BX1860 - First snow season in Buffalo hills

[wpabx2230]

I have a woods blade. It works well for some rear weight. It also works well
to scrape if the snow gets packed. I had a bracket made at work to hang
suitcase weights on the blade so it scrapes better.

 

[Gods Country]

Get a rear blade. It's just about the cheapest most useful tool you can buy.
You will probably want to scrape down you drive from time to time anyway.
Are your tires loaded?

 

[newdeal]

get a box scraper or blade for the rear. Don't bother loading the tires just get a set of chains from tirechains.com for your turfs and you will be good to go. For what its worth I live in Niagara Falls Canada and was getting stuck in the snow we had last year when trying to move it with a loader on the front, box scraper on the back and tire chains on R4 tires on my bx2360...my neighbour has a john deere riding mower with a blower on the front, some tire chains and wheel weights and he never has an issue at all. What that tells me is it isn't the weight of the machine or the chains really, it is the fact that its so much easier with a blower you can do it with a 2 wheel drive riding mower lol...needless to say I bought a front blower this summer

 

[wny770]

Welcome to the "Boston Hills". "Crazy Hills"...I have turfs on my NH T1520, with a rear blower. They will do better in snow than you would have ever thought.... IF you have some weight on the back. I had my rears loaded with Rimguard. Non corrosive & non toxic. The difference was total night and day. Rear weights would help also. With a front blower, get some weight on the rear!!! When I bought this machine I had the R-1 tires on it. They dug up the land way too much, so I tried the R-4 tires. Everyone swears by them. Needless to say I have turfs now and I am glad I do. I should have got them in the first place. I have Titan multi trac's, maybe the same as yours??? They are an aggressive turf. A lot of people don't understand lake effect snow unless they live here, but then again, I wouldn't want a tornado or hurricane:confused2:

 

[wild bill]

We live on the Eastern side of the hills, plenty of snow on this side too. I have a BX 2360 with turfs and the front mount blower. I had a rear weight bracket and three suitcase weights from my old Cub Cadet 1760 that easily adapted to the BX. No problem with traction, just the gravel in the driveway.

 

[bradleyb]

thanks all.

I just ordered the wheel weights for $100 total. If I have a problem down the road then I'll look at other options.

Local guys - I'm in the area near Boston Hill Nursery. We definitely get dumped on up there.

Any bets on when the first snow will strike?

 

[Bota Bum]

thanks all.


Any bets on when the first snow will strike?

Not soon enough, considering you want to go play in it...!

 

[bradleyb]

exactly...

BTW, do the stock BX headlights light up the night in a snow storm well? I'm contemplating the BXpanded light kit...

 

[Bota Bum]

If you have the loader bucket on, no. A snowblower, I don't know. A good set of halogins mounted on the RPOS will work well. Wish to do the same myself, just have not got around to it yet.

I'd like to hear some feed back on the bxpanded lights, they are pricey and I would hope they work well.....

 

[Stargazer]

Hi I have a bx-23 with ag's rear wheel weights no blower alas., use rear blade. Since you have weights on order check ebay for cheap set chains (think JD 2305 rear same size). Think got 2 sets few years ago for $20-25 pair + ship (not bad). THEN get a rear implement (back blade/carry all). Like said Carry+ pallet good for sand/melt, blade good for those 1-3" little snow. Just get something besides just weight box for $.

Lights on ROPS yes yes and yellow flasher. HF drive lights $10

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