How do you plow snow?

[shooterdon]

You need a RAMMY 155 Commercial single stage snow thrower for your ranger.

Nope. Nyet. Nein.

They are $7800 delivered. My pusher was less than $2300. In the tractor, I sit in a cab with a heater.

I live where it snows a fair bit and never seen one. Maybe they cost way too much.

 

[dnw64]

Updating my snow fighter. Kubota M7060, ...custom hydraulic back drag I fabed up a few weeks ago.

You, my friend are incredible!

99.99% of the population would never even dream of such a project. Of the remaining .01%, 99.99% might dream of it but never attempt it. Of THAT .01%, 99.99% might start but give up. Of THAT .01%, 99.99% might "finish" it, but it would be a cob-job and they'd spend 99.99% of their time fixing it.

Pretty sure that if you do the math, that comes to about 0.00000083 people on earth that would complete such a project to the level of skill and aesthetics seen here. But, rounding UP I guess we found that one.

Showing my work:
8,300,000,000 people on earth in 2025
*.0001 = 830,000 might dream of it
*.0001 = 83 might start
*.0001 = .0083 might "finish"
*.0001 = 0.00000083 do a good job

 

[John_Mc]

Getting outside to unload our 6x6 and get its plow back on so as to do our yard. I will get a few pics for you guys. We have a Outlander 4x4 being assembled now awaiting various parts for it. So we are looking for a plow to go with it that we won't break or wear out. I sent to much time rebuilding the KFI made plow on the 6x6.

It's not surprising that you are breaking plows. With tracks on your 6x6 you have a serious amount of traction... more than a plow designed for an ATV can handle. With the amount of snow you get, you are no doubt giving it a serious workout. With the amount of force you are capable of exerting, you are probably into the realm of a plow designed for a subcompact tractor (or possibly even the smaller end of the compact tractor range).The problem with continually upgrading the construction of the plow is that you will eventually discover what the next weakest link in the system is, and that next link could be something a lot mor eexpensive and hard to fix than an ATV plow frame.

I run a 66" plow on my Honda Pioneer 520 with diamond pattern chains on the rear wheels only. People debate whether to go 60 or 66" on the P520. I went with 66", since I have spacer on my wheels, bringing the overall width to 53". A 60" plow would just barely cover the wheels when angled. I wanted a little more width per pass. For a really heavy snow, I use the snowblower on the 3 pt hitch of the tractor and/or the bucket on the FEL.

The UTV is much faster, when the snow is light enough to handle it (deepest I've tried was only about 10" of "medium weight" snow last year, but I had no trouble with that.)

 

[ArlyA]

It's not surprising that you are breaking plows. With tracks on your 6x6 you have a serious amount of traction... more than a plow designed for an ATV can handle. With the amount of snow you get, you are no doubt giving it a serious workout. With the amount of force you are capable of exerting, you are probably into the realm of a plow designed for a subcompact tractor (or possibly even the smaller end of the compact tractor range).The problem with continually upgrading the construction of the plow is that you will eventually discover what the next weakest link in the system is, and that next link could be something a lot mor eexpensive and hard to fix than an ATV plow frame.

I run a 66" plow on my Honda Pioneer 520 with diamond pattern chains on the rear wheels only. People debate whether to go 60 or 66" on the P520. I went with 66", since I have spacer on my wheels, bringing the overall width to 53". A 60" plow would just barely cover the wheels when angled. I wanted a little more width per pass. For a really heavy snow, I use the snowblower on the 3 pt hitch of the tractor and/or the bucket on the FEL.

The UTV is much faster, when the snow is light enough to handle it (deepest I've tried was only about 10" of "medium weight" snow last year, but I had no trouble with that.)

I got my kfi fabed up to a reasonably good plow. But I would rather buy a plow I don't need to spend X hours making it work right.

 

[LouNY]

All of my snow plows have had trip springs,
some just tripped the cutting edge, some tripped the entire moldboard.

 

[Dryland Farmer]

All of my snow plows have had trip springs,
some just tripped the cutting edge, some tripped the entire moldboard.

If at all possible the only way to move snow is to blow it and that's a fact.

 

[KennyG]

If at all possible the only way to move snow is to blow it and that's a fact.

Sold my snowblower because the snowplow works so much better.

 

[ArlyA]

Sold my snowblower because the snowplow works so much better.

I still have mine but it sits unused. I agree.

 

[Dryland Farmer]

I still have mine but it sits unused. I agree

What do you find better on a plow?

 

[ArlyA]

What do you find better on a plow?

I can move a 6ft swath in a single pass. Push it exactly where I want it, all while remaining dry. I don't own a tractor yet, so this is with an atv.

 

[KennyG]

Plowing is faster. Ever seen a commercial snow removal company use a blower?

 

[Too many Kubotas]

I can move a 6ft swath in a single pass. Push it exactly where I want it, all while remaining dry. I don't own a tractor yet, so this is with an atv.

Alright, but I can get rid of a 6' wide path in a single pass, and put it 40-50' away, which is where I want it. And still stay dry.

Then I use plows and snow pushers for the more intricate places, often on a little tractor without a cab, and at that point I still stay dry.

 

[ArlyA]

Alright, but I can get rid of a 6' wide path in a single pass, and put it 40-50' away, which is where I want it. And still stay dry.

Then I use plows and snow pushers for the more intricate places, often on a little tractor without a cab, and at that point I still stay dry.

Do you live in town?

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Thankfully not.

Guess that can really make a difference.

 

[John_Mc]

If at all possible the only way to move snow is to blow it and that's a fact.

I’ve got both a plow on my UTV and a snowblower on my tractor for dealing with our 1/4 mile driveway. The UTV is so much faster that the snowblower never gets used unless the storm is just too much for the UTV to handle. In the last few years, we haven’t had enough to warrant using the snowblower, other than the rare occasion when we need to push back the snow banks

 

[Jrob730]

Plowing is faster. Ever seen a commercial snow removal company use a blower?

Canada and some US commercial snow removal company’s use tractors with inverted snowblowers. The plow is quicker but the snowblower puts it far away so you never have to deal with it again. I can blow 6” storms at 5-6 mph. It’s not super fast but certainly quick enough.

Check YouTube Northern snow. 50 Kubota tractors with closing in on 5000 customers. That’s quite an operation and proves it works for them. I’m not saying it’s for everyone though.

This is 16” of heavy wet snow. My set up shines for going long distances and works very well for me!