massey184ferguson
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Anyone have any pros or cons of using either a bucket or snow pusher? THanks
Bucket vs. Snow Pusher
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PILOON
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Buckets tend to be narrower than the wheel track and that poses problems.
Snow packs up in bucket and emptying a pain.
With a pusher you can work wider and push off to the side, angle pusher curls snow to the side neatly and is fast. If you need to pile/stack snow with pusher you simply lift gently all while pushing ahead
My 2 cents, pusher for lighter events combined with rear blower to really get rid of the white stuff.
Pusher only will result in higher piles as winter progresses which in turn makes for deeper and deeper snow drifts.
Snow packs up in bucket and emptying a pain.
With a pusher you can work wider and push off to the side, angle pusher curls snow to the side neatly and is fast. If you need to pile/stack snow with pusher you simply lift gently all while pushing ahead
My 2 cents, pusher for lighter events combined with rear blower to really get rid of the white stuff.
Pusher only will result in higher piles as winter progresses which in turn makes for deeper and deeper snow drifts.
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IMO, the surface being cleared means everything! Blades are great for pavement, but can leave you with 'curbs' in just a few seasons over gravel, etc, and water runoff patterns change all too quickly. That said, nuthin' like having a FEL as wide as you 'track'. (60" here)
My Box Blade is on when any other ATT is not, for ballast. Anything I can clear manually to a shovel-width can be easily approached/parallelled up to with the BB and pulled away to be scooped & deposited, paved or otherwise. (setting PTO drop to 'fast' lets me jiggle stuck snow loose) With the FEL I can quickly deposit snow where lingering Springtime 'leftovers' are the least nuisance. I get a nice hard-pack that can be slippery, but what's 5 mph on a fairly level driveway? YMMV, of course.
I clear 550' of gravel drive, ~30'x30' or so in front of the barn, plus parking for two and a two-car, paved approach to my garage. 4-6" of even heavy stuff is usually managed in an hour to 1 1/2. HST is handy for this task (30hp class here, not >50 ... got Synchro or S-Shuttle?) and the CUT's maneuverability outshines my older 6 cyl, 5 spd jeep with 7' 6-way blade o'all. ('poly' blade not awkwardly heavy, btw) I've had Turf Tires for 11 yrs and hope to find ballasted R-4s on the new CUT at least as good, come Winter.
btw: Somewhere between say 8" & 12" (200-300mm), and depending on density, sometime I work ares in 'layers'. Don't recall ever doing that with the Jeep anywhere, but the tractor/FEL handles it all with ease. I suppose if a guy had traction to match enough hp he could get about anything to work, but of course chains & pavement don't always get along. (Got gravel?)
My Box Blade is on when any other ATT is not, for ballast. Anything I can clear manually to a shovel-width can be easily approached/parallelled up to with the BB and pulled away to be scooped & deposited, paved or otherwise. (setting PTO drop to 'fast' lets me jiggle stuck snow loose) With the FEL I can quickly deposit snow where lingering Springtime 'leftovers' are the least nuisance. I get a nice hard-pack that can be slippery, but what's 5 mph on a fairly level driveway? YMMV, of course.
I clear 550' of gravel drive, ~30'x30' or so in front of the barn, plus parking for two and a two-car, paved approach to my garage. 4-6" of even heavy stuff is usually managed in an hour to 1 1/2. HST is handy for this task (30hp class here, not >50 ... got Synchro or S-Shuttle?) and the CUT's maneuverability outshines my older 6 cyl, 5 spd jeep with 7' 6-way blade o'all. ('poly' blade not awkwardly heavy, btw) I've had Turf Tires for 11 yrs and hope to find ballasted R-4s on the new CUT at least as good, come Winter.
btw: Somewhere between say 8" & 12" (200-300mm), and depending on density, sometime I work ares in 'layers'. Don't recall ever doing that with the Jeep anywhere, but the tractor/FEL handles it all with ease. I suppose if a guy had traction to match enough hp he could get about anything to work, but of course chains & pavement don't always get along. (Got gravel?)
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I agree a width that will clear the rear tire path before they get on the snow.
Bucket vs. front snow pusher depends on where one is plowing snow or doing snow removable. Plowing with the FEL on long runs did not work so well as a plow but it does not leave ridges that will refreeze and block drive ways. FEL was awesome at intersections as was noted to get it into a melt pile that is out of the way of traffic and control the direction of the melt run off.
Bucket vs. front snow pusher depends on where one is plowing snow or doing snow removable. Plowing with the FEL on long runs did not work so well as a plow but it does not leave ridges that will refreeze and block drive ways. FEL was awesome at intersections as was noted to get it into a melt pile that is out of the way of traffic and control the direction of the melt run off.
Dennisneri
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what about mounting a 7.5 truck plow to your bucket? has anyone done this? if so do you have photos
Egon
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Depends on the amount and frequency of snow falls, wind drifting and size of equipment. All needed factors before a decision can be made.
In areas of New Brunswick the bucket would be best as snow may be wet, deep and drifted.
With a bucket you can load and move snow. A Plough may not be able to push through or move the windrows aside far enough for the next snowfall.
In areas of New Brunswick the bucket would be best as snow may be wet, deep and drifted.
With a bucket you can load and move snow. A Plough may not be able to push through or move the windrows aside far enough for the next snowfall.
flyingcow
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I am ordering a 8ft HLA pusher that i can back drag with. I should be able to clear my garage doors easier, plus other areas. Buckets ok but this will work better for me.
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I had a pusher on the Gravely and have an FEL and back blade on the 4wd JDs. I liked the pusher on the Gravely but wonder how it would have been in our "snowmageddon" about 4 years ago. Best thing for that would have been the old square chute snow blower on the Gravely. Would have taken the snow and slung it way out of the way.
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I've never used a pusher, but the pushers I've seen do a great job of pushing snow... Ahead, not to the side. My FEL fills quickly and mounds to force snow to the side. It's not as smooth as an angled snow blade, but it works. I put a regular angled rear blade on the back to clean up and sometimes push the snow a bit further to the side. A key for me is to only tackle 8 to 10 inches or so at a time, which means going out several times in a major snowstorm. If I get more than 18 inches on the ground without getting to it, I just call a pro to push the driveway.
The first of the monster snows here a few years ago I handled by frequent runs. The second I had cleared by a pro.
I have a mile long gravel drive that goes up and down hills and has curves on some of the hills. What I have works, but I will be adding some chains for those possible icy snows we get sometimes.
The first of the monster snows here a few years ago I handled by frequent runs. The second I had cleared by a pro.
I have a mile long gravel drive that goes up and down hills and has curves on some of the hills. What I have works, but I will be adding some chains for those possible icy snows we get sometimes.
buickanddeere
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Bucket and blade a waste of time the 2nd time it snows. The berms and heaps just cause extra drifting . The solution is moving snow out of the way and not creating "snow fences".
