72" snow blower and 35 hp?

[Zerk]

I have New Holland 2120 diesel. Tractordata says 35 hp claimed at PTO. I am in the snowbelt of Lake Superior. Around 4-5' on the ground into April. Want this for my camp, which I am at 2-3 weeks. We get 200-300' of snow. I got 10' banks, making my own ice bowl. Wondering if something quicker than picking up snow and moving.

What can I expect from 72" blower on this tractor? County drives in and opens up driveway. This creates 3' snowbank for about 50 yards. Other issue is when snow comes off pole barn. Last week 4'x30'x10'.

I don't have a ROPS. So can I mount the crank for rotating the chute manually?

Also what about brands? Thanks

 

[fishhead]

I am guessing that the snow will sit and accumulate between periodic visits?
If so and you get big plow berms you might want to think about a twin auger rear push blower. 35 pto hp can work on a 6ft blower- Thats basically what i use. - The wider the blower the slower you will go. The fan size has a large role in eating up hp as well. Larger fan - more snow thrown farther which eats power.

Because your tractor is geared you will have to feather the clutch some occasionally.

I imagine you could do a manual rotation- not sure.


Brands- top quality brands are mostly Canadian
Pronovost
Normand
Schulte
smythe
lucknow

I have New Holland 2120 diesel. Tractordata says 35 hp claimed at PTO. I am in the snowbelt of Lake Superior. Around 4-5' on the ground into April. Want this for my camp, which I am at 2-3 weeks. We get 200-300' of snow. I got 10' banks, making my own ice bowl. Wondering if something quicker than picking up snow and moving.

What can I expect from 72" blower on this tractor? County drives in and opens up driveway. This creates 3' snowbank for about 50 yards. Other issue is when snow comes off pole barn. Last week 4'x30'x10'.

I don't have a ROPS. So can I mount the crank for rotating the chute manually?

Also what about brands? Thanks

 

[RNeumann]

The issue won’t be the depth of the snow. It’s the fact that it’s old snow- which is dense and heavy.

If that was my place I’d get the smallest rear facing blower that is just about the width of the machine- it’s probably the 72” or a little narrower. But I’d also keep the FEL with a bucket (probably with teeth or piranha bar) and plan on having to dig and then blow the tough spots.

 

[atsah]

The issue won’t be the depth of the snow. It’s the fact that it’s old snow- which is dense and heavy.

If that was my place I’d get the smallest rear facing blower that is just about the width of the machine- it’s probably the 72” or a little narrower. But I’d also keep the FEL with a bucket (probably with teeth or piranha bar) and plan on having to dig and then blow the tough spots.

I agree with this. I find that if I'm clearing snow from several storms If I take my bucket and dig into a bank and spread it out a little the blower will work good. I have a Blizzard blower made in Canada by RAD industries..

Buy a blower that is wider than you're rear tires so you're no running over snow. You can take a smaller bite with a larger blower..

 

[leonz]

Hello and good morning Zerk,

I cannot stress enough that you want simplicity in design for a snow caster especially with the amount of snow you have.
You want a smaller snow thrower or snow blower in your specific needs as you must use the 540 RPM with the engine operating at the 540 RPM engine speed or greater especially with wet heavy snow pack.
The smaller snow blower will enable you to clear a narrow path at the first pass and then you can take half cuts to work a little faster in snow pack.


Reist Industries sold their line of single stage snow throwers and their two stage snow blower line to MK Martin, and they are marketing them under the MK martin name now.

I used single stage IHC and Wheel Horse single stage snow throwers growing up and I cannot praise them enough for their power and simplicity in maintaining them and the single stage snow blower rotor which eliminates the need for an impeller stage to discharge the snow.

With your mule you can adjust the wheel tread down to 48" according to the information provided by tractor data.

The smallest PTO driven MK Martin single stage is the 48" model and it has replaceable skid shows and a hand crank control for the chute rotation and a manually adjusted spout angle control. It has gathering wings to pull in more snow as it clears the snow pack in front of it.

A 2 stage snow caster will push the snow ahead of it when clearing snow pack. A single stage snow thrower will cut into the snow pack and discharge it at a high rate of speed without pushing the snow pack forward.

The snow blower rotor on the Meteor single stage snow throwers will spin up to 700 RPM when cutting into snow pack understanding how best they work is key as the snow will be discharged the farthest and at the fastest rate when you travel slowly in reverse.

The direct chain drive for the snow thrower is simple as there is no impeller to eat up more power.

The snow blower rotor has 4 paddles in the center of the snow thrower which are fed by the solid auger ribbons welded to the steel tube that is the main part of the snow blower rotor which aids in discharging the snowpack up the chute and out to where you want to throw it in fine pieces.

The drive chain on the single stage snow throwers uses a rubber torsion arm and metal sprocket to main taint he chain tension which eliminates the need to manually tension the drive chain.

The snow blower rotor is also adjustable inward to reduce the clearance between the auger ribbon on the snow blower rotor and the snow blower rotor housing to make clearing more efficient and to avoid ice buildup in the snow blower rotor housing.

The drive chain on the single stage units is the only thing that can break on this snow thrower in the event of the snow blower rotor contacting an object that cannot be conveyed to the center of the snow blower rotor.
Having spare #60 chain, master links, half links and connector links, chain breaker and a chain tensioner should be part of your tool box for any snow caster you buy.

I cannot stress enough that you need simplicity and durability and a single stage snwo thrower will fill those needs for you


Your mule is too small for a Pronovost TRS800 two stage which uses a rotating impeller drum to discharge the heavy snow pack directly left or right as it clears the snow pack. You also need a third valve to rotate the impeller drum but many folks just use a simple bypass valve to accomplish this with the second pair of remotes.

In saying that a 48 inch pronovost 2 stage snow blower would also work but it has more parts to break.

You have to remember snow clearing with a single stage snow thrower or a two stage snow caster will be a slow process in deep snows but as long as you are out there often to take advantage of the fact the snow pack is not very deep you will be way ahead versus waiting to clear snow pack.


I am not trying to cloud the issue for you but my living with and dealing with the john deere 2 stage junk I have it is still junk.

 

[Zerk]

No idea what you are talking about mule and adjusting tread to 48"

 

[atsah]

No idea what you are talking about mule and adjusting tread to 48"

He is talking about adjusting you're wheels inward. "Mule" being you're tractor..

 

[Zerk]

I agree with this. I find that if I'm clearing snow from several storms If I take my bucket and dig into a bank and spread it out a little the blower will work good. I have a Blizzard blower made in Canada by RAD industries..

Buy a blower that is wider than you're rear tires so you're no running over snow. You can take a smaller bite with a larger blower..

Maybe I can learn new tactics. But it doesn't really seem to bust up. At this point, it seems easier to pick it up and move it away.

Snow is 4-5 deep now, not drifts Some places are already over 300"

When it came off the roof last weekend was 4' deep hard snow. Is a blower any use in this? Unfortunately would come down off camp roof. Had to shovel 4' off. This was third shed this year. Some of the best snowmobiling was end of April last year, could see the top of picnic tables.

 

[atsah]

We have the same here. If I get huge chunks of really frozen stuff I don't try and blow it, I bucket it away. The blower will chew through hard stuff but I don't like to beat it up. I do take buckets of hard snow "not ice" and drop in in the middle of the yard and take half bites into the blower slowly, it sounds like a wood chipper but it works and I haven't broken a sheer bolt in three years of doing so..

 

[atsah]

I have more than that, at least 5 feet in the woods. A foot on the way for tomorrow..