FEL for snow removal

[BubbaBillyBob]

All--

Newbie question: Is an FEL appropriate for snow (1 foot or less) removal over a dirt/rock road?

Thanks.

--Bill

 

[vulcancowboy]

It would work, but there are better solutions, i.e. either a front or rear blade.

 

[BubbaBillyBob]

vulcancowboy--

Got it!

Thanks.

--Bill

 

[TheSpoon]

All--

Newbie question: Is an FEL appropriate for snow (1 foot or less) removal over a dirt/rock road?

Thanks.

--Bill

Yeah, as VulcanCowboy said. Works, but there's easier out there.

In order of cost (assuming FEL is already included on tractor):
FEL
Edge Tamers - Edge Tamer | R2 Manufacturing
Rear Scrape Blade
Box Blade
Front Scrape Blade
Rear Snow Blower
Front Snow Blower

This was NOT ordered by ease, some of that will be left to your discretion.

-Nelson

 

[buickanddeere]

Depends on your location and size of cleared area. Pushing snow makes banks which makes subsequent drifting back in worse .
A snowblower gets rid of the snow.

 

[Jim Timber]

I've used my 7' wide bucket once. I was not impressed. My atv with 6' blade does a better job.

 

[Thomas]

1. Blower
2. Front blade
3.FEL
4.Back blade

For number of years I attach 7.5 push blade to FEL done good job,just make sure you push snow banks back.

 

[PILOON]

Mostly it depends on location and annual snow events.
Where there is a lot of events you really want to get rid of it.
AKA snow blower, otherwise you get a drive that gets narrower as events add up.
Also the higher the berms the deeper the drifts get.
A plow is faster but a blower is done and over with.

Best of all worlds is plow up front for minor events and blower for the serous dumpings.

Must add with a gravel road you will want to create a frozen base B4 scraping or blowing otherwise you will be raking gravel every spring.
I like to drive and compact a nice base B4 scraping or blowing.

 

[arrow]

I've done my drive and landing (about 200' worth) and all gravel with a fel and rear scraper blade. I added sides to the bucket and cut the time dramatically. Long drives would be better served with a plow and what my rear blade acts like. I have done a 1/2 mile drive once for a 15" dump with the rear scraper . It was a pain. For a deeper dump, one is better served with the fel first and to clean up with the rear blade.

 

[brasco426]

Yeah, as VulcanCowboy said. Works, but there's easier out there.

In order of cost (assuming FEL is already included on tractor):
FEL
Edge Tamers - Edge Tamer | R2 Manufacturing
Rear Scrape Blade
Box Blade
Front Scrape Blade
Rear Snow Blower
Front Snow Blower

This was NOT ordered by ease, some of that will be left to your discretion.

-Nelson

Thanks Spoon for posting this list I'm going to grab some of those Edge Tamers. I have a gravel driveway, and need to keep a good size path open to get hay to the barn over the winter. It always amazes me the wealth of knowledge in these threads (mind explosion)