10’ snow pusher

[Bobrown14]

Anyone using a 10 footer on their tractor?
If so, what is the machine and where you are would be helpful to gage type of snow.

You're not going to push 10' wide snow pusher with a Mahindra 3016 @ 28hp. All you should get is a pusher a tad wider than your tractor tires. You're right at 59.8" wide tractor stock all you need is a 5' or a 6' pusher. Even with 4wd and weighted tires you will need to push snow with the storm. IF you wait until there's say 6" on the ground its going to be pretty tough going. You will likely need chains and if you are on an incline you need to push your first run down hill.

I have a 6' pusher on my MT352 (52 hp and 4wd) and it can get a little rough if I wait too long to get pushing and I'm in a slight incline going down the driveway. We live in the fingerlakes - we get a lot of snow and a 1/3 mile long driveway that is black top. If you have gravel I'd get a snow blower not a pusher. Last winter we had enough snow I had to do pile maintenance = move piles around so I could keep pushing. IF you have a long driveway you will need to pile the snow to the side when the pusher gets full. Hope that helps..

Edit: larger tractor Id stay with a pusher just a little wider than the tractor specially in wet snow. Wet snow is pretty tough to push and glad we dont get much of it here. Cab heat and tunes with proper night lighting is key. Pushing snow at night is a blast.

 

[Hay Dude]

Speaking of pushing snow…. I just got an email today from an HOA I have been wanting to plow snow for for 10 years (currently mow their large areas and bale their hay), but I have never been able to get them to give me the snow plowing. Currently a resident does it with 2 his pickups, but it seems he and the new HOA president don’t get along.
I wonder if an HOA would be annoyed with a 200HP farm tractor thats not exactly as quiet as a pickup truck, plowing near homes at 2AM?
I don’t know if buying a used snow plowing truck would pencil.
I can always use the Challenger and the 8.5’ Arctic snowplow.

 

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You're not going to push 10' wide snow pusher with a Mahindra 3016 @ 28hp. All you should get is a pusher a tad wider than your tractor tires. You're right at 59.8" wide tractor stock all you need is a 5' or a 6' pusher. Even with 4wd and weighted tires you will need to push snow with the storm. IF you wait until there's say 6" on the ground its going to be pretty tough going. You will likely need chains and if you are on an incline you need to push your first run down hill.

I have a 6' pusher on my MT352 (52 hp and 4wd) and it can get a little rough if I wait too long to get pushing and I'm in a slight incline going down the driveway. We live in the fingerlakes - we get a lot of snow and a 1/3 mile long driveway that is black top. If you have gravel I'd get a snow blower not a pusher. Last winter we had enough snow I had to do pile maintenance = move piles around so I could keep pushing. IF you have a long driveway you will need to pile the snow to the side when the pusher gets full. Hope that helps..

Edit: larger tractor Id stay with a pusher just a little wider than the tractor specially in wet snow. Wet snow is pretty tough to push and glad we dont get much of it here. Cab heat and tunes with proper night lighting is key. Pushing snow at night is a blast.

Uh what?
Go back and read the 5th post to get a better idea.
There is nothing about a 10’ pusher and my 3016.
The rest of your post holds merit.
It’s just not pertaining to my question.

 

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Speaking of pushing snow…. I just got an email today from an HOA I have been wanting to plow snow for for 10 years (currently mow their large areas and bale their hay), but I have never been able to get them to give me the snow plowing. Currently a resident does it with 2 his pickups, but it seems he and the new HOA president don’t get along.
I wonder if an HOA would be annoyed with a 200HP farm tractor thats not exactly as quiet as a pickup truck, plowing near homes at 2AM?
I don’t know if buying a used snow plowing truck would pencil.
I can always use the Challenger and the 8.5’ Arctic snowplow.

I wouldn’t say so.
Ppl seem relieved and some even comforted more than anything else when and if they hear a snow mover in the middle of the night.

 

[flyingace43]

Well for what its worth I had a 6ft pusher on my Yanmar YT347 and with the loaded tires it is pretty heavy but last winter we got hit with a big storm and I was out of town so when I got back I had 15in of wet snow to move and it did not work well at all. Found a used Erskine 78in front blower that was like new and it works great so I sold the pusher. If I had a 10ft pusher I would think you better have 125hp and a large tractor.

 

[RjCorazza]

I wouldn’t say so.
Ppl seem relieved and some even comforted more than anything else when and if they here a snow mover in the middle of the night.

This is my experience also. I have never had a complaint when plowing residential driveways beginning at around 0500h. The local noise ordinance specifies quiet time from 2200h - 0700h, and any plow equipment exceeds the specified decibel level of 55db. Most of the noise from snow equipment is from the blade running on pavement, and raising / dropping the blade anyway. A well operated tractor is probably more quiet than a pickup truck.
Running UHMW Polyethylene edges makes plowing even quieter, but the edges aren't cheap.
I personally would prefer to see a contractor using big equipment, because I know they'll be able to handle the rare snow that keeps the pickup trucks in the garage.

 

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This is my experience also. I have never had a complaint when plowing residential driveways beginning at around 0500h. The local noise ordinance specifies quiet time from 2200h - 0700h, and any plow equipment exceeds the specified decibel level of 55db. Most of the noise from snow equipment is from the blade running on pavement, and raising / dropping the blade anyway. A well operated tractor is probably more quiet than a pickup truck.
Running UHMW Polyethylene edges makes plowing even quieter, but the edges aren't cheap.
I personally would prefer to see a contractor using big equipment, because I know they'll be able to handle the rare snow that keeps the pickup trucks in the garage.

Correct
It’s the snow itself that muffles much noise.

 

[Hay Dude]

I’ll say this much-a 130HP tractor up against a stucco building sounds awfully loud. Now throw in skid shoes and moldboard edge.
Pretty noisy.

 

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I’ll say this much-a 130HP tractor up against a stucco building sounds awfully loud. Now throw in skid shoes and moldboard edge.
Pretty noisy.

I plowed for a long time.
Most ppl hate snow so the plowing was the enemy of snow.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend no matter the time of day.

 

[edritchey]

Every storm is different and eventually you will get good using what ever you decide to get. Heavy machines with chains will always work better when they are pushing or blowing snow and ice than lighter machines without chains. If you’re in an area that gets a lot of snow and ice buy accordingly. Lots of good recommendations above good luck with what ever you decide to get and work with.