Considering a CRI snow pusher.

[mwark]

I think I'm going to give the CRI a try. I'll post a followup once I've been able to give it a workout.

 

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I think I'm going to give the CRI a try. I'll post a followup once I've been able to give it a workout.

I use a 5’ pusher on a 4000 lb machine.
Loaded tires and ladder chains.
8” of wet snow will stop the tractor. 15” of dry snow is no problem.
They’re nice for wide spaces such as a driveway landing or wood production lot.

 

[tacticalturnip]

I think I'm going to give the CRI a try. I'll post a followup once I've been able to give it a workout.

I look forward to your review; please include pictures!

 

[Rustyiron]

Do you use one?

Yup, I couldn't believe how much snow it carries with the only difference from a snow plow are a pair of 30-36" wings pointing forward.
I still don't understand whatever the physics are behind this but every snow is a little different in it's density.
A real wet snow will make a V of snow that extends 10-15' ahead of you while the just right snow will pile up and forward.
Very powdery seems to not accumulate in the pusher quite as well almost acting as a liquid.
But it'll carry it as fast as you can drive!
Now I use a big skid steer and the pusher for open areas, 5 ton and 115 hp chained up at each tire.
I also have a rear pusher for my 95 hp tractor with a fisher 9.5 V blade on the front (frame mount) for my mile of road through the woods.

But my original statement about taking less than a full "bite" holds true no matter how big or heavy your machine is.

 

[mwark]

Today was the ultimate test. 12" of HEAVY wet snow here in Maine, 1000s without power. I was able to put my new 72" snow pusher to the test. As I had anticapeted my L6060 had absolutely no problum driving the pusher. I was able to make several, full cut runs, well over 100yards. Most of today's plowing was on grass, this tool is significantly better than the same size bucket. I'm very glad that I trusted my gut.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Awesome to hear, and with all this snow at home I'm in New York visiting relatives.

You've got to snap some photos some time this weekend.

 

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Today was the ultimate test. 12" of HEAVY wet snow here in Maine, 1000s without power. I was able to put my new 72" snow pusher to the test. As I had anticapeted my L6060 had absolutely no problum driving the pusher. I was able to make several, full cut runs, well over 100yards. Most of today's plowing was on grass, this tool is significantly better than the same size bucket. I'm very glad that I trusted my gut.

Good info for many here. Did you do anything to your machine that adds weight or traction?

 

[arrow]

Awesome to hear, and with all this snow at home I'm in New York visiting relatives.

You've got to snap some photos some time this weekend.

Not in the upper portions I hope of New York. They got like feet of snow.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Not in the upper portions I hope of New York. They got like feet of snow.

We weren't far off; everywhere we went we managed to avoid the snow, even on the drive home.

We arrived home to snow, lol.

 

[mwark]

My tires are loaded R4s, no chaines. Looks like another 6-8" tonight, I'll get some photos this time.

 

[nouveauree]

I am also considering the 6' CRI.

I currently have a rear mount 72" blower. I use my bucket as oftent as the blower. I have close to three acers that I keep clear, most of it is turf.
I'm giving strong consideration to adding a 72" snow pusher.
I've not been able to find much info on CRI but I really like the looks of their tool. Any feedback or advice would be very much appreciated. Thanks!


View attachment 1057040CRI snow pusher

I am also considering the 6' CRI now that it is all Poly blade and shoes. I have a Kioti CK3520 with a backhoe....so I think I have plenty of weight. Some of these comments seem to think that a compact tractor won't push appropriately and so I'm now a bit apprehensive. I look forward to the pics.

 

[EarPlug]

I have a MF1635 Cab. The only issue I have is turning with a full push. But that is just a traction issue with the R4 front tires.

 

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I am also considering the 6' CRI.

I am also considering the 6' CRI now that it is all Poly blade and shoes. I have a Kioti CK3520 with a backhoe....so I think I have plenty of weight. Some of these comments seem to think that a compact tractor won't push appropriately and so I'm now a bit apprehensive. I look forward to the pics.

So here’s the thing. It’s not that a compact tractor can’t utilize a pusher. It’s that people buy too large of pusher for the size of a tractor they have. I had a guy a couple weeks ago, come in for a pusher. We have 4, 5, 6 and 7 foot pushers. The customer had a Mahindra 1626 tractor. I recommended the 5 foot pusher telling the customer that that was the best overall choice for the types of snow we are prone to get here. Instead, he chose the 6 foot pusher even with me recommending the five. I said well if you’re gonna go with a 6 foot then you’re gonna need plenty of ballast outback. He said he had enough cause his industrial tires were filled with beet juice. I said that’s not enough. He told me his tractor has done everything he’s ever asked of it so he insisted on getting the 6 foot. Well, only a few days later we had a 14 inch snowstorm that in some parts reached 20 inches. It depended if you were near the coastline or up in the northern regions. near the coastline we had an 11 inch dump with 3 inches of sleet. It made the snow very heavy. Well, the 6 foot pusher on this guy‘s tractor, couldn’t move the snow.
He waited till the snow had finished and then went out. He called us and said how disappointed he was with the pusher and should’ve gotten a plow blade instead. Not being the type of person to say I told you so, I recommended that he get a Weight box. The plow he wanted cost $2400. The pusher cost $1599 and a weight box would’ve added another $599. Because he was so disillusioned with the pusher, we took it in return and sold himThe 6 foot plow blade he wanted.
I’m not here to figure out people. But I am here to give them the best advice I can based on my experiences and the array of customer’s experiences as well.
I suggested that he get front wheel chains, knowing that the plow blade was gonna push his front end around. He negated on that advice as well.
I sell pushers based on the all-around type of snow we get in this region. If we had gotten 6 inches of fluffy type snow, his 6 foot pusher would’ve done fine but much too often we get snow that has a lot of moisture in it and even 8 inches of wet snow would stop that pusher cold without that tractor having additional rear end ballast. So that’s basically the story on pushers
The weight of snow that it can collect on the front has to be surmounted by the weight of the tractor itself in order for the pusher to be successful.