

[LouNY]

Or if you insist on a rear blower and don't want to pull it, this is the only way

2018.03.07 Valtra T254 Versu with DALEN snowblower 2118 - YouTube

That is a nice tractor and snow blower :thumbsup: :drink:

 

[atsah]

Both videos tell the story.. Both big tractors, the pull type blower is working in a light snowfall, the push blower is working in the deep stuff, pretty simple math there..

 

[Agvg]

If we are talking real snow and drift then tractors are a joke, to little power and you can't lift the blower to take the snow in steps.

Rear pull blowers works fine, but you can always find situations where they are not ideal.