I have big skis my buddy made, and rear PTO blower sits 3.5” above the gravel. I like a nice packed down perma-snow base on my gravel. So in the early part of the season I do nothing unless I get over four or five inches of snow then I blow the top off. Usually we get dribs and drabs and I can build a base. The rear blower in on in case I get a large storm or powder. It’s rare. One winter three years ago we got 28” of powder so it was a snow blowing event. Some winters go by and I do not use the blower in upstate NY. If I were to get a nice packed down snow/ice perma-base, I can unbolt my skids and drop the blower down and clean it up. I never get that for long bc the freeze/thaw/sun melts it away. We simply don’t get the snow here in the Mohawk Valley region like when I was a kid in the 60-70’s. Our average is 58” between Nov and April and so far this winter we have had lot of rain and 5” of snow. True story. It’s like an El Nino year from the 1990’s.